“It is difficult to imagine ​how the United States might credibly project influence deterrence in the Indo-Pacific if the price of keeping up diplomatic appearances ​is denying our partners key deterrent capabilities,” Senators Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, John Cornyn, and Thom Tillis wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ahead of the state visit.

I would like to see Mitch McConnell write anything at this point

I wish someone could do the math and rewrite headlines like these to units that matter. Like adding “at a cost of 17 gallons of gas” or better yet “at a cost of 1.5 years off your lifespan due to climate change”

My kids used to watch this. I think it was on Netflix for a while. I often wondered if there was any Russian subtext I should worry about.

Thought it was spilling in slo-mo