Areas in the states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Virginia are now all under flash flood emergencies and warnings after a significant amount of heavy rain has caused numerous flash floods. Kentucky has seen some of the worst effects of this weather. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency prior to the beginning of the storm, and federal funding has since been approved by U.S. President Donald J. Trump after the approval of Governor Beshear’s request for an emergency disaster declaration. So far, 9 deaths have been linked to the flooding in Kentucky with countless other injuries. More to come.

Talks between U.S. and Russian decision-makers on the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War set for this week will take place Tuesday, a source with direct knowledge told Barak Ravid of Axios. The talks are reportedly meant to lay the groundwork for future peace negotiations and an eventual leader summit.

During a press conference earlier today with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “finish the job” against Iran with the support of U.S. President Trump; with Secretary Rubio stating that there will never be a nuclear Iran, while adding, “It’s important to constantly point that whether we talk about Hamas or we talk about Hezbollah, we talk about violence in the West Bank, or we talk about destabilization in Syria, or we talk about any of these issues the militias in Iraq, they all have behind them one common theme – Iran.”

The Union of The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), which represents roughly 11,000 federal employees with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense, announced that on Friday the Trump Administration fired several hundred “probationary employees” with the FAA, who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure across the United States. However, they clarified that this did not include air traffic controllers, which have suffered major staffing issues for over a decade.

2 U.S. Air Force B-52H Long-Range Strategic Bombers launched from RAF Fairford, as well as at least 4 KC-135R Aerial-Refueling Tankers launched from RAF Mildenhall, are currently crossing the Mediterranean near Italy, heading in the direction of the Middle East.

A U.S. Navy MQ-4C “Triton” Surveillance Drone has just appeared over Saudi Arabia heading towards the Red Sea, likely to take a close look at the Houthis in Western Yemen.

A government account, directly affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has now been created on 𝕏. The account, named “DOGE DOD,” has been made as both Elon Musk and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have made statements outlining their compliance with U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s executive orders on minimizing waste, fraud, and abuse. While a number of goals have been mentioned in relation to DOGE’s expected focus on the Department of Defense (DOD), it still remains to be seen how and when we’ll see movement from DOGE in relation to the DOD.

The new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Department of Defense (DOD) account is one of over 30 affiliated government accounts now created for the public to DM and provide their input on government agencies and departments to the corresponding DOGE account.