🇺🇸⚔️🇻🇪 The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) was spotted on maritime tracking minutes ago in the Alboran Sea, roughly 200 miles from the Strait of Gibraltar, with the ship expected to cross into the Atlantic sometime in the next 24-48 hours, beginning its journey — alongside the rest of Carrier Strike Group Twelve (CSG-12) — towards the Caribbean Sea.

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🇺🇸🏛 The Supreme Court will hear a major case challenging Donald Trump’s use of tariffs under the 1977 IEEPA law.

If the Court rules against Trump, billions in tariffs could be refunded and presidential trade powers sharply limited.

https://clashreport.com/world/articles/supreme-court-to-rule-on-trumps-tariffs-in-high-stakes-case-kdjixxjii5b

🇲🇱 Al Qaeda Is on the Brink of Taking Over Mali

Al Qaeda militants are moving closer to seizing the capital of the West African nation of Mali, which, should the city fall, would become the first country in the world run by the U.S.-designated terrorist group

The rapid advance of the jihadists in Africa comes after Islamist groups took power in both Afghanistan and Syria, but, if they take Bamako, it would be the first time militants with direct and current connections to al Qaeda achieve such a feat.

https://archive.is/pqHFQ

🇺🇸⚔️🇻🇪 Air Base Ready: F-35s and Transport Assets Continue to Stage at Roosevelt Roads (José Aponte de la Torre Airport)

Confirmed (Nov 2): NAS Roosevelt Roads remains the primary staging point for high-value US air assets in the Southern Caribbean.

Imagery confirms a high-tempo air presence:

➡️Fighters: 8x F-35 Lightning II fighters are visible on the apron, maintaining forward deterrence.

➡️Logistics Engine: Present are 2x C-17 Globemaster transports (one appearing to taxi for takeoff) and 1x KC-130 (likely Ghostrider or a refueling asset). This shows robust logistical muscle is actively at work.

The Forecast: With Carrier Strike Group 12 (USS Gerald R. Ford) transiting STROG westbound this morning, this concentration of air assets and logistical power at Ceiba suggests the region is preparing for a major surge in military activity.

Will the Ford's arrival signal the beginning of a sustained, high-end, air-and-sea command operation in the Southern Caribbean?

🔗 MT Anderson

🇺🇸 Senate Democrats have voted to extend the House shutdown by yet another week.

The House of Representatives will thus reunite on November 17th at the earliest but it is possible that the shutdown may continue and extend over the Thanksgiving break and open in December.

It is unlikely that the U.S. government will be restarted in November and that SNAP benefits will be resumed.

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🇺🇸 Department of Transportation might be forced to shut down some airspace next week: Duffy

"So if, if you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos," he said. "You will see mass flight delays. You'll see mass cancelations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace, because we just cannot manage it because we don't have the air traffic controllers."

Nearly 50% of all major air traffic control facilities face staffing shortages, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Air traffic controllers are required to work without pay for the duration of the shutdown.

About 13,000 air traffic controllers are currently working without pay, according to the FAA. On Friday, the agency said that 80% of New York area staff had called out.

"These hard-working Americans have bills to pay, and they are being forced to make decisions and choices," Duffy said Monday of air traffic controllers at an unrelated event in Philadelphia. "Do they go to work as an air traffic controller, or do they have to find a different job to get resources, money, to put food on their table, to put gas in their car? And as every day goes by, I think the problem is only going to get worse, not better."

Duffy said last month that air traffic controllers could be let go if they didn't show up for work.

"When you come to work, you get paid," Duffy said Oct. 9 in remarks on Fox Business’ "Varney & Co." "If you don't come to work, you don't get paid. ... If we have some on our staff that aren't dedicated, we're going to let them go."

But the transportation secretary softened that stance over the weekend, telling CBS' "Face the Nation" that he would not fire any air traffic controllers for not showing up to work.

"They need support, they need money, they need a paycheck. They don't need to be fired," he said.

🔗 https://abcnews.go.com/US/department-transportation-forced-shut-airspace-week-duffy/story?id=127178219&cid=social_twitter_abcn