Sasse: Trump’s rhetoric on free trade at G-7 is ‘tremendous news’

Air Force grounds B-1 fleet over safety issue Top EU figure: Trump is 'undermining' world order the US created Dem lawmaker on Trump calling on Russia to rejoin G-7: He's 'loyal' to country that elected him MORE Donald John Trump Trump tweets condolences after US soldier killed in Somalia Trump floats scrapping all tariffs, barriers at G-7 summit: report Dem rips Trump's call to include Russia in G7: What does Putin have on him? MORE 's rhetoric on free trade at the Group of Seven summit on Saturday, commending in a statement the president's call for an end to tariffs and subsidies in the G-7 trade zone.

PHOTOS: Russian warships visit Philippines

The Philippine Navy released several photos of the arrival of Russian Navy Pacific Fleet ships anti-submarine destroyers Admiral Tributs and Admiral Vinogradov , and large sea tanker Pechenga for a five-day goodwill visit today, June 9. According to the Russian embassy, the destroyers will open their doors for public visit on Sunday, June 10 from 1pm to 5pm at Pier 15, Manila South Harbor.

West Point Communist leaves the Army with ‘Other Than Honorable’ discharge

Remember this guy? He graduated from West Point and then posted a bunch of material on Twitter identifying himself as a Communist. According to one of Rapone's comrades, he is being given an Other Than Honorable discharge from the Army this month: The conversation is sure to be informative and lively.

Navy intelligence compromised by Chinese hackers in massive data breach: Report

Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached a U.S. Navy contractor and stole huge amounts of highly sensitive intelligence involving secretive military operations, The Washington Post reported Friday. Hackers acting on behalf of Beijing stole the data in January and February after breaking into an unidentified contractor that works for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. officials said on condition of anonymity, the newspaper reported .

Russian destroyers to visit Manila, open for Filipinos on Sunday

Russian Navy ships Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyers Admiral Tributs and Admiral Vinogradov, and large sea tanker Pechenga are scheduled to visit the Philippines from June 9 to 14. The Russian Embassy in the Philippines said Admiral Tributs and Admiral Vinogradov will be open for public on June 10, Sunday from 1 to 5 pm at Pier 15, Manila South Harbor. Naval Public Affairs Office director Captain Lued Lincuna said the ships, under Russian Pacific Fleet, will arrive in Manila morning of Saturday.

US would ‘absolutely’ welcome Australian naval operations in South China Sea, general says

The United States has told Australia in the clearest terms yet that it would like Australia to participate in naval and air shows of strength that challenge China's claim over artificial islands. The commander of US Marines in the Pacific, Lieutenant General David Berger, said during a visit to Canberra on Friday that each country had to make its own decisions but the US would "absolutely" welcome Australia taking part in so-called freedom-of-navigation operations.

US fast-attack submarine complete Western Pacific deployment

United States Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia recently completed a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific conducting operations and exercises in support of national security, the US Navy said. USS Columbia was welcomed by family members and friends of the submarine's crew at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 6. "Their resourceful tenacity allowed us to remain operational anytime we faced a challenge," USS Columbia commander Cmdr.

Former Va. senator awarded Gerald R. Ford Medal

Former Virginia Senator John W. Warner was honored as a recipient of the Gerald R. Ford Medal of Distinguished Public Service Monday for his years of service and dedication to his country. A 30-year veteran of the U.S. Senate, Warner is the second-longest serving senator in the state's history and has garnered a reputation as one of the most effective legislators of his time.

Trump says Coast Guard rescued people who ‘went out in their boats to watch’ Harvey

President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that a main reason the US Coast Guard was so busy rescuing people during Hurricane Harvey was that people were watching the storm on boats. The Coast Guard "saved 16,000 people, many of them in Texas, for whatever reason that is," Trump said during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters for a briefing on hurricane season.

United States Settles Lawsuit Alleging That Contractor Falsely…

Inchcape Shipping Services Holdings Limited and certain of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay $20,000,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overbilling the U.S. Navy under contracts for ship husbanding services, the Department of Justice announced. Inchcape is a marine services contractor headquartered in the United Kingdom.