The Vigilant Outpost Beacon
April 01, 2026
President Trump Taunts Unresponsive NATO Allies to "Get Your Own Oil" Threatens to Walk Away From Hormuz
WORLD
World at Large:
Iran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran
FBI declares suspected Chinese hack of US surveillance system a ‘major cyber incident’
U.S. Drops Bunker Buster Bombs on Iranian Ammunition Depot
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
United States:
President Trump to address nation on Iran war Wednesday after saying US will leave "soon"
Artemis II: Nasa mission takes off heading on historic trip around Moon
China:
China's Sci-Fi Boom Drives Record Revenue Growth
Russia:
Russian military plane crash kills 29 in occupied Crimea
Russia Reports: Donbass Dome system now covers DPR areas liberated from Ukrainian forces
United Kingdom:
A National Calamity': 1 In 8 UK Children Reported As Disabled By Parents
India:
India begins world’s largest population census
Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees
Germany:
Germany's Merz Expects 80% Of Syrians To Return Home Within 3 Years
Japan:
Japan deploys its first long-range missiles
Saudi Arabia
Zelenskyy visits the UAE and Qatar as Russia launches new attacks on Ukraine
Israel:
Israel Halts Arms Purchases From France In Rebuke For Iran War Stance
UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT
White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Citizenship Verification and Voter Eligibility in Federal Elections
President Trump Ended Democrats’ “Transgender for Everybody” Insanity
President Trump Acts Where Democrats Refused — Bringing Relief to TSA Workers and Travelers
State Department:
Ensuring the Safety of American Citizens Overseas - United States Department of State
Resumption of Operations at U.S. Embassy Caracas - United States Department of State
Dept of War (DoW):
Poland Rejects 'Unofficial' US Request To Redeploy Patriot Batteries To Mideast
Snipers Test Signature Management Tech to Enhance Health, Safety
Navy Commissions Submarine USS Massachusetts
Senate:
US Senators Unveil 'Mined In America Act' To Reshore BTC Mining, Codify Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
US lawmakers visit Taiwan, voice support for stalled defense budget
House:
House GOP relents on DHS funding plan
Supreme Court:
Supreme Court sides with therapist in challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy”
Supreme Court hears President Trump bid to end birthright citizenship
Supreme Court refuses to hear case of Louisiana man sentenced to life imprisonment, “Tiger King” appeal
ECONOMY & MARKETS
US Mortgage Rates March Higher to Seven-Month High of 6.57%
US Firm Takes Control Of One Of The "World's Largest" Cobalt Producers
SpaceX files for IPO, offering investors stake in Mr. Musk’s moon, Mars ambitions
SCIENCE
Countdown Begins for Artemis II crew going around the Moon
Astronomers Discover a Rare Primitive Star That Provides a Chemical Snapshot of the Early Universe
Ancient predator species discovered in South Africa challenges what we know about gorgonopsians
TECH & SECURITY
Another Starlink satellite has inexplicably exploded
NASA is going back to the moon. What to know about Artemis II
ODDS & ENDS
Watch the Artemis II launch on C-SPAN
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