Over the last few weeks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has privately made clear to other top Trump advisers that the US needs to find an off-ramp from the war with Iran — because the military options on the table to escalate the conflict could backfire and airpower alone is unlikely to achieve President Donald Trump’s stated objectives, according to three sources familiar with the matter. CNN’s Julia Benbrook reports from New Jersey, where the president is spending the weekend.

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Fiona Hill, former Russia expert on the National Security Council, said Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, pitched conspiracy theories she says the president considered senior officials’ advice.

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After a complete loss of power on the USS Benfold, sailors on board went four days with limited drinking water, and no working toilets or air conditioning.

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New details are emerging about the elaborate ruse to secretly whisk Pres. Trump out of Turkey to protect him from a potential assassination attempt from Iran.

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Taiwan is rehearsing one of its most sensitive wartime scenarios: keeping the government functioning after a simulated Chinese “decapitation strike” targeting the island’s leadership. The drill is part of what Taipei calls the largest-ever Han Kuang military exercises, with troops defending ports, bridges and other critical infrastructure as Taipei prepares for the possibility of a conflict with China. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.

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