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Trump’s strange obsession with steam-powered catapults

A weird week for the US military, briefly explained.

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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration’s meddling with the US military is getting more direct — and potentially more dangerous.

What’s going on? Fresh on the heels of coverage last week about the plight of the USS Abraham Lincoln (now on its way home), a flurry of recent stories underscores just how much the Trump administration is micromanaging the Pentagon.

Last week, President Donald Trump directed the Defense Department to........

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