{
  "id": 12841873,
  "title": "USS Lincoln carrier to return to port in San Diego after record-breaking deployment – US politics live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/uss-lincoln-carrier-to-return-to-port-in-san-diego-after-record",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:59:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/08/uss-lincoln-san-diego-donald-trump-republicans-democrats-us-politics-latest-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The USS Abraham Lincoln, a mighty aircraft carrier, will return to the safe harbor of San Diego later today after proudly serving for an unprecedented 265 days at sea without once setting foot on land. During her historic mission, the USS Lincoln played a crucial role in supporting the ongoing conflict in Iran.\n\nIn a surprise appearance in San Antonio, Texas, former President Donald Trump attempted to reignite the divisive anti-Muslim sentiment that propelled him to the White House in 2016. Trump's speech, however, veered sharply into uncharted territory as he falsely accused former President Barack Obama of failing to prevent the 2009 Ft Hood shooting by Nidal Hasan, despite conclusive evidence that the Obama administration had acted swiftly to apprehend Hasan.\n\nTrump's claims about the necessity of the US war on Iran to protect American cities, such as Los Angeles and San Diego, were completely unsubstantiated. In stark contrast, US intelligence agencies concluded in 2025 that Iran had abandoned its pursuit of nuclear weapons in 2003.\n\nThe Democratic National Committee (DNC) vehemently opposed Trump's campaign tactics, filing a lawsuit in federal court to halt the president from using taxpayer money to run a series of ads promoting himself. The DNC argued that such ads constituted illegal government-sponsored propaganda.",
  "summary": "Vessel spent over 260 consecutive days at sea without a port call, a US navy record Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The USS Abraham Lincoln will return home to San Diego later today after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea. In remarks in San Antonio, Texas, Donald Trump tried to channel the anti-Muslim racism that helped get…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-long-deployed-uss-lincoln-is-returning-home-to-san-diego",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:05:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-long-deployed-uss-lincoln-is-returning-home-to-san-diego-12841017",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:46:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}