Mangione Guilty Plea; Trump Addresses USS Lincoln Concerns

Two institutions that anchor American public life — the courts and the military — found themselves at the center of national attention as Luigi Mangione entered a guilty plea in a case that had long held the public's gaze, and former President Trump moved to reassure a skeptical audience about the readiness of the USS Lincoln. One story moves toward the quiet finality of sentencing; the other enters the louder arena of political confidence and military credibility. Together, they remind us that accountability — whether in a courtroom or a command structure — is never purely procedural, but alw