Spacecraft often use planets for gravity-assist or "slingshot" maneuvers. NASA's Psyche mission used Mars for that purpose during a May 15th flyby. The flyby accelerated the spacecraft and aimed it at its eventual destination, the asteroid 16 Psyche. The flyby was also an opportunity to take some pictures of Mars, and to test and calibrate the spacecraft's science instruments.

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Conservative political commentator Nick Fuentes blasted Republicans’ support of Rep. Thomas Massie’s  (R-KY) primary defeat, declaring that the political party’s current infrastructure “needs to be shut down.” Fuentes accused a wide array of Republican-aligned figures, including major donors, media executives, and conservative pundits, of controlling the GOP and betraying the party’s original political movement. “These people, the Likudniks, have been in control of the GOP, and all I know is this apparatus needs to be shut down. That’s all I know. This Rupert Murdoch Fox News, Trump, Ike Perlmutter, Paul Singer, Mary Madelson, AIPAC, Trump thing needs to be f****** destroyed. And I don’t care who does it,” Fuentes said on his podcast, America First with Nicholas J. Fuentes Repost Wednesday. “All these pro-Israel Republicans that are doing their little victory lab today, I saw Steven Cheung say, ‘Fuck around and find out. That’s what happens when you mess with the president,’” he said. Nick Fuentes GOES OFF on Republicans for celebrating the defeat of Thomas Massie"I'm going to make it my sole mission to take their words from tonight and shove it up their FUCKING ASS—I'm supporting democrats out of pure vengeance." pic.twitter.com/2QT6tkbAwx—

Sen. Jim Justice’s (R-WV) English bulldog, Babydog, recovered from surgery and went back to the Capitol on Tuesday. She underwent surgery to remove a cyst.  Babydog, whose fame has captured the hearts of many supporters and colleagues on Capitol Hill — even starring in political ads for Justice — is seen in a video on her official X account. Justice said she had surgery last week, but is “happy that she’s back to work and everything and doing real good.” Back like I never left! Surgery can’t keep a good pup down for long. I’m feeling paws-atively better and ready to unleash some hard work right by Dad's side.I am still strictly enforcing the extra recovery treat policy! pic.twitter.com/psivAZH0W8— Babydog Justice (@BabydogJustice) May 19, 2026 Justice said vets have been keeping an eye on the cyst for a while, and as a precaution, decided to remove it.  A spokesperson for Justice told the Washington Examiner they are still awaiting final results from Babydog’s surgery, but that Justice is so appreciative of the care she received from the team at Fairlea Animal Hospital in Lewisburg, West Virginia. “We’re very hopeful the results will come back free and clear,” the spokesperson said.  Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) sits alongside surgery for Babydog, his bulldog, last week to remove a cyst. (Courtesy: Jim Justice’s office). Regardless, Justice’s team said Babydog is “doing great, recovering well, and is happy to be back in D.C. with her dad. Lots of people on the Hill were excited to see her back in the halls yesterday.” SALENA ZITO: AMERICA’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE ROAD ENDURES “As always, Babydog loves meeting people and will continue bringing smiles and laughs to folks across Washington and back home in West Virginia.” Babydog turns 7 in October.

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According to a report from the San Antonio Current, controversy-tarred Democratic congressional candidate Maureen Galindo has escalated her inflammatory rhetoric by pledging to repurpose a South Texas detention facility as a prison targeting American Zionists. Galindo, who is running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ newly redrawn 35th Congressional District, made the statement in […]