President Donald Trump is scaling back joint exercises with South Korea as his war against Iran stretches the limits of the U.S. military. Trump cited his good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The USS George Washington is replacing the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East amid growing concerns about the crew's well-being aboard the long-deployed Lincoln. The move leaves the western Pacific without a key military asset as China shows more signs of aggression. And the BBC is seeking federal court help in getting documents and testimony from Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr. to defend against Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit.