Yemen reviews deadly U.S. raid on al-Qaeda, but stops short of issuing ban; Orbital ATK sues Pentagon over plans to award a space robots contract to a Canadian-owned firm; Weeks after a mile-wide tornado, operations on this Marine base are dramatically altered; Russia’s apparent meddling in U.S. election is not an act of war, cyber expert says; Al-Qaeda leader mocks Trump, calls his first covert raid in Yemen a ‘scandal’;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   Yemen reviews deadly U.S. raid on al-Qaeda, but stops short of issuing ban The U.S. raid left 15 women and children dead. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Orbital ATK sues Pentagon over plans to award a space robots contract to a Canadian-owned firm The company alleges the planned contract violates government space policy. By Aaron Gregg  •  Read more »   Weeks after a mile-wide tornado, operations on this Marine base are dramatically altered The mile-wide twister raked the ground for 71 miles, leaving the base in Georgia unable to do one of its primary functions: restoring combat vehicles. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Russia’s apparent meddling in U.S. election is not an act of war, cyber expert says Moscow’s alleged hacking is “not an initiation of armed conflict." By Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   Al-Qaeda leader mocks Trump, calls his first covert raid in Yemen a ‘scandal’ Al-Qaeda's leader said the United States “found no other alternative but to destroy their own planes so that it would not be proof of their scandal.” By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Video emerges of suicide boat ramming Saudi frigate The skiff appears to hit near a Saudi Eurocopter stationed on the rear deck. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   World news alerts Get immediate updates in your inbox on breaking news from around the world. Visit washingtonpost.com/newsletters for more breaking news alerts and newsletters. Sign Up »         Share Checkpoint:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Checkpoint or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071