Trump taps former SEC chair to be his head of National Intelligence after Congress rejects Bill Pulte
Congressional Republicans, unenthusiastic about Pulte’s elevation to DNI, were unable to extend FISA legislation without Democratic votes
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NASA’s head defends all-male crew for mission named after a Greek goddess
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the selected astronauts give ‘the mission the best chance of meeting its objectives’
Horror as mum and daughter, 15, gang raped by burglars – up to 10 attackers
The woman’s husband was away for work while their second child, 5, was present at the time of the attack.
Trump’s acting spy chief pushed out Tulsi Gabbard telling her ‘Today is your last day’: report
Tulsi Gabbard initially said she would leave June 30 but bumped up the date to June 19 after speaking with Bill Pulte and Donald Trump, according to a report
Horror car crash kills three children as police swarm scene of tragedy
Two children and an adult died at the scene.
Former AP reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, who sued wire for discrimination, dies at age 89
Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of female, Black and Hispanic journalists, has died at 89
Portland hands out 69,000 tickets in just over half a year as city plans to add more speed cameras
The cameras were installed at sites with histories of serious and fatal crashes
Trump plans to meet with defense industry execs over dwindling US missile supply, report says
The president has privately expressed anger over the shrinking stockpile and the White House sit-down is probably ‘going to be ugly,’ according to NBC News
5 American cruise passengers arrested after port fight in Bahamas
As officers prepared to search the arrested individuals ‘a violent struggle reportedly ensued between officers and the five suspects,’ according to police.
Trump cancels strikes against Iran planned for Thursday
US President Donald Trump said he cancelled planned US strikes on Iran after progress in talks, hours after threatening to hit the country “VERY HARD”.