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Senate confirms Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence
The Senate voted to confirm Clayton in a 51-47 split that was along party-lines. Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell and South Carolina GOP Sen. Darline Graham Nordone did not vote.
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Senate advances Lindsey Graham's Russian sanctions bill
The Senate is expected to vote on whether to pass the legislation on Wednesday, but voted Tuesday in a 86-12 split to end debate on the legislation and invoke cloture.
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US military says Iran launched 'surprise attack' on American forces in Middle East
The surprise attack comes after President Donald Trump paused his strikes against the Middle Eastern country earlier this week in order to give peace negotiations another chance.
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House Oversight launches investigation into alleged fraud in California hospice programs
President Donald Trump signaled last year that California would be the next state his administration investigates when it comes to fraud following Minnesota's fraud scandal.
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Iran’s flex of long-range ballistic missiles vindicates Trump, may change European calculus
Iran’s attempted intermediate-range ballistic missile strike at nearly 2,500 miles shows the regime’s capability to threaten Europe, a national security expert says.
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War Dept moves press corps to facility outside Pentagon amid pending litigation on media access
The department said in the interim, without conceding the validity of the court's analysis, it has complied with the court's order while preserving the department's "legitimate security interests and its statutory obligation."
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New Jersey judges tap Robert Frazer as Alina Habba's replacement as US attorney
The Justice Department also confirmed Frazer's appointment in court filings Monday, stating it was made with consultation from the Trump administration.
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Bill Cosby loses sexual assault lawsuit, ordered to pay $59.25 million, including punitive damages
Bill Cosby was ordered by the civil jury to pay the victim $19.25 million in damages. Later in the day, the jury deliberated for another couple hours and added another $40 million in punitive damages, bringing the total to $59.25 million.
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Rand Paul’s 'Six Penny Plan' can reap big rewards with little pain on out of control spending
The plan’s passage and implementation would offer an historic opportunity to finally rein in explosive government spending, something many Americans have been demanding for decades.
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Trump hints at ICE enforcement during airport deployments
Trump ordered ICE agents to American airports to help TSA, which has faced staffing shortages and no-shows throughout the ongoing DHS shutdown.
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Iranian parliament speaker denies negotiations with U.S.
After President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he would postpone threatened strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure in light of negotiations he deemed productive, Israeli media reported that Ghalibaf had led the negotiations.
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Senate set for final vote Monday to confirm Trump appointee Mullin as next DHS secretary
The Senate is set to vote to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination on Monday
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Trump says U.S. isn't negotiating with Iran's new supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei is the son of Ali Khamenei, whom Trump took out in the opening salvos of the war. The younger Khamenei's status remains unclear and rumors have swirled of his incapacitation.