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Trump’s DNI pick clears key hurdle, reviving path for nation’s top anti-terror surveillance program

July 21, 2026

Senate Republicans quietly advanced President Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s intelligence agencies and placed Congress back on a path to restart a crucial counterterrorism tool. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., revealed that the panel voted U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton out of committee in a 9-8 vote during a closed-door session. That tees up a later confirmation vote for Clayton to serve as the Director...

Johnson scores commanding victory in fight to ram SAVE America Act through Democrat opposition

July 21, 2026

Speaker Mike Johnson’s bid to end run Democrats’ opposition to an election integrity bill backed by President Donald Trump survived a key House-wide vote on Tuesday. It’s a major victory for Republicans in a fight that Democrats have argued is about suppressing Americans’ right to vote, while the GOP argues it is about enhancing Americans’ confidence in the electoral process. The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act...

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U.S. counterintelligence capabilities have fallen far behind threats from China and Russia, according to former White House national security advisor H.R. McMaster, …

The Trump administration has accused UC San Diego’s medical school of illegally discriminating against White and Asian applicants in favor of admitting …