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Trump's pick to lead the NSA vows to follow the law if confirmed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army general tapped to lead the U.S. National Security Agency assured lawmakers Thursday that he will follow the Constitution and the law when it comes to using the NSA's powerful surveillance tools.Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, if confirmed by the Senate, would also run the Pentagon's Cyber Command, giving him a critical role in the nation's offensive and defensive cyber operations.
The NSA has been without a permanent director since President Donald Trump fired Gen. Tim Haugh last year. The questions at Rudd's confirmation hearing before the Senate... Read More
Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after âcooperationâ
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday, noting he has “zero tolerance” for protesters who assault federal officers or impede the ongoing Twin Cities operation.Tom Homan addressed reporters for the first time since the president sent him to Minneapolis following last weekend's fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti, the second this month by federal officers carrying out the operation. His comments came... Read More
Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from US gymnast Jordan Chiles goes back to Swiss court
GENEVA (AP) — American gymnast Jordan Chiles may reclaim the bronze medal on floor exercise from the 2024 Paris Olympics that was stripped from her following an appeal by Romania after all.Switzerland’s supreme court said on Thursday its judges sent the “highly exceptional circumstances” of the bronze medal awarded in the women’s floor exercise back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to examine new evidence.
The outcome of an event that created a celebrated Olympic photo featuring Chiles, floor exercise silver medalist Simone Biles and gold medalist Rebeca... Read More
The Latest: Senate Democrats block DHS funding package ahead of shutdown deadline
Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.Thursday’s 45-55 test vote came as Democrats have threatened a partial government shutdown when money runs out on Friday. But Trump said just ahead of the vote that “we don’t want a shutdown” and the two sides were discussing a possible agreement to separate homeland security funding from the rest of the... Read More
EU lists Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization over protest crackdown
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Thursday to list Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc’s top diplomat said, in a largely symbolic move that adds to international pressure on the Islamic Republic.The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said foreign ministers in the 27-nation bloc unanimously agreed on the designation, which she said will put the regime “on the same footing" with al-Qaida, Hamas and the Islamic State group.
“Those who operate through... Read More
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- Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after âcooperationâ
- EU lists Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization over protest crackdown
- Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and Hamas
- Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her
- Trump says Venezuelan airspace will reopen to commercial travel and Americans soon can visit
- Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spell
- A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey
- Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown
- Crews race to restore power, open roads as the US South braces for another blast of dangerous cold
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- Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from US gymnast Jordan Chiles goes back to Swiss court