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Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national intelligence - elevating a real estate scion wi...

Israel kills 8 in Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah will de-escalate
Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon have killed eight people, including a father and his two children. This comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and...

Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill as Trump reconsiders plans for his $1.8 billion fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing contentious plans to move forward with a nearly $1...

Wake County okays $2.28 billion budget with two cent tax hike
Citing a lack of funds from federal and state sources to cover key areas such as education, the Wake County Board of Commissioners approved a $2.28 billion budget which includ...
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Scott Pelley of '60 Minutes' accuses CBS News head Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the show, report says
Reports say Scott Pelley has accused CBS head Bari Weiss of "murdering" the hugely successful "60 Minutes." The longtime correspondent made the remarks dur...

Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, saying it has become a 'classified space'
The Defense Department has declared its press office a classified space, barring journalists from entry.

Bus driver in fatal Virginia crash had previous speeding charges
Court records show a bus driver accused of causing a fatal chain-reaction crash in Virginia had been cited twice for speeding in the last two years.

Tensions linger between Republicans and White House over the 'anti-weaponization' fund
A standoff between the White House and the Senate remains unresolved as Republicans return to Washington.
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