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Trump picks Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton to be next DNI
President Trump has announced his pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence: Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton.
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European Central Bank raises interest rates ahead of Federal Reserve meeting next week
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The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday ahead of Kevin Warsh’s first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as chair of the Federal Reserve next week. “The war in the Middle East is generating inflation pressures and the decision to raise rates is robust across a range of…
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Trump taps prosecutor Jay Clayton as next director of national intelligence
Jay Clayton is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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Washington Examiner
UFC’s Bo Nickal credits faith for success ahead of White House Freedom 250 fight
UFC fighter Bo Nickal said he attributes his success to faith and is “locking in” for this weekend’s historic Freedom 250 fight on the White House South Lawn. “I’m a machine here. I’m not worried about anything other than this guy that’s in front of me and his two arms and two legs and his […]
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Raw Story
Marjorie Taylor Greene makes eyebrow-raising admission on CNN
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that President Donald Trump is a traitor for refusing to release the Epstein files to protect his associates. Greene said Trump called her a traitor for urging transparency, but she countered, arguing those covering up the files — including the President — are the real traitors. "He told me on the phone that his friends would get hurt, and that's why he's against releasing the Epstein files," explained Greene. She criticized Trump for campaigning as a drain the swamp candidate while allegedly working to suppress documents. Greene argued, those refusing to release the files are covering for pedophiles and rapists, making them traitors to the American people.Collins pressed Greene directly, "You think the President is a traitor," to which Greene affirmed her position, highlighting the contradiction between Trump's transparency campaign promises and his actions blocking file release.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.
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Washington Examiner
Iran war inflation drives European Central Bank to become first to raise interest rates
The European Central Bank became the first central bank to raise interest rates over inflation brought by the war with Iran. The bank announced on Thursday that it was raising three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points to keep inflation under control at 2% in the medium term. The ECB was a natural […]
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Bloomberg Politics
ECB Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023
The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in almost three years, concluding it can no longer ignore the upswing in inflation caused by the Iran war. The deposit rate was lifted to 2.25% from 2%. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports from Frankfurt. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Axios
House rejects last-ditch FISA extension ahead of Friday deadline
The House rejected a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday, putting the government's foreign surveillance authority on track to expire.Why it matters: A standoff over President Trump's decision to install Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence has jeopardized what lawmakers in both parties consider one of the government's most important intelligence tools.The vast majority of House Democrats opposed the extension through July 2, along with dozens of conservatives who are upset about a lack of reforms. The vote was 198-218.If Congress doesn't act, Section 702 will lapse Friday.Driving the news: Democrats have refused to back an extension of Section 702 unless Trump reverses his decision to name Pulte as acting DNI.Trump said Wednesday on Truth Social that he wants Pulte — who lacks any national security experience — "to execute the immediate and needed downsizing" of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, he "Bill Pulte cannot serve a minute as acting director of national intelligence, and until that elevation is abandoned, there's nothing really to talk about," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters Wednesday.Between the lines: Before Trump picked Pulte, GOP lawmakers were close to assembling a bipartisan coalition for a longer-term Section 702 extension.Negotiations had been difficult, with lawmakers struggling for months to bridge disagreements over surveillance reforms. Zoom in: Section 702 feeds more than half of the president's daily briefing and has been credited with helping thwart terror plots and other national-security threats.The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court re-certified Section 702 procedures through 2027 earlier this year.But if Congress fails to renew the underlying statutory authority, intelligence agencies and telecommunications companies will face immediate legal uncertainty over what collection activities may continue.The result could be a chaotic and largely untested period for one of the intelligence community's most heavily used authorities.What they're saying: "It'd be a very dangerous time to allow us to not have that important national security tool," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday. "We have a lot of big events going on around the country right now. We have the FIFA World Cup, we have the American 250 events, Freedom 250 events," the speaker added.Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) told Axios that Section 702 "is critical to the president's daily brief," adding, "It's the single most important 9/11 commission recommendation that we have, and it's at risk of going dark due to foolishness."Fitzpatrick said that while he doesn't support Trump naming Pulte for the role, he "doesn't agree" with Democrats opposing FISA because of it. The other side: "Section 702 is a critical foreign intelligence authority, but we cannot in good conscience vote for reauthorization without significant reforms to protect both national security and the constitutional privacy rights of Americans," Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Democratic caucus chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), Intelligence ranking member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Judiciary ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said in a statement Thursday. "The apparent motivation for his elevation is the demonstrated willingness of Bill Pulte to search government databases for alleged dirt on President Trump's chosen political enemies."What's next: The Senate could try to pass its own short-term extension by unanimous consent, but that would certainly draw objections, leaving the path to preventing a lapse in either chamber unclear.
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Washington Examiner
Road closures in DC expected to snarl traffic ahead of UFC fight: What to know
Washington, D.C., is bracing for a weekend of road closures, security checkpoints, and heightened law enforcement presence ahead of UFC’s Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn. The main fight is scheduled for 8 p.m. Sunday, June 14, with President Donald Trump expected to attend as part of the festivities surrounding his 80th […]
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