Democrats’ top Senate recruit Roy Cooper rejects effort to block aid to Israel

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle express frustration over Trump’s Clayton pause

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expressing frustration that President Donald Trump directed Jay Clayton, his nominee to be director of national intelligence, not to appear at a scheduled confirmation hearing on Wednesday afternoon, upending plans for the Senate to quickly confirm Clayton and renew lapsed federal surveillance authorities. “It’s regrettable that the... <a href="">Read More</a>

Iranians ‘have to have some’ ballistic missiles, Trump says, retreating from previous war aim

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the U.S. would not forbid Iran from possessing ballistic missiles, downplaying the threat despite it being a key war aim in the onset of the conflict. Speaking at the G7 summit in France, the president asserted that the majority of Iran’s missile capabilities have been destroyed and that... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump warns he’ll ‘go right back to dropping bombs’ if Iran deal falls apart

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the agreement reached between the U.S. and Iran earlier this week to end the conflict has not been finalized, warning that the U.S. would “go right back to dropping bombs” if he is dissatisfied with the final deal or if Iran fails to “behave.” “No, it’s not final.... <a href="">Read More</a>

Trump upends Senate’s sprint to confirm Jay Clayton, reauthorize spying powers

President Donald Trump upended an expedited effort to confirm Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence before the end of the week with a Wednesday morning Truth Social post announcing that he was “cancelling” Clayton’s planned confirmation hearing later that afternoon — but Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), the Intelligence Committee chairman, insisted the hearing would... <a href="">Read More</a>

DSA set to capture DC

Good Wednesday morning.