Trump Administration Live Updates: Housing Official and Enforcer Named Top Intelligence Chief  —  What We're Covering Today  — National Intelligence: President Trump announced on Tuesday that he was naming Bill Pulte, a home-building heir who runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency …

New Proposal Would Allow Administration to Block Grants if They Don't Support Trump's Agenda  —  A new proposal would allow the administration to block grants if they do not satisfy President Trump's agenda or support what it calls “anti-American” values.  —  The White House is seeking …

Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  The United States continues to lead the world in Artificial Intelligence …

A Congressman Was Suddenly Absent.  So We Looked.  And Looked.  —  Will the mystery of Tom Kean Jr., a New Jersey representative, finally be solved on Tuesday?  The reporters covering the story will have questions.  —  Representative Tom Kean Jr. has not been seen in public for nearly three months.

Scott Pelley Is the Hero We Need  —  Before we start: Later this week I'll be answering your questions on politics, news, parenting, life, baseball, pinball, watches, backpacks, etc. in a new Triad Video Mailbag.  Get your questions in today, please.  Go here, read the comments …

Woman held by ICE for 25 days, despite U.S. citizenship claim, gets a passport  —  Attorneys for Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales had presented a Maryland birth certificate and other documents as proof of her U.S. citizenship.  —  The Maryland woman arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents …

GOP senators look to Blanche for signals on DOJ fund's fate  —  Senate Republicans are counting on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to offer new assurances Tuesday that the Justice Department's controversial “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is kaput, allowing them to revive their immigration enforcement bill this week.

White House Correspondents' Dinner rescheduled to July 24 … The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was charged with attempted assassination, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms counts.  If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

30 gallons of fuel spilled on National Mall after event for America's 250th birthday  —  Cleanup efforts are underway as Freedom 250, a group created by the Trump administration that organized the event, blames “vandalism.”  —  WASHINGTON — More than 30 gallons of fuel spilled onto …

The Federal Government's Insect-Defense Agency Is Infested With Bed Bugs  —  The department sent staff home twice, but has declined to do so a third time after the insects returned.  — Copy  —  A bed bug infestation at an Agriculture Department building is riling agency staff …

Trump ally admits political risk of Iran war at campaign event … It's a stark acknowledgement for a representative who has positioned herself as a loyal ally of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, including on the ongoing war, and repeatedly voted against limiting the president's military powers.

Exclusive: Top US spy agencies feud over turf, mission  —  The CIA has stopped contributing to some intelligence assessments, including those related to the Iran war, produced by the office of the nation's top spy as disputes over intelligence-sharing and areas of responsibility boil over, say people familiar with the matter.

Ken, Angela Paxton's divorce trial canceled  —  A divorce trial between Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and his estranged wife will no longer proceed after a state district judge canceled the public proceedings on Tuesday.  —  Collins County judge Lindsey Wynne canceled …

First Draft - 🤫 ‘Reservoir Dogs’: Trump's Massive Leak Hunt Stalled Out For This Hilarious Reason  —  Turns out it's hard to find blabbing snitches when everybody is a snitching blabber.  Also, Trump's slush fund is put on hold and some Democrats belatedly regret marching with genocidal Israelis.

Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System  —  The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.  —  The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system …

Durbin, Duckworth want Chicago's top federal prosecutor to resign over botched ‘Broadview Six’ case  —  The call from Illinois' Democratic senators comes nearly two weeks after the case against a group of Operation Midway Blitz protesters collapsed amid claims of misconduct by U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' office.

Jeffries: Democrats aren't focused on Trump impeachment ‘at this moment’ … House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday that Democrats are not focused on impeaching President Donald Trump if they regain a majority next Congress, at least “at this moment.”