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Senate confirms Jay Clayton as nation’s intelligence director

The Senate on Tuesday evening approved Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, for the role that would grant him access to the nation’s most sensitive secrets and authority over 18 U.S. intelligence agencies.

Judge Sentences Colt Gray to Life Without Parole in Georgia School Shooting

Colt Gray, the teenager who admitted to killing four people in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm handed down the sentence Tuesday in Barrow County.

Netanyahu praises first meeting with Trump since launching the Iran war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had an “excellent” meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, their first sitdown since launching a joint war against Iran that offered Netanyahu a chance to smooth out strains in their relationship.

Apple briefly tops $5 trillion market value for first time