Trump’s New Intelligence Chief Takes Charge After Unusual Delay

President Donald Trump’s new director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, was sworn in Monday, ending an unusual transition that kept controversial acting intelligence chief Bill Pulte in charge for nearly a week after Clayton’s Senate confirmation. The Senate confirmed Clayton last Tuesday

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Trump Designates Fentanyl A ‘Weapon Of Mass Destruction’

President Donald Trump on Monday intensified his long-running campaign against fentanyl, signing an executive order that formally designates the deadly synthetic opioid as a “weapon of mass destruction.” The move significantly expands the federal government’s ability to confront countries, cartels, and transnational