The Latest: Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s national intelligence director, citing husband’s health

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The Latest: Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s national intelligence director, citing husband’s health

Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term. There had been rumblings that Gabbard would split with the president after he decided to strike Iran, which caused some division within his administration.

Backlash to Trump's $1.8B settlement fund delays GOP immigration bill

Backlash to Trump's $1.8B settlement fund delays GOP immigration bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies, frustrated with the White House and at an impasse over whether to try to block a new $1.776 billion settlement fund to compensate Trump allies who believe they have been politically prosecuted.

Key federal agency approves the design plan for Trump's Washington arch

Key federal agency approves the design plan for Trump's Washington arch

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the design for the triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation's capital, a key step in the project's process but one that has no immediate bearing on the timeline for construction.