In honor of Morocco’s game today in the World Cup, a hearty meal of saffron chicken from the good people at the Rockin Moroccan food truck in Greensboro, NC.
When the NYT published a story questioning Sec. Kennedy's engagement - including the time he spends at #HHS - he angrily retorted that anyone curious about how much time he spends in the office could consult his online calendar.
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Holy cow! This may be the weather photo of the year.
Double rainbow, orange sky over Nationals Park Friday evening.
Absolutely amazing capture by Alex Warofka
Honored to be recognized at The Echo Awards yesterday as the 2026 Best Investigative Journalist, alongside my colleague Ross Wilkers, recognized for his great work covering government contracting.
NEW: China arrested a US citizen after Trump met with Xi in Beijing and accused him of endangering national security — a rare charge against an American. The detainee, U Min Zin, is a grad student at @UCBerkeley who researches Myanmar. This adds a new strain to US-China ties.
Back to the future? FISA Section 702 started as part of something called STELLARWIND, an NSA program ordered by Bush 43 under Article II commander-in-chief authority, to great garment-rending once publicly disclosed.
Clayton was chair of the SEC & US Attorney for the Southern District of New York; the latter role would give him at least some national security experience. Far likelier to get confirmed than Pulte.
Timeline, for those following the @ODNIgov merry-go-round:
May 22 - Tulsi Gabbard announces her resignation, but says she will stay as DNI though June 22.
Same Day - Trump says the "highly respected" Aaron Lukas will serve as acting DNI...
It’s the start of the World Cup, and for kicks I’m attempting to consume food each day from teams playing that day. Who has good DC area recommendations? The best spot for Senegal (or Norway) next Tuesday or Croatia (or Austria) on Wednesday? Algeria? Jordan? Ghana?
June 2 - Trump announces that federal mortgage regulator Bill Pulte will serve as acting DNI.
June 9 - Trump, facing steep criticism for the choice, says Pulte will begin the job on June 19.
June 9 - Pulte, per @axios , calls Gabbard and tells her it's her last day at Liberty Crossing. She replies that she needs to hear that from the President.
June 11 - Trump announces Jay Clayton as his nominee to be Director of National Intelligence. ... The World Cup begins.