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The US president’s pick to be the country’s director of national intelligence is expected to be approved within days – but only after a tense confirmation hearing Sign up for the Breaking News US email Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to arrive in Washington simultaneously with the goal of winning the ear of Donald Trump at pivotal moments in wars affecting their respective countries. Netanyahu, Israel ’s prime minister, and Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, will attend Tuesday’s funeral of Lindsey Graham , the former Republican senator for South Carolina, who died suddenly on 11 July and was a close ally of both leaders.

Without me, there would be no Israel. .@LeaderJohnThune, I hereby object to any effort to put the Senate into recess in August—at least until such time as the Senate has passed the SAVE America Act—and hereby request a roll call vote. Do not assume you have my consent. You do not. Continue reading...