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NASA chooses technology firm Maxar for lunar platform project

JOEY ROULETTE

NASA has picked space technology company Maxar Technologies Inc as the first contractor to help build its Gateway platform in lunar orbit, a crucial outpost for America's mission to relay astronauts to the moon in 2024, the U.S. agency said on Thursday.

What Does the Release of John Walker Lindh Mean?

JOHN WRAY

If he becomes the terrorist we’ve always accused him of being, the fault will lie as much with us as with him.

Julian Assange’s Indictment Aims at the Heart of the First Amendment

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The Trump administration seeks to use the Espionage Act to redefine what journalists can and cannot publish.

Analysis: 2020 trend: Big cities keep getting bigger

We are increasingly a country of cities. Big cities.

Harvey Weinstein and accusers reach tentative compensation deal: WSJ

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Harvey Weinstein, women who accused him of sexual misconduct, his former film studio's board members and the New York attorney general's office have reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits and compensate alleged victims of the Hollywood producer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people it said were familiar with the matter.

Trump orders intel agencies to assist Barr with review of Russia probe

President Donald Trump ordered all intelligence agencies late Thursday evening to assist Attorney General William Barr in his review of surveillance issues surrounding Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, delegating significant authority to Barr to declassify intelligence documents as the attorney general sees fit.

Trump orders intelligence agencies to cooperate with investigation into 2016 election

Trump ordered the intelligence community to cooperate with the attorney general.

Why We Should Stop Fetishizing Privacy

HEIDI MESSER

Big tech companies create jobs, encourage innovation and provide valuable services free. Why would we want to break them up?

Trump orders intelligence community to cooperate with review on Russia probe origins

REUTERS EDITORIAL

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the intelligence community to cooperate with Attorney General William Barr's review of the events that prompted the FBI to open an investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Guatemalan teenage boy dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody

YEGANEH TORBATI

A 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died on Monday in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas, U.S. officials said, making him the fifth Guatemalan minor to die after being apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border since December.

Nadler pushes for empowering committee chairs on contempt

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler is pushing to empower committee chairs to hold individuals in contempt of Congress without going to the floor for a full House vote, a move that could expedite Democrats' ability to punish anyone who defies their subpoenas but also risk further escalating tensions between congressional Democrats and the White House.