DOJ veterans fear criminal probe into ex-CIA Director John Brennan is being stacked with Trump loyalists

Law enforcement veterans are expressing deep concerns that the Trump Justice Department’s criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan is being systematically stacked with politically motivated personnel who are intent on a partisan indictment. Brennan is the subject of two criminal probes being led by the Miami-area U.S. Attorney’s Office. One is weighing allegations…

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New Library of Congress exhibit features rare draft of Declaration of Independence: “You can see them changing words throughout”

Washington — They are words etched into America’s conscience: “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Visitors to the Library of Congress can rediscover those foundational principles in a rare, original draft of the Declaration of Independence written by President Thomas Jefferson. It’s on display in a new exhibit titled “The Declaration’s Promise” that debuted this…

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Big Tech is spending trillions on AI. Investors now want proof it will pay off.

This week’s selloff in technology stocks underscores a gnawing anxiety among investors: whether Big Tech’s massive spending on artificial intelligence will ultimately pay off. The Nasdaq Composite Index has slipped nearly 5% this week as Wall Street frets over whether the trillions of dollars going into artificial intelligence will deliver the revenue and profit growth needed to…

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6/14: Sunday Morning

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: The lack of obesity in Japan; Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance; former child star Bill Mumy; the past and future of the Houston Astrodome; a time capsule for America’s 500th birthday; and soccer art made with gum wrappers. Source link

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