May 9, 2018

White House sides with Justice Department in fight with Nunes

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

President Trump and the Justice Department showed a "rare moment of alignment" last week in withholding information from House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, the Washington Post reports.

Why it matters: Nunes was requesting information that FBI and intelligence officials say "could risk lives to potentially exposing the source." That source, per the Post, provided information to special counsel Robert Mueller's team for his investigation. The White House was convinced to refuse Nunes' request, but some administration officials are concerned that Trump will change his mind.

Nunes said he's investigating the FBI's "abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 'and other matters.'" He told the Post that "Congress has a right, a duty to get this information."

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Twitter launches warnings on election misinformation and delays

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Twitter will start pinning notices to the top of all U.S. Twitter users’ timelines warning that results in next week’s election may be delayed and that they may encounter misinformation on mail-in voting.

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NASA confirms water exists on sunny parts of the Moon

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Water on the Moon might be more easily accessible than previously thought, opening up new possible avenues for future human exploration, according to a new study.

Why it matters: NASA is aiming to send people back to the Moon as part of its Artemis program by 2024, with plans to eventually create a sustainable presence on the lunar surface. That sustainability relies on mining the moon for its resources, like water.

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