James Braid, President Donald Trump's director of legislative affairs is expected to depart the White House in the coming weeks, a Trump administration official told CNN. The official told CNN Braid is expected to take on a new role in the private sector. cnn.it/46d9qj6
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- The number of US service members wounded since the start of the war with Iran has passed 750, according to the Defense Department's war casualty database. cnn.it/4gtH09A
- The United States is digging itself into an ever-deeper debt hole. The federal debt hit a record $40 trillion on Tuesday, according to the Treasury Department. The Treasury Department's data on the federal debt is released on a one-day delay. cnn.it/4xgx8qU
- Jason Watson, the US service member who was arrested on the steps of the US Capitol last month after calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, has been detained once again — just days after he criticized the president in an exclusive CNN interview.
- President Donald Trump says he intends to meet later this year with Kim Jong Un, claiming he gets along well with the North Korean leader. cnn.it/3SioQzq

