NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the first flight, which will be led by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, will take place no earlier than the fall.
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The health secretary wrangled two nonvenomous snakes while visiting Florida in a video that drew widespread attention.
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After connecting his opponent to past criticism of President Trump, the conservative state senator now advances to the general election.
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The race was largely viewed as a referendum on establishment Republicans' reluctance to deliver wins like the Save America Act.
Roy and Middleton advanced to a runoff election in March after neither candidate received the majority of votes. Middleton led Roy in March with 39% of the vote to Roy's 31%.
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The lawsuit comes ahead of the department's planned June 15 release of the materials to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and the conservative Heritage Foundation, which requested the information under the Freedom of Information Act.
The NDAA will be debated and amended by the committee next week as Congress tackles a record $1.5 trillion defense budget request.
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Former President Joe Biden filed suit against the Justice Department to block the release of recordings and transcripts tied to a special counsel probe.
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U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee defeated U.S. Rep. Al Green on Tuesday in the Democratic runoff for Houston's newly redrawn 18th Congressional District. Why it matters: Menefee's victory is set to end Green's two-decade run in Congress. State of play: Menefee received 68.6% (21,678 votes), while Green received 31.4% (9,930 votes) with 61% of votes counted, per the Associated Press . The AP called the election in favor of Menefee about 30 minutes after polls closed Tuesday. - The two were the top vote-getters in the March Democratic primary, but neither won enough support to avoid a runoff. Catch up quick: Menefee already won a special election earlier this year to fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. Sylvester Turner's death . -…