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On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1943, Vint Cerf, American computer scientist and Internet pioneer was born. In 1951, Angelo Falcón, Puerto Rican-American political scientist, activist, and academic, founded the National Institute for Latino Policy (died 2018) was born. In 1959, Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career. In 1969, Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren. In 1972, Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. In 2009, Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (born 1952) passed away. In 2012, Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation (born 1925) passed away. In 2013, Frank Kelso, American admiral and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1933) passed away. In 2014, The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. In 2015, Nirmala Joshi, Indian nun, lawyer, and social worker (born 1934) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Trump’s Nepo Baby Spy Chief’s Intelligence Purge Has Begun

The Daily Beast

June 23, 2026

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Trump’s Nepo Baby Spy Chief’s Intelligence Purge Has Begun

Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe newly installed Acting Director of National Intelligence is already working overtime to remake the department in his own image.President Donald Trump announced earlier this month that Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, would be replacing Tulsi Gabbard as head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on June 19, ahead of schedule.“William Pulte, who is working closely with Tulsi Gabbard, will be taking over as Acting Director of National Intelligence on Friday, June 19th,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He will remain as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

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