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Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Thomas Brandon (from left), Acting Deputy FBI Director David Bowdich and U.S. Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center head Lina Alathari are sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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After Mishandling Parkland Shooter Tip, FBI Answers Questions From Congress

The FBI says it received multiple tips about the alleged Florida school shooter but did not follow proper protocols and had to explain those failings to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Democrat Conor Lamb appears to have won the special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, based on a review of the vote by public radio station WESA. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Democrat Conor Lamb Appears To Have Won Pa. Special Election. Here's What It Means

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Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Thomas Brandon (from left), Acting Deputy FBI Director David Bowdich and U.S. Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center head Lina Alathari are sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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After Mishandling Parkland Shooter Tip, FBI Answers Questions From Congress

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Slabs of steel are laid down in the work yard at Washington's Port of Vancouver. Molly Solomon/OPB hide caption

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On The West Coast, Ports Brace For Steel Tariffs

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This artist's-concept illustration depicts NASA's Psyche spacecraft which will carry a deep-space laser communications system. JPL-Caltech/Arizona State Univ./Space Systems Loral/Peter Rubin/NASA hide caption

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Live High Definition Video From Mars? NASA Is Getting Ready

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