Fever vs. Liberty highlights: Score as Caitlin Clark, Indiana lose close game to NY

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  Caitlin Clark   and the   Indiana Fever   played the defending WNBA champion   New York Liberty   Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis in a nationally televised game that came down to the final moments. The Fever have started the season 2-1, following an 81-76  victory over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday. Clark had 11 points, six assists and four rebounds in the victory. But she went 0-for-5 from the 3-point line, ending her streak of 140 games (counting WNBA and college) with at least one 3-pointer. The Fever ultimately lost Saturday's game to the Liberty, 90-88. Here’s how it all went down between the Fever and Liberty on Saturday with final score and highlights: New York vs. Indiana final: Liberty 90, Fever 88 Jonquel Jones scored 26 points and Sabrina Ionescu added 23, including the game-winning free throws with 2.2 seconds left, leading four players in double figures as the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty stormed b...
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Mike Waltz to exit Trump White House weeks after Signal chat fiasco

 


WASHINGTON. Mike Waltz President Donald Trump's  national security adviser, is set to leave his White House post amid continued fallout weeks after he invited ajournalists  into a chat among top national security officials discussing plans for Yemen airstrikes.

A source familiar with the situation on May 1 confirmed Waltz's exit, as well as that of deputy national security adviser Alex Wong. Their departures mark the first major staff shake-up since Trump's return to the White House in January.

Trump had publicly stood by Waltz after his national security adviser and other members of the chat vigorously denied sharing any classified war plans on the publicly available app Signal. The chat was revealed when Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, published a story March 24 detailing how Waltz had accidentally invited him into the communications.

Yet behind the scenes, the embarrassing mishap ‒ which even Trump started referring to as "Signalgate" ‒ took a toll on the relationship between Trump and Waltz, a former Republican congressman from Florida.

A replacement for Waltz has not been named, but one possibility could be Steve Witkoff, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, whose role has expanded to include negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

Waltz's departure just 102 days into Trump's second term marks the first high-ranking administration official to leave since the president's inauguration. Yet Waltz lasted longer than Michael Flynn, Trump's first national security adviser, whom Trump fired in February 2017, 24 days into his first term.

The Waltz move comes after conservative activist Laura Loomer has exerted increasing influence in Trump's decision-making, including encouraging Trump to recently fire two senior officials on the National Security Council after a White House visit

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