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At a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, a senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs accused his agency of waste, fraud and mismanagement in the way it purchases medical care and supplies.

In a tweet, the French president called the 2,500 active fires in the Amazon an "international crisis" and urged fellow G-7 members to "discuss this emergency first order" at their upcoming summit.

Douglas Letter spent 40 years defending the executive branch at the Justice Department. Now, he'll become the House's general counsel, as challenges over subpoenas and executive privilege are likely.

They were named valedictorian and salutatorian at West Hempstead Secondary School. The twins competed in sports too. Both were three-sport varsity athletes with all-state honors for track.

Also: The House GOP won't meet its deadline to come up with a budget by today; a deadly earthquake hits Japan; and today is the third anniversary of the deadly Boston Marathon bombing.

Also: President Trump changes his mind and won't label China a currency manipulator; a suspect is arrested in the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent; and Lansing reverses its sanctuary city vote.

Also: Michigan National Guard troops help deliver water in Flint; Belgium finds 3 possible safe houses used by Paris attackers; and the Powerball jackpot is now worth a whopping $1.5 billion.

Also: The first trial will open against a Baltimore police officer in the Freddie Gray case; Pakistan executes four men for last year's school massacre; and an Okla. officer rescues a small donkey.

Hamas says it has chosen its local leader in Gaza to take over as the Palestinian militant group's new top political leader worldwide, following last week's assassination of the previous leader in Iran.

The leaders of Ukraine are gaming out where the war with Russia goes from here. One of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top advisers at Kyiv's presidential compound weighed in on what Ukraine wants.