| No Images? Click here   Trump To Name Robert C. O’Brien As National Security AdviserPresident Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to appoint Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, as the next national security adviser.O’Brien is set to replace John Bolton, who last week announced he is leaving the White House. Trump said he fired Bolton. Bolton said he was resigning following disagreements about foreign affairs.O’Brien was considered the “safest option” to avoid drama ahead of the 2020 presidential election, a senior U.S. official who requested anonymity told The Washington Post.“He gets along with everybody,” the official said. “He’s the nicest guy on the planet.”O’Brien would take on the role during a time of increasing hostilities between the U.S. and Iran. Tensions have gone up in recent days following an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, which cut access to around 5% of the global oil supply and brought renewed threat of a military conflict between Washington and Tehran. The U.S. has blamed Iran for the strikes and Trump claimed Wednesday that he would add new sanctions as a result, while Iranian officials deny involvement in the attack.  WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?“I know you are trying, but just not hard enough.” Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old environmental activist from Sweden, told a task force of U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday that they weren’t trying “hard enough” to tackle the climate crisis. “Sorry,” she added in a blunt call to action.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not concede defeat after the country’s election on Tuesday, but when he took the stage in Tel Aviv following the vote to address a few hundred supporters, it was clear that he had lost something. As he vowed to wait until the final results of the deadlocked election, he blamed the media, Arab parties, the left ― everyone but himself.Education Secretary Betsy DeVos hit the road this week for what her department calls a “2019 Back-to-School tour.” Her itinerary includes a school that bans transgender students and staff.
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