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Second US fighter jet crashes around Persian Gulf, pilot rescued: Reports
The second plane crashed near the same time that Iran shot down an Air Force F-15E fighter jet, where one member of the two-person plane remains missing. The second aircraft has been identified as an A-10 Warthog attack plane.
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Trump: U.S. can 'easily' open Strait of Hormuz 'with a little more time'
Trump previously urged NATO allies to supply ships to bolster the U.S. Navy in an operation to reopen the Strait, though such a coalition never materialized.
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Iran refuses to meet U.S. negotiators in Pakistan
During a prime-time address this week, Trump declared that he planned to escalate attacks on Iran for the next 2-3 weeks in a bid to force the country to capitulate.
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Day before DC attack, another Afghan parolee arrested for threat to blow up a building: DHS
The announcement comes after the Trump administration paused all asylum applications and visas for Afghan nationals following Thursday’s attack.
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Trump declares air space over Venezuela closed to airliners amid tensions with Maduro
Trump’s warning comes after the FAA issued a notice urging airlines to avoid the region.
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DHS to end Temporary Protected Status for Haiti in February
The TPS program for Haiti is now set to expire on Feb. 3, and it is expected to affect 352,959 migrants.
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USCIS pauses asylum decisions after shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members
Edlow said the pause will remain in place until all the necessary vetting steps are completed to ensure American safety.
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National Guard presence divides Memphis
Tennessee's crime crackdown began in the summer before the troops arrived and resulted in numerous arrests and indictments.
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CIA cut deal bringing Afghan ‘Zero Unit' fighters, including accused guardsman killer, to the U.S.
The CIA helped bring thousands of its Afghan partner forces — called the "Zero Unit" — to the U.S. under Joe Biden's watch, following the shambolic evacuation from Afghanistan in 2021. Now, one of those Afghan commandos stands accused of murdering a National Guard soldier on the streets of Washington, D.C.
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CIA says alleged National Guard shooter worked with agency’s paramilitary units in Afghanistan
Officials have identified the alleged suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29.
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Ambush of National Guard near White House tied to bungled Biden vetting of Afghans
As many as 85,000 Afghans came into the country quickly without complete vetting.
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Trump administration stops all immigration processing from Afghanistan after ambush of Guardsmen
President Donald Trump condemned the shooting and blamed his predecessor Joe Biden.
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Hegseth says Trump has requested 500 more National Guard troops in DC
The two guards were shot near the White House earlier Wednesday, and transported to separate hospitals in critical condition. The suspected shooter was also injured in the incident, Trump said in a post on Truth Social.