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Red Defection: CIA deploys new video seeking to lure Chinese soldiers to U.S. amidst PLA turmoil
New video "illustrates the real gulf between the Chinese elites who want what is best for their banks and the Chinese citizens who want what's best for their country," an official said,
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Feds charge 11 in Florida for marriage fraud scheme targeting US service members
The three-count indictment, announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, alleges the conspiracy operated from March 2024 through February 2025 and spanned multiple states, with fraudulent weddings staged in Florida, New York, Connecticut and Nevada.
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Obama: Most voters want 'orderly immigration system' that differentiates between illegal and legal
Obama on 5-year-old Liam Ramos, who was pictured alongside ICE agents when his father was detained: 'His immigration status, his nationality does not change the love and decency that we should be showing that child, but what is also true is we are a nation of laws'
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LA County official tells residents to reapply for FEMA aid after immediate rejection 'glitch'
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger said she has been in contact with Washington D.C. about the debacle, which she previously referred to as "mind-boggling," and said it appears to be an issue with residents who claim they have insurance.
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U.S. borrowing hits $710 billion in first 3 months of fiscal year
Federal agencies, including the CBO, expect deficit spending to continue despite promises from Trump and others to cut the federal budget.
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Judge finds Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continuing to defame Georgia election workers
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell agreed that Giuliani broke the agreement in at least six ways, including when he claimed the women had engaged in election crimes, during two broadcasts of his show “America’s Mayor Live” on Nov. 12 and 14.
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Bezos, asbestos and ByteDance: SCOTUS skeptical of slippery-slope argument against TikTok ban
"You're ignoring the major concern here" of China manipulating content through TikTok's industry-envied algorithm and harvesting user data, Chief Justice John Roberts tells TikTok lawyer, Trump's former solicitor general.
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President Joe Biden to deliver farewell address from Oval Office next week
The White House on Friday announced that the farewell address will take place next Wednesday, January 15, at 8 p.m. Eastern. He will also give a foreign policy speech from the State Department on Monday, January 13.
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Biden administration extends deportation protections for thousands of migrants
The extension now means that migrants from Ukraine, Sudan, and Venezuela, who are already in the United States under TPS, can remain in the U.S. until October of 2026, instead of this spring.
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Florida appeals court rules lawsuits against Parkland resource officer can go to trial
The Fourth District Court of Appeals did not give any reasoning in its ruling, but the decision was made by Judges Dorian Damoorgian, Spencer Levine and Alan Forst.
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New Orleans police release bodycam footage of New Year's shootout, says officers acted within policy
Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said the police officers, identified as Sgt. Nigel Daggs and Officers Christian Beyer and Jacobie Jordan, were "national heroes" who acted within law and department policy.
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About 10,000 buildings destroyed in LA wildfires, at least 10 people killed
President Joe Biden says the federal government will cover 100% of the costs for "180 days" for the initial disaster response.