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Rubio to meet Caribbean leaders this week in Saint Kitts and Nevis
The meeting is expected to begin Wednesday in St. Kitts and Nevis and conclude Friday, though it is not clear if the secretary will be there for the full meeting.
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Pentagon changes tune on ROTOR Act as House takes up legislation
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the current legislation does not include certain provisions the War Department shared with the Senate, but that the department still supports “the intent and objectives of the legislation.”
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Johnson says he is working with House leaders to sort out seating for US Olympic men's hockey team
The scramble comes after President Donald Trump invited the team to his speech after they won gold against Canada in Italy on Sunday. The president also invited the Women's Hockey team, but they declined over other obligations.
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U.S. House investigating nonworking Border Patrol surveillance cameras
Recently leaked Border Patrol memo revealed roughly 150 out of 500 cameras positioned on surveillance towers along the southwest border aren’t working.
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Trump campaign slams release of additional evidence in January 6 case
Trump's team asked Chutkan to delay the release, but Chutkan said the request did not satisfy the requirements for keeping it sealed, and that Trump's team had ample time to file a rebuttal to the evidence by the existing Nov. 7 deadline.
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New report IDs groups in US allegedly promoting pro-Iranian propaganda, one met with Kamala Harris
Report by George Washington University researchers includes Vice President Kamala Harris interacting, perhaps unknowingly, with one alleged operative
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Judge Chutkan in special prosecutor Jack Smith's Trump probe unseals more docs ahead of election
"If the court withheld information that the public otherwise had a right to access solely because of the potential political consequences of releasing it, that withholding could itself constitute — or appear to be — election interference," the judge argued.
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Biden administration invokes wartime power after IV shortage from Hurricane Helene
IV fluid manufacturer Baxter said the rain from Helene damaged its plant in North Cove, North Carolina
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Biden-Harris admin. hasn't provided Congress with status of lost unaccompanied minors: Grassley
Grassley's office said the reports are "overdue," noting in a press release that the "current administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) hasn’t completed a single annual report on its immigration-related expenditures, policies or statistics since taking office."
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McConnell in 2020 privately called Trump ‘stupid as well as being ill-tempered,’ new book says
The biography will be released Oct. 29, shortly before the Nov. 5 election.
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Judge denies Trump's request to delay publication of evidence in January 6 case until after election
The seal will be lifted on Friday, and will include redacted exhibits that accompanied Smith's previous briefing on the case. The exhibits could include evidence like grand jury transcripts and other texts.
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers opposes increased federal control over National Guard
Title 32 of U.S. Code gives governors power over National Guard personnel in their respective states.
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Ryan Routh asks judge to recuse herself from Trump assassination attempt case
Attorneys for Routh, who is the sole suspect in the assassination attempt on Trump at a golf course in Palm Beach, Florida, said Cannon's reputation when it comes to Trump could create an appearance of partiality.