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Pentagon inks 10-year deal with Lockheed for hundreds of F35 Lightning II jets
In addition to producing the jets, Lockheed will procure initial spare parts and modification kits, and sustain the global F-35 fleet, under the agreement.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move from her DC home following raid: 'can't continue to live there'
The Minnesota Democrat, who is the mother to one teenager and two adults, said that her address has been made public, and she's faced death threats.
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Trump says he has directed Pentagon to use Cold War era Defense Production Act for oil production
The president said the department will release $150 million to increase American refining capacity and produce more diesel and more gasoline.
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Five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash
All six passengers and the pilot died when the aircraft crashed in the foothills of Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County.
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Trump claims US 'way ahead' of China in artificial intelligence race
Trump claimed the U.S. is number one in cryptocurrency, AI and prediction markets and that China is ranked number two.
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Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez accused of sexual assault after he claimed encounter was 'consensual'
"We fully expect that the House Committee on Ethics will come to the same conclusion in its investigation," the lawyers said.
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Alaska Republican Begich outpaces fellow senators with 6 bills passed, signed into law in first term
Not including minor bills that rename buildings and the like, most House lawmakers never introduce a bill that gets signed into law.
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Trump pauses Canada tariffs shortly before they were scheduled to take effect
Trump said he has paused the tariffs for three days "based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!"
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A US Navy destroyer was stranded in South China Sea without power for four days
The USS Benfold lost power from July 24 to July 28 and was towed to the Philippines where power was restored. During those four days, the ship lost its air conditioning, galleys, toilets and showers.
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Former Fauci adviser David Morens pleads guilty to conspiracy
The Justice Department brought the case against Morens in April, which accused the former senior scientific adviser at the NIAID of committing conspiracy against the U.S., destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal or mutilation of records; and aiding and abetting.
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Vance to tout Trump administration's economic agenda in home state amid midterm push
The speech comes as the vice president is expected to hit the campaign trail to stump for Republican candidates ahead of the November elections.
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Justice Department charges NYC man with federal hate crimes for attack at Manhattan synagogue
The DOJ said Larry Montes has been charged with two counts of committing hate crimes in connection with his race- and religious-based assaults of a congregant and a security guard during last week's Shabbat service.
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Pelosi, Democrats kept Swalwell on Intel Committee despite FBI warnings
Liaisons dangereuses: Swalwell admitted to an intimate relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, while he still sat on the House Intelligence Committee. The FBI had warned Democratic leadership about the risks years before he was removed from the seat.