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US military carries out strikes in southern Iran: Report
The official described the strikes, which occurred near the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, as defensive because the drones presented a threat to U.S. forces near the Strait of Hormuz and commercial shipping in the area.
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Democrat Al Green warns Trump that he will 'hear from me again' after election loss
Green reminded Trump in a post on social media that he would still be in the lower chamber through January and therefore the president had not seen the last from him, after Trump claimed he would "miss" Green waving his cane at him.
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Missouri Supreme Court rejects NAACP challenge to special session of state legislature
The Missouri Constitution states that on extraordinary occasions, the governor may convene the General Assembly by proclamation, where he must state specific actions for lawmakers to consider.
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Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," Biden says
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Trump demands FBI retain all information on the shuttering of its DEI office, alleges corruption
Trump claimed that the DEI office, which the FBI actually calls the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), should never have been opened and alleged that it was closed before his return because of corruption within the bureau.
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China to send vice president to Trump inauguration instead of President Xi
Trump initially invited Xi to the inauguration, which will feature other world leaders or their representatives, but was rejected last month. He promised to send a high-ranking official in his stead, but China's Vice President Han Zheng is considered more of a figurehead.
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Joe Biden will not enforce TikTok ban on final day in office: Report
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the matter soon, but it is not clear if they will do so by the Sunday deadline. If Biden does not enforce the ban, it will leave the enforcement up to President-elect Donald Trump.
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Car plunges into Potomac river after crashing on Arlington Memorial Bridge
"Vehicle into Potomac River beneath the Arlington Memorial bridge," D.C.'s Fire and EMS said on X. "Vehicle submerged. In process of transporting divers out to scene. Vehicle came off the bridge after collision with another vehicle."
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Marine fights to maintain custody of adopted girl saved by Army Rangers from Afghan battlefield
An Afghan couple has argued the girl rescued by Army Rangers and adopted by a Marine is their relative and that she should be in their custody, instead.
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‘No tax on tips’ act introduced in the Senate
With bipartisan support and the president’s backing, the bill seems on its way to becoming law.
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Judge upholds Trump protections for religious student groups that Biden waited too long to reverse
Biden's Department of Education delayed Secular Student Alliance lawsuit for three years as it developed regulation to erase Trump's, then threw presumptive ally under the bus by defending lawfulness of Trump's regulation.
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Cybersecurity agency failed to follow its own policy securing a critical system: watchdog says
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, has also faced scrutiny for its role forming a group accused of spurring social media censorship in the 2020 election.
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Trump nominates intelligence official for Air Force secretary
Trump previously nominated businessman John Phelan for Secretary of the Navy, and Army Veteran and Yale Law School graduate Daniel Driscoll for Army Secretary.