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VP Vance warns Iran that 'violence will be met with violence' after Iran, US strikes
Vance maintained that the U.S. has kept its part of the ceasefire, even as the U.S. accused Iran of violating its side of the agreement which was signed by both countries last week to end the fighting and reopen the strait.
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US sends search and rescue teams to Venezuela to help with earthquake recovery
Los Angeles County said it is sending 71 members and six K9 teams from its Fire Department, Public Works and Health Department to join the State Department's team for Venezuela.
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US military strikes Iranian missile, drone storage locations
The strike was in response to an Iranian attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday evening.
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Hegseth warns US will be 'busy tonight' hitting Iran hard in retaliation for downed helicopter
The U.S. launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday evening in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter on Monday. The conflict in the Middle East has been in a state of nominal ceasefire for weeks.
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FBI arrests seven people for allegedly threatening University of Michigan officials
Patel said the indictment alleges the conspirators engaged in a coordinated campaign that sought to pressure university officials to cut ties with Israel after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel in 2023.
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Congress brings key figures to Hill over federal exemption allowing NFL to reap billions in TV deals
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, perhaps the most central figure in deals that are resulting to football fans having to spend hundreds more a season to watch games on TV, declined to testify.
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ActBlue CEO invokes the Fifth Amendment multiple times in House testimony
Wallace-Jones invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to testify 22 times in response to questions from House Republicans, according to a tally from the New York Times, and has maintained that invoking the Fifth did not indicate she had anything to hide.
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Dershowitz says he wants 'complete transparency' if he testifies in House Oversight's Epstein probe
Dershowitz said he has not received a letter about his potential testimony but that if he is called to testify, then he wants it “videotaped, under oath and open to the public. I want complete transparency.”
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'Secret Mission': Trump reveals 100M barrels of oil have cleared Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz has seen considerable disruptions to maritime shipping due to the ongoing Iran war.
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Trump fumes over media non-coverage of Iran blockade
His comments come in the wake of Iran shooting down a U.S. Apache helicopter and an American response.
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Bill Gates arrives on Capitol Hill for closed-door House interview about his relationship to Epstein
Gates has called his relationship with Epstein a "mistake" and that he regrets ever knowing him.
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DOJ launches investigation into allegations of unconstitutional gun permit standards in Philadelphia
“Law-abiding Americans, regardless of where they live, should not have to worry that their city will revoke their means of self-defense," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said.
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Key senator presses to term limit parliamentarian, clear possible path for election law
Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has been in Trump’s crosshairs since she ruled the Save America Act was not covered by the Byrd Rule.