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Coronavirus

'We can't win': Covid is devastating nursing homes. Some staff say they are unprotected.

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2020 Election

Flournoy could be first woman to run Pentagon, may pick many women for top roles

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Immigration

28 migrant children and their parents face deportation after refusing to be separated

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2020 Election

Biden picks Avril Haines as director of national intelligence

Investigations

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Coronavirus

Sick prisoner wrote 17 letters pleading to be freed. Covid silenced him.

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Donald Trump

On Jan. 20, Trump will lose a major perk. Here's what legal challenges await him.

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National Security

Biden faces a race against the clock for U.S. to rejoin Iran nuclear deal

Military

Nearly one out of four sailors from the Navy destroyer USS Michael Murphy test positive for Covid

Immigration

White House killed deal to pay for mental health care for migrant families separated at border

U.S. Coast Guard

Military

Covid-19 outbreak on Coast Guard vessel cuts counter-drug patrol short

Despite isolation and negative Covid-19 tests before departure, 11 crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton tested positive for the virus.

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Security

Trump fires head of U.S. election cybersecurity who debunked conspiracy theories

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Justice Department

U.S. drops drug case against former Mexican defense minister

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Military

Pentagon to cut troop levels to 2,500 in Afghanistan, Iraq

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National Security

Trump national security adviser Robert O'Brien says it looks like Biden has won

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World

After Trump, foreign allies wonder whether they can trust America, say former officials

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Politics News

Conservatives are fighting to limit Covid restrictions — and have succeeded in two states

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Justice Department

FBI wanted to arrest Epstein at Virgin Islands beauty pageant months before plea deal cut

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Military

Gen. Milley's wife saved vet who collapsed at Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington

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2020 Election

Is the outcome of the election really in doubt?

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Justice Department

California man charged with running 'virtual kidnapping' scam from a Mexican prison

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Justice Department

Justice Department probe ends with no action against prosecutors who oversaw Epstein deal

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National Security

Trump loyalists given top Pentagon roles after several officials resign after Esper's ouster

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Immigration

Biden's key immigration policies face uphill battle

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Africa

Labor Department lists mica mined in Madagascar in report on child labor

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Politics News

Ukraine police close Biden probe initiated by ousted prosecutor

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Donald Trump

'There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration,' Pompeo claims

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National Security

Biden not getting intelligence reports because Trump officials won't recognize him as president-elect

Tom Brenner / Reuters

2020 Election

DOJ's election crimes chief resigns post after Barr allows prosecutors to probe voter fraud claims

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National Security

Trump's firing of Esper raises concerns about national security during Trump's final days in office

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Immigration

Lawyers can't find the parents of 666 migrant children separated by Trump administration

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Business News

Judge orders Trump administration to reveal PPP loan data it sought to obscure

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2020 Election

The Russians have no need to spread misinformation. Trump and his allies are doing it for them

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Donald Trump

Defense Secretary Esper plans to help Congress draft legislation to strip bases of Confederate names

Omar Sobhani / Reuters

Military

Afghan security forces, civilians face surge in attacks, U.S. watchdog says

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Security

Military acknowledges taking cyber action against Russia, Iran prior to election

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2020 Election

Trump lashes out after FBI announces investigation of Biden bus incident