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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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‘Winning decisively’: U.S. has largely defanged Iran’s military power despite negative press
Hegseth says “we’re winning decisively.” Pentagon says U.S. military is achieving its goals in its war against the Iranian regime.
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Senate Democrats block GOP attempt to tie transgender sports ban to voter ID bill
The amendment, introduced by Tommy Tuberville, sought to add language to the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act that would prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s sports.
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Trump reacts to death of former FBI director Robert Mueller: 'He can no longer hurt innocent people'
Mueller was special counsel for the Russia probe that took place during the first Trump administration
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Top House Republican asks GAO for formal review of ways bad actors exploit AI to support terrorism
"Violent extremists and other illicit actors—including but not limited to insiders who pose threats and malicious cyber actors—will inevitably seek inventive ways to exploit these emerging technologies to support a wide range of terrorist tactics and other criminal activities," Pfluger wrote
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Trump threatens to send ICE agents to U.S. airports amid DHS shutdown fight
"If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before," he wrote.
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Iran’s ability to threaten Strait of Hormuz has been 'degraded,' CENTCOM says
"My operational assessment continues to be Iran's combat capability is on the steady decline," says Adm. Brad Cooper
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FBI warns Russian hackers are targeting messaging apps like Signal
"The campaign targets individuals of high intelligence value, including current and former U.S. government officials, military personnel, political figures, and journalists," Patel says.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear mail-in ballots case Monday
The case, Watson v. RNC, challenges a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be received up to five days after Election Day, as long as the ballot is postmarked by Election Day. Fourteen states and the District of Columbia also allow mail-in ballots to be received after Election Day.
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Most voters say Trump hasn’t been successful in cleaning up ‘Deep State,’ poll finds
In response, 10% said very successful and 27% said somewhat successful
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Elon Musk offers to pay salaries of TSA employees during ongoing DHS shutdown
"I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country," Musk wrote on X.