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Vance begins talks in Switzerland with Iran to end war by saying US wants to 'transform' Middle East
Vance arrived with a diplomatic corps that includes White House envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
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Vance arrives in Switzerland to resume talks with Iran, Pakistan negotiators to end war
The sides have 60 days to finalize the deal, signed last week.
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Vance set to arrive in Switzerland ahead of negotiations with Iran
Ahead of Vance's departure, President Trump reiterated his longstanding promise: that negotiations will end with Iran giving up its nuclear program.
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Democrat congresswoman files civil suit to remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center
"Because Congress named the center by statute, changing the Kennedy Center's name requires an act of Congress," Rep. Joyce Beatty's lawsuit said
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Georgia committees urge Raffensperger to cooperate with Justice Department
Raffensperger, not in attendance of the election board on Thursday, is refusing to turn over the information saying it would violate state law.
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FBI investigates former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay's death: report
Jim Irsay, 65, died in May while vacationing at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California
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NYT allows Strzok to mislead on watchdog’s Crossfire Hurricane findings in attack on Kash Patel
NYT published a critical story on “A Year Inside Kash Patel’s FBI.” The article contained several factual errors, but never seemed to challenge -- or even research -- Strzok's false allegations. A simple review of public records could have avoided that.
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State Department leads inspections of foreign research stations in Antarctica
The team inspected two of Australia's stations, China’s Zhongshan station, India’s Bharati station, and Russia’s Progress station, according to the department.
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You Vote: The Jack Smith hearing drew a clear line between 2 narratives for J6. What do you think?
Smith made this defense in defiance of House Republicans, who assert Smith was primarily motivated by politics in his prosecution of the former president and Republican presidential candidate.
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Zelensky indicates territorial issue in Ukraine war remains unsolved after discussion with Trump
Trump also characterized the meeting as "good," telling reporters that ending the war in Europe was an "ongoing process."
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House approves federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security through September
The stand-alone appropriations bill was passed in a bipartisan 220-207 split. The House is still expected to vote on a package of the final three appropriation bills later Thursday.
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House passes final government funding bills, sending them to Senate ahead of shutdown deadline
The final four bills will now go to the Senate, which is currently on a one-week recess. The Senate still has to pass six of its 12 annual appropriations bills.
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Vance expresses optimism for better cooperation between federal, local law enforcement in Minnesota
The vice president suggested that a lack of cooperation between state and local partners is part of the reason for some of the problems in the city, but that conversations with local officials left him optimistic about improved coordination.