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“I'm going to look to the future. I've learned a great deal and a very large slice of humble pie

George Santos maintains his prosecution was political, says he’s had a ‘very large slice of humble pie’

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former Rep. George Santos, fresh off his release from prison after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence on Friday night, dismissed his critics, telling CNN he’s focused on the future after eating a “very large slice of humble pie” during his time behind bars. Santos, who had been

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Marines listen to Vice President JD Vance speak at the 250th anniversary celebration of the United States Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton

Vance celebrates Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary with California event that sparks back-and-forth with Newsom

By Isabelle D’Antonio, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps on Saturday at a California event that drew some pushback from Gov. Gavin Newsom over a live artillery demonstration. The Camp Pendleton demonstration, which the Marines called the largest in a decade in

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The US Navy warship USS Sampson docks in Panama City on August 30

US releasing survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel to their home countries

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The US released the two survivors of Thursday’s military strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia, President Donald Trump said Saturday. Trump said it was his “great honor” to destroy a drug-carrying “submarine” with “four known narcoterrorists

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Trump and Maduro are both amassing military forces as tensions build in the Caribbean

By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Zachary Cohen, Ines Capdevila, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump weighs military action inside Venezuela, building up forces in the Caribbean and flying B-52 bombers off the country’s coast this week, Nicolás Maduro is responding in kind, repositioning troops, mobilizing “millions” of militia and denouncing US activity in the region –

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President Donald Trump speaks during world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war in Sharm el-Sheikh

Trump seeks to build on momentum from Gaza deal in a busy diplomatic week

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — These are busy days for Steve Witkoff. The real estate developer-turned-Swiss Army Knife diplomat (officially the special presidential envoy for peace missions) was sitting in the galleries of the Israeli Knesset on Monday, listening as President Donald Trump basked in the newly brokered ceasefire-for-hostages deal, when his boss reminded

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Former US attorney Alex Acosta

Trump’s former labor secretary Alex Acosta defends handling of controversial Epstein plea deal

By Annie Grayer, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The former US attorney who negotiated a controversial 2008 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein defended that agreement in a closed-door interview with House investigators last month, according to a transcript of the interview released by lawmakers. Alex Acosta, the former US attorney from the Southern District of

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