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Secret Service documents handed over to January 6 committee show law enforcement discussed Capitol threats

By Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN Documents provided to the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection by the US Secret Service show that the agency and its law enforcement partners were aware of social media posts that contained violent language and threats aimed at lawmakers prior to the US Capitol attack.

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Pakistan summons US ambassador after Biden calls country ‘dangerous’ for having nuclear weapons

By Jonny Hallam, Kylie Atwood and Aliza Kassim Khalidi, CNN Pakistani officials said Saturday they had summoned the US ambassador to the country following recent comments made by President Joe Biden that doubted the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. Speaking at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Los Angeles on Thursday, Biden said Pakistan was “one

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January 6 panel asks Secret Service for information about contacts between agents and Oath Keeper members

By Whitney Wild, CNN Investigators with the House select committee probing the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol have asked the United States Secret Service for information about contacts between its agents and members of the far-right Oath Keepers group. The inquiry comes after it was revealed during court testimony that members of

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The Latino voter shift comes into focus in South Texas

By Boris Sanchez, CNN What first appeared as statistical noise is now becoming clearer: Historically left-leaning Latino voters are shifting toward the GOP, with the potential to swing major races come November’s midterm elections. And with razor-thin margins determining control of Congress, Hispanic communities where Donald Trump unexpectedly made gains in 2020 are coming into

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Biden administration authorizes $725 million in additional security assistance for Ukraine

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The Biden administration authorized an additional $725 million dollars in security aid for Ukraine Friday, as the country recovers from Russia’s recent barrage of missile attacks on civilian targets. The Presidential Drawdown includes “munitions, arms and equipment from US Department of Defense inventories,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a

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6 takeaways from the Wisconsin governor’s debate between Tony Evers and Tim Michels

By Eric Bradner and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin and his Republican challenger, Tim Michels, clashed in a debate Friday night over the swing state’s election administration, as Michels vowed to sign into law a series of restrictive voting measures that the incumbent has vetoed. The stylistic differences between the two

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DeSantis migrant relocation program planned to transport ‘100 or more’ to Delaware, Illinois, documents obtained by CNN show

By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant relocation program planned to transport “approximately 100 or more” migrants to Delaware and Illinois between September 19 and October 3, according to documents obtained by CNN through a public records request. The documents are memos sent to the Florida Department of Transportation’s state purchasing administrator

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Student loan forgiveness applications now open through beta mode website, Biden administration says

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration has opened the application process for Americans seeking student debt relief in a beta period starting Friday evening, officials told CNN, allowing applicants to begin signing up before the website is formally unveiled later this month. In August, President Joe Biden announced his decision to cancel up to

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