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Newly elected GOP congresswoman spread Capitol riot conspiracies and QAnon hashtags in now-deleted tweets

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Newly elected Republican Congresswoman Mayra Flores spread conspiracies on social media that the January 6 riot at the US Capitol was caused by members of the far-left group Antifa and repeatedly used a hashtag of the QAnon conspiracy theory in tweets that have since been removed. CNN’s KFile reviewed deleted tweets

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Russia is gaining advantage in eastern Ukraine as forces learn from earlier mistakes, US officials say

By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent Russian forces are gaining an advantage in eastern Ukraine as they learn from mistakes made during the earlier stages of their invasion of the country, including better coordinating air and ground attacks and improving logistics and supply lines, two US officials with direct knowledge of US intelligence assessments

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Russia is gaining advantage in eastern Ukraine as forces learn from earlier mistakes, US officials say

By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent Russian forces are gaining an advantage in eastern Ukraine as they learn from mistakes made during the earlier stages of their invasion of the country, including better coordinating air and ground attacks and improving logistics and supply lines, two US officials with direct knowledge of US intelligence assessments

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Watchdog says State Department and USAID are withholding information on Afghanistan withdrawal

By Kylie Atwood, CNN The State Department and United States Agency for International Development have not provided information to a government watchdog about the fall of the Afghan government during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, according to a letter from the watchdog’s director. The information has been required by multiple congressionally mandated audits,

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What Americans are saying about the Jan. 6 hearings

By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Before the congressional hearings this month, Franzetta Ivy offered private prayers for the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, hopeful that all Americans would watch the historic proceedings with open minds. “I prayed for the best outcome — that God’s will,

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Families of unlawfully detained Americans left with mixed emotions after Blinken tried to reassure them in call

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday did not promise a meeting with President Joe Biden for the families of Americans held hostage and wrongfully detained abroad, but he sought to assure them that the administration is making every effort to bring their loved ones home, according to

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