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Republicans press Biden administration on use of Chinese comms equipment near US military installations

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Top Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are pressing the Biden administration on the use of Chinese-made telecommunications equipment near sensitive US military installations, in a signal of what the powerful committee may pursue if the GOP claims the House in November. Rep. James Comer, the ranking member, and Rep.

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Exclusive: Bob Woodward releasing new audiobook ‘The Trump Tapes’ with eight hours of recorded interviews

By Jamie Gangel, Elizabeth Stuart and Jeremy Herb, CNN During a December 2019 Oval Office interview with then-President Donald Trump, Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward asked whether his bellicose rhetoric toward North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had been intended to drive Kim to the negotiating table. “No. No. It was designed for whatever reason,

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Trump’s company charged Secret Service ‘exorbitant’ hotel rates to protect the first family, House committee report says

By Zachary Cohen and Kara Scannell, CNN The Trump Organization charged the Secret Service “exorbitant rates” — upwards of $1.4 million over four years — to protect the former President and his family at properties they owned, according to documents released by the House Oversight Committee on Monday. The committee found that the Trump Organization

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Ron Johnson’s campaign paid law firm associated with January 6 false elector scheme for ‘recount consulting,’ per FEC records

By Donald Judd, CNN Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson‘s Senate campaign has paid over $20,000 to a Wisconsin-based law firm that played a role in former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state, paying the firm for “legal consulting,” including efforts for a possible recount, Federal Election Commission records show. Per

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US trying to speed up delivery of key air defense systems to Ukraine after Russia’s Iranian-supplied drone attacks

By Barbara Starr and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US Defense Department is trying to speed up the delivery of two advanced surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine as Russia has increasingly used Iranian-supplied drones that explode on impact to pummel Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. The Pentagon’s effort is just the latest evidence of a newly

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