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U.S. Military Carries Out Lethal Strike on Vessel in Eastern Pacific

U.S. forces conducted a targeted strike against a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean that killed two people, marking the first lethal American engagement in the region in months and raising questions about the operation’s objectives and the identity of those targeted.
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California Billionaires Pour More Than $150 Million Into Fight Over Proposed Wealth Tax
Hedge Fund Leaders Criticize Treasury Bond Buyback Strategy as Debt Markets Shift
House Republican Campaign Chairman Faces Ethics Complaint Over Use of Floor Recordings
California Governor Gavin Newsom Sues Trump Administration Over Mail-In Voting Order
U.S. Military Carries Out Lethal Strike on Vessel in Eastern Pacific
Pro-Israel Democrats Gain Key House Foreign Affairs Committee Posts Despite Progressive Opposition
Justice Department Says Kennedy Center Needs Trump-Backed Renovation Plan to Avoid Financial Collapse
U.S. Immigration Agents Expand Detention and Electronic Monitoring of Haitian Migrants in Ohio
Federal Judge Clears Path for U.S. to End Temporary Protected Status for More Than Five Thousand Ethiopians
U.S. Sanctions International Criminal Court Leaders in Escalation Over Legal Scrutiny
Pentagon Reviews U.S. Military Presence in Persian Gulf After Iranian Strikes
U.S. Justice Department Unseals Cyber Espionage Charges Against Seventeen Linked to Iranian Hackers
Trump Administration Plans to Revoke Visas for About Two Hundred Thousand Asylum Seekers
Trump Administration Moves to Permanently Impose One Hundred Thousand Dollar H-1B Visa Fee
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Supreme Court Gives Trump Administration Interim Victory in Mail-In Voting Fight
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U.S. Personnel Office Finalizes Rules Making It Easier to Dismiss Probationary Federal Workers
FBI Seizes Electronic Devices From Former Congressman Eric Swalwell in Misconduct Investigation
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