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This is what the Homeland Security secretary has to say about his border record

By REBECCA SANTANA
Jan 14, 2025 5:58 am - In the waning days of the Biden administration, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended his agency's work to tamp down border-crossing numbers and argued ...
Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president's remarks

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jan 14, 2025 5:56 am - The criminal charges against Hunter Biden “were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics,” the prosecutor who led the probes said in a...
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, officials say

By SAMY MAGDY and WAFAA SHURAFA
Jan 14, 2025 5:54 am - Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediator Qatar said the negotiations were at the “closest point” yet to sealing a deal.
Company linked to Alex Jones doubles offer to buy Infowars after failed bankruptcy auction

By DAVE COLLINS
Jan 13, 2025 2:57 pm - A company linked to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is now offering over $7 million to buy his Infowars platforms, more than double what it proposed when it lost to The Onion satirical news outlet in a bankruptcy auction that was later voided by a judge, a lawyer in the case said Monday.
Biden’s administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback

By JOSH BOAK and MATT O'BRIEN
Jan 13, 2025 2:06 pm - The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries.
Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Jan 13, 2025 1:59 pm - The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.
Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden — despite the collapse of his forgiveness plan

By COLLIN BINKLEY
Jan 13, 2025 1:53 pm - Despite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen the cancellation of student loans for more than 5 million Americans — more than any other president in U.S. history.
Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Jan 13, 2025 1:48 pm - Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.
Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
Jan 13, 2025 12:34 pm - Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind his decision to bring criminal charges he believes would have resulted in a conviction had voters not returned Trump to the White House.
Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say

By VICTORIA EASTWOOD, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN
Jan 13, 2025 9:41 am - U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal hasn't been reached yet, officials said Monday.

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