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Hegseth Defends Deadly Double Strike - Pentagon Under Fire

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended a controversial September follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat that reportedly killed survivors, prompting bipartisan questions, legal warnings and calls for congressional probes into possible war crimes

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1,400+ - Deaths in recent floods across Indonesia Sri Lanka and Thailand

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"I don’t want them in our country" — President Donald Trump

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"Congratulations to Matt Van Epps on his BIG Congressional WIN in the Great State of Tennessee. The Radical Left Democrats threw everything at him, including Millions of Dollars. Another great night for the Republican Party!!! President DJT"