U.S.

FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno

a not-so-great briton

Synagogue hostage-taking suspect was British

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 16, 2022

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Tragedy averted

Suspect dead and all hostages safe after FBI storms Texas synagogue

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Hostage situation

Report: Hostage-taker at at Texas synagogue

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yet another setback

Spotlight shifts to secretary of state races

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PowerPoint Faux Pas

Portland police presentation mocked 'dirty hippy' protesters

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There's snow time to lose!

Southern states brace for severe winter storms

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Too cool for school

Hundreds of students walk out of schools over Omicron concerns

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 15, 2022

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Briefing

The 2022 tax season, explained

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immigration

COVID cases among ICE detainees surge in 2022

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coming soon

You can order free COVID-19 tests from the government next week

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build a bridge

U.S. to fund over $27 billion in bridge repairs

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 14, 2022

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Damon Linker

Putin calls America's bluff

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DOJ on QRF

Oath Keepers planned to 'rapidly transport firearms' to Capitol on Jan. 6, DOJ alleges

President Biden speaks at the Atlanta University Center Consortium

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police reform

Report: Biden to soon sign executive actions on police reform

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meet the nominees

Biden set to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as Fed's top banking regulator

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denied

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects parole for Sirhan Sirhan

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no can do

Supreme Court blocks Biden's vaccine-or-testing mandate

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nonexistent

Washington health department met with COVID protests

Kevin McCarthy speaks at a December press conference

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 13, 2022

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IRS sos

The IRS is 'in crisis,' says new watchdog report

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empty chairs at empty desks

Teachers face tough decisions as attendance rates plummet

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not-so-lucky number

Past 12 months saw largest consumer price increase since 1982

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 12, 2022

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miracle!

4 people, including infant, survive helicopter crash outside Philadelphia

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Damon Linker

How to actually fix America's election problem

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The CDC now recommends...

Fauci and Walensky face Senate criticism over confusing COVID guidelines

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 11, 2022

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Damon Linker

Self-radicalizing conservatives?

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extreme quarantine

Texas mother who allegedly drove with COVID-positive son in trunk charged with child endangerment

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the financial aid cartel

Top universities illegally considered financial need in admissions, lawsuit claims

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the jinx

Robert Durst, real estate heir convicted of killing his friend, dies

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an election year is here

Voters' shifting political concerns ahead of midterms

Novak Djokovic plays in Croatia on Dec. 3, 2021

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: January 10, 2022