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Exclusive - Officials told to pause all asylum decisions in wake of National Guard shooting - The Trump administration on Friday directed officials to pause all asylum decisions in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C. 9H ago

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No West Virginia Guard troops deployed in D.C. have asked to leave, governor says -- "I haven't heard of anyone step back," Gov. Patrick Morrisey told CBS News in an interview. "They wanted to stay. They wanted to complete the mission and serve their state and country."

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Trump says he will pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez -- In March of last year, Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted in U.S. court of conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. He had served two terms as the leader of the Central American nation of roughly 10 million people.

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Trump says he's canceling all Biden orders signed using an autopen -- "Any document signed" by Biden with an autopen "is hereby terminated," President Trump said.

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Trump targets Walz with slur, attacks Omar and Somali community -- In an invective posted to the Truth Social platform on Thanksgiving, President Trump used a slur for people with intellectual disabilities to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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Investigators probe suspect's background in D.C. National Guard shooting -- A National Guard member died in the wake of the shooting near the White House, President Trump said.

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Trump says he will suspend immigration from all "Third World Countries" -- In a social media post, President Trump wrote that he "will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover."

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Second National Guard member shot in D.C. is "fighting for his life," Trump says -- President Trump said Thursday evening that Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuries in the Washington, D.C., shooting, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was "fighting for his life."

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Trump administration orders green card "reexamination" from "countries of concern" -- The review comes after an Afghan national who arrived in the U.S. in 2021 was arrested in the shooting of two National Guard members. -- Nov 27

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Trump celebrating Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago -- On Wednesday night, two members of the National Guard were shot near the White House​. -- Nov 27

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Trump admin. pauses immigration applications from Afghans after National Guard shooting -- Federal immigration authorities said Wednesday they have paused processing requests from Afghan nationals, after a man from Afghanistan was identified as the suspect in the D.C. National Guard shooting. -- Nov 27

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D.C. National Guard shooting suspect worked with CIA in Afghanistan -- A 29-year-old Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been identified as the suspected shooter in the ambush that killed one National Guard member and wounded another in D.C., officials say.

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Judges allow North Carolina to use House map drawn in bid to give GOP another seat -- Federal judges have allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map designed to give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat. -- Nov 26

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Trump admin. sending 500 more Guard troops to D.C. after shooting, Hegseth says -- The Trump administration plans to deploy another 500 members of the National Guard to the streets of Washington, D.C., Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced, hours after two service members were shot. -- Nov 27

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GOP-led Indiana legislature to reconvene on redistricting, pushing for 9-0 map -- Indiana is represented in Congress by 7 Republicans and 2 Democrats, but GOP leaders are pushing for redistricting that could result in a 9-0 map. -- Nov 26

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