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Agents with Homeland Security Investigations visited the offices of several Washington, D.C.-area nonprofit groups that provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children, several groups told @ABC News. abcnews.link/232q556
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BREAKING: The Department of Justice has signed off on Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying in a statement that it found the $111 billion media megadeal "is not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers." abcnews.link/z1kEf7m
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BREAKING: The Department of Justice has signed off on Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying in a statement that it found the $111 billion media megadeal "is not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers." abcnews.link/g8vU4I3
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A senior administration official on Friday laid out elements of a potential short-term agreement between the U.S. and Iran, which could usher in formal negotiations to end the war between the two countries. abcnews.link/trFUj9b
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JUST IN: The White House can host an Ultimate Fighting Championship on the South Lawn this weekend, a federal judge ruled. abcnews.link/ZhDjpyU
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BREAKING: A federal judge has denied the Department of Justice's request to lift an order requiring the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. abcnews.link/n8nYyTB
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President Trump pushed back against Iran on Friday, calling Iran’s alleged attack of an Indian ship leaving the Strait of Hormuz "unacceptable." "They better get their act together, and FAST," Trump warned in a post on social media. abcnews.link/rnTdhSA
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U.S. Park Police is investigating what it is calling vandalism after the numbers 86 and 47 were found marked in the grass on the National Mall, not far from the site of President Trump's UFC Freedom 250 event this weekend. abcnews.link/ped25qW
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was surprised by President Trump's social media post about an imminent deal, according to a source familiar with the matter. Israel was not looped into the approval process, according to the source. abcnews.link/my9MVwv
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Social Security's trust fund that pays retiree and survivor benefits is expected to begin running low on money earlier than previously expected, leading to questions from Americans who rely on the benefits for their living expenses. abcnews.link/dWH2Fe8
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UFC Freedom 250 has been designated a Special Event Assessment Review 1 event, like the Super Bowl, Indianapolis 500, Kentucky Derby and college football games, according to the Department of Homeland Security. abcnews.link/qzuk5CB
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The Trump administration has put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. abcnews.link/g9v6fb1
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JUST IN: President Trump said that he is nominating the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. abcnews.link/t9YWgnR
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NEW: President Trump said that he is nominating the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. abcnews.visitlink.me/yFcrIf
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JUST IN: A partial lockdown at the Pentagon implemented in response to a potential air quality issue has been lifted after no hazards were found, according to the Pentagon's chief spokesman. abcnews.link/PGGb3Lm
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JUST IN: President Trump said he has "cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran" Thursday evening based on discussions with Iran that have been approved by "the highest level of Iranian leadership." abcnews.link/iykHROa
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Vance Boelter, the man charged in the attacks against Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, changed his plea to guilty in his federal case on Thursday, according to ABC Minneapolis affiliate KSTP. abcnews.link/oNsLsQX
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LATEST: The Pentagon went into a shelter-in-place Thursday as officials locked down multiple floors and hallways in response to a potential air hazard situation, according to three officials. abcnews.link/CKapZGy
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NEW: Authorities responded to a "hazardous materials incident" at the Pentagon on Thursday, according to Arlington County fire officials. abcnews.link/ZOEt8C5
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