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  1. World · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Witkoff and Kushner head into the Kremlin to brief Putin on the Abu Dhabi talks; Kremlin aide says no position worked out yet
  2. World · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTZelenskyy says Starshield speed limits are back across Ukraine's front line, letting some Russian drone strikes through
  3. World · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTXi says Taiwan "reunification" must happen as 29 Chinese military aircraft patrol around the island
  4. World · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTSalvadoran-backed air assault destroys Haiti gang headquarters as search for four missing troops goes on
  5. White House · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTVance emerges as lead Iran negotiator and weighs face-to-face talks with Tehran's security chief; Iranian adviser says request was rejected
  6. White House · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTBorder czar Homan says a 2,000-person caravan won't be released into the U.S.: "the White House is red, bright red"
  7. White House · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTDHS: Illegal immigrant with assault record dragged and struck ICE officer with his car outside Chicago; arrested a day later
  8. White House · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTUpdate: DHS says twice-deported United cockpit suspect was granted asylum after claiming he feared being killed as transgender
  9. White House · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTDOJ warns Sen. Blumenthal his ballroom-donor probe threatens Americans' freedom of association, orders him to preserve records
  10. Supreme Court · Thu, Nov 12 · 6 AM CTJustices signal possible new limits on agencies fining businesses in-house; Friday conference weighs Trump's asylum ban
  11. Breaking World · Thu, Nov 12World News Update: SpaceX launches USSF-627 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California; U.S. envoys meet Putin at the Kremlin
  12. Breaking World · Wed, Nov 11World News Update: SpaceX set to launch USSF-627 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California; Brooklyn building collapse kills 2
  13. World · Wed, Nov 11 · 5 PM CTIran hits shipping navigation systems on Oman's Didamar island in the Strait of Hormuz, sources tell Reuters
  14. World · Wed, Nov 11 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Abu Dhabi talks end with prisoner-swap deal but "no trust"; Kushner and Witkoff see Putin in Moscow Thursday
  15. World · Wed, Nov 11 · 5 PM CTRussia's ambassador to the U.S., Alexander Darchiev, dies "suddenly" at 66
  16. World · Wed, Nov 11 · 5 PM CTItaly evacuates hundreds of schools as emailed bomb threats hit more than 6,000 schools; UK and Irish schools targeted too
  17. World · Wed, Nov 11 · 5 PM CTWinter heating bills to rise 7.1% on average, with Northeast heating-oil users facing a 70% jump tied to the Iran war
  18. White House · Wed, Nov 11 · 5 PM CTUpdate: At Arlington, Trump says "America did not start a war with Iran" and promises a "total victory" soon
  19. White House · Wed, Nov 11 · 5 PM CTWhite House counsel warns incoming Oversight chairman on subpoena "threats"; Rep. Garcia fires back
  20. White House · Wed, Nov 11 · 5 PM CTTreasury Secretary Bessent moves to military housing after Iran-linked threat, at least the fifth Trump official to do so