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Tulsi Gabbard speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief's nomination fight

By BYRON TAU BYRON TAU - Associated Press
Tue,01/28/25-11:05PM, 48 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of criticism.
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Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

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Tulsi Gabbard's views on Russia, Syria, Trump and government surveillance — in her own words

By DAVID KLEPPER DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Wed,01/29/25-12:34PM, 90 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — As an unconventional pick to lead the nation’s intelligence service, Tulsi Gabbard faced a barrage of questions about her past comments on Syria, Russia, foreign surveillance and President Donald Tru
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President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas

By MELISSA GOLDIN MELISSA GOLDIN - Associated Press
Wed,01/29/25-5:26PM, 100 Reads
During a signing ceremony Wednesday for the Laken Riley Act, President Donald Trump claimed that his administration had "identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas."
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Members of the FBI work on Orleans Street and Bourbon Street by St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter near where a suspicious package was detonated during the investigation of a truck crashing into pedestrians on Bourbon Street Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. The suspect was also seen leaving the rolling cooler by the corner of the red building which contained the package that was previously detonated. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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NFL confident in Super Bowl security plan in wake of New Orleans terror attack

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,01/29/25-5:16PM, 121 Reads
The NFL's security chief projected confidence in the league's security plans as New Orleans prepares to host the Feb. 9 Super Bowl in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 14 people there on New Year’s Day.
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