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'There's no end in sight': Mail delivery delays continue across the country

'There's no end in sight': Mail delivery delays continue across the country

The U.S. Postal Service is still digging out from under an avalanche of mail sent over the holidays. Plus, the system has been strained by the impact of COVID-19 and on its workflow and workforce.
by Quinn Klinefelter

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Global right-wing extremism networks are growing. The U.S. is just now catching up.

Global right-wing extremism networks are growing. The U.S. is just now catching up.

White supremacists are building international networks to spread their violent ideology. Efforts at transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation hit an obstacle: the politics of the Trump administration.

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Refugee resettlement coordinator is hopeful for what comes next under Biden

Refugee resettlement coordinator is hopeful for what comes next under Biden

Corine Dehabey runs a group that helps resettle refugees in Toledo, Ohio. She says her organization is "hopeful" and "excited" about Biden's plan to raise the number of refugees allowed into the U.S.
by James Doubek and Ari Shapiro

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Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot

Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot

An Associated Press review of records finds that veterans of President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful campaign had key roles in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. 
by The Associated Press

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Guard in DC forced to sleep in garages, sparking outcry

Guard in DC forced to sleep in garages, sparking outcry

Images of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington sparked new calls Friday for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police, now facing allegations that the agency evicted troops sent to help after its failure to stop rioting mobs two weeks ago.
by The Associated Press

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Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in U.S.

Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in U.S.

President Joe Biden has directed his intelligence community to study the threat of domestic extremism in the United States, an undertaking being launched weeks after a violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.
by The Associated Press

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Lloyd Austin confirmed as secretary of defense, becomes first Black Pentagon chief

Lloyd Austin confirmed as secretary of defense, becomes first Black Pentagon chief

Austin's near-unanimous confirmation came despite concerns raised on both sides of the aisle that he hadn't been out of uniform for the legally-mandated minimum seven-year period.
by Brakkton Booker

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Klobuchar on impeachment, COVID relief: Congress ‘should be able to do many things at once’

Klobuchar on impeachment, COVID relief: Congress ‘should be able to do many things at once’

As President Biden signs a flurry of executive orders and members of his administration move into their new desks, the specter of an impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump still looms.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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