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Democratic senator accuses Trump of playing politics with aviation safety during shutdown
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Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack sentenced to 15 years
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Federal terrorism charge filed against a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on Chicago train
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Trump urges Treasury Secretary Bessent to take Federal Reserve job
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