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James Erdman testifies on Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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The MV Ocean Trader. (Credit: David Kozdron)
The MV Ocean Trader, a clandestine forward operating base for US special operations troops, h...
THE REVOLUTIONISTS: THE STORY OF THE EXTREMISTS WHO HIJACKED THE 1970s, by Jason Burke
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Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo, questions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about his relationship with attorney Tim Parlatore.
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Kurt Olsen, the White House’s Director of Election Security, arguing an election lawsuit brought on behalf of Kari Lake before the Arizona...
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