NEW: Kurt Campbell, the No. 2 State Department official, met with Niger’s Prime Minister today & *accepted his demand that U.S. troops withdraw from the West African country* a move the US has long resisted that will transform Washington’s counterterrorism posture in West Africa

Q&A: Phish's Trey Anastasio on playing the Sphere, and keeping the creativity going after 40 years apnews.com/article/phish-…

U.S. Embassy staffer who died in Israel was Army intelligence officer

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Scoop: The U.S. has quietly approved more than 100 foreign military sales to Israel since Oct. 7, amounting to thousands of PGMs, small diameter bombs, bunker busters & other lethal aid despite stated concerns about Israel's conduct in the war 🧵washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Yulia, a young Ukrainian mother, fled Russia's invasion for the relative safety of her husband's hometown: Gaza City. Now she and her family are sick, injured and waiting for death to come, trapped in Gaza as the war rages. Hannah Allam Anastacia Galouchka
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SCOOP: Pentagon, under scrutiny, halts work with condemned foreign militaries - from me and ⁦Alex Horton⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

News: The Pentagon, facing scrutiny, abruptly halted plans to train with the militaries of several countries either involved in the overthrow of democratic governments or accused of human rights violations.

Via Abigail Hauslohner & Alex Horton

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A visibly angry Donald Trump took the witness stand in New York on Thursday, delivering a few minutes of testimony before walking out of court in a huff, declaring, “This is not America.”

Via Shayna Jacobs Devlin Barrett “Mark Berman”

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Smith said she encountered a youngster whom she would later learn was 11 years old. The boy pointed a gun at her and demanded her car key.

As carjackings rise, food delivery drivers navigate harrowing risks

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Bill Iffrig, Runner in Iconic Boston Marathon Bombing Photo, Dies at 89

Mr. Iffrig had run in more than 50 marathons but gained national attention in 2013 for being photographed after the blast knocked him to the ground. nytimes.com/2024/01/20/us/…

EXCLUSIVE: The secret history of the Air Force One shadow fleet. Defense One has assembled the most comprehensive history of four Boeing 757s that the Air Force doesn't acknowledge exist
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US personnel recovered Iranian-made missile warheads and parts likely bound for Yemen in the boarding mission that left two SEALs lost at sea washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

This account of the events surrounding Austin’s hospitalization is based on interviews with more than 10 White House and Pentagon officials, and close scrutiny of the record made public by the administration.

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How Lloyd Austin’s medical mystery ignited a firestorm: Our in-depth look at inside the secure calls, the hidden diagnosis, the scrambling to push for more disclosure — and who knew what and when. Latest w/Missy Ryan Dan Lamothe: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

NEW: Lloyd Austin’s secretive hospitalization has caused a potentially damaging distraction for President Biden as he seeks reelection & unleashed a fierce debate over privacy. Inside the firestorm

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'What ensued was an extraordinary rescue operation, executed deep within the bombed-out Palestinian enclave after several days of intensive negotiations between the U.S. and Israeli governments.'

Our story on a daring mission hatched by SOAA - Special Operations Association of America in Gaza

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Inside the daring plot to rescue an American soldier's mother from Gaza || my latest from The Washington Post with the great Dan Lamothe
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