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Norwegian guard at US Embassy in Oslo arrested over allegations of spying for Russia and Iran
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Matt Gaetz says he’s not returning to Congress next year
Trump’s hush money sentencing is postponed indefinitely, judge says
Sen. Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Republican Dave McCormick
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Facts First

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In this January 20, 2017 photo, then-President Donald Trump signs an executive order commanding federal agencies to try to waive or delay requirements of former President Barack Obama's health-care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives a keynote speech during the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center July 26 in Nashville.
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RFK Jr. compared Trump to Hitler and praised descriptions of his supporters as ‘Nazis’
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