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8:00 PM ET, November 27, 2025

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Reuters:
Live Updates: D.C. Shooting Suspect Worked With C.I.A.-Backed Units in Afghanistan, Officials Say  —  The C.I.A. said that the suspect, whom officials identified as a 29-year-old Afghan, came to the United States in 2021 after the American military withdrawal.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Republicans push to “deport them all” after D.C. shooting  —  Republicans are dramatically ramping up their anti-immigration rhetoric after the shooting of two National Guard members in D.C. by a suspect who is an Afghan national, with some calling to end Muslim immigration entirely and “deport every single Islamist.”
New York Times:
U.S. Reviews Biden Asylum Cases After Shooting  —  A Homeland Security Department spokeswoman accused the previous administration of failing to vet asylum applicants “on a massive scale.”  —  The Trump administration said on Thursday that it was reviewing all asylum cases that had been approved under …
New York Times:
Suspected Shooter Was in a ‘Zero Unit’ in Afghanistan.  Here's What We Know.  —  The units were backed by the C.I.A. and trained to conduct missions in Afghanistan during the U.S. war in the country.  —  The man suspected of shooting two National Guard members, Rahmanullah Lakanwal …
Associated Press:
Afghan national in custody after shooting of 2 National Guard members near White House  —  An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a time when the presence of troops in the nation's capital …
CNN:
Afghan national identified as suspect in National Guard shooting in DC.  Here's what we know  —  Gun violence Federal agencies US military Donald Trump  —  Two West Virginia National Guard members are in critical condition after a gunman opened fire near the White House the day before Thanksgiving …
Reuters:
Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump  — Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard members  — Trump administration blames Biden for vetting failures  — Afghan suspect granted asylum in April by Trump administration
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Trump announces National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuries after shooting  —  West Virginia National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom has died from her injuries after she and another soldier were shot Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced.  —  She was 20.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump admin cracks down on Afghan immigrants after National Guard shooting
New York Post:
Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to US in 2021 withdrawal, ID'd as alleged terrorist gunman in shooting of 2 National Guard members in DC
Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
D.C. shooting live updates
NBC News:
Trump says U.S. must ‘re-examine’ everyone who came from Afghanistan under Biden after National Guard shooting
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Alleged National Guard shooter worked with US government entities in Afghanistan, including CIA: Ratcliffe
Laura Romero / ABC News:
19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer  —  Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was deported to Honduras last week, documents show.  —  An agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) waits in a hallway outside of a courtroom at New York Federal …
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The Boston Globe:
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving.  She was deported instead.  —  Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was hoping to surprise her parents for Thanksgiving, but immigration agents detained her at Logan Airport last week  —  Immigration authorities detained …
Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times:
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles says ICE called her tribal ID ‘fake’  —  Elaine Miles was walking to a bus stop in Redmond to go to Target, she said, when four men wearing masks and vests with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement label stepped out of two black SUVs with no front plates and pressed her for her ID.
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Judge seeks to shield Epstein victims after dozens of names exposed in documents release  —  Lawyers representing hundreds of victims said dozens of their names appeared unredacted in documents and emails from DOJ and Epstein's estate released by Congress this month.
New York Times:
Here's What We Know About the National Guard Shooting Victims  —  The father of one of the West Virginia National Guard members said his daughter had a “mortal wound.”  A man at the other member's home asked for prayers for his son.  —  Two members of the West Virginia National Guard remained …
Amanda Chu / Politico:
Americans are buckling under medical bills.  It could get worse. … Financial assistance from the HealthWell Foundation, one of the largest charities in the country, is already 23 percent higher this year than all of last year.  Requests swamped the fund it launched this month …
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