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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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Alleged National Guard shooter worked with US government entities in Afghanistan, including CIA: Ratcliffe  —  Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with the CIA while serving as a member of a partner force in Kandahar  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Afghan national accused of shooting …
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 …
NBC News:
Trump says U.S. must ‘re-examine’ everyone who came from Afghanistan under Biden after National Guard shooting  —  Shortly after the president's remarks, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was halting the processing of immigration requests for Afghan nationals.
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  —  Warning: Graphic image below.  —  The crazed gunman who shot two National Guard troops in a possible terror attack near the White House Wednesday …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
National Guard shooter faces assault charges as CIA ties emerge … Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were sworn in less than 24 hours before the 29-year-old Afghan national opened fire just blocks from the White House, according to Pirro.  Both have undergone surgery for their injuries.
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.”
Discussion: Washington Times and NewsMax.com
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 …
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump admin cracks down on Afghan immigrants after National Guard shooting … - The Trump administration says the suspect arrived under former President Biden's “Operation Allies Welcome” program, which was designed to support vulnerable Afghan refugees following the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Reuters:
Shooting suspect drove across country to target National Guard members: Officials  —  The two wounded National Guard members remain in critical condition.  —  U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and other authorities about the shooting …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Suspect in National Guard shooting near White House had helped CIA
Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
D.C. shooting live updates
Kerry Breen / CBS News:
2 National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C.; suspect in custody identified as Afghan national
Washington Post:
Live updates 2 National Guard members shot in D.C. near White House
Associated Press:
Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says
Cameron Peters / Vox:
The National Guard shooting in DC, briefly explained
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Suspected gunman in DC National Guard shooting identified as Afghan national
Chuck Ross / The Washington Free Beacon:
Suspect in DC Ambush of 2 National Guardsmen Is Afghan National Who Entered US During Biden Admin
Politico:
2 National Guard troops critically wounded in shooting near White House
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump Admin to Escalate D.C. Military Takeover After Two National Guard Members Shot
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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump, After Call With China's Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on Taiwan  —  Japan, a U.S. ally that had angered China on Taiwan, found the message worrying  —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping was angry, and President Trump was listening.  —  Days after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi outraged China …
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Dan Rather / Steady:
Clown Car Diplomacy  —  Maybe Trump's developer friends should stick to real estate  —  We tend to digest the news in small bites because, as has been said, the news is the first draft of history.  But sometimes we need to step back and take a look at the wide shot to understand the broader implications of what is going on and why.
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Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia's Side?
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 …
CNN:
A mother was taken into custody by ICE.  Then the public learned of her family tie to the White House  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew arrested by ICE  —  Immigration Federal agencies South America
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
The British Public Thinks Immigration Is Up.  It's Actually Down, Sharply.  —  Net migration to Britain has fallen by almost 80 percent from its 2023 peak, according to data released on Thursday.  —  When Shabana Mahmood, Britain's Home Secretary, announced restrictive new measures …
Arthur Melzer / The UnPopulist:
Thanksgiving, Above All, Celebrates Our Escape From a Pre-Liberal World  —  The purpose or meaning of holiday traditions, rotely handed down from a distant past, can often be elusive.  Halloween for example: We need the help of historians, to say nothing of psychologists, to understand the things we do on that day.
John Eligon / New York Times:
Trump Says South Africa Is Not Invited to G20 Summit in U.S. in 2026  —  The president did not attend this year's annual gathering in South Africa, which has been a frequent target of his attacks.  —  President Trump said on Wednesday that South Africa would not be invited to next year's Group …
 
 
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