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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during an Anti-Corruption Champion Awards Ceremony at the State Department, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Divers recover the seventh of 8 crew members killed in …

FILE -In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Hawkins, signals an MV-22 Osprey to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on May 17, 2019. When the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn't reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan. The aircraft has had a long list of problems in its short history. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/U.S. Navy via AP)

Biden’s focus on bashing Trump takes a page from the winning …

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about investment in rail projects, including high-speed electric trains, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Major changes to US immigration policy are under discussion. …

FILE - Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan walk through the terminal to board a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Sept. 1, 2021. Under President Joe Biden, the U.S. has relied heavily on humanitarian parole. The U.S. airlifted nearly 80,000 Afghans from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and brought them to the U.S. after the Taliban takeover. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out …

In this Oct. 19, 2018, photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, one of the multiple launch switches sits in the upper-left portion of a panel at a missile alert facility launch control center operated by the 320th Missile Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The control panel that would be used in case of a silo-based nuclear missile launch is still very much reflective of the 1960s and 1980s technology it still relies on. It will all be overhauled with the arrival of the new Sentinel system, but some caution that it’s dependence on old technology is what keeps it protected from cyber warfare. (Staff Sgt. Neal Uranga/U.S. Air Force via AP)

At DC roast, Joe Manchin jokes he could be the slightly …

FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Washington. Speaking Saturday night, Dec. 9, during the Gridiron Club’s winter dinner, Manchin teased a potential third-party run for the White House, joking that the nation could use someone slightly younger than the leading contenders. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating …

FILE - In this photo combination, U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, left, speaks during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 13, 2019, and at right, Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire answers a question during a televised candidates debate at Houston Public Media studios, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Houston. A mayoral runoff Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 between state Sen. John Whitmire, 74, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 73, has the fourth-largest city in the U.S. on the verge of picking a new leader who cuts against Houston's demographic trends. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Michael Wyke, File)

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GOP presidential candidates share stories of family …

Republican presidential candidate former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra's, R-Iowa, Faith and Family with the Feenstras event, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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The State Department OKs the sale of tank ammunition …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with human rights leaders at the State Department, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding …

Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry attends a news conference about the Israel-Hamas war, and pressure to reduce civilian casualties, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Peek inside Joe Biden’s campaign fundraisers, where …

President Joe Biden walks down the stairs of Air Force One as he arrives in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden launches a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap …

Nikki Haley looks for a strong showing, not necessarily …

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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