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U.S. Central Command has announced that U.S. forces targeted additional sites near the Strait of Hormuz following an Iranian strike on a vessel in the area. The incident also involved an attack aimed at a U.S. ally, as reported by Aaron Navarro from the White House.
A judge has ruled that Dan J. Sullivan can challenge U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in the August primary, overturning a prior disqualification by the Division of Elections. The decision, which can be appealed, is significant as the primary ballot deadline approaches.
Louisiana voters are participating in a Republican Senate runoff on Saturday, with Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming contesting to replace former Sen. Bill Cassidy. Letlow received over 44% in the primary, while Fleming garnered 28%. The winner is expected to confidently progress to the Senate.
What’s on the front page of USA Today? The front page of USA Today 02.12.24 features…
The US front pages report on a variety of domestic news with President Joe Biden issuing a ‘full and unconditional’ pardon for his son Hunter Biden leading much of the American press.
The news has been met with widespread backlash across the right and left as Biden had previously promised he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence. Hunter Biden was set to face sentencing this month on federal felony gun and tax convictions
President Biden said his U-turn was due to how unfairly Hunter had been treated, he said although he believed in the justice system, “politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice”.
A few major papers cover the Syrian rebel forces seizing control of Aleppo – the country’s second-largest city.
US President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, avoiding potential prison time for gun…
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Mr Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members.
Canada’s ambassador to the United States said Sunday that prime minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting president-elect Donald Trump and key US cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the US is unfair.
The United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom have all called for de-escalation in Syria, where rebels have marched on government-controlled areas in the past few days, reigniting violence in the 13-year-long conflict.
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