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The Armed Services Committees and the House and Senate are launching investigations into U.S.

military strikes on two suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

NPR's Lydia Kalitri reports.

Later this week, lawmakers in Florida are expected to begin redrawing the state's congressional map in an effort to help Republicans in next year's midterm elections.

President Trump and Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, have been urging lawmakers to make the changes, as NPR's Greg Allen reports.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says progress continues to be made in an effort to end Russia's war with Ukraine.

Rubio was speaking to reporters in Florida yesterday where he met with members of a Ukrainian delegation.

A U.S.

official says President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will leave for Moscow today for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asking for a presidential pardon.

In a video statement, Netanyahu says it's impossible for him to carry out his security and diplomatic responsibilities amid the ongoing corruption trial.

The charges include accepting bribes and fraud.

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Authorities in Stockton, California, say they're still searching for a suspect in a weekend shooting that left four people dead and 11 others wounded.

The shooting occurred at a child's birthday party at a banquet hall on Saturday.

Three of those killed were children ages 8, 9, and 14.

The local sheriff's department says investigators believe it was a targeted shooting.

Stockton is about 80 miles east of San Francisco.

American skier Michaela Schifrin has qualified for the upcoming Winter Olympics.

NPR's Becky Sullivan says Schifrin captured her 104th career World Cup win yesterday in the slalom in Colorado.