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Cost overruns put costs into the billions.

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Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on X the inspector general will review project costs.

The IG has reviewed it twice and found no wrongdoing.

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Army Special Forces who was involved in the January raid to capture Venezuela's president has been charged by the Justice Department.

As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, prosecutors say the Army Master Sergeant profited on the prediction market from the operation in Caracas that resulted in the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

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A federal judge has ordered the release of an Egyptian national and her five children from immigration detention.

NPR's Jasmine Garz reports they've been held there for more than 10 months.

A Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing an ICE arrest outside of her courtroom has asked the court to reconsider the verdict.

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan says new legal precedent invalidates her conviction.

A jury found Dugan guilty of helping a man evade immigration agents in the courthouse last April.

Atlanta will soon welcome two new giant pandas from China.

In a move of panda diplomacy, the zoo and China's Wildlife Conservation Association recently signed a new conservation agreement to bring pandas back to Atlanta.

The zoo had returned its panda family in 2024 when their previous pact with China had expired.

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President Trump says he's not in any hurry when it comes to making a deal with Iran.

His comments come after he ordered the Navy to, quote, shoot and kill any boat