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NPR's Daniel Estrin reports.

In Michigan, the Republican National Committee has filed another lawsuit challenging the voting rights of some U.S.

citizens who cast ballots from outside the country.

NPR's Hansi Liu Wang reports the lawsuit is among the latest GOP efforts to restrict voting by overseas citizens.

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The Turkish government has condemned Ukrainian drone strikes on two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea.

The ships are part of Russia's so-called Shadow Fleet of Unmarked Vessels, sailing under various flags to bypass Western sanctions.

Derry Baskaran has details.

Pope Leo today is visiting Lebanon.

Father Michael Abood is head of the Vatican's charity organization Caritas in Lebanon.

He spoke to the BBC about what the visit means to them.

This is the fourth day of the Pope's first foreign trip.

I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.

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Additional National Guardsmen are due to join those already patrolling Washington, D.C.

NPR's Deepa Shivaram explains.

And PR's Deepa Shivaram reporting, Venezuela is now responding after President Trump declared that pilots should consider the airspace over and near that country closed.

As Julia Carnero reports, Venezuelan officials say the statement is a colonialist threat to their sovereignty.

More federal spending decisions await Congress as members return from their holiday break.

NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports that they face a January 30th deadline to avoid another shutdown, and that is going to involve some intense debate.