Michelle Martin

The president issued the full and unconditional pardon seven weeks before he leaves office and after the president previously said he would not do this.

The president issued the full and unconditional pardon seven weeks before he leaves office and after the president previously said he would not do this.

That's setting up a move to replace the current director, Chris Wray, whom Trump appointed during his first term in office. FBI director served for 10 years, and Wray has two years left on his term. Patel has been a fierce critic of the country's top law enforcement agency and has been vocal about his plans to change it.

That's setting up a move to replace the current director, Chris Wray, whom Trump appointed during his first term in office. FBI director served for 10 years, and Wray has two years left on his term. Patel has been a fierce critic of the country's top law enforcement agency and has been vocal about his plans to change it.

That's setting up a move to replace the current director, Chris Wray, whom Trump appointed during his first term in office. FBI director served for 10 years, and Wray has two years left on his term. Patel has been a fierce critic of the country's top law enforcement agency and has been vocal about his plans to change it.

In response, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to, quote, crush the rebels who seized much of the country's second most populous city, Aleppo. The country's brutal 13-year civil war has long been at a stalemate, and this renewed fighting poses the biggest challenge to the ruling regime in years.

In response, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to, quote, crush the rebels who seized much of the country's second most populous city, Aleppo. The country's brutal 13-year civil war has long been at a stalemate, and this renewed fighting poses the biggest challenge to the ruling regime in years.

In response, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to, quote, crush the rebels who seized much of the country's second most populous city, Aleppo. The country's brutal 13-year civil war has long been at a stalemate, and this renewed fighting poses the biggest challenge to the ruling regime in years.

We succeeded in breaking the front lines, the first, second and third lines.

We succeeded in breaking the front lines, the first, second and third lines.

We succeeded in breaking the front lines, the first, second and third lines.

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It's been a thousand days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has devastated Ukraine and transformed life in Russia. How much further could it escalate as Moscow warns that U.S. missiles could trigger a nuclear response?

It's been a thousand days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has devastated Ukraine and transformed life in Russia. How much further could it escalate as Moscow warns that U.S. missiles could trigger a nuclear response?

It's been a thousand days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has devastated Ukraine and transformed life in Russia. How much further could it escalate as Moscow warns that U.S. missiles could trigger a nuclear response?

And President-elect Trump is laying out big promises for tax cuts.

And President-elect Trump is laying out big promises for tax cuts.

And President-elect Trump is laying out big promises for tax cuts.