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The Department of Homeland Security is ramping up its scrutiny of legal migrants.

As NPR's Ximena Bustillo reports, the move comes after an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members.

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Russia alleges that Apple's FaceTime feature is being used to organize terrorist activities.

It's the latest in Moscow's years-long effort to control Internet and online communications.

Russia banned social media platforms after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine and shut down many cell phone connections.

The leader of a Palestinian militia opposing Hamas has been killed.

As NPR's Aya Patraoui reports, the militia leader had been backed and armed by Israel.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is asking fellow Republicans to stop airing their grievances in public.

The request comes amid increasing criticism of Johnson's leadership and concerns among GOP lawmakers that their party is losing public support.

It also comes amid frustration over Johnson's handling of the shutdown and the release of government files on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use its newly redrawn congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections.

As NPR's Hansi Lewong reports, the decision boosts the Republican Party's chances of keeping control of the House of Representatives.

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military has struck yet another small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people.

That attack came amid a briefing on another strike in the Caribbean.