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The ICE Officer in Austin Wasn’t Wearing a Body Cam

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Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term. The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man last weekend in Austin was a recent hire who was not wearing his body camera, three officials at the Department of Homeland Security with knowledge of the incident told me. The officer, who has not been publicly identified, was hired last year, according to two of the officials, but he previously worked for another federal law-enforcement agency, one of the officials said. The officials were not…

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Zelenskyy: Austin, Blinken to visit Kyiv Sunday

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kyiv on Sunday. Mr. Zelenskyy announced the planned visit during a Saturday press conference in Kyiv. “I don’t think this is a secret that people from the US are coming to us tomorrow, State Secretary Mr. Blinken and the Defense Secretary who are coming to us,” he said. The White House and State Department did not immediately confirm the officials’ travel. A spokesperson from the Pentagon declined to…

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Lloyd Austin, Pentagon chief, slams China’s drive for hypersonic weapons

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in the region” and vowed the U.S. would maintain its capability to deter potential threats posed by China. Austin made the remarks in Seoul following annual security talks with his … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area’s new congressional district – The Texas Tribune

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Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area’s new congressional district  The Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to run in new proposed congressional district based in Austin  Austin American-Statesman US Rep. Lloyd Doggett seeking to run in Austin’s new congressional district proposed in map  KVUE.com US Rep. Lloyd Doggett to run in new Austin congressional district  San Antonio Express-News Doggett looking to represent ‘a united Austin’ in new Texas district  KXAN.com View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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U.S. House Democratic campaign arm to open Austin office, boosting focus on Texas in 2020 – The Texas Tribune

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U.S. House Democratic campaign arm to open Austin office, boosting focus on Texas in 2020  The Texas Tribune The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is opening an office in Austin as the committee aims to flip six U.S. House seats in Texas next year. “us democrats” – Google News

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