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Wednesday

President Trump's State of the Union address is broadcast at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday. The White House is no longer considering Victor Cha for the South Korea ambassadorship. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption

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FBI Director Christopher Wray. The bureau warns it has "grave concerns" about the "accuracy" of the Republican surveillance memo at the center of a partisan whirlwind in Washington. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Sergey Naryshkin speaks during the European Social Charter Conference in March 2016 in Turin, Italy, prior to his appointment to head Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images hide caption

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A humvee passes the guard tower guard tower at the entrance of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, also known as "Gitmo" in October 2016. October 23, 2016 at the U.S. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen here during a campaign meeting with supporters on Tuesday, compared the U.S. list to a dog barking at a caravan. Grigory Dukor/Reuters hide caption

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U.S. Releases 'Oligarchs List' And Opts Against New Sanctions On Russia

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The FCC said Tuesday that the false alert of a ballistic missile sent in Hawaii on Jan. 13 occurred when the worker in charge of alerts confused a drill for a real missile emergency. A highway sign in Honolulu corrects the error. Cory Lum/AP hide caption

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens to a question during and event on intelligence issues at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Monday

Republicans used their majority on the House Intelligence Committee to authorize the release of Chairman Devin Nunes' memo. Democrats' rebuttal will remain classified. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Fitness data collected by the Strava exercise tracking company shows movements of personnel at U.S. and allied bases in Afghanistan and elsewhere, analysts say. Strava Heat Map; Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Strava Heat Map; Screenshot by NPR