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Tuesday

Justice Department IG Finds Widespread Problems With FBI's FISA Applications

Michael Horowitz, inspector general for the Justice Department, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His new report has embarrassed the FBI again. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Justice Department IG Finds Widespread Problems With FBI's FISA Applications

Investigators haven't been submitting sufficient evidence along with their applications to conduct surveillance in counterterrorism and counterintelligence investigations, a report shows.

Monday

Marines Halt Recruits Going To Basic Training At Parris Island, S.C.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits at Parris Island shown in 2018. The Marine Corps announced Monday that it was suspending shipments of marines for basic training to Parris Island over concerns about coronavirus infections there. Sgt. Dana Beesley/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Marines Halt Recruits Going To Basic Training At Parris Island, S.C.

The U.S. Marine Corps won't be shipping new recruits this week to one of its two U.S. training centers. Last week four people at the Parris Island, S.C. installation tested positive for COVID-19.

Friday

Thursday

U.S. Forces In Syria Tackle A More Complex — And Possibly Dangerous — Mission

Capt. Alex Quataert points out the areas the soldiers are visiting on the map. Marisa Peñaloza/NPR hide caption

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Middle East

U.S. Forces In Syria Tackle A More Complex — And Possibly Dangerous — Mission

American soldiers are helping secure oil fields in northeast Syria — not only from ISIS extremists, but from Syria and Russia as well. It's a relatively new mission for these troops.

U.S. Forces In Syria Tackle A More Complex — And Possibly Dangerous — Mission

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U.S. Officials Believe Ex-FBI Agent Who Disappeared In Iran In 2007 Is Dead

An FBI poster from 2012 shows (from left) former FBI agent Robert Levinson before his capture, in a video released by his kidnappers and as a composite image of what he might look like after five years in captivity. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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Middle East

U.S. Officials Believe Ex-FBI Agent Who Disappeared In Iran In 2007 Is Dead

Robert Levinson, who went missing while on an unauthorized mission for the CIA, is thought to have died in Iranian custody, his family says.

Wednesday

Defense Secretary Esper Says Military Has 'Limited Capacity' To Provide Hospital Beds

Defense Secretary Mark Esper listens as President Trump speaks during a news briefing with the Coronavirus Task Force at the White House last week. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Defense Secretary Esper Says Military Has 'Limited Capacity' To Provide Hospital Beds

New York alone could need nearly 90,000 more beds to deal with coronavirus patients, but in an interview with NPR, Mark Esper cautioned the Pentagon can only offer "a few thousand beds ... at most."

Defense Secretary Esper Says Military Has 'Limited Capacity' To Provide Hospital Beds

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Judge's Retirement Is Likely To Delay Trial Of Sept. 11 Defendants At Guantánamo

A tower overlooking Camp Delta at the Guantánamo Bay naval base in 2009. The judge overseeing the proceedings there has announced his retirement just nine months after taking the job. U.S. Navy via Reuters hide caption

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Judge's Retirement Is Likely To Delay Trial Of Sept. 11 Defendants At Guantánamo

Judge W. Shane Cohen, a U.S. Air Force colonel who arrived at Guantánamo nine months ago, is retiring from active duty. A new judge will need to get up to speed on nearly a decade of legal filings.

Tuesday

U.S. 'Disappointed' In Afghan Leadership, Will Slash $1 Billion In Aid, Pompeo Says

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) stands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. Pompeo says the U.S. will cut $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan. Afghan Presidential Palace via AP hide caption

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World

U.S. 'Disappointed' In Afghan Leadership, Will Slash $1 Billion In Aid, Pompeo Says

The secretary of state's announcement follows meetings in Kabul with Afghanistan's rivals to the presidency, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah. Pompeo said another $1 billion could be cut next year.

Monday

'Steaming To Assist,' Mercy Sails To Los Angeles In Coronavirus Hospital Crunch

The Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, departs San Diego Monday en route to Los Angeles to help free up local hospitals to deal with coronavirus cases. Mike Blake/Reuters hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

'Steaming To Assist,' Mercy Sails To Los Angeles In Coronavirus Hospital Crunch

The hospital ship, designed to treat war casualties, has left port in San Diego for Los Angeles. Its mission: treating patients who do not have COVID-19 to free up hospital beds.