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Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case Santos admitted last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people to make donations to his campaign.
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules The rules would leave journalists vulnerable to expulsion if they sought to report on information Hegseth did not approve for release.
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