4 Takeaways From the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the TikTok Case

The justices, who asked tough questions of both sides, showed skepticism toward arguments by lawyers for TikTok and its users.

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Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office

The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.

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Biden Officials Say the Truth About Havana Syndrome Is Still Unknown

The White House contradicts a new intelligence assessment on the mysterious ailments that diplomats and spies have reported for years.

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U.S. Imposes New Sanctions to Squeeze Russia’s Energy Sector

The Biden administration is cracking down on the Russian “shadow fleet” and taking steps to curb oil and gas production.

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Biden Raises Bounty For Nicolás Maduro to $25 Million

The move is a retaliatory measure meant to punish the Venezuelan autocrat for refusing to give up power

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Kremlin Confirms Readiness for Putin to Meet Trump

The president-elect had said the Russian leader wanted to meet him to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin stopped short of that, saying it could only happen after he takes office.

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Venezuela’s Autocrat Detains U.S. Citizens As He Tightens Grip on Power

President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for another six years on Friday, and he is hoping to use foreign prisoners to get his way on the global stage.

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R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’

R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.

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Senate Moves Forward Bill to Expand Deportations of Migrants Accused of Crimes

Most Democrats joined Republicans in voting to take up the measure, which would require the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes.

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House Passes Bill to Impose Sanctions on I.C.C. Officials for Israeli Prosecutions

The action put the measure on track for likely enactment given strong support for it among Republicans, who now control the Senate, and President-elect Donald J. Trump.

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