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• Two National Guard members from West Virginia were critically wounded, officials said. The suspect, who appeared to have acted alone, was in custody.
• President Trump vowed to redouble efforts to deport migrants, and his administration said it had paused immigration applications from Afghan nationals.

The Biden administration set up the initiative after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, to help those who had assisted U.S. troops.

Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report to obtain permanent residency, charging them with violations that could result in deportation.

In a podcast interview, Speaker Mike Johnson opened up about the crushing demands of a job that he joked was his in name only.

The U.S. has carried out strikes in the region against boats whose operators the administration accused of smuggling drugs, killing at least 83 people.

Firefighters were still trying to fully extinguish the blaze, a day after it engulfed an apartment complex. More than 270 people were still missing.

Steve Witkoff’s phone conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.