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FILE - Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Biden is giving the second highest civilian award to the leaders of the Jan. 6 congressional panel

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President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian award on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson — the lawmakers who led the congressional investigation into the violent Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot by Donald Trump’s supporters.

A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State group flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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What is the Islamic State group, and what attacks has it inspired by offshoots and lone wolves?

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The FBI says it recovered the stark black flag of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown on Aug. 23, 2015, in Plains, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights

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Former President Jimmy Carter was widely known as a man of faith, a born-again Christian who defined himself as a progressive evangelical.

FILE - The Supreme Court is pictured, Oct. 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
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Chief Justice John Roberts defends judicial independence, says it is under threat in several ways

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Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials defying court orders.

Servicemen of Rosguardia (National Guard) guard an area near Red Square prior to celebrating the New Year's Day, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo)
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US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters

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The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting this year's election.

U.S.-Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., left, and her incoming Deputy Chief of Staff & Communications Director, Michaela Kurinsky-Malos, move out of McBride's Delaware State Senate office at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Takeaways from AP's reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to Congress

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Sarah McBride made history in Delaware, as the first openly transgender state senator in the United States.

U.S.-Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., hugs Delaware State Democrat Senator Laura Sturgeon from District 4 on the Senate floor during a special session, McBride's last day as a Delaware state senator, at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover, Del., Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace

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U.S. Rep.-elect Sarah McBride will be sworn in as the first openly transgender member of Congress on Jan. 3.

Christine Mason, of Atlanta, places flowers at entrance the The Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, in Atlanta. Formr President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga, at the age of 100. (AP Photo/John Bazemore )
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A guide to funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter

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Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, D.