51 m. ago National Guard members ‘critically’ injured in DC shooting named as charges against suspect announced: Updates

National Guard members shot were identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom

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59 m. ago Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in AfghanistanThe suspected shooter of two national guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday worked with CIA-backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has confirmed.The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago National Guard members ‘fighting for lives’ after DC shooting as death penalty floated for suspect: Live updates

Trump and Bondi raged at the shooting of two Guard members in the nation’s capital on Thanksgiving eve

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3 h. ago First National Guard shooting victim named as Trump condemns ‘act of terror’ in Washington DC – live updates

President Donald Trump rages at shooting of two Guardsmen in nation’s capital on eve of Thanksgiving

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4 h. ago Rahmanullah Lakanwal: Who is the National Guard shooting suspect and what happened in DC?

A 29-year-old Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been named in US media as the suepect of the attack

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6 h. ago National Guard shooting latest: First victim named as Trump condemns ‘act of terror’ in Washington DC

President Donald Trump rages at shooting of two Guardsmen in nation’s capital on eve of Thanksgiving

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8 h. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Trump says suspect in ‘act of terror’ attack on National Guard is Afghan refugee

Attacked National Guard members in critical condition as Trump halts processing Afghan immigration requests

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9 h. ago CIA head reveals National Guard shooting suspect worked with spy agency in Afghanistan as Trump blasts Biden for flying him in during disastrous withdrawal from country

Late on Wednesday night, CIA Director John Ratcliffe sensationally revealed Lakanwal had direct links to the CIA from his work alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan.

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9 h. ago US suspends all Afghan immigration applications 'effective immediately' as Trump slams Biden after Washington shooting

Both National Guard victims are in critical condition in hospital

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10 h. ago US halts Afghan immigration processing after National Guard shooting as suspect identified

USCIS has suspended all Afghan immigration processing after Rahmanullah Lakanwa, 29, was named as the suspect in the Washington DC shooting

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10 h. ago National Guard shooting suspect is Afghan Army vet who served with US troops: Trump blasts Biden for flying him in during 2021 withdrawal and orders migrant re

Donald Trump has addressed the American public after two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C.

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11 h. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Trump condemns ‘heinous assault’ on National Guard and says suspect is Afghan refugee

The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting was earlier identified by multiple outlets as a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the country in September 2021

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12 h. ago Donald Trump attacks Biden for letting 'aliens' in as suspected Washington DC shooter identified

The US President vowed to 're-examine every single alien who has entered our country from Afghanistan under Biden' while a halt on immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals was later announced

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12 h. ago Trump rips suspected DC shooter who left two National Guard members hurt in ‘monstrous ambush

‘It was a crime against our entire nation. It was a crime against humanity,’ Trump said of the shooting in a Wednesday night address

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12 h. ago Trump blasts Biden for flying in Afghan man arrested over DC National Guard shooting during the disastrous 2021 US withdrawal

Donald Trump has addressed the American public after two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C.

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12 h. ago Washington DC shooting: Trump calls shooting of national guard members ‘an act of terror’, vows new scrutiny of immigrants – latest updates

President pledged crackdown on Afghan immigrants following reports that suspect entered US from Afghanistan in 2021Two West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Trump condemns ‘heinous assault’ as suspect identified as Afghan refugee

The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting was earlier identified by multiple outlets as a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the country in September 2021

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13 h. ago Washington DC shooting: suspect in attack on national guard members identified as Afghan national – latest updates

Law enforcement officials tell AP and other outlets the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the US in 2021; two guardsmen remain in critical conditionTwo West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago DC National Guard shooting suspect identified as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal who came to US during botched 2021 withdrawal

Two National Guard soldiers have been shot in an ambush-style attack just 800 yards from the White House, sparking a lockdown at the president's residence.

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14 h. ago Washington National Guard shooting suspect identified as Afghan national as FBI investigates 'terrorism'

The FBI is reportedly treating the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington DC as an act of terror, with law enforcement sources telling US media the suspect has been initially identified

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