PANDA WATCH: More Pandas might be coming to the US after multiple zoos had to send theirs away, China's top leader teases

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A panda sits at the Smithsonian National Zoo and the special plane used to transport them
The Smithsonian National Zoo recently sent its three pandas, including Tian Tian, back on a special flight.

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Congress just found the dumbest way to avoid a government shutdown

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A sign outside the National Archives in 2018 describes the US government shutdown.
A sign outside the National Archives in 2018 describes the US government shutdown.

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Biden is pouring $16 billion into making Amtrak trains faster, easier to get to, and more accessible

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U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Adam Kinzinger said onetime Trump chief of staff John Kelly 'could barely stay awake' during a White House breakfast and told GOP lawmakers he was 'barely holding it together' in the role

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John Kelly at the White House on June 21, 2018.

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New House speaker Mike Johnson knocks Biden's 'cognitive decline' but can't remember all the times he attacked LGBTQ relationships

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Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana at a press conference on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2022.
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana at a press conference on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2022.

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Antony Blinken has worked with three different US presidents. He faces his biggest test yet in Israel.

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US President Joe Biden (3rd L), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd R) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd L) meet in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 18, 2023.

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Can hydrogen be green? The debate heats up as the White House pours $7 billion into hydrogen hubs

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Round white storage tanks at China's first first solar-powered green hydrogen pilot project in Xinjiang.
Storage tanks at China's first first solar-powered green hydrogen pilot project in Xinjiang.

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The US did its own analysis of the deadly Gaza hospital explosion, and the White House believes Israel 'is not responsible'

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A general view of the wreckage of vehicles after Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital was hit in Gaza City, Gaza on October 18, 2023.
A general view of the wreckage of vehicles after Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital was hit in Gaza City, Gaza on October 18, 2023.

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Water in Southern Gaza remains 'limited' despite US urging Israel to end the shutoff

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Jake Sullivan at the podium
On Sunday, Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden's national security adviser, said he'd been told that Israel had turned the water in Southern Gaza back on. In fact, water service remains "limited," an official clarified.

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Joe Biden's dog, Commander, has been moved from the White House because it keeps biting people

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Biden's dog, Commander, has been taken off the White House campus, a spokesperson said.
Biden's dog, Commander, has been taken off the White House campus, a spokesperson said.

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