A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The Pentagon is set to begin a drawdown of its 5,800 troops from the border as early as this week — even as the approaching caravan of refugees prompted U.S. customs officers to close a port of entry near Tijuana, Mexicohttps://t.co/d4XFpEciet
Lawmakers are jockeying for the top GOP spot on the House Judiciary Committee, which will be ground zero for Democratic attacks on the president https://t.co/rsuUvCnJor
VP Mike Pence: "The murder of Jamal Khashoggi was an atrocity for his family. It's a barbaric act against an individual. It was also an attack on a free and independent press. And we're not going to stand for it." https://t.co/pusdWcHofspic.twitter.com/MFxO2WBCNs
Democrats are proposing altering a 181-year ban on members of Congress wearing headwear on the floor of the House to "ensure religious expression" by exempting religious headwear, ABC News reportshttps://t.co/CYamYq4QvY
A bus driver tore his own shirt into pieces to create makeshift masks for the 22 children he was ferrying to safety, as the Camp Fire scorched everything in its path. https://t.co/Bg9oDqBLp4
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