Federal authorities on heightened terror alert despite no known threat

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  ‘The Trump Effect’ in the age of terrorism

  Have those in charge of our defense against terrorism taken their eyes off the ball to engage in petty, self-destructive and potentially illegal partisan politics?
  
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  Jeh Johnson concerned terror threat at 'heightened level'

  Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says the nation's terror threat is at a “heightened level” following the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed more than a dozen ...
  
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  New Orleans deadly attack: A timeline of what is known

  Investigators are piecing together a timeline of the hours leading up to the deadly attack in New Orleans that killed 14.
  
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  Beef giants on alert after China announces imports probe

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  5 million impacted by winter alerts as the weather makes a frigid start to 2025

  Lake effect snow and high winds will bring frigid conditions to millions south of the Great Lakes. NBC News meteorologist Angie Lassman has the forecast on Early Today.
  
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• Law enforcement at New Orleans attacker's Airbnb, authorities not ruling out future threat

  Authorities from multiple law enforcement agencies have descended on the Airbnb rented by the attacker who killed at least 10 people on New Orleans' Bourbon Street early on New Year's Day. CBS ...
  
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  It's time to reset your finances for 2025's knowns and unknowns

  2025 could bring economic changes with the potential to hit millions of people’s wallets in different ways.
  
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  White House announces Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

  The White House announced the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. The 19 honorees include former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, international ...
  
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  House votes to reelect Mike Johnson as House speaker

  Mike Johnson will return as House speaker after narrowly winning reelection with the help of President-elect Trump who made some last-minute calls to help flip a few crucial holdouts. NBC’s Julie ...
  
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  Judge sets Trump sentencing date in hush money case for Jan. 10

  The judge presiding over President-elect Trump's hush money case has denied his bid to throw out the case and has set a sentencing date for Jan. 10. NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard reports for TODAY.
  
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  Judge in Trump hush money case sets sentencing for Jan. 10 and signals no jail time

  The judge in the New York hush money case of President-elect Trump denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case. The judge signaled he will not order Trump jailed following his conviction on low-level ...
  
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  Johnson ‘didn’t do any horse trading’ to win Speaker vote, says GOP congressman

  Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) joins Meet the Press NOW to give his behind-the-scenes account of the vote to re-elect Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as Speaker of the House, and discusses how a ...
  
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  German chancellor on Musk: ‘Don’t feed the troll’

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shared his approach to dealing with tech mogul Elon Musk who lately has traded barbs with German politicians, saying it is wise to not “feed the troll.” “There are a ...
  
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  Democrats look for places to work with Trump 2.0

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  Former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Scott Gottlieb and Luciana Borio, a former director for medical and biodefense preparedness policy at the National Security Council, ...
  
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  Sunday shows preview: US reels after New Year's attacks; 119th Congress hits ground running

  The U.S. is reeling from a pair of New Year’s Day attacks in Nevada and Louisiana that have taken multiple lives and injured dozens. Authorities said the suspect in the New Orleans terror attack, ...
  
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  Biden lauds Hillary Clinton, others for 'incredible mark' on America ahead of exit

  President Biden honored 19 change makers for their “incredible mark” on the country with the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, just before his departure from office. “As ...
  
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