Amid many pressing political duties, the Biden administration will make time today for an annual tradition dating to the 1870s: the White House Easter Egg Roll. About 30,000 visitors are expected to converge on the South Lawn for family-friendly activities centered around the theme of “EGGucation.”
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The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the leaks of a trove of apparent US intelligence documents that were posted on social media in recent weeks. The documents have revealed the US’ efforts in spying on Russia, while also exposing the extent of US eavesdropping on key allies, including South Korea, Israel and Ukraine. The documents appeared last month on the social media platform Discord and revealed sensitive and highly classified material, officials said. They also divulged weaknesses in Ukrainian weaponry – reportedly forcing the country’s military to alter some plans as fighting continues in the country’s eastern region. The Pentagon has initiated an “interagency effort” to determine the source of the leaks and assess their impact, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said Sunday.
An imam is in stable condition after being stabbed during a Sunday morning prayer service at a mosque in Paterson, New Jersey, according to local officials. The suspect, who was unknown to congregants, was performing prayers at Omar Mosque when he lunged forward with a knife at the imam. After stabbing him multiple times, the suspect attempted to flee but the congregants “were able to bring him down and apprehend him and hold him” until police arrived and arrested him, a spokesperson for the mosque told CNN. There were more than 200 congregants in the mosque at the time of the…
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