U.S. Base Attack, Gaza Latest, Homeland Security Chief Impeachment

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🗓️ 29 January 2024

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President Biden vows to respond to a drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers at a remote base in Jordan. Israel accuses the main U.N. agency in Gaza of aiding Hamas in its October 7 attack. And House Republicans seek to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

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0:00.0	How can the United States respond to the deadliest attack on its forces in years?
0:06.4	A drone attacked a U.S. base, killed three Americans, and wounded many more.
0:11.0	It all happened in Jordan and added to concerns about a wider
0:14.6	regional war. I mean Martinez that is Steve Innskye and this is a first from
0:19.1	NPR News. What would it take to release Israeli hostages? The overall idea is that they'd walk free
0:27.6	while Israel stops its bombardment of Gaza.
0:30.4	The situation there is catastrophic.
0:33.6	We have an assessment of the negotiations.
0:35.4	Also, House Republicans take another step toward impeaching the Secretary of Homeland Security.
0:41.2	What's their case against Alejandro Myorkus and how does his boss
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