En octobre 2017, Pauley Perrette quittait NCIS. Quelques mois plus tard, en mai 2018, l’actrice de 50 ans qui interprétait le personnage d’Abby donnait les tristes raisons de son départ, révélant avoir été victime d’agressions sexuelles sur le tournage de la célèbre série. Vendredi 7 juin 2019, sur Twitter, elle s’est de nouveau exprimée. Et, pour la première fois, elle a donné le nom de son agresseur et ex-collègue !

“NON, JE NE REVIENDRAI PAS ! JAMAIS ! (Vous voulez bien arrêter de me le demander ?) Je suis terrifiée par Harmon et ses attaques contre moi. J’en fais des cauchemars“, a-t-elle écrit, ajoutant se sentir “en sécurité et heureuse” sur le tournage de Broke, sa nouvelle série. Pauley Perrette faisait donc référence à Mark Harmon, qui incarne l’agent spécial Leroy Jethro Gibbs, lorsqu’elle évoquait son agresseur.

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Ce dernier message, qui n’est donc désormais plus disponible sur le site de microblogging, laisse à réfléchir. Rappelons qu’en octobre 2016, la presse américaine avait révélé qu’un membre de l’équipe de NCIS avait été mordu par le chien de Mark Harmon. Une blessure qui aurait valu à la victime 16 points de suture. Serait-ce cette affaire qui a déclenché le départ de Pauley Perrette ? C’est ce qu’elle semble confirmer…

Les agissements de Tristan Thompson au cours de sa relation avec Khloé Kardashian ont indigné des millions d’internautes. Ils en apprennent davantage sur le basketteur, soupçonné d’avoir fait croire à Khloé qu’il était célibataire au moment de leur rencontre. L’ex-compagne de Tristan révèle maintenant qu’il l’a payée près de 100 000 euros pour ne pas sortir avec d’autres hommes.

L’info est signée RadarOnline ! Le site s’est procuré une déposition de l’ex de Tristan Thompson, Jordan Craig, remontant au mois de janvier 2019, dans le cadre de l’attribution d’une pension alimentaire de l’athlète pour leur fils Prince (né en décembre 2017). Jordan a confié à l’avocat de Tristan Thompson avoir reçu, en 2018, la somme de 112 000 dollars (un peu plus de 99 000 euros) pour ne pas sortir ni parler avec d’autres hommes.

Cette semaine, Khloé Kardashian a réagi à de nouvelles critiques sur sa relation passée avec Tristan Thompson. Elle a précisé que le papa de sa fille True (1 an) lui avait affirmé que son histoire d’amour avec Jordan Craig était bel et bien terminée lors de leur rencontre. Le joueur des Cleveland Cavaliers l’avait convaincue grâce aux interventions de ses avocats et de son entourage proche.

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A federal appeals court Thursday tossed out a challenge to the federal ban on bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire at a more rapid pace.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Daniel Patrick, the gun owner who brought the case, did not have standing to sue the Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

The appeals court dismissed Patrick’s arguments that the rule was invalid because it was first made in 2018 by then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who Patrick claimed was improperly designated to his post by then-President TrumpDonald TrumpPaul Ryan: Voters won’t be impressed by ‘yes-men and flatterers flocking to Mar-a-Lago’ Murkowski voices frustration with GOP over Jan. 6 commission: ‘Something bad happened’ Intelligence told White House they have unexamined evidence on coronavirus origins: report MORE. The rule was later approved again in 2019 by then-Attorney General William BarrBill BarrFederal appeals court tosses out challenge to bump stock ban Justice, Garland disappoint Trump critics with memo move Watchdog group suing for Trump obstruction memo blasts DOJ for trying to block release MORE, who had been confirmed by the Senate. 

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The court also said Patrick failed to effectively argue that he would suffer a “concrete” injury in being forced to give up his bump stock.

“First, Patrick’s asserted injury, being required to surrender his bump-stock device to federal authorities, is not redressable because he did not challenge Attorney General Barr’s later ratification of the Rule. Second, Patrick’s additional claim, in which he challenges the Executive Branch’s alleged ‘ongoing policy’ of improperly appointing agency officers, is too speculative to constitute the assertion of a concrete and particularized injury,” the court ruled.

The Department of Justice first banned bump stocks in 2018, giving gun owners at the time 90 days to destroy their devices or turn them in at the nearest ATF office. Calls for the ban reached a fever pitch in 2017 after the device was used in a shooting at a Las Vegas concert that killed almost 60 people and wounded over 500 others. 

Patrick filed his suit in February 2019, saying the ban rule “presently deprives” him of his property rights.

The Fourth Circuit’s decision marks the latest defeat to bump stock advocates. The Supreme Court earlier this month declined to hear a case challenging Maryland’s ban on the device after the same appellate court dismissed the case.

A Trump appointee serving on West Point’s Board of Visitors repeatedly spread the conspiracy theory that the Biden administration is bringing in nonwhite immigrants as part of a “grand plan,” according to a report by CNN’s KFile.

KFile reviewed the recent comments of retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, who was appointed to the West Point board in the final months of the Trump administration.

Speaking on New York local radio in April about the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, Macgregor said the Biden administration wants to have “as many non-Europeans as possible” to outnumber white Americans.

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“The idea is that they have to bring in as many non-Europeans as possible in order to outnumber the numbers of Americans of European ancestry who live in the United States,” Macgregor said. “That’s what it’s all about.”

Macgregor further said the U.S. was encouraging the “worst elements” to “enjoy the fruits of citizenship” without earning them, according to CNN.

“And I think some of you must have seen the thousands of pregnant women coming up from Latin America so they can have their children here. And then the child immediately is declared an American citizen,” he continued. “And again, all of this is part of the grand plan. This is what Mr. Biden and his supporters want. They want another country. They don’t want the United States.”

Andrew Bates, a White House spokesperson, blasted the remarks in a statement to CNN, stating that the “hateful and grotesque sentiments are antithetical to the values and character of our nation and armed forces — whose standards, excellence, and professionalism are without comparison.”

A White House official told the news outlet that Macgregor’s standing on West Point’s board is being reviewed.

Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough told CNN that the army has “no input as to who is appointed to the USMA Board of Visitors. West Point’s responsibility is to update the Board of Visitors, not administer or appoint it.”

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The Hill has reached out to the Pentagon and White House for comment.

Prior to his appointment to the board, Macgregor was hired in November to aid in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan under then-President TrumpDonald TrumpPaul Ryan: Voters won’t be impressed by ‘yes-men and flatterers flocking to Mar-a-Lago’ Murkowski voices frustration with GOP over Jan. 6 commission: ‘Something bad happened’ Intelligence told White House they have unexamined evidence on coronavirus origins: report MORE.

The West Point board, according to CNN, includes members of Congress and presidential appointees and is charged with carrying out inquiries into the academy’s “morale and discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods.”

People typically serve three-year terms.

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Dozens of outposts and bases in Afghanistan have surrendered to the Taliban since May 1 when U.S. forces began to withdraw from the country, The New York Times reported.

At least 26 outposts and bases in four provinces — Laghman, Baghlan, Wardak and Ghazni — surrendered after the Taliban used village elders to deliver to outposts messages to surrender or be killed, some elders and government officials told the Times. 

The insurgent’s territory grab, which includes four district centers, has removed hundreds of government forces from fighting the group and allowed it to gain weapons, ammunition, vehicles and wins to add to its propaganda campaign.

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The collapses point to the Afghan government’s swiftly crumbling effort to hold back the Taliban as the United States pulls its troops and equipment from the country following President BidenJoe BidenPaul Ryan: Voters won’t be impressed by ‘yes-men and flatterers flocking to Mar-a-Lago’ Intelligence told White House they have unexamined evidence on coronavirus origins: report Milley says U.S. planning for potential evacuation of Afghan translators from region MORE’s April order to end the more than 20-year conflict.

Biden set Sept. 11 as the deadline for the withdrawal, but reports this week indicate U.S. troops along with NATO allies are expected to be fully out of Afghanistan by mid-July.

The forces are rapidly leaving despite unresolved issues regarding how threats in the region will be handled from afar.

Among those concerns is a rise in violence in Afghanistan due to a spike in clashes between the Afghan military and the Taliban in the past month. The country has also been hit with several bombings, including most recently at a girls school near Kabul that killed dozens of people.

The recent surrenders to the Taliban are only expected to continue as more international troops leave and the group works on a broader spring offensive in which it has surrounded at least five provincial capitols, according to a Pentagon inspector general report released earlier this month.

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The Daily Caller News Foundation and one of its reporters is suing Chicago Mayor Lori LightfootLori LightfootDaily Caller sues Chicago mayor for limiting interviews to people of color Tulsi Gabbard on Chicago mayor’s decision to limit media interviews to people of color: ‘Anti-white racism’ So wrong: Chicago mayor declares she will only grant interviews to ‘journalists of color’ MORE (D) over her policy of granting one-on-one media interviews only to people of color.

The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois accuses Lightfoot of ignoring an interview request from Thomas Catenacci, a reporter for the conservative publication, because he is not a “journalist of color.”

The suit, filed by conservative government watchdog group Judicial Watch, claims Lightfoot violated Catenacci’s First Amendment and equal protection rights.

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The mayor’s office has not yet filed a legal response to the suit, according to a federal court electronic records database.

“The City has not had the opportunity to review the complaint and has not yet been served,” the Chicago Department of Law said when asked about the suit.

Catenacci referred questions about the suit to Judicial Watch.

“Defendant is aware that Plaintiff Catenacci is not a ‘journalist of color,’ and Defendant has denied Plaintiff’s interview request pursuant to her announcement that she will only grant interview requests from ‘journalists of color,’ ” the suit states.

The lawsuit asks the court to force Lightfoot to give Catenacci an interview and also pay the plaintiffs’ attorneys fees and litigation costs.

The suit comes just over a week after Lightfoot announced she would give one-on-one media interviews only to reporters of color covering her two-year anniversary in office. 

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According to the suit, Catenacci sent three emails starting May 20 requesting an interview with Lightfoot to discuss COVID-19 vaccination issues in Chicago and never received a reply.

This was after Lightfoot made her announcement about interviews with people of color, and after she granted an interview to a “self-identified Latino reporter,” the lawsuit states.

Lightfoot’s policy drew swift criticism from local Chicago reporters after it was announced, with one Chicago Tribune journalist declining a scheduled interview with the mayor in protest.

“I am a Latino reporter @chicagotribune whose interview request was granted for today,” the Tribune’s City Hall reporter Gregory Pratt tweeted at the time.

“However, I asked the mayor’s office to lift its condition on others and when they said no, we respectfully canceled. Politicians don’t get to choose who covers them,” Pratt added.

Updated at 4:03 p.m.

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The State Department on Thursday voiced concern over renewed violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan after Azerbaijani forces detained several Armenian soldiers.

“The United States is concerned by recent developments along the international border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the detention of several Armenian soldiers by Azerbaijani forces. We call on both sides to urgently and peacefully resolve this incident,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement. 

“We also continue to call on Azerbaijan to release immediately all prisoners of war and other detainees, and we remind Azerbaijan of its obligations under international humanitarian law to treat all detainees humanely,” he added.  

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The condemnation of the renewed violence comes after six Armenian service members were detained by Azerbaijani troops near the border between the two countries.

Azerbaijan accused the troops of trying to cross the border, but Armenia maintains the men had stayed in Armenian territory. 

The incident marks the latest development in a lingering border dispute that broke out into six weeks of fighting between the two countries’ militaries earlier this year over a disputed border region.

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The fighting resulted in Azerbaijan forcing ethnic Armenian forces out of territory they had controlled for decades in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

A Russia-mediated cease-fire halted the fighting, but tensions have lingered, at times flaring up into cross-border clashes.

The U.S. said any moves by either military to cross the border would be considered “provocative and unnecessary.”

“We reject the use of force to demarcate the border and call on both sides to return to their previous positions and to cease military fortification of the non-demarcated border and the emplacement of landmines. Specifically, we call on Azerbaijan to relocate its forces to the positions they held on May 11. We also call on Armenia to relocate its forces to the positions they held on May 11, and welcome statements of intent to this effect,” Price said. 

“These actions will de-escalate tensions and create space for a peaceful negotiation process to demarcate the border on an urgent basis,” he added. “The United States is prepared to assist these efforts.”

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President BidenJoe BidenPaul Ryan: Voters won’t be impressed by ‘yes-men and flatterers flocking to Mar-a-Lago’ Intelligence told White House they have unexamined evidence on coronavirus origins: report Milley says U.S. planning for potential evacuation of Afghan translators from region MORE’s budget proposal sets the government to take on an expanded role in the economy for years to come, underscoring the White House’s desire to push forward with progressive policies that would reform taxes and the social safety net.

The plan, due out Friday, will increase the share of the economy taken up by government spending to nearly 25 percent, according to a report in The New York Times, the highest sustained level of government spending since World War II, when it spiked to 40 percent.

In the decades since, it has largely hovered between 15 and 22 percent, with exceptions around major economic catastrophes.

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The blueprint is the latest sign of how far the pendulum has swung from the Reagan Revolution, which framed government as an impediment to growth and opportunity. 

Biden, a self-described moderate, is not only arguing that the government has a role to play in an emergency, but that it should have a sustained role in building infrastructure, reducing inequality and more forcefully supporting families and the poor.

The proposition is at the core of the twin proposals to rebuild infrastructure and bolster support for families that Biden unveiled earlier this year and will be carried home in his budget. 

Those proposals — the $2.3 trillion American Jobs plan and $1.8 trillion American Families plan — would invest in traditional infrastructure such as roads, ports and bridges, build a green energy system, and fund child care and paid leave options to help struggling working parents, among other things. 

Biden also proposed a whopping 16 percent jump in annual nondefense spending for 2022, boosting everything from housing assistance and education to agriculture and veterans affairs.

Progressives, who say the government has taken too much of a hands-off role for too long, said plans on the scale Biden is proposing are long overdue.

“I think it’s a good thing. What we have seen over many, many decades at this point is a shrinking government in ways that can help people,” said Maura Quint, executive director of Tax March, a progressive advocacy group. “Fundamentally, I think we need to go very big, and we’re only going to be better served individually and as a whole if we make investments of this size now.”

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Progressive groups point to rising inequality, stagnant wages, ongoing racial and gender disparities, and other social ills to argue that the government should play a larger role, and the pursuit should be funded by higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations.

But the approach has its fair share of critics.

“We haven’t seen anything close to this since the Great Society and Lyndon Johnson,” said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the right-leaning American Action Forum and a former director of the Congressional Budget Office.

Holtz-Eakin argues that an expanded federal government will weigh down the economy.

“With that spending comes a whole lot of red tape. You have to have a lot of regulation to see who the recipients are, how it can be used, and that comes with a lot of costs as well,” he said.

The additional government spending will also come with either higher taxes and more borrowing to pay for it.

Biden’s plan would reportedly allow deficits to remain well above $1 trillion over the coming years and bring the nation’s debt burden to its highest point in history by the end of the decade, infuriating deficit hawks.

Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, called the deficit proposals “dangerous.”

“This is a massive expansion of federal spending — well above historical levels,” she said. “It may sound appealing on the promises side, but we have to keep in mind the huge price tag that comes with, and so far the administration has not gone nearly far enough in spelling out how it would be fully paid for.”

The budget is also only expected to include proposals Biden has already rolled out as president, meaning that it does not take into account other plans that he promised on the campaign trail, such as creating a public option for health care.

“I would expect that future proposals from President Biden will come later, including on health care,” said Seth Hanlon, a budget expert at the left-leaning Center for American Progress.

Biden on Thursday argued that his economic plan is already helping to revive the economy, which is expected to grow this year at a clip not seen since the early 1980s. But he argued that further investments are needed in order to help foster growth and outcompete other nations like China. 

“These are generational investments. Private sector does not make these kinds of investments. We’ve neglected that kind of public investment for much too long,” Biden said in remarks at a community college in Cleveland on Thursday afternoon. 

“The pandemic exposed just how badly we need to invest in the foundation of this country and the working people of this country,” Biden said. 

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White House press secretary Jen PsakiJen PsakiOvernight Energy: Biden admin backs Trump approval of major Alaska drilling project | Senate Republicans pitch 8 billion for infrastructure | EPA to revise Trump rule limiting state authority to block pipelines On the Money: Biden to propose trillion budget | Senate Republicans pitch 8 billion infrastructure offer | Biden faces dilemma on Trump steel tariffs Biden budget expands government’s role in economy MORE declined to confirm the top-line number of the president’s budget proposal on Thursday but said it would reflect his priorities to defeat the pandemic and create jobs. 

“Those proposals — the American Jobs Plan, the American Rescue Plan, the American Families Plan — will put us on better financial footing overtime,” Psaki told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Like all presidential budget proposals, the Biden budget is seen as a messaging document, setting the parameters for a tough negotiation with Congress over passing 12 annual spending bills that will keep the government running in fiscal 2022, which begins Oct. 1.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick LeahyPatrick Joseph LeahyBiden budget expands government’s role in economy House narrowly approves .9B Capitol security bill after ‘squad’ drama Senators shed masks after CDC lifts mandate MORE (D-Vt.) said Thursday that Congress should hammer out top-line spending numbers in June, which could differ dramatically from what’s proposed in the budget.

GOP press releases declaring the document “dead on arrival” are already being written in anticipation of the budget’s official release Friday.

“This budget’s chances of becoming law are revealed by the fact that they’re dumping on Friday before Memorial Day,” Holtz-Eakin said. “It’s dead, and they know it.” 

Biden already has lopped $500 billion off his infrastructure proposal in talks with Republicans, who have only signaled a willingness to support a plan less than half the original size. 

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Moderate Democrats, such as Sen. Joe ManchinJoe ManchinBiden budget expands government’s role in economy Manchin blasts McConnell for playing politics on Jan. 6 bill Senate Republicans aren’t interested in compromise — it may be time for Democrats to use Plan B MORE (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten SinemaKyrsten SinemaBiden budget expands government’s role in economy Manchin blasts McConnell for playing politics on Jan. 6 bill Senate Republicans aren’t interested in compromise — it may be time for Democrats to use Plan B MORE (D-Ariz.) have laid down markers over Biden’s tax proposals, and are likely to demand reductions in any spending that the Senate might try to pass through budget reconciliation. 

That process can freeze out the GOP, but in an evenly divided Senate, it needs the vote of every Democrat.

Biden’s proposals mark a shift in the political landscape, but in the end, they won’t matter much unless his proposals get through Congress.

“The risk is not trying to go big,” Biden said in a recent interview. “If we stay small, I don’t know how we change our international status and competitive capacity.”

Morgan Chalfant contributed.

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Intelligence officials told the White House that they have a large amount of unexamined evidence related to the origins of COVID-19, which is part of what prompted President Biden to announce publicly he asked them “redouble their efforts” to find the source of the pandemic.

The New York Times reported Thursday that officials planned to use computer analysis to figure out if the virus accidently leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China, to track the movements of lab workers and examine patterns of the outbreak. Officials would not offer any details on the new evidence to the Times or the type of computer analysis that would be conducted.

Biden asked intelligence officials to produce a report on the findings within 90 days, he announced on Wednesday.

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A senior administration official told the Times that the federal government would tap national labs and other scientific resources that previously were not involved in this effort.

Efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic began under former President TrumpDonald TrumpPaul Ryan: Voters won’t be impressed by ‘yes-men and flatterers flocking to Mar-a-Lago’ Murkowski voices frustration with GOP over Jan. 6 commission: ‘Something bad happened’ Intelligence told White House they have unexamined evidence on coronavirus origins: report MORE, who often voiced his criticism of China and touted the possibility that the virus came from a Wuhan lab.

This week, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a U.S. intelligence report, that three researchers with the Wuhan Institute of Virology had been hospitalized in November 2019, fueling the debate the virus had escaped the lab and that it could have been spreading at least one month earlier than China had initially reported.

The Hill has reached out to the White House and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for comment. 

Updated 9:51 p.m.

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The USS Ronald Reagan, the only aircraft carrier based in the Asia-Pacific region, will be heading near Afghanistan from its home port of Japan this summer to assist in the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the USS Ronald Reagan is expected to operate near Afghanistan for four months. During this time, the Navy will have no aircraft carrier in the Asia-Pacific region. The Journal noted that the diversion from Eastern Asia conflicts with President BidenJoe BidenSan Jose shooting victims, shooter identified Romney blasts political extremes in speech accepting JFK award Senate passes bill requiring declassification of information on COVID-19 origins MORE’s calls to prioritize the military in the region.

It will mark the first time the USS Ronald Reagan has left the Pacific region since 2015, according to the Journal.

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The Pentagon later on Wednesday would not confirm the ship’s movement.

“I’ve seen the press reporting on that.. we don’t talk about potential future operations. We certainly don’t talk about potential ship movements in advance. I don’t really have any decision to speak to about that today,” Defense Department press secretary John Kirby told reporters.

Kirby would only say that Defense Secretary Lloyd AustinLloyd AustinOvernight Defense: Former Sen. John Warner dies at 94 | Sanders drops bid to block Israel arms sale | Japan-based carrier reportedly heading to Mideast for Afghanistan withdrawal Pentagon moving carrier from Asia-Pacific to help with troop withdrawal in Afghanistan: report Lobbying world MORE wants to make sure the head of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces−Afghanistan, Army Gen. Austin Miller, “has the right options at his disposal to make sure that the withdrawal from Afghanistan is done in a safe, orderly and deliberate way.”

“Of course we also have a robust presence in the Middle East at large, outside of the Afghanistan effort. So there’s a lot to consider when you’re talking about moving major units,” Kirby added.

The aircraft carrier currently operating in the Middle East region, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, is scheduled to leave by July and return to its home port in Norfolk, Va., the newspaper reported. The carrier has been deployed twice in the past three years and has been operating in the north Arabian Sea since April.

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The USS Theodore Roosevelt had been deployed in the South China Sea earlier this year amid rising tensions between China and Taiwan in an effort to promote “freedom of the seas.” The carrier returned to San Diego on Tuesday.

The Journal reported that this carrier move reflects the Navy’s efforts to cover missions with limited available ships.

Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of U.S. naval operations, had said earlier in May he hoped the Biden administration’s recent push for a renewed nuclear deal with Iran would reduce the need for a carrier strike group presence in the Middle East.

Ellen Mitchell contributed to this report, which was updated at 4:51 p.m.

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