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There are now just 10 weeks until voting begins. After Thanksgiving, there are some clear themes emerging in the state of the presidential race.

U.S. officials tell NPR about what they say is a "significant" victory in the war against al-Qaida in Pakistan. A CIA strike on New Year's Day is said to have killed the terrorist organization's chief of operations in Pakistan, along with his top lieutenant. If the U.S. intelligence is true, this is an important development.

President Trump is praising the cancelation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, leading some U.S. senators to question if it was politically motivated. Colbert has openly criticized the president.

The comments came as federal courts ordered the Trump administration to resume food assistance payments.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Charge d'Affaires Kristina Kvien, who is now running the U.S. Embassy from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv amid threats of a Russian invasion.

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat who joined the Republican party this year, is facing an uphill battle to win Senate confirmation as country's top intel chief.

Israel says it has killed two top Iranian leaders in airstrikes. One killed was the head of the National Security Council, a hardliner who had been a negotiator on Iranian nuclear talks.

President Trump had been expected to nominate Tomas Philipson as permanent chair of his Council of Economic Advisers. Philipson, an expert on health economics, succeeds Kevin Hassett.

A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was temporarily blocked from landing in Bulgaria due to what Bulgarian authorities say was Russian GPS jamming.

Six flights from India declared emergencies within 30 minutes of each other. It comes as fake bomb threats are causing disruptions, diversions and delays for scores of flights on Indian airlines.

European foreign ministers will hold a special meeting in Brussels on Sunday to discuss how the EU can work with the new U.S. president-elect.

Johnathan Lee Iverson, the first African-American ringmaster of "The Greatest Show on Earth," helms the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for its last performance this Sunday.