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Trump defends Qeshm strike, Iran welcomes US anti-war vote
President Donald Trump confirmed the US struck an air defense site on Iran's Qeshm Island, calling it minor and saying he would do it again. Vice President JD Vance blamed the war for the Republicans' loss of Congress, and Trump called that largely true.
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NIAC opposes Census rules excluding noncitizens, dropping MENA data
NIAC said it filed a public comment on November 2 opposing two U.S. Census Bureau proposals that would exclude undocumented residents and many lawfully present noncitizens from the population used to apportion congressional seats and remove race and ethnicity questions from the 2030 Census. The group urged the Bureau to withdraw both proposals, count all residents regardless of immigration status, and keep a combined race and ethnicity question with a MENA category and detailed Iranian identification.