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Many Democrats defended the Biden administration's cautious approach. But lawmakers of both parties urged the president to address the nation.

Republicans have pushed for banning the popular social media app.

A US fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over US airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime…

Washington (AFP) - The US and Canada were working Sunday to recover the remnants of three mysterious objects shot down over their territory, amid growing jitters that resulted in several brief air-space closures in recent days.

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WASHINGTON — The White House said it’s too early to characterize the two latest objects shot down by U.S. fighter jets over North America after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said they are believed to have been high-altitude balloons.

‘Chinese were caught lying',’ says Senate majority leader as US and Canadian military scramble to recover pieces

Sen. Schumer said the U.S. military and intelligence are "focused like a laser" on gathering more information about the balloons.

U.S. military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert.