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Democrats flip another seat, turning all of Orange County blue

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The House race for California's 39th district has been called for Democrat Gil Cisneros over Young Kim, who was vying to become the first Korean-American woman in Congress and Republicans' last hope to keep a seat in Orange County. It is the 39th House seat that Democrats flipped this year.

The big picture: Democrats dominated congressional races in the state this year, flipping six seats with four of them in traditionally red Orange County. The seat had been held by Republican Ed Royce for 13 terms.

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Hurricane Ida at near-Category 5 intensity as Louisiana braces for landfall

Infrared satellite view of Hurricane Ida near the Louisiana coast on Aug. 29, 2021. (CIRA/RAMMB)

Hurricane Ida explosively intensified overnight into a high-end Category 4 storm, and is bringing "catastrophic effects" to Louisiana as it gears up to be one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the state's recorded history.

The latest: As of 11 a.m. ET, the storm's center was located about 85 miles south of New Orleans, and was moving northwest at 14 mph. Maximum sustained winds were measured by aircraft to be 150 mph, just shy of Category 5 intensity.

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U.S. drone strike targets suspected ISIS-K threat near Kabul airport

Smoke rises after an explosion in a Kabul neighborhood on Aug. 29. Photo: Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The U.S. launched a drone strike on Sunday targeting a vehicle that presented an "imminent ISIS-K threat" to Kabul’s international airport, U.S. Central Command spokesman Capt. Bill Urban said in a statement.

Driving the news: "We are confident we successfully hit the target," Urban said in the statement, adding: "Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material. We are assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties, though we have no indications at this time."

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Biden en route to Dover AFB to pay respects to fallen service members

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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are en route to Dover Air Force Base to pay respects to the 13 service members killed in last week's Kabul airport attack.

Why it matters: This is Biden's first visit as president to the Air Force base in Delaware to honor fallen troops. The base serves as the initial transit place for U.S. service members killed overseas.

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