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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday hailed the “extraordinary gains” for the United States during President Trump’s time in office and warned Republicans not to “shy away” from them -- while at the same time calling his post-Election Day conduct “deeply disappointing.”

Voters were "lied to" leading up to the riots that engulfed the Capitol in chaos and resulted in at least four deaths, Rep. Dan Crenshaw told Fox News on Thursday.

Maggie Miller / The Hill : Mike Pompeo approves creation of Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET) to lead diplomatic efforts on cybersecurity amid SolarWinds hack   —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday approved the creation of a new office at the State Department to address cybersecurity and emerging technologies.

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge : Trump's Twitter account is unlocked following a 12-hour ban after he deleted several tweets; Twitter says he risks a permanent ban if he further violates rules   —  A little too late for that  —  Twitter has lifted its ban on President Donald Trump, and his latest tweet is very different than the ones we've seen for many months.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : FTC settles with mobile ad company Tapjoy over deceptive practices, but Democratic commissioners call Tapjoy “a minnow next to gatekeeping giants” Apple, Google   —  Mobile advertising company Tapjoy has settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over allegations …

Financial Times : SolarWinds hires ex-CISA Director Christopher Krebs as an independent consultant to help its crisis response after the hack   —  Group's software was exploited by suspected Russian hackers to spy on governments and businesses  —  The American technology company at the centre …

Marion Ramsey of "Police Academy" and Broadway fame died in her Los Angeles home on Thursday.