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Democrats help advance Ukraine, Israel aid in rare rules move
The House Rules Committee late Thursday night advanced a package of foreign aid bills — but only with help from Democrats who, in a rare move, supported the procedural vote amid opposition from a trio of hardline Republicans. The panel voted 9-3 to adopt the rule, which governs debate for the legislation, with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.),…
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All 12 jurors seated in Trump hush-money trial after two dismissals
First criminal trial of a former president one significant step closer to beginning after full jury selected in New York
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US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership
Washington blocks security council resolution supported by 12 member countries, with two abstentions including UK
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Kennedy family members endorse Biden over RFK Jr.
More than a dozen members of the Kennedy family endorsed President Joe Biden for a second term Thursday, passing over family member Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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SCOTUS to discuss Kari Lake, Mark Finchem machine voting lawsuit. What happens next?
The U.S. Supreme Court set the duo's case for its conference schedule on Friday, when the justices will discuss cases and vote on which to add to their calendar.
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Senate advances renewal of key US surveillance program as detractors seek changes
The Senate advanced legislation Thursday that would reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance tool as lawmakers and the Biden administration rushed to tamp down fresh concerns about the program violating Americans' civil liberties. The bipartisan legislation would reform and extend a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act known as Section 702, which U.S. officials say is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks. A bill renewing the program passed the Ho
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Trump is funneling campaign money into cash-strapped businesses. Experts say it looks bad.
Trump's campaign and affiliated committees have spent more than $800,000 at Trump properties since the start of 2023.
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Judge denies Trump co-defendants' motions to dismiss charges in classified documents case
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday denied motions by two of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants to dismiss charges in the classified documents case.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow tanks, armored vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. With the war in Ukraine now in its third year and a vital U.S. aid package for Kyiv slowed down in Congress, Russia has increasingly used satellite-guided gliding bombs — which allow planes to drop them from a safe distance — to pummel Ukrainia
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Biden's tariff warnings signal sharp anti-China election battle
The Biden administration's threat to impose more tariffs on China is the latest election-year signal that frostier relations with China are likely to follow regardless of who wins the U.S. presidency. U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday to call for higher tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum products, and top administration officials have signaled those are unlikely to be his last salvo against China this election season. This week, the adm
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York
A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. Thursday's court proceedings demonstrated unpredictability in the jury selection process of such a high-profile case, with two jurors who had been seated a day earlier being dismissed from the panel. The judge has suggested that opening statements in the criminal trial could begin as early as Mo
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US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights
The Biden administration sent about 50 Haitians back to their country on Thursday, authorities said, marking the first deportation flight in several months to the Caribbean nation struggling with surging gang violence. Authorities didn't offer details of the flight beyond how many deported Haitians were aboard. Thomas Cartwright of Witness at the Border, an advocacy group that tracks flight data, said a plane left Alexandria, Louisiana, a hub for deportation operations, and arrived in Cap-Hait
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Trump trial update: Trump rebuked by judge for speaking during jury selection — and 7 jurors are seated
On Tuesday, the second day of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Judge Juan Merchan rebuked defense lawyers after Trump was heard muttering his disapproval of an answer given by a potential juror in the case.
2 min read - USReuters
Maine lawmakers pass gun bills in wake of October mass shooting
Maine lawmakers on Thursday sent a draft of gun safety measures to the governor to sign into law, fulfilling a promise to take swift action designed to prevent mass shootings such as a rampage last year that killed 18 people in the city of Lewiston. Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat who sponsored some of the legislation, was expected to sign the bills. Among the measures approved this week by legislators before ending their session was a bill establishing a 72-hour waiting period on gun purchas
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How young people see the matchup between two senior citizens: From the Politics Desk
A new Harvard poll shows how young voters are viewing the rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensions
A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, offering a glimpse into decisions that have spurred complaints of alleged censorship from the company and its billionaire owner Elon Musk. The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee late Wednesday published a staff report disclosing dozens of decisions by Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordering X to suspend or remove around 150 user profil
6 min read - USThe Guardian
Trump on Trial: ‘We have our jury’
After hours of jury selection in former president Donald Trump’s first criminal case, presiding Judge Juan Merchan had good news
5 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
Trump’s hush-money trial: here’s what’s happened so far
Donald Trump is the first former president to face criminal charges. Here’s what you need to know about the New York case
3 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
A silent Trump glowers and stares during third day of criminal trial
This was not Donald Trump the business mogul or Donald Trump the 45th president – it was Donald Trump the defendant
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers' request to put the civil cases seeking to hold Trump responsible for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on hold while the criminal case accusing him of conspiring to overturn his election defeat to President Joe Biden plays out.
2 min read - USBusiness Insider
There's a conservative 'great migration' from blue states — and one place is the big winner
Conservatives are increasingly moving from blue states to Republican-stronghold South Carolina, in what some are calling "the great migration."
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Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia, including congresswoman's daughter
New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on Thursday and arrested more than 100 demonstrators, including the daughter of a prominent Minnesota congresswoman. Several students involved in the protest said they also were suspended from Columbia and Barnard College, including Isra Hirsi, who is the daughter of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. Omar had questioned Columbia's president, Nemat Shafik, at a hearing Wednesday in Congress about the school’s tar
2 min read - PoliticsHuffPost
Kennedy Family Endorses Biden Over Their Own Relative, RFK Jr.
The campaigns of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have worried that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., running as an independent, will pull voters from their side.
4 min read - USThe Guardian
Exclusive: Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel
Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in Fulton county in 2022, has spread election fraud lies and accused county employees of crimes
9 min read - PoliticsBusiness Insider
Trump trial sketch artists catch the former president's many courtroom moods: sleepy, grumpy, and — less often — happy
Courtroom sketch artists have been able to offer the public glimpses of Donald Trump at his historic New York criminal trial.
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Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Growing majority of Americans want Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections
A new poll found a full 54% of Americans now want Congress to pass “a law that keeps abortion as legal and accessible as it was nationwide under Roe v. Wade."
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Iraq's prime minister heads to Michigan to meet Arab Americans at a tense time for the Middle East
The leader of Iraq traveled to Michigan on Thursday following a sit-down with President Joe Biden to meet with the state's large Iraqi community and update them on escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s weekend aerial assault on Israel. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's trip to both Washington and Michigan to discuss U.S.-Iraq relations had been planned well before Saturday's drone and missile launches from Iran-backed groups. The visit has been thrust into the sp
3 min read - PoliticsBusiness Insider
Mike Johnson and progressives are strange bedfellows on Israel and Ukraine aid
The GOP House Speaker is holding separate votes on Israel and Ukraine aid, and he's getting applause from an unlikely source: progressive Democrats.
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secures ballot access in battleground state of Michigan
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has secured a place on the ballot in the battleground state of Michigan, state officials confirmed Thursday, elevating his potential to affect the November election. Kennedy's independent bid has spooked allies of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees, who fear his famous last name and dedicated support among a slice of disaffected voters will be enough to tip the el
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow
House congressional leaders were toiling Thursday on a delicate, bipartisan push toward weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies at a critical moment at home and abroad. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson this week set in motion a plan to advance the package, which has been held up since October by GOP lawmakers resistant to approving more funding for Ukraine's fight against Russia. As t
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Biden imposes new sanctions on Iran after drone and missile attack on Israel
The Biden administration announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its missile and drone program after its attack on Israel last weekend.
2 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Is Trump’s Trial Really About ‘Hush Money’?
As former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial begins, there is one battle taking place in a Manhattan courtroom, where he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. But there is another fight taking place in the court of public opinion, which concerns a much more basic question: What should this trial even be called? Many media outlets — including The New York Times — have used “hush-money trial” as a shorthand for the proceedings. It’s a nod to the fact that Trump is accus
6 min read - PoliticsHuffPost
Alabama Legislature Moves To Keep Joe Biden On The Ballot In November
Key committees advanced legislation to change the state’s ballot certification deadline after the state’s GOP Secretary of State warned Biden may miss it.
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Johnson Says He Has No Plans To Make It Harder To Boot Him From Speakership
Firebrand Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said she wanted the party to meet on Johnson’s future but stopped short of saying she’ll try to force his ouster.
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Convenience store chain with hundreds of outlets in 6 states hit with discrimination lawsuit
The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 stores in six states, discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers by automatically weeding out applicants whom the company deemed to have failed a criminal background check, according to U.S. officials. President Joe Biden stopped by a Sheetz for snacks this week while cam
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands
The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that's meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties. Officials pushed past strong opposition from private industry and Republican governors to adopt the proposal. GOP members of Congress said in response that they will seek to invalidate it.
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package
Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included it in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel. The bill could be law as soon as next week if Congress moves quickly. The TikTok legislation, which passed the House in March and has widespread support in both chambers, was included in the House package as leaders have worked to win votes for the foreign aid bil
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Not only New York casinos threaten Atlantic City. Developer predicts Meadowlands casino is coming
Atlantic City casinos are facing threats on multiple fronts from new competitors not just in New York, but from within their own state. At the East Coast Gaming Congress Thursday at the Hard Rock casino, numerous executives from some of the major casino companies in America acknowledged the opportunity of three downstate New York casino licenses — and the risk they will present to Atlantic City.
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Biden slaps new sanctions on Iran after attack on Israel
Biden said the sanctions, carried out in coordination with the U.K., were a response to “one of the largest missile and drone attacks the world has ever seen against Israel.”
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Trump's trial is losing jurors after they've already been sworn in
Juror No. 2 told the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal trial that she did not believe she could be "fair and unbiased."
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
A Democrat who represented southeast Wisconsin in Congress in the 1990s before going on to become a leader in the Assembly and state revenue secretary announced Thursday that he's running for Congress again. Peter Barca announced his bid against Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, who is seeking a fourth term. Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District, previously represented by former House Speaker Paul Ryan, leans Republican but was made more competitive under new boundary lines adopted in 2022.
3 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
As Civil Rights Era Fades From Memory, Generation Gap Divides Black Voters
ATLANTA — For years, Loretta Green has voted at her Southwest Atlanta precinct wearing the same custom T-shirt emblazoned with a photo of her first voter registration card, dated to 1960. The front of it reads: “This is why I vote.” Since gaining the legal right, Green, 88, has participated in every possible election. This November will be no different, she said, when she casts a ballot for President Joe Biden and Democrats down the ticket. But conversations with her younger relatives, who have
7 min read - WorldThe New York Times
Miscalculation Led to Escalation as Israel and Iran Clash
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel was mere moments away from an airstrike on April 1 that killed several senior Iranian commanders at Iran’s embassy complex in Syria when it told the United States what was about to happen. Israel’s closest ally had just been caught off guard. Aides quickly alerted Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser; Jon Finer, the deputy national security adviser; Brett McGurk, Biden’s Middle East coordinator; and others, who saw that the strike could have se
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Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after deadliest shooting in state history
The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Legislature pressed for a number of gun and mental health proposals after the shooting that claimed 18 lives and injured 13 others, and most were adopt
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Kennedy family makes ‘crystal clear’ its Biden endorsement in attempt to deflate RFK Jr.’s candidacy
President Joe Biden scooped up endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop Thursday as he aims to undermine Donald Trump and marginalize the candidacy of independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kerry Kennedy, a daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, niece of former President John F. Kennedy and sister of the current presidential candidate, delivered the endorsements in Philadelphia by calling Biden “my hero.”
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How the jury is being selected in Trump's hush money trial
During jury selection on Thursday, seven jurors were seated, bringing the total number to 12. Six alternates still need to be chosen before opening arguments in the case against former President Donald Trump can begin.
3 min read - USReuters
Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Trump hush-money case
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Lawyers for the defense and the prosecution still must select alternate jurors for the trial, the first ever in which a former U.S. president is the defendant. Opening statements could take place on Monday, said Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the trial.
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A Second Trump Presidency Would Be A Nightmare Scenario For Transgender People
The reality unfolding in Florida today is just a microcosm of what the United States could look like if Donald Trump were to be elected president this November.
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Biden wants to sell blue-collar workers the American Dream of a failing China
In some of his harshest comments ever made about China, Biden called the country "xenophobic" and said it had more retirees than workers.
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Biden mischaracterizes his uncle's disappearance during World War II
President Joe Biden on Wednesday mischaracterized the circumstances of his uncle's death during World War II as he lambasted former President Donald Trump's comments about the military.
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