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Biden threatens to cut Israel off from bombs and artillery shells if they invade Rafah
Joe Biden vowed there would be consequences if Israel crosses his red line with a major invasion of Rafah.
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Mike Johnson saved: House kills effort from Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust speaker
Democrats and Republicans joined together to dismiss the conservative agitator's motion to vacate against the speaker.
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Ohio lawmakers are at odds over effort to ensure Biden appears on November ballot
An effort to ensure Joe Biden is on Ohio’s general election ballot stalled in the state Legislature, raising the chance of legal action to resolve the issue.
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Barron Trump to step into the political arena as a Florida delegate at the Republican convention
Barron Trump was picked by the Republican Party of Florida as one of the state’s at-large delegates to the Republican National Convention, according to a list of delegates obtained by NBC News.
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RFK Jr.'s new hire who downplayed Jan. 6 appears to have been at the Capitol during the attack
Zach Henry, a right-wing social media influencer hired by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s presidential campaign, appears to have been outside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
6 min read - WorldPolitico
Israel privately conveys ‘deep frustration’ that US confirmed weapons holdup
A senior Biden administration official called it ‘rich‘ that Israel bristled at the leak when Israeli officials first revealed the news.
3 min read - HealthThe New York Times
RFK Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain
In 2010, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was experiencing memory loss and mental fogginess so severe that a friend grew concerned he might have a brain tumor. Kennedy said he consulted several of the country’s top neurologists, many of whom had either treated or spoken to his uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, before his death the previous year of brain cancer. Several doctors noticed a dark spot on the younger Kennedy’s brain scans and concluded that he had a tumor, he said in a 2012 deposition reviewed by The
8 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
Trump has yet to decide his VP pick – and it’s turning into a pageant of its own
It’s less than six months until election day, and Donald Trump is choosing his running mate. It’s quite the spectacle
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Republicans Urge Trump To Pick Running Mate Who Can Win Nikki Haley Voters
The surprising share of GOP primary voters spurning Trump for Haley is making Republicans anxious ahead of the November presidential election.
6 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingers
Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Republicans and Democrats tired of the turmoil does not guarantee an end to the GOP chaos. One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the House floor late Wednesday and read a long list of “transgressions” she said Johnson had committed as speaker, from his passage of a $95 billion national security package with aid for Ukraine to
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Defense attacks Stormy Daniels' credibility as she returns to the stand in Trump's hush money trial
Stormy Daniels will return to the witness stand Thursday in Donald Trump's hush money trial as the defense tries to undermine the credibility of the porn actor's salacious testimony about their alleged sexual encounter and the money she was paid to keep quiet. The trial against the former president kicks back off with defense lawyers questioning Daniels, whose account is key to the prosecutors' case accusing Trump of scheming to illegally influence the 2016 presidential campaign by suppressing
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Biden says Trump won't accept 2024 election results
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump would not accept the outcome of the 2024 election.
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Biden says U.S. won't transfer offensive weapons if Israel invades Rafah
President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. would not supply Israel with certain weapons and artillery shells if its military invades Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than 1 million people are sheltering.
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House votes overwhelmingly to save Speaker Johnson from Marjorie Taylor Greene's push to oust him
Far-right Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene made good on her threat Wednesday and filed a motion to oust Republican Speaker Mike Johnson from power over his decision to pass billions of dollars in military aid for Ukraine.
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Will Trump take the stand in his criminal trial?
As prosecutors near the home stretch of their criminal case against Donald Trump, one of the biggest questions looming over the historic trial is whether the former president will take the stand in his own defense.
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Over 20 GOP-led states sue Biden administration over Title IX rules for LGBTQ students
At least 22 Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration over its new rules to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination in federally funded schools.
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House Tables Marjorie Taylor Greene's Motion To Oust GOP Speaker Mike Johnson
The Georgia Republican finally followed through on her threat to force a referendum on the speaker, and the House quickly rejected it.
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Nikki Haley won nearly 130,000 votes in the Indiana GOP primary. Here's what that means for Trump ahead of the general election.
Donald Trump won the Indiana GOP presidential primary, but Nikki Haley still took in over 20 percent of the vote despite leaving the race in March.
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Republican Hard-Liners Move To Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is leading the move to boot the GOP leader after Johnson teamed with Democrats to advance aid to Ukraine, among other things.
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Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump allies who tried to overturn the 2020 election roll out voting 'integrity' bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson and conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election introduced a Donald Trump-backed voting bill Wednesday.
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Biden announces $3.3 billion AI investment by Microsoft at scaled-back Foxconn site Trump once touted
President Joe Biden will travel to Racine, Wisconsin, to announce a $3.3 billion investment by Microsoft to build a new artificial intelligence data center.
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Biden campaign goes after Trump on health care in $14 million ad boost
The ad campaign in battleground states will focus in part on Donald Trump's previous efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
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Trump could be campaigning on Wednesday. Instead, he'll thank people for buying NFTs
Donald Trump rarely gets time away from New York court during a week.
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
New lawsuit renews challenge to Tennessee laws targeting crossover voting in primary elections
A group of Tennesseans who say they were intimidated into not voting in a primary election or were threatened with prosecution after they did vote has filed a legal challenge to two state laws meant to prevent crossover voting. Tennessee voters do not register by party, and neither law defines what it means to be a bona fide party member. One of the plaintiffs is Victor Ashe, a former U.S. ambassador to Poland and longtime Tennessee Republican politician Victor Ashe, who claims the laws are so
3 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Trump spends day off from court hosting NFT customers at Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump will spend his day off from court hosting a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago residence for buyers of his NFT trading cards.
2 min read - USBusiness Insider
Republicans nominate dead woman for Indianapolis House seat
Public relations specialist Jennifer Pace won a crowded GOP primary despite reportedly dying of a heart attack in March.
2 min read - WorldThe New York Times
Biden Looks to Thwart Surge of Chinese Imports
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is warning that a new surge of cheap Chinese products poses a threat to American factories. There is little sign of one in official trade data, which show that Chinese steel imports are down sharply from last year and that the gap between what the United States sells to China and what it buys is at a postpandemic low. But the president’s aides are looking past those numbers and fixating on what they call troubling signs from China and Europe. That includes data s
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Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but he stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on “indoctrination” in public schools. U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky issued a narrow preliminary injunction Tuesday evening against the ban, one of several changes adopted under an education overhaul that Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law last year. The prohibition
3 min read - PoliticsReuters
US Republicans target noncitizen voting, as Trump keeps up false voter fraud claims
U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a bill to ban noncitizens from voting in federal elections, which is already illegal and rarely occurs, an effort meant to draw more attention to Donald Trump's false claims that U.S. elections are marred by widespread fraud. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has relied on the former president's support to hold off a bid to oust him from leadership by Republican hardliner Marjorie Taylor Greene, said the measure was aimed at preventing noncitizens from
3 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Mike Braun wins Indiana GOP governor nod, with Jim Banks lined up to succeed him in the Senate
Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Banks won the state’s GOP Senate primary unopposed Tuesday, while Sen. Mike Braun won the nomination for governor.
4 min read - USReuters
Oklahoma anti-ESG law blocked by state judge
(Reuters) -A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from contracting with companies that limit investment in the oil and gas industry. Oklahoma County District Court Judge Sheila Stinson on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the law after finding retiree Don Keenan is likely to succeed in his lawsuit filed last year alleging the law violates the state constitution and is too vaguely written. Oklahoma’s 2022 law is among dozens of R
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges Donald Trump to debate at Libertarian Convention
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month, a move that comes as the presumptive GOP nominee has ramped up both criticism of Kennedy's independent bid and demands that President Joe Biden meet him on a debate stage. Arguing that he is “drawing a lot of voters from your former supporters,” Kennedy said to Trump in an open letter posted Tuesday to X that the Libertarian convention provides “perfect neu
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Democrats urge Biden to act on immigration as Trump threatens deportations
Immigration advocates and Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to take executive action for undocumented immigrants and the southern border.
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US senators urge Postal Service to pause delivery network consolidation
(Reuters) -A bipartisan group of 26 senators on Wednesday urged the U.S. Postal Service to pause planned further consolidation to its processing and delivery network, warning it could slow mail deliveries. The letter, seen by Reuters and led by Senator Gary Peters, who chairs the committee overseeing the USPS, urged a halt until the impacts are studied by the Postal Regulatory Commission. There has been mounting anger in Congress about changes that USPS has said are necessary to cut projected
2 min read - WorldReuters
Explainer-Why the US is stopping some bomb shipments to Israel
THE HAGUE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has suspended a shipment of weapons to Israel, including heavy bombs the U.S. ally used in its campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza which has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians. The suspension comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a military assault on the Palestinian city of Rafah, over the objections of U.S. President Joe Biden. Washington paused one shipment consisting of 1,800 2,000-pound (907-kg) bombs and 1,70
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials
Pennsylvania election officials said Wednesday that the rate of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities, like a missing date, saw a significant drop in last month's primary election after state officials tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes that might get their ballots thrown out. The success of the mail-in vote could be critical to determining the outcome of November's presidential election in Pennsylvania when the state is again expected to play a decisive role in the contest between
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Ga. appeals court grants Trump's request to consider Fani Willis' disqualification from his criminal case
Georgia's state Court of Appeals will consider an appeal from Donald Trump challenging the decision not to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from the election interference case.
2 min read - WorldReuters
US paused Israel weapons shipment due to Rafah, US defense secretary says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden decided to hold back delivery of high payload munitions to Israel because Washington believes a possible Israeli offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah could put civilians at risk, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday. Austin added that the administration was also reviewing some "near-term security assistance shipments" to Israel. Austin was the first senior Biden administration official to publicly explain a possible shift in U.S. policy on
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Biden, in an interview with CNN, said the U.S. was still committed to Israel's defense and would supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors and other defensive arms, but that if Israel goes into Rafah, “we’re not going to supply the wea
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Trump's delay-delay-delay strategy is paying off
A Georgia appeals court agreed to weigh Donald Trump's effort to get the DA overseeing the state's election-interference case against him removed.
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RFK Jr. said in 2012 that he thought a worm ate part of his brain: 'I have cognitive problems, clearly'
A major tenet of Kennedy's long shot presidential campaign has been on his health compared to Trump and Biden.
3 min read - PoliticsReuters
Senator Schumer to propose framework for AI legislation in coming weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday he would provide a framework for addressing the risks and potential benefits of artificial intelligence in the coming weeks, which will then be translated into piecemeal legislation. The Biden administration and lawmakers, concerned about how AI could impact elections or influence Americans, have been pressing for AI regulation, but a polarized U.S. Congress has made little headway. Europe is ahead, with lawmakers the
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
The GOP-led House on Wednesday passed a bill that would eliminate noncitizens from the tally gathered during a census and used to decide how many House seats and Electoral College votes each state gets. The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, the White House opposes it and there are legal questions because the Constitution says all people should be counted during the apportionment process. In March, senators rejected similar Republican-sponsored language in an appropriat
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Indian Americans are awakening to their political power
Indian Americans surpassed Chinese in U.S. population, and experts say Trump and Biden need to set their focus on them. From Israel and Gaza to gun control, they're more sure than ever of what they want.
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Trump secures another win in bids to slow criminal prosecutions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump notched another win in his campaign to slow the criminal cases against him on Wednesday, when a Georgia appeals court agreed to hear his bid to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him for trying to overturn his election loss in the state. The ruling prolongs the legal battle over a former romance between Fani Willis, Fulton County's district attorney, and a onetime top deputy, a relationship defense lawyers have used to try to derail the case. The co
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Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Trump and some other defendants in Georgia had tried to get Willis and her office removed the case, saying her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created a conflict of interest. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in March found that no confl
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Stormy Daniels, Who Told of Sex With Trump, Returns to Stand on Thursday
NEW YORK — When Donald Trump met Stormy Daniels, their flirtation seemed fleeting: He was a 60-year-old married mogul at the peak of reality television fame, and she was 27, a Louisiana native raised in poverty and headed to porn-film stardom. But that chance encounter in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, some two decades ago is now at the center of the first criminal trial of a U.S. president, an unprecedented case that could shape the 2024 presidential race. This week, Daniels has been on the witness stand
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U.S. pauses Israel arms shipment and Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump trial: Morning Rundown
Stormy Daniels took the stand in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. U.S. paused arms shipment to Israel over Rafah fears. Michigan tornadoes trap FedEx workers.
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Accountants Don't Want To Help Rudy Giuliani In Bankruptcy Case, His Lawyers Say
The former attorney for Donald Trump has hit a snag in his bankruptcy filing.
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Intel, Qualcomm say exports to China blocked as Beijing objects
(Reuters) -Intel said on Wednesday its sales would take a hit after the U.S. revoked some of the chipmaker's export licenses for a customer in China, in a move Beijing complained was going too far in the name of national security. Intel did not disclose the name of the Chinese customer that had licenses canceled in its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but Reuters had reported on Tuesday the U.S. has revoked licenses that allowed companies, including Intel and Qualcomm, to shi
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