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The Increasing Trumpification of TikTok
Donald Trump isn’t on TikTok. And he may not need to be, as his allies and surrogates transform it in his favor. The social-media platform, though still regarded as a hub for Democratic voices and liberal causes, has seen an uptick of right-wing, pro-Trump influencers since the last presidential election. The increase comes as President Joe Biden signed legislation that would force a sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner or would have it banned in the U.S. That law has triggered a backlash from yo
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Democratic leader shifts Senate into campaign mode
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is shifting to campaign mode as he’s planning a series of message votes on border security, access to contraception and other hot-button issues. The shift reflects a broad acknowledgement within the Senate that there’s little chance of passing substantive legislation between now and Election Day as lawmakers hunker down…
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Biden outpaces Trump with 200 confirmed judges, cementing impact on courts
Biden hit a milestone of 200 judges appointed to the federal bench on Wednesday, outpacing Trump's record of judicial appointments at the same point.
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Lawmakers move to automate Selective Service registration for all men
All men ages 18 to 26 would be automatically enrolled in the Selective Service System under a plan approved by a House committee Wednesday night.
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As Trump campaigns, he's spreading QAnon posts anew. Some call that 'playing with fire'
As Donald Trump campaigns against President Joe Biden, his online posts are reinvigorating a conspiracy theory that was a hallmark of his first term.
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Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary
Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, a notable show of support given their intense and often personal rivalry during the Republican primary calendar. “I will be voting for Trump,” Haley, Trump’s former U.N. ambassador, said during an event at the Hudson Institute in Washington. “Having said that, I stand by what I said in my suspension speech,” Haley added.
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Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon
Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime. One of District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s deputies, Vasquez was endorsed by several police groups. While there was a write in option, Vasquez and Schmidt were the only two candidates in the race.
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Florida hearing in Trump classified documents case devolves into shouting match
During a marathon day of proceedings in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, a morning hearing in front of Judge Aileen Cannon devolved into a shouting match amongst the attorneys, and the afternoon series of arguments prompted the judge to wonder if the legal nuances of the case may be too difficult for jurors to understand.
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott, a close Trump ally, joins race to succeed Mitch McConnell as GOP leader
Florida Sen. Rick Scott said Wednesday that he will run for Senate Republican leader when Mitch McConnell steps down from the post, becoming the third Republican in the race. South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the current No. Republican in the Senate, and Texas Sen. John Cornyn have already announced they are running.
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Here’s Why Republicans Are Focusing on Voting by Noncitizens
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pushing legislation to crack down on voting by noncitizens, part of an effort to sow doubts about the election outcome and take aim at immigrants who they say have no business participating in elections in the United States. They are planning on Wednesday to push through a bill that would roll back a Washington, D.C., law allowing noncitizen residents of the nation’s capital to vote in local elections. And they are pushing legislation that would require states
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Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to Trump
The Republican National Committee's Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated on Wednesday as police investigated two vials of blood that had been addressed to former President Donald Trump following the presumptive presidential nominee's takeover of the national party apparatus. Hazardous-materials teams were called in after the vials were discovered, according to the U.S. Capitol Police, who said they would continue to investigate. The vials were addressed to Trump, according to a person
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Biden is forgiving $7.7 billion in student debt. Here's who qualifies.
The Biden administration says it has now wiped away $167 billion of student loans for 4.75 million people, or 1 in every 10 borrowers.
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'Solidarity': All 9 South Dakota Native American tribes endorse Kristi Noem's banishment
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe voted to formally banish South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands because of disparaging remarks.
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Congress aims to overhaul presidential ethics rules with a plan led by an unlikely pair of lawmakers
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House on Wednesday would require presidents and vice presidents to publicly disclose tax returns before, during and after their time in the White House as Congress makes an election-year push to curb foreign influence in American politics. The proposal, led by the unusual pairing of Republican Rep. James Comer and progressive Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, is the latest effort to bolster congressional oversight of presidential ethics as both parties grapp
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FCC to consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV and radio, but can't touch streaming
The head of the Federal Communications Commission introduced on Wednesday a proposal to require political advertisers to disclose when they use content generated by artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads. If adopted by the five-person commission, the proposal would add a layer of transparency that many lawmakers and AI experts have been calling for as rapidly advancing generative AI tools churn out lifelike images, videos and audio clips that threaten to mislead voters in
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Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator
Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is on a weeklong break after Manhattan federal court jurors got stuck in an elevator.
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Rudy Giuliani agrees to stop accusing Georgia workers of election fraud
Former Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani agreed to stop accusing former Georgia election workers of election fraud, according to court documents made public Tuesday.
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No. 2 US House Republican mulls tying border policy to tax bill next year
U.S. congressional Republicans would aim to pass a slew of tax, border and economic policies through a legislative maneuver that would bypass Democratic objections, if they sweep the Nov. 5 elections, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives said on Wednesday. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said if Donald Trump wins the presidency and Republicans win the Senate and keep the House, they will use a process called "budget reconciliation" to retain tax cuts enacted when Trump was p
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What is at stake in the 2024 California Senate race?
California's Senate primary set up a likely win for Democrat Adam Schiff but what does the race explain about representation in the state?
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Biden hits Trump over ‘unified Reich’ video but stays silent on trial
“It is not the first time Trump has gone down this road,” the president told attendees at a fundraiser.
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Republican Vince Fong wins race to replace Kevin McCarthy, padding House GOP’s slim majority
Vince Fong won the California special election to fill former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s seat, a victory that will pad a narrow House GOP majority.
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Norway, Ireland, Spain say they are recognizing a Palestinian state in historic move
The three countries said Wednesday they are recognizing a Palestinian state in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from Palestinians. Israel immediately ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland.
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California lawmaker Vince Fong wins special election to finish ousted House Speaker McCarthy’s term
Vince Fong, a California State Assembly member backed by former President Donald Trump, won a special election Tuesday to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. A McCarthy protege who also had the former speaker’s endorsement, Fong defeated fellow Republican and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux in the 20th Congressional District, in the state’s Central Valley farm belt. Because of Trump’s involvement, the race wil
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Top Biden campaign official held Zoom call with Haley supporters hours after she endorsed Trump
"The common theme was, they feel homeless and they need a reason to vote for Biden. A lot of them are just not there yet."
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U.S. Senate panels launch probe into Trump 'quid pro quo' with energy execs
The U.S. Senate finance and budget committees on Thursday launched an investigation into presidential candidate Donald Trump's reported offer to roll back a slew of environmental regulations in exchange for $1 billion in campaign contributions. The announcement comes a week after the top Democratic lawmaker on a U.S. House oversight panel sought information from nine oil companies about reports about "quid pro quo propositions" made by former the president at a campaign event this spring at his
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Trump claims of FBI threat 'extremely dangerous,' US attorney general says
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday called former President Donald Trump’s claims that the FBI was authorized to shoot him during its 2022 search of his Florida club “false” and “extremely dangerous.” Garland told reporters that Trump and some of his allies were referring to a “standard operations plan” that limits when agents can use lethal force while executing search warrants. The FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in August 2022 to retrieve classified material that he ret
2 min read - USThe Guardian
Consultant behind deepfaked Biden robocall fined $6m as new charges filed
Steve Kramer charged in New Hampshire for AI-generated impersonation of Biden that urged residents not to vote in primary
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Supreme court rules South Carolina doesn’t need to redraw congressional map to consider Black voters
Justices send case back to lower court, saying it didn’t properly evaluate evidence in ruling Republican plan was discriminatory
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Senate holds a test vote on border bill as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance
Senate Democrats are trying for a second time to push ahead with a bill to clamp down the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought on Thursday to underscore Republican resistance to the proposal. The legislation, negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators, was already rejected by most Republicans in February when it was linked to a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies.
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Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges
A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire's presidential primary faces a $6 million fine and more than two dozen criminal charges. The Federal Communications Commission said the fine it proposed Thursday for Steven Kramer is its first involving generative AI technology. The company accused of transmitting the calls, Lingo Telecom, faces a $2 million fine, though in both cases the parties co
3 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Trump team moves behind the scenes to shift the GOP platform on abortion and marriage
Donald Trump's allies are quietly getting involved in little-noticed fights over who will serve on the committee to set the Republican Party's national platform.
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Prosecutors look to call Hunter Biden's ex-wife and the late Beau Biden's wife to testify in gun case
Prosecutors for the gun case against Hunter Biden in Delaware intend to call his ex-wife along with Beau Biden's widow to testify as witnesses.
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Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district
The Supreme Court 's conservative majority on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters. In dissent, liberal justices warned that the court was insulating states from claims of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. In a 6-3 decision, the court held that South Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature did nothing wrong during redistricting when it strengthened Rep. Nan
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Democrats renew calls for US Supreme Court's Alito to recuse amid flag flap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats intensified their calls on Thursday for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to step aside in two cases - one on Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution and the other on a charge involving the Capitol attack - after a media report that another provocative flag flew outside one of his homes. A flag bearing the phrase "Appeal to Heaven" flew outside Alito's vacation home on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, in July and September of 2023, the New York Times
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US will announce $275 million more in artillery and ammunition for Ukraine, officials say
The United States is expected to announce an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine on Friday as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the Kharkiv region, two U.S. officials say. This will be the fourth installment of military aid for Ukraine since Congress passed a long-delayed foreign aid bill late last month and comes as the Biden administration has pledged to keep weapons flowing regularly and to get them to the front lines as quickly as possible. The packag
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Mystery at center of Graceland sale and Kouri Richins speaks from jail: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump allies are getting involved in the fight to shape the Republican Party's platform.
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The Biden administration has a plan to shut down the border. But it needs Mexico's help.
The Biden administration is finalizing a new executive action that would let Biden shut down the border, and is in talks with Mexico to get its crucial buy-in.
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Biden is poised to pick up more delegates in Idaho's Democratic caucuses
Idaho Democrats will caucus across the state Thursday to select their nominee for the White House, giving President Joe Biden more delegates after he already clinched his party's 2024 nomination. Caucusgoers also will elect delegates pledged to the nominee for the state convention, which will be held on June 22. Only registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters can participate in the Democratic caucus.
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GOP officials frustrated by the Secret Service's refusal to move protesters away from the RNC convention hall
Republican officials are running into a wall of opposition — from the Secret Service and local officials — as they fight to move a protest zone farther away from the site of their national convention in Milwaukee this summer.
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Congress eyes new online privacy bills ahead of 2024 elections
Key Republicans and Democrats in Congress see a window to pass sweeping online privacy legislation to protect adults' and kids' data from Big Tech companies.
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Trump hush money trial to shape prosecutor Alvin Bragg's legacy
Alvin Bragg says he decided to become a lawyer after guns were pulled on him six times while growing up in New York - three of those times by police. A quarter-century after graduating from Harvard Law School, the Manhattan district attorney's legacy is set to be defined by the looming verdict in one of the most consequential cases in American history: the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump over hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. Since Bragg unveiled the first of four in
4 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
Revealed: the extremist Maga lobbying group driving far-right Republican policies
Documents show the Conservative Partnership Institute is pushing its far-right agenda at events involving GOP members
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Biden Takes Aim At Trump’s Mistreatment Of Black America In New Ads
In a series of campaign ads, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris slammed the politician for falsifying his support of the Black community.
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Biden praises Kenyan President Ruto for 'his bold leadership' as White House marks state visit
President Joe Biden on Thursday praised Kenya's William Ruto for “his bold leadership” as the White House marked the first state visit to the United States by an African leader in more than 15 years, one that comes as the Nairobi government is sending police to Haiti to help quell gang violence in the Caribbean nation. The White House announced Biden's intention to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally, an acknowledgment of the growing security partnership between the countries.
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In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar
In Fort Mohave, Arizona, even Republican voters are fighting gas power plants as utilities try to lock in fossil fuels
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Trump is holding a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo Black and Hispanic voters
Former President Donald Trump will campaign in one of the most Democratic counties in the nation Thursday, holding a rally in the South Bronx to woo minority voters days before a Manhattan jury will begin deliberations on whether to convict him of felony charges in his criminal hush money trial. Trump will address supporters in Crotona Park, a public green space in a neighborhood that is among the city's most diverse and its most impoverished, a change from the majority-white areas where he hol
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A comment from Trump and GOP actions in the states put contraceptive access in the 2024 spotlight
Republican lawmakers in states across the U.S. have been rejecting Democrats' efforts to protect or expand access to birth control, an issue Democrats are promoting as a major issue in this year's elections along with abortion and other reproductive rights concerns. Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, pushed the issue into the political spotlight this week when he said in an interview that he was open to supporting restrictions on contraception before he reversed course
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Trump says people crossing the border bring 'very contagious disease' with them
Former President Donald Trump asserted that people who immigrate across the U.S.-Mexico border from South and Central America are bringing contagious diseases.
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Democratic candidate with White House ties says Biden could be tougher on China
Congressional candidate Maggie Goodlander, a former Justice Department official who is married to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, recently criticized the Biden administration's actions toward China when asked if there was a U.S. policy that she disagreed with.
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Another Far-Right Flag Was Flown Outside Alito's Beach House: Report
The historic "Appeal to Heaven" flag has been linked with Christian nationalists and those who support former President Donald Trump.
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