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Judge in Trump's classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set
The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely. The order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had been expected in light of still-unresolved issues in the case and because Trump is currently on trial in a separate case in Manhattan charging him in connection with hush money payments during the 2016 presidential election. The New York case involves several of the
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Here is what Stormy Daniels testified happened between her and Donald Trump
Porn performer Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday in the hush money case against Donald Trump, who looked on as she detailed their alleged sexual encounter and the payment she got to keep it quiet. Prosecutors allege Trump paid Daniels to keep quiet about the claims as he ran for president in 2016. Trump denies having sex with Daniels, and his lawyers unsuccessfully pushed for a mistrial midway through her testimony.
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Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan
Two women campaigning for President Joe Biden after facing medical emergencies because of abortion restrictions in their states visited Michigan on Tuesday to highlight what they say are the risks to women’s health since federal abortion protections were overturned. Democrats are aiming to make abortion rights a central issue in the 2024 election in the battleground state, hoping it will appeal to undecided voters and some members of the party who don't like how Biden has handled the Israel-Ham
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Joe Biden’s ‘red line’ is an invasion of Rafah. So what happens if Israel attacks?
It’s a moment of truth for Biden’s policy on Israel and the Palestinians – and at the least will make continued prevarication harder to disguise
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Marjorie Taylor Greene backs off threat to oust Johnson as speaker
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on Tuesday to be backing off her threat to force a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson this week, though she signaled that she'll preserve her threat indefinitely -- keeping Johnson on a tight leash as he navigates a one-vote majority in the chamber. The development comes after Greene and Johnson met on Tuesday afternoon -- their second meeting in as many days. The meetings came after Greene said she would force a vote to remove Johnson from the le
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New York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know what a computer is
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means. Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday while being interviewed at a large business conference in California to discuss expanding economic opportunities in artificial intelligence for low-income communities.
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Inside the White House Scramble to Broker a Deal in Gaza
WASHINGTON — Over the course of a few hours, the news from the Middle East came into the White House Situation Room fast and furious. Israel orders 100,000 civilians out of Rafah in prelude to invasion. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times Hamas “accepts” cease-fire deal, potentially precluding invasion. Israel conducts strikes against Rafah, possibly opening invasion. The war-is-on-off-on-again developments Monday left White House officials scrambling to track what was hap
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Gaza Isn’t Root of Biden’s Struggles With Young Voters, Polls Show
Young Americans’ outrage over the Israel-Hamas war has dominated the political conversation for weeks. Democratic and Republican lawmakers have made pilgrimages to Columbia University and other campuses to offer support to demonstrations in solidarity with the Gaza Strip or to denounce them, and President Joe Biden addressed the upheavals in remarks Thursday. But these headlines are not reflective of young voters’ top concerns this election year, according to recent polls. Surveys taken in recen
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Who is Stormy Daniels? The mom and adult film actor who went from Louisiana dancer to memoir author
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels is a key witness in Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal hush money trial. Here's a closer look at who she is and her background.
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More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students
Republican plaintiffs call the effort to fold protection for transgender students under the 1972 Title IX law unconstitutional. The lawsuits filed in federal courts in Missouri and Oklahoma are the latest GOP attempts to halt the new regulation seeking to clarify Title IX, a landmark 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights and applied to schools and colleges receiving federal money. Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota joined as plaintiffs in
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Trump trial updates: Stormy Daniels describes sexual encounter with Trump — and faces testy cross-examination
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels recounted the details of her alleged extramarital affair with former President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s testimony in the hush money trial.
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Trump VP selection will be like 'The Apprentice,' McCarthy says
Kevin McCarthy, the former Republican House speaker from Bakersfield, predicted former President Trump's selection of a running mate will be like 'The Apprentice.'
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With 2024 presidential contest looming, Georgia governor signs new election changes into law
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Tuesday that makes additional changes to Georgia's election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state, including defining probable causes for removing voters from the rolls when their eligibility is challenged. Republican activists — fueled by debunked theories of a stolen election — have challenged more than 100,000 voters in the state in recent years. The bill Kemp signed into law — SB 189 — lists death, evidence of voting or reg
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Biden welcomes peaceful protests at college commencements, White House says
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes peaceful protests at college commencement ceremonies where he and other administration officials will speak, the White House said on Tuesday as pro-Palestinian protests spread around the country. Columbia University on Monday canceled its main graduation ceremony after weeks of unrest roiled the Ivy League college's campus, but it will still hold smaller, school-based events. The protests at Columbia have inspired similar demonstrations at dozens of universiti
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Biden condemns antisemitism at Holocaust remembrance ceremony
President Joe Biden is set to condemn acts of antisemitism in a keynote speech this morning at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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'You hate Donald Trump!' Stormy Daniels accused of vendetta, extortion in scorching cross-examination
During a fiery cross-examination in the hush-money trial, Stormy Daniels fought back against accusations that she has a vendetta against Donald Trump.
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US revokes some export licenses for China's Huawei
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Tuesday said it revoked some licenses that allow companies to ship goods, such as chips, to sanctioned Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies. The move comes after the release last month of Huawei's first AI-enabled laptop, the MateBook X Pro powered by Intel's new Core Ultra 9 processor. The laptop launch drew fire from Republican lawmakers, who suggested the Commerce Department had given the green light to Intel to sell the chip to Hu
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Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership
President Joe Biden hosted Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, on Tuesday at the White House, with the two leaders celebrating their joint cooperation on issues including international security, the economy and continued support for Ukraine. The meeting in the Oval Office was meant to mark Romania's two decades as a NATO member, according to the White House. At the start of the meeting, Biden joked he advocated for NATO accession for Romania when he was a senator “180 years ago” and said
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Biden brags about his environmental record to win young voters, but most have no idea what he's done to fight climate change
A recent CBS News/YouGov poll showed that 59% of respondents aged 30 or younger knew "nothing at all" or "not much" about Biden's climate actions.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Speaker Johnson search for offramp as vote on his ouster simmers
Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson and far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene met for a second day at the Capitol on Tuesday, political adversaries trying to engineer an off-ramp from the escalating standoff over her threat for a vote to oust him from office. Greene, a top ally of Donald Trump, faces her own potentially embarrassing setback if her motion to vacate the speaker fizzles, as is expected. In a brazen move, Greene has forced her way to the negotiating table and outlined four demand
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TikTok sues U.S. government, saying ban violates 1st Amendment
Congress last month passed a law that would ban the popular social video app in the United States unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells it.
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Education secretary makes a case for more money to curb campus unrest
Miguel Cardona's Tuesday appearance before the House education committee is his third before Congress in four weeks.
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Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of President Joe Biden 's handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer's Democratic National Convention could be hit by protests and scenes of chaos that undermine his reelection campaign. Already, 65-plus organizations in Chicago and elsewhere have formed a coalition to “March on the DNC" when it opens there on Aug. 19. Activists have sued in federal court, alleging First Amendment violations be
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Mark Levin Urges Trump To Reject VP Prospects Who Won't Appear On His Show
The Fox News and radio host made the eyebrow-raising request as the GOP candidate considers his list of possible running mates.
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'Words matter': Titles, Trump and what to call a former president
As for the guy currently serving in the White House, they call him Biden, or maybe just Joe. In pro-Trump ads, Trump is still “President Trump," even though he left the White House three years ago. “Words matter,” said Jennifer Stromer-Galley, the Syracuse University professor who led the research.
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Biden compares Hamas attack to Holocaust in antisemitism warning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that the threat of antisemitism is growing in the United States, including on college campuses, as his support for Israel's assault on Gaza divides Democrats and alienates some young voters. In a speech honoring the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust, Biden joined a heated American debate about Jewish security, Zionism, free speech and support for Israel, in the country with the largest Jewish population after Israel. Address
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How a drilling project and Israel-Hamas overshadow Biden's climate record for young voters
Many young voters don't know much about Biden's climate record. And many activists who helped fuel his 2020 victory are angry about Gaza and a drilling project.
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China's footprint in global supply chains will grow no matter who wins the US presidential election: analysts
A research group doesn't expect either Biden's or Trump's trade policies to reduce China's role in global production networks significantly.
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In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war
President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried a “ferocious surge” in antisemitism on college campuses and around the globe in the months since Hamas attacked Israel and triggered a war in Gaza, using a ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust to also denounce new waves of violence and hateful rhetoric toward Jews. Biden said that on Oct. 7, Hamas “brought to life” that hatred with the killing of more than 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians, and warned that, already, people are beginning to forget w
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Ukraine-born House member who opposed aiding her native country defends her seat in Indiana primary
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz is the first and only Ukrainian-born House member and previously backed support for the country. The most watched and expensive contest within the state is the six-way race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb.
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Bernie Sanders says Gaza may be Joe Biden's Vietnam. But he's ready to battle for Biden over Trump
In April, Bernie Sanders repeatedly stood shoulder to shoulder with President Joe Biden, promoting their joint accomplishments on health care and climate at formal White House events while eviscerating Donald Trump in a widely viewed campaign TikTok video. Then just last week, Sanders was bluntly warning that the crisis in Gaza could be Biden's “Vietnam" and invoking President Lyndon B. Johnson's decision not to run for reelection as the nation was in an uproar over his support of that war. Su
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Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later. Jurors appeared riveted as Daniels offered a detailed and at times graphic account of the encounter Trump has denied. Trump stared straight ahead when Daniels entered the courtroom, later whispering to his lawyers and shaking
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What you missed on Day 12 of Trump's trial: Another gag order ruling and details on how Michael Cohen was paid
Two new witnesses took the stand Monday on the 12th day of Donald Trump’s hush money trial, shortly after the judge overseeing the case again cited the former president for violating the gag order he imposed last month.
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Rich people are spending more than ever to run for Congress. A big test is coming in Maryland.
Wealthy office-seekers plowed more of their own money than ever into runs for Congress last year. Now, the biggest one of all is facing an important hurdle.
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For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal
For Louisiana Rep. Delisha Boyd, the uphill battle she faces to exempt pregnancies that are the result of rape and incest from Louisiana’s strict abortion ban is not just morally right — it’s also personal. With a GOP-dominated legislative committee set to debate and vote on Boyd's exemption bill Tuesday, the Democratic New Orleans lawmaker has decided to publicly share her own story to underscore the importance of letting rape and incest survivors decide their own fates. If the bill advances,
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The courtroom for Trump's trial becomes a test of power for an ex-president and a judge
A striking aspect of Donald Trump’s criminal trial is Judge Juan Merchan’s no-nonsense approach and the degree to which he — and he alone — controls the proceedings.
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Jurors in Trump's hush-money trial finally see the 34 allegedly falsified documents in accounting-heavy day of testimony
Prosecutors allege former President Donald Trump falsified records to cover up hush-money reimbursements to Michael Cohen.
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House Republicans plan to move forward with contempt action against Attorney General Merrick Garland
The House Judiciary Committee plans to prepare a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
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Georgia's former lieutenant governor backs Biden in high-profile defection from GOP
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Jeff Duncan says he’s voting for President Joe Biden in 2024, and he's urging other Republicans to do so, too.
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Rep. Henry Cuellar's indictment has the GOP comparing him to George Santos. Here's what to know about the Texas Democrat's bribery scandal.
Prosecutors are accusing the Texas Democrat of expecting roughly $600,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank.
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House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio
House Republicans plan to move forward next week with holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over the unredacted audio of an interview that was conducted as part of the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. The House Judiciary Committee is set to convene on May 16 to advance contempt charges against the Cabinet official, according to a person familiar with the matter who was granted anonymity to discu
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Trump trial updates: Trump fined again for gag order violations, jury hears testimony about Cohen reimbursement payments
After Judge Juan Merchan fined former President Donald Trump an additional $1,000 for gag order violations, the jury heard testimony Monday from two Trump Organization employees about payments Trump made to his lawyer Michael Cohen.
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New York sues anti-abortion groups for promoting false treatments to reverse medication abortions
New York is suing an anti-abortion group and almost a dozen pregnancy counseling centers for promoting an unproven method to reverse medication abortions, Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday. James, a Democrat, sued Heartbeat International and 11 pregnancy centers in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, arguing the groups violated laws around making false or misleading advertisements.
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Could Donald Trump really go to jail for gag order violations?
If Donald Trump keeps trying the patience of the judge presiding over his hush money trial, the former president could wind up back in his home New York City borough of Queens — specifically the prison on Rikers Island, experts said Monday.
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Trump Says Abortion 'Not That Big Of An Issue,' GOP Is 'Party Of Fertilization'
In a bizarre interview, the Republican presidential hopeful also said that “every" legal scholar "all over the world” supported overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Conservative US judges boycott Columbia grads over campus Gaza protests
A group of 13 conservative U.S. federal judges said on Monday that they would not hire law students or undergraduates from Columbia University in response to its handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The judges, all appointees of former U.S. President Donald Trump, called the Manhattan campus an “incubator of bigotry” in a Monday letter to Columbia President Minouche Shafik and Law Dean Gillian Lester. "Both professors and administrators are on the front lines of the campus disruptions,
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Former exec describes his role in hush money payments as Trump's criminal trial begins fourth week
A former top executive at the Trump Organization took the witness stand in Donald Trump's criminal trial Monday to describe his role in the payments the former president made that led to charges he falsified business records, while jurors got to see the Trump-signed checks at the heart of the case.
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Who will be Trump’s VP? A shortlist
Who are the candidates to be Trump’s running mate in the 2024? Here’s who might be on the shortlist for vice-president – including Greg Abbott, Tucker Carlson and Ron DeSantis – and what to know about each Republican hopeful
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Auditors can't locate former St. Louis circuit attorney to complete state audit
A state examination of the office that handles criminal prosecutions in St. Louis is being delayed because auditors can’t find former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said Monday. Fitzpatrick said in a news release that auditors have tried for several months to contact Gardner, including trying to serve her with a subpoena. “This is a pattern of behavior with Kim Gardner, who hasn’t shown a willingness to be transparent or accountable,” Fitzpatrick, a Republican
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GOP secretary of state who spoke out against election denialism wins JFK Profile in Courage Award
Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams, who worked to expand early voting in the Bluegrass State and has spoken out against election denialism in his own party, has been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year. In its announcement Monday, the JFK Library Foundation said Adams was recognized “for expanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections despite party opposition and death threats from election deniers.” Adams — whose signa
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