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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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Five takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony at Donald Trump’s trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stormy Daniels took the witness stand on Tuesday at Donald Trump’s criminal trial and described in lurid detail her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former U.S. president. Trump has pleaded not guilty to Manhattan prosecutors’ charges he falsified business records to cover up his former lawyer’s $130,000 payment to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, for her silence before the 2016 election. Daniels appeared at ease in recounting for the jury her story of
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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
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House Republicans grill K-12 school leaders in latest antisemitism probe
Leaders of three large public school systems told a congressional panel Wednesday that they're fighting antisemitism with education and, when necessary, discipline, rejecting accusations that they have allowed hate to go unchecked. As part of a series of hearings on antisemitism, a House Education and Workforce subcommittee sought testimony from leaders of New York City Public Schools, the Berkeley Unified School District in California and the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. “Let
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A generational divide splits Black voters ahead of Biden-Trump rematch
Polls show younger Black voters are more disillusioned with Biden and more open to Trump, while older Black voters are far more supportive of Biden.
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Human Rights Groups Demand Biden Publish Report On Israel’s Use Of U.S. Weapons
The administration will soon send a report to Congress on whether Israel is violating U.S. and international law by using American weapons to kill civilians.
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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.
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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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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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Democrats commit $7 million to TV ads in five key state Senate races
Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber. Republicans currently hold a 22-10 supermajority in the 33-seat Senate, but Democrats hope new district boundaries Gov. Tony Evers signed in February will help them chip away at the GOP advantage. Sixteen Senate seats are up in November, including eight currently held by Republicans and four open seats.
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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
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Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials
Pennsylvania election officials said Wednesday that the number 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 betwee
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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 2016 election interference case.
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Biden to announce $3.3 billion AI investment by Microsoft at scaled-back Foxconn site once touted by Trump
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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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.
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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
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Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
The GOP-led House on Wednesday was expected to vote on the Equal Representation Act which 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.
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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 on Wednesday in his campaign to slow the criminal cases against him, 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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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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From arming teachers to corporate tax breaks: Tennessee’s new, extreme laws
Republican lawmakers passed laws criminalizing helping minors get abortions and handed billions of dollars to corporations
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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 is selling sneakers, bibles, and other odd products while he campaigns. Here's a look at all the items he's hawking.
Donald Trump has allowed his name to be stamped on a variety of products ranging from a Bible to NFTs.
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Biden visits Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters — and troll Trump
President Joe Biden raced into yet another battleground state Wednesday, continuing to push a contrast with Donald Trump on economic policy as his own reelection campaign readies a new $14 million advertising blitz aimed in part at Black, Latino and Asian American voters. Biden traveled to Sturtevant, Wisconsin, where he'll highlight a decision by Microsoft to build a $3.3 billion data center that is expected to create roughly 2,000 jobs. It's also the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded
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Trump is in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts
As former President Donald Trump remains stuck in the courtroom listening to salacious details of an extramarital sexual encounter he denies, another spectacle is playing out in the background as his vice presidential tryouts get underway. The dynamic was on full display in Florida over the weekend at a closed-door fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago club that doubled as an audition featuring a long list of potential running mates. Trump, at one point, invited many of the contenders on stage like con
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US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant
The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn't comply with federal law. The Tennessee Valley Authority announced in April that it would replace the aging coal-burning Kingston Fossil Plant with gas amid growing calls for the agency's new board of directors to invest in renewables. The board, with six of nine members appointed by President Biden, is expected to meet on
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Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs
As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he’s resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of child care, expanding preschool opportunities and making home aides more available to the elderly. The initiatives were once part of Build Back Better, Biden’s gargantuan legislative agenda that stalled on Capitol Hill two years ago. Now they’re what Neera Tanden, the Democratic president's top domestic policy adviser, describes as “unfinished bu
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Unexpected warning signs for Trump in busy Indiana primary
There were a half-dozen consequential GOP primaries Tuesday, but Nikki Haley’s performance in the already concluded presidential race could be a sign of trouble for Trump in more competitive states.
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Stormy Daniels' credibility becomes a linchpin in the prosecution's hush money case
Daniels' story about having sex with Donald Trump has long been in the public sphere, but whether the jury believes her may determine if it finds Trump guilty.
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Stormy spoke. Trump fumed. Jurors were captivated — but also cringed.
In vivid detail, Stormy Daniels described a 2006 hotel encounter that is now at the heart of Donald Trump's criminal trial.
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‘Do you worry about STDs?’: Stormy Daniels’s testimony on Trump affair off to lurid start
The adult film star testifies in a hush-money trial that could land the ex-president and Republican frontrunner behind bars
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Former Biden administration official plans to jump into New Hampshire House race
Democrat Maggie Goodlander, a former official in the Biden White House and Justice Department, is on the verge of launching a primary campaign in New Hampshire.
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What you missed on Day 13 of Trump’s hush money trial: Stormy Daniels takes the stand
Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who says she had an affair with Donald Trump, took the witness stand in the former president’s criminal trial Tuesday, providing sometimes graphic testimony about a 2006 tryst she says they had in a hotel suite and the efforts to buy her silence in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election.
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Judge threatens Trump with contempt for 'cursing audibly' during Stormy Daniels testimony, new trial transcript shows
In a private sidebar conversation, the judge said Donald Trump was "cursing audibly" and had "uttered a vulgarity" while Stormy Daniels testified.
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Meet Stormy Daniels, the porn star Michael Cohen says Trump told him to pay $130,000 to cover up an alleged sexual affair
Stormy Daniels testified at Donald Trump's hush-money trial on Tuesday, saying she felt scared and ashamed after having sex with Trump in 2006.
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Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban
Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill Tuesday that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban. In the reliably red state, which is firmly ensconced in the Bible Belt and where even some Democrats oppose abortions, adding exceptions to Louisiana's strict law has been an ongoing battle for advocates — with a similar measure failing last year. Current
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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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Who is Stormy Daniels? A look at one of the key witnesses in the Trump hush money trial
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 alleged 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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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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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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