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A polling do-over finds Trump’s lead shrank after guilty verdict
Trump’s three-point lead over Biden before the jury rendered its verdict shrank to just one point when respondents were quizzed after the decision.
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Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case
An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judge's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. The Georgia Court of Appeals' order on Wednesday prevents Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee from moving forward with pretrial motions as he had planned while the appeal is pending. While it was already unlikely that the case would go to trial b
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Alito’s former neighbor says justice is ‘at best mistaken’ in flap over upside-down US flag
A former neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday disputed his account of a neighborhood spat that led to the hoisting of an upside-down US flag on his property in Virginia, saying that his timeline of what happened is wrong.
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Trump campaign asks for vetting records as vice presidential search intensifies
The former president recently said he has “some unbelievable people” under consideration.
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Florida would restore Trump’s right to vote if conviction becomes problem, DeSantis says
“Given the absurd nature of the New York prosecution of Trump, this would be an easy case to qualify for restoration of rights per the Florida Clemency Board,” the governor said.
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Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel organized and paid for an influence campaign last year targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public with pro-Israel messaging, as it aimed to foster support for its actions in the war in the Gaza Strip, according to officials involved in the effort and documents related to the operation. The covert campaign was commissioned by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, a government body that connects Jews around the world with the state of Israel, four Israeli officials
6 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
It Was Legal Boilerplate. Trump Made It Sound Like a Threat to His Life.
On the day before the FBI obtained a search warrant almost two years ago to look for classified materials at former President Donald Trump’s private club and residence in Florida, one of the agents on the case sent a reassuring email to his bosses. “The FBI intends for the execution of the warrant to be handled in a professional, low key manner,” he wrote, “and to be mindful of the optics of the search.” And that’s more or less what happened when 30 agents and two federal prosecutors entered the
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Takeaways from Day 3 of Hunter Biden’s firearms trial
Three people testified in Hunter Biden’s gun trial in Wilmington, Delaware, including ex-wife Kathleen Buhle, recalling in vivid color the defendant’s spiral into drug addiction.
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Trump to campaign in Arizona following hush money conviction
Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail Thursday with a trip to Arizona, his first appearance in a battleground state since he was convicted in a hush money scandal. Trump is scheduled to speak at a town hall in Phoenix organized by Turning Point, a conservative youth organization that has seen its influence rise alongside Trump's takeover of the GOP. Trump responded defiantly to the verdict against him a day after a New York jury found him guilty last week of a scheme to illegally influenc
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Migrants are rattled and unsure as deportations begin under new rule halting asylum
Abigail Castillo was about to cross the U.S. border illegally when she heard President Joe Biden was halting asylum. She continued anyway, walking hours through the mountains east of San Diego with her toddler son, hoping it wasn't too late. “I heard that they were going to do it or were about to do it,” Castillo, 35, said Wednesday as she and her son were escorted to a Border Patrol van with about two dozen others from Brazil, Ecuador and her village in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, wh
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Jurors in Hunter Biden's trial hear from the clerk who sold him the gun at the center of the case
Jurors in Hunter Biden's criminal trial got a look at the .38 caliber Colt revolver he bought back in October 2018. Federal prosecutors have argued Hunter Biden was in the throes of a heavy crack addiction when he bought the gun, and they've accused him of lying on the form. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty and said the Justice Department is bending to political pressure from Republicans and he is being wrongly targeted.
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Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over presidential contest
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. In Georgia's Fulton County, which includes the Democratic-voting city of Atlanta, a group run by members of former President Donald Trump's administration last week sued so a Republican member of the local elections board could refuse to certify the results of the primary election. T
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Questions grow about how Biden’s border action will work without new funding
Twenty-four hours after President Biden announced his new executive action on the southwest border, migrants expressed confusion and U.S. officials questioned how the rule will be enforced without new funding.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
India’s opposition, written off as too weak, makes a stunning comeback to slow Modi's juggernaut
India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the lead-up to the national election as too weak and fragmented to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his powerful Hindu nationalist governing party. It scored a stunning comeback, slowing the Modi juggernaut and pushing his Bharatiya Janata Party well below the majority mark. The election results released Wednesday also marked a revival for the main opposition Congress party and its allies, who defied predictions of decl
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Trump's VP search accelerates
Donald Trump’s search for a running mate is intensifying, as the former president awaits sentencing on felony charges and prepares for next month’s Republican National Convention.
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Jan. 6 rioter caught in a woman’s Bumble dating app sting sentenced to prison
WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who assaulted law enforcement officers with bear spray and a metal whip — and who was arrested thanks to a woman’s sting operation on the dating app Bumble — was sentenced to just over six years in prison on Wednesday.
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Georgia appeals court stays Trump election interference case until at least October
A Georgia appeals court stayed until October the racketeering case alleging Donald Trump conspired to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Vice President Kamala Harris met by protesters outside fundraiser in San Francisco
Harris talked about the loss of abortion rights and repeated President Biden's call for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza. She was greeted by pro-Palestinian protesters.
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House Republicans send DOJ criminal referral on Hunter and James Biden, accusing them of lying to Congress
Top House Republicans on Wednesday sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department recommending President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and brother James Biden be charged with making false statements to Congress.
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Trump's gun license expected to be revoked after conviction in hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump's gun license is expected to be revoked now that he has been convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to a New York Police Department spokesperson.
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Trump surrogate Byron Donalds hearkens back to Jim Crow era when 'the Black family was together'
Rep. Byron Donalds, a Florida Republican speaking at a Black voter outreach event for former President Donald Trump, suggested that Black families were more unified and better off during the Jim Crow era.
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
North Carolina Republicans seek fall referendum on citizen-only voting in constitution
In a move that could boost fall turnout among conservatives, North Carolina Republican legislators advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday to make it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state. It would retool language on the books that already limits balloting to U.S.-born or naturalized citizens 18 and older. A House election-law panel voted to put the question on statewide ballots this November, when races for president, governor and other statewide and legislative r
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NYPD preparing to revoke Trump's license to carry 3 pistols: report
Former President Donald Trump's felony conviction in his hush-money trial makes firearm possession a federal crime.
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Tired and confused, first migrants reach California border after Biden's asylum order
How President Biden's executive order limiting asylum is playing out on the California-Mexico border.
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Who’s testified, and who might, in Hunter Biden's firearms trial
Jurors who will decide whether President Joe Biden's son is guilty of federal firearms charges are hearing deeply personal testimony about a dark period for Hunter Biden. The case playing out in Wilmington, Delaware, stems from a gun the younger Biden bought in October 2018, months before his father announced his bid for the presidency. Prosecutors say Hunter Biden lied when he swore he wasn't a drug user on a form he filled out at the gun shop.
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Sen. Bob Menendez's wife is excused from court after cancer surgery
The wife of Sen. Bob Menendez was excused Wednesday from appearing in court next week after her lawyer said she’s experiencing intense and chronic pain after surgery to treat cancer. Nadine Menendez was supposed to be on trial with the Democrat for the past month, but her trial was delayed until at least July after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Coburn wrote that she has “medical equipment implanted in her body and is in intense, chronic pain.”
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Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France
As tens of thousands of soldiers stormed French beaches during the D-Day landings of World War II, 2nd Lt. John Arthur Finnegan was on duty in a mess hall half a world away on the northeastern coast of Australia. As President Joe Biden commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France on Thursday, he will be thinking of the millions of young U.S. service members who answered the call to serve and defend the U.S. in World War II -- including Finnegan and three other uncles. Japan's deadly sn
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Republican Curtis Bashaw's nomination fueling GOP hope in deeply Democratic New Jersey
Southern New Jersey developer Curtis Bashaw's Senate nomination over Donald Trump's preferred candidate in Tuesday's GOP primary and the possibility that embattled Sen. Bob Menendez's independent campaign could split Democrats have fueled fresh GOP hopes that they can put a reliably blue New Jersey Senate seat in play this fall. Bashaw, 64, a hotel developer and political newcomer who lives with his husband in the Victorian resort town of Cape May, appears poised to shift away from the right-ti
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Georgia Court Pauses Trump Election Case While It Weighs Removing Fani Wilis
Former President Donald Trump faces 13 charges in the case.
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Trump to court top CEOs in a private meeting weeks after his conviction
Donald Trump will attend a private meeting with one of the most powerful business lobbying groups in Washington as he tries to craft an alliance with major corporate leaders.
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Biden spoke so low during a key White House meeting that some attendees struggled to understand his words, report says
Biden's age remain a major issue impacting his reelection bid, as Democrats continue to rally around him while many Republicans question his acuity.
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Trump election interference case paused in Georgia during challenge to prosecutor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday paused the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of seeking to subvert the 2020 election while it considers the former president's bid to disqualify lead prosecutor Fani Willis, a court order showed. The order prevents the sprawling case against Trump and 14 co-defendants from moving toward trial while Trump appeals a judge's ruling allowing Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, to remain on the case. It is another indication that
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A GOP Senate candidate touts 'love' for his patients. Some told a different story in harsh reviews.
Jeff Gunter has put his career as a dermatologist at the center of his Republican bid for Senate in Nevada.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s George Floyd rant condemned by Congressional Black Caucus
Republican extremist accuses Democrats of ‘worshiping’ Floyd in interview posted on X
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Republicans Refer Hunter And James Biden For Criminal Prosecution In Impeachment Probe
President Joe Biden's son and brother allegedly made false statements during their interviews with lawmakers.
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Trump and Biden's chief of staff are squaring off next week to sway top business execs
Former President Donald Trump has been making inroads with the Wall Street crowd, with which he had a tenuous relationship during his administration.
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Byron Donalds Says 'During Jim Crow, The Black Family Was Together'
The Florida Republican made the strange comment during a Black voter outreach event for Donald Trump.
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony
House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s son and brother, accusing them of making false statements to Congress as part of the GOP's yearlong impeachment inquiry. The Republican leaders of the House Oversight and Accountability, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees sent a letter to the Justice Department recommending the prosecution of Hunter Biden and James Biden and accusing them of making a “conscious effort” to undermine the House's investigation
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Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls posts bail on first 6 of 26 criminal charges
A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice made his first court appearance Wednesday in New Hampshire, where he is charged with voter suppression and impersonating a candidate ahead of the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Steven Kramer, who also faces a proposed $6 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission, has admitted orchestrating a message that was sent to thousands of voters two days befor
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Hunter Biden trial: Key takeaways from ex-wife’s testimony in felony gun case
Kathleen Buhle, who was married to Biden for over two decades, testified that she first learned of his drug use in July 2015 when she found a crack pipe in an ashtray on the side porch of their home.
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Biden's airing of Gaza ceasefire proposal pushes Netanyahu toward a deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When U.S. President Joe Biden publicly aired a Gaza ceasefire proposal developed by Israel and the United States and sent to Hamas, he made the announcement without seeking agreement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said three U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter. The decision to announce unilaterally - an unusual step for the United States to take with a close ally - was deliberate, officials say, and narrowed the room for Israel or Hamas to back awa
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Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that Virginia will abandon California's stringent vehicle emissions rules aimed at reducing carbon pollution at the end of the year when that state’s current regulations expire, citing an attorney general opinion. In response to a request from Youngkin and Senate Republican Leader Ryan McDougle, Attorney General Jason Miyares' opinion issued Tuesday states that Virginia isn’t required to comply with new mandates adopted by the California Air Resources Boa
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Mexico nearing deal with US for direct deportations to home countries
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico and the United States are nearing an agreement for non-Mexican migrants to be deported directly to their home countries rather than Mexico, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday. The Mexican leader stressed he is willing to work with U.S. authorities on the policy, following the executive action announced on Tuesday by President Joe Biden that seeks to reduce the flow of U.S.-bound migrants ahead of November's election. "We're reaching an agreeme
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Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, according to a senator and a Western official
Ukraine has used U.S. weapons to strike inside Russia in recent days, according to a U.S. senator and a Western official familiar with the matter. The weapons were used under recently approved guidance from President Joe Biden allowing American arms to be used to hit targets inside Russia for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, confirmed the strikes with U.S. weapo
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Governor halts plan to charge most drivers entering Manhattan $15 for transit and traffic fixes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul halted a plan to charge most motorists $15 to enter the core of Manhattan, upending the nation’s first “congestion pricing” system on Wednesday just weeks before it was set to launch. The announcement dealt a stunning blow to a program, years in the making, that was intended to raise billions of dollars for New York’s beleaguered subways and commuter rails while reducing emissions and gridlock on the city’s streets. In a pre-recorded video statement, Hochul, a Democr
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Prosecutors want Donald Trump to remain under a gag order at least until he's sentenced July 11
Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to keep Donald Trump ’s gag order in place in his hush money criminal case at least until the former president is sentenced in July, opposing a defense request that the restrictions be lifted following his felony convictions last week. Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo told Judge Juan M. Merchan in a letter that the Manhattan DA's office opposes any immediate termination of the gag order, which bars Trump from commenting about witnesses,
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Trump prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order in place through sentencing
The prosecutors who won last week's historic conviction of Donald Trump on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star on Wednesday urged a judge to keep a gag order in place at least through the former U.S. president's July 11 sentencing. Trump's lawyers earlier this week asked Justice Juan Merchan to lift the order restricting the Republican presidential candidate's public statements about jurors, witnesses and others involved in the case because the trial is over. Merchan imposed t
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Biden congratulates Modi, discusses US official Sullivan's visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a call for his election victory, and the two discussed an upcoming visit to New Delhi by U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, the White House said. The State Department said separately that Washington looked forward to more cooperation with New Delhi to ensure a free Indo-Pacific region. "The friendship between our nations is only growing as we unlock a shared future of unlimite
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Why is the "Right to Contraception Act" considered necessary?
For the second time in two years, Congress is considering a bill that would protect access to contraception at the federal level.
5 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
Supporters urge Trump to jail Manhattan district attorney if re-elected
Trumpists call on former president to prosecute opponents if he regains power, saying Biden has ‘weaponised’ justice department
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