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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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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,
4 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
7 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
To Restrict Migrants, Biden Leans on Trump’s Favorite Immigration Law
WASHINGTON — Looking for a way to shut down the southern border in 2018, President Donald Trump found a 73-word provision in the asylum law that he said gave him “magical authorities” to keep migrants out of the country. President Joe Biden turned to that same provision Tuesday as he took executive action to temporarily close the border to asylum-seekers, suspending long-standing guarantees that anyone who steps onto U.S. soil has the right to ask for protection in America. Sign up for The Morni
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How Trump-endorsed candidates did in primaries in Iowa, Montana, New Jersey and New Mexico
Former President Donald Trump's seal of approval proved to be a mixed bag for Republican candidates in Tuesday's primaries.
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The GOP Push for Post-Verdict Payback: ‘Fight Fire With Fire’
Republican allies of Donald Trump are calling for revenge prosecutions and other retaliatory measures against Democrats in response to his felony conviction in New York. Within hours of a jury finding Trump guilty last week, the anger congealed into demands for action. Since then, prominent GOP leaders in and out of government have demanded that elected Republicans use every available instrument of power against Democrats, including targeted investigations and prosecutions. The intensity of ange
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Progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman runs as an outsider as he fights for a third term
Progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a member of "The Squad" and TikTok defender, is running for re-election and faces a New York primary against Democrat George Latimer.
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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
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Takeaways from New Jersey's primary elections
Donald Trump's endorsement failed while Bob Menendez's corruption trial did not hurt his son.
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Hunter Biden's ex-girlfriend describes his drug use at his criminal trial
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Hunter Biden's former girlfriend testified about his near-constant crack cocaine use at lavish hotels at the criminal trial where prosecutors are trying to prove that U.S. President Joe Biden's son lied about his addiction to illegally buy a gun. Jurors heard that Hunter Biden would prepare crack at the ritzy Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles or spend days in hotel rooms getting high in the months before his 2018 gun purchase, according to his former girlfriend. "H
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'It's very possible': Trump floats imprisoning his political opponents
Fresh off last week's historic guilty verdict, former President Donald Trump had a warning for his political opponents on Tuesday.
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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
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
4 min read - WorldReuters
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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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, US looks forward to more Indo-Pacific cooperation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his election victory, and Washington said it looked forward to further 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 unlimited potential," Biden said in a posting on social media platform X. Modi, whose National Democratic Alliance retained power with a surprisingly slim majority
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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.
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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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Trump on Trial: The political fallout
We’re starting to get glimpses of how voters feel about Trump’s felony conviction – and it’s moderately good news for Biden
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South Africa's ANC has talks with 5 other parties over possible coalition but says it's still early
Top officials in South Africa's African National Congress have had initial talks with representatives of five other parties over a coalition or other agreement to form a government, but no decision has been made and the talks are at an early stage, the ANC said Wednesday. The ANC remained the biggest party. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri told reporters that there had been “exploratory” talks with the main opposition Democratic Alliance, the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters and thre
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South Africa Cabinet minister arrested over bribery allegations amid the country's coalition talks
A South African Cabinet minister who is a senior member of the African National Congress was arrested and appeared in court on Wednesday over allegations of bribery, just as his party was meeting for talks to work out a way forward for the country after an election deadlock. Kodwa said he intended to plead not guilty to the charges. Kodwa, 54, is a member of the ANC's internal National Working Committee, which met Tuesday as the party discusses how it might form a government after losing its 3
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Explainer-What does Biden's new asylum ban at the US-Mexico border do?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will block migrants from claiming asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border until attempted crossings fall under new actions rolled out on Tuesday. The new asylum ban allows authorities to quickly deport or send back to Mexico migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally without the chance to claim asylum, but they only take effect when migrant arrests surpass 2,500 per day for a week. Border arrests averaged 4,300 per day in April,
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Biden’s migrant order is recipe for chaos at US border: ‘It will only cause suffering’
With high levels of people seeking asylum, and after failed attempts to pass reforms, Biden has presented his most aggressive restrictions yet
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Asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border worry about their next move: ‘We cannot return’
People at the border reel after hearing about Biden’s order and consider the CBP One app, where they can go and what’s next
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Trump casts dark shadow on California water
The clock is ticking for the Biden and Newsom administrations to finish rewriting Trump-era rules to protect endangered fish before Trump tries to fulfill his pledge to send more water to farmers.
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Kushner's solar wager vs. Trump 2.0
Kushner’s investment fund has a stake in Mosaic, a clean energy fintech firm that benefits from President Joe Biden’s climate law.
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Hunter Biden Trial Day 2: Lawyers offer dueling narratives of addiction and recovery in opening statements
Prosecutors on Tuesday worked to establish that Hunter Biden was a high-functioning addict who lied on a government background check form during a handgun purchase in 2018.
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Big GOP funders sending millions into Missouri's attorney general primary
Missouri’s attorney general has sued Planned Parenthood and President Joe Biden, tried to force clinics that provide gender-affirming care to hand over their records, and pushed a liberal prosecutor to resign. Despite those decidedly conservative moves, some prominent conservative groups from outside Missouri are spending millions ahead of the Aug. 6 primary to boost Andrew Bailey's opponent, Will Scharf, a member of former President Donald Trump's legal team. The tumult demonstrates how impor
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Navy vet has Trump's nod ahead of Virginia's US Senate primary, targets Tim Kaine in uphill battle
While Biden won Virginia by 10 percentage points in 2020, GOP primary candidates say the calculus has changed with heightened food prices, illegal border crossings and crime in American cities. “The only person that was better off today than they were four years ago is an illegal alien,” Republican candidate Hung Cao, a 25-year Navy veteran who served in combat zones, told The Associated Press.
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Foreign policy becomes a liability for Biden’s campaign as he heads to France
Even Democrats are sounding alarms about foreign wars hurting Biden in November.
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Gun store clerk testifies about purchase at center of federal case against Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden's ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified Wednesday in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia, and jurors saw photos of the president's son bare-chested in a bubble bath and heard about his visit to a strip club. As the first lady sat in the front row, the courtroom grew quiet when Kathleen Buhle, who was married to Hunter for 20 years, walked in. The trial, about whether he lied on a gun purchase form in 2018 when he said he wasn't using drugs,
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Biden will mark D-Day anniversary in France as Western alliances face threats at home and abroad
United States President Joe Biden will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France this week as he tries to demonstrate steadfast support for European security at a time when some allies fear Donald Trump threatens to upend American commitments if he wins another term in the White House. The trip comes as the deadliest fighting on the continent since World War II continues in Ukraine and allied countries struggle to find ways to turn the tide against Russia, which has recently gai
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Controversial immigration measure goes on Arizona ballots alongside Biden-Trump contest
Arizona’s state legislature is sending a controversial immigration policy to voters this November, putting the border on the ballot alongside Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
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