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Today's Top Political News Compilation - Thursday, September 21, 2023

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Zelenskyy delivers upbeat message to US lawmakers on war progress as some Republican support softens

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy worked to shore up U.S. support for Ukraine on a whirlwind visit to Washington on Thursday, delivering an upbeat message on the war’s progress while facing new questions about the flow of American dollars that for 19 months have helped keep his troops in the fight against Russian forces.

























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State and Justice Department worker from Maryland is charged with espionage

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A Maryland man who worked as a contractor for the State Department and Justice Department is now facing an espionage charge after allegedly using his "top secret" security clearance to funnel information to a foreign intelligence official.

The Justice Department announced Thursday that Abraham Lemma, a 50-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent living in Silver Spring, has been charged stemming from his alleged actions while working as a State Department IT administrator and management analyst for the Justice Department.

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Fetterman, amid dress code controversy, agrees to wear suit to 'save democracy,' avoid shutdown

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., in a crude statement, agreed to wear a suit on the Senate floor to "save democracy" amid bipartisan displeasure over Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer's decision to relax the Senate dress code.

But Fetterman's offer comes with conditions. He said House Republicans must pass a government funding bill and support Ukraine in order for him to suit up.

"If those jagoffs in the House stop trying to shut our government down, and fully support Ukraine, then I will save democracy by wearing a suit on the Senate floor next...
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Biden praises wrong group during speech at Congressional Hispanic Caucus' annual gala

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President Biden complimented the merits of the "Congressional Black Caucus" during a speech to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Thursday, his third public speaking gaffe in just two days.

Biden, 80, made the mishap during a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 46th Annual Gala in Washington, D.C., as he celebrated gala award recipient Sister Norma Pimental, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.

He said: "I know Sister Norma lives the lessons nuns taught me growing up. Lessons based on the Gospel of...
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Timbuktu siege: Two killed in Mali mortar attack

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The culturally significant city has been under siege reportedly causing shortages of basic items.
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Two jailed for killing French bus driver over Covid mask rule

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The French driver was beaten after asking two passengers to adjust their masks during the pandemic.
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Video shows Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel saying that the fake Republican electors from 2020 that she charged were "brainwashed" to keep forme

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Video shows Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel saying that the fake Republican electors from 2020 that she charged were "brainwashed" to keep former President Donald Trump in power. CNN's Marshall Cohen has the details.
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Republican candidates face winnowing stage with next debate

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The second Republican presidential debate in California next week will mark a new phase in the primary contest: Some candidates will start to feel a new level of pressure to drop out.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suffered another defeat in his effort to avoid a looming government shutdown. McCarthy criticized members of his p

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suffered another defeat in his effort to avoid a looming government shutdown. McCarthy criticized members of his party, saying they wanted to "burn the place down."
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CNN Poll: Biden leads Trump in potential New Hampshire rematch, though dissatisfaction with both remains high

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An early read of a New Hampshire rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump gives the incumbent president the advantage, amid signs that anger toward Trump could outweigh dampened enthusiasm for another Biden term, according to a new CNN/University of New Hampshire poll.
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Michigan attorney general says fake GOP electors she charged are 'brainwashed'

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said at a recent event with liberal activists that the fake Republican electors from 2020 that she charged were "brainwashed" to keep former President Donald Trump in power, and touted that their cases will get juries from a "very Democratic-leaning county," according to a recording obtained by CNN.
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A shooting in a pub in Sweden has killed 2 men and wounded 2 more, police say

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Swedish police say two people have been killed and two wounded in a shooting at a pub northwest of Stockholm
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Missouri senator says he would torch 'woke pornographic books' after false claims of book burning at GOP event

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Claims that a Republican state senator running for governor in Missouri participated in a book burning at a recent GOP event have been proven false, but he said he would do it to "woke pornographic books" if they end up in the state's schools.

In a now viral video, Sen. Bill Eigel can be seen shooting flames at cardboard boxes with State Sen. Nick Schroer, another Missouri Republican, during the St. Charles County Freedom Fest event outside St. Louis on Sept. 15.

The video drew criticism after a user on X, formerly Twitter, claimed the two...
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Angus Cloud cause of death: Euphoria star died of accidental drug overdose

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Angus Cloud accidentally overdosed on fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, a coroner said.
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Guantanamo defendant 'too damaged' to stand trial

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A military judge accepts Ramzi bin al-Shibh is too psychologically damaged to defend himself.
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Judge to hear arguments for summary judgment in NY AG's $250M lawsuit against Trump

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Attorneys for former President Trump and his co-defendants in the New York AG's $250 million fraud lawsuit are appearing in court Friday for a pre-trial conference.
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