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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024

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Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVF​

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Updated 7:01 PM CDT, September 17, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue.

The Senate vote was Democrats’ latest attempt to force Republicans into a defensive stance on women’s health issues and highlight policy differences between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in the presidential race, especially as Trump has called himself a “ leader on IVF.”

The 51-44 vote was short of the 60 votes needed to move forward on the bill, with only two Republicans voting in favor. Democrats say Republicans who insist they support IVF are being hypocritical because they won’t support legislation guaranteeing a right to it.

“They say they support IVF — here you go, vote on this,” said Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, the bill’s lead sponsor and a military veteran who has used the fertility treatment to have her two children. ...

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Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least 9 people and injured thousands

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people — including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a young girl.
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What to know about the Vice Presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance

CBS News will host a vice presidential debate between Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance on October 1.
www.usatoday.com
apnews.com

Trump blames Biden and Harris' rhetoric toward him despite his own history of going after rivals

Former President Donald Trump is blaming rhetoric from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the apparent assassination attempt on him in Florida despite his own history of going after rivals.
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www.washingtonexaminer.com

McConnell said it would be 'beyond stupid’ to shut down the government - Washington Examiner

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said it would be “beyond stupid” to shut the government down ahead of the November election.
www.washingtonexaminer.com www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Trump holds first event since an apparent assassination attempt while Harris does a rare interview

Vice President Kamala Harris has appeared at a NABJ forum where she struck a measured tone where she didn’t mention Donald Trump by name.
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www.cnn.com

Johnson schedules doomed show vote on funding plan before pivoting to next step | CNN Politics

Speaker Mike Johnson has set up a Wednesday vote on a six-month GOP government funding plan that is expected to fail, as the Louisiana Republican is under pressure to show the bill cannot pass before pivoting to the next step.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
abcnews.go.com

Polls show Harris gaining after the presidential debate

What the 538 election forecast says after the Harris-Trump presidential debate.
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After false pet claims, Springfield mayor says Trump visit would be 'an extreme strain' on resources

The Ohio city has responded to dozens of bomb threats that have led to closings and evacuations of schools and city buildings.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
www.cnn.com

Microsoft says Russian operatives are ramping up attacks on Harris campaign with fake videos | CNN Politics

Microsoft said Tuesday that Russian operatives have in recent weeks intensified their online attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign by producing and disseminating videos promoting “outlandish conspiracy theories” aimed at stoking US racial and political divisions.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
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Paul Whelan, freed in prisoner swap with Russia, tells other American detainees: "We're coming for you"

The Marine veteran was released in August as part of a complex deal with Russia.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
www.cnn.com

Analysis: Vance warns calling a candidate a ‘fascist’ can lead to violence but doesn’t mention that’s what Trump calls Harris | CNN Politics

In the wake of the apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Sunday, Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, argued in a speech in Georgia on Monday that the two recent attempts to kill Trump are evidence that “the left needs to tone down the rhetoric and needs to cut...
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
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Meta bans RT and other Russian state media outlets due to "foreign interference activity"

Meta says it's banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to "foreign interference activity."
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Trump pledges tariffs and repeats false claim of Chinese automakers building big Mexican factories

Former President Donald Trump has repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in Mexico.
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www.washingtonexaminer.com

Elon Musk calls Biden and Harris 'puppets' after deleted post dustup - Washington Examiner

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk said it was his call to take down a "dumb" X post that questioned why assassins hadn't targeted Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden.
www.washingtonexaminer.com www.washingtonexaminer.com
www.bbc.com

Ryan Routh: In Ukraine, Trump plot suspect remembered as 'delusional'

Ryan Routh had an "unhealthy" fixation on the war, despite being rejected by Ukraine’s International Legion.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
www.cbsnews.com

Republican allies boost longshot candidate Jill Stein as Democrats try to remove her from ballots in battleground states

Though Stein claims her candidacy has a legitimate path to victory without relying on what she calls "war machine" dollars, her campaign has accepted support from Republican allies as she works to secure ballot access in multiple states
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Trump calls for undoing part of his own tax law, vowing to 'get SALT back'

The president appeared to call for reinstating the state and local tax (SALT) deduction that he restricted to $10,000 per filer in his tax law. Many Republicans oppose that idea.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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Harris condemns Trump's rhetoric, says voters should make sure he 'can't have that microphone again'

Vice President Kamala Harris has decried Republican Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and on other topics, and said voters should make sure he “can’t have that microphone again."
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Individual federal agencies are in control as to what actions will be taken against government employees who did not respond to an Office of Personnel Management email asking for a bullet-point list of what they accomplished during the previous work week, a White House official told Fox News Digital.

"Agencies should consider any appropriate actions regarding employees who fail to respond to activity," a White House official told Fox News Digital Tuesday. "It is agency leadership’s decision as to what actions are taken."

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'Duly owed to us': Blue state governor says $2.1B in federal funding restored after suing Trump admin

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Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Monday that $2.1 billion in federal funds had been unfrozen and restored to Pennsylvania, as Democratic governors rely on the courts to challenge President Donald Trump's executive actions.

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GOP lawmakers push Trump to recognize West Bank as Israeli territory

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FIRST ON FOX: A group of Republican lawmakers is turning up the heat on President Donald Trump to recognize the West Bank as Israeli territory after the president suggested he was looking into such a change.

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Putin offers Russian and Ukrainian rare minerals to US

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US Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip

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Major Asia bank to cut 4,000 roles as AI replaces humans

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