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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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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on bribery charges, Justice Department says

  • News source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics
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New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was charged with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years.
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In a new profile in The Atlantic, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley says former President Donald Trump instructed him to not bring

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In a new profile in The Atlantic, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley says former President Donald Trump instructed him to not bring wounded veterans to public events.
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Office of Management and Budget to initiate process of preparing for a shutdown

  • News source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics
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While the House and Senate remain far apart on a spending deal, the federal government will soon formally initiate the process of preparing for a potential shutdown, participating in the mandatory but standard process of releasing shutdown guidance to agencies ahead of the September 30 funding deadline.
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A new CNN poll finds that Biden leads Trump in potential New Hampshire rematch, though dissatisfaction with both remains high; CNN's Political Directo

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A new CNN poll finds that Biden leads Trump in potential New Hampshire rematch, though dissatisfaction with both remains high; CNN's Political Director David Chalian breaks down the numbers.
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Authorities to charge Sen. Bob Menendez and wife today

  • News source: By Erica Orden and Matt Friedman
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Federal Authorities in New York said they plan to announce an indictment Friday against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife.

A press event will be held today at 11:00 a.m. to announce the unsealing of an indictment charging Robert Menendez, U.S. Senator from New Jersey, and his wife, Nadine Menendez, with bribery offenses in connection with their corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

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Sen. Bob Menendez indicted over gifts of gold bars, car, apartment

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A federal grand jury in New York has returned an indictment against United States Sen. Bob Menendez, chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations committee.
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Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez indicted on federal bribery charges

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to court filings unsealed Friday.

The bribery offenses against Menendez stem from a yearslong public-corruption investigation by the Justice Department. The indictment unsealed Friday charges Mendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, with three counts in connection to their relationship with three New Jersey businessmen.

The 39-page indictment claims that beginning in 2018, Menendez and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands...
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Biden handed major legal defeat in attempt to restrict oil, gas drilling in Gulf of Mexico

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A federal court struck down the Biden administration's last-minute restrictions on an upcoming offshore oil and gas lease sale, in a ruling late Thursday evening.

Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction request from plaintiffs — the State of Louisiana, industry association American Petroleum Institute, and oil companies Chevron and Shell — to block the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) restrictions on Lease Sale 261. The lease sale spanning millions of acres across the Gulf of Mexico is slated...
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Ukraine war: Missile hits HQ of Russia's symbolic Black Sea navy

  • News source: BBC News - World
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One soldier is missing after a missile hits navy headquarters in Crimea's Sevastopol, Moscow says.
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Kylie Minogue on taking off on TikTok

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Kylie Minogue says she was shocked to see her latest single, Padam Padam, go viral.
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Despite posturing and proposals, Congress gets paid during a shutdown (whether they want to or not.)

  • News source: Politico - Congress
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As "shutdown looms" becomes standard fare for headline writers across Washington, lawmakers are already saying they shouldn’t be paid during a government shutdown, given that funding the federal government is one of the primary jobs of Congress.

But the Department of Treasury is obligated, constitutionally, to pay members in full due to a clause in the 27th Amendment that blocks officials from “varying the compensation for the services of the Senators & Representatives” between elections.

Lawmakers are eager to demonstrate accountability by calling for Congress to not get paid if they fail to avoid a government shutdown.

Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) have a proposal to to skirt the 27th Amendment problem by getting the House Chief Administrative Officer, who issues members' paychecks, to hold them until the end of the 118th Congress. The CAO’s office said it is looking into the matter.

During previous shutdowns, many lawmakers pledged to donate their shutdown salaries to charity.
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Virginia early voting kicks off in fight for legislature with 2024 implications

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Early voting is set to start Friday in Virginia, where every seat in the state legislature is on the ballot in a high-stakes election with major implications for 2024.
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Ukraine missile strike hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters, kills 1 serviceman

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Russia says Ukraine carried out a strike on the HQ of its Black Sea Fleet.
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House adjourns for weekend as government shutdown deadline looms

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Time is running out for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to find a compromise to keep the federal government running and avoid a costly shutdown. Many Republicans don't want to contribute more money for the Ukraine war, part of the reason there is a fight over funding the government. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports from the U.S. Capitol.
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Biden admin announces deportation protections, work permits for thousands of Afghan nationals

  • News source: FOX News
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The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday announced it will be granting deportation protections and work permits to thousands of Afghan nationals who arrived in the last year – including those who crossed illegally at the southern border – a day after it made a similar announcement for nationals from Venezuela.

DHS announced it will be both extending and redesignating Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status – which shields nationals already in the country from deportation and allows them to apply for work permits due to conditions in their...
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