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Today's Top Political News Compilation - Friday, November 10, 2023

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New Speaker Mike Johnson grasps for a funding plan with a government shutdown rapidly approaching

WASHINGTON (AP) — With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan — a task that looks increasingly difficult amid stubborn divisions in the party over federal spending.

























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Kim Jong Un is China's ally - but has become the 'comrade from hell'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Beijing is caught between its sanctioned neighbours, whose new alliance is causing concern.
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Trapped in cars and garages: Why Valencia floods proved so deadly

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Drivers trapped in cars, poor planning and extreme rainfall worsened by climate change are likely to have contributed.
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Biden Left the Presidential Race, but His Legacy Depends on It

  • News source: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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The Trump campaign has taken aim at many of President Biden’s signature legislative achievements.
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Trump’s Microphone Trouble in Milwaukee Leaves Him ‘Seething’

  • News source: Michael Gold
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After rally goers complained that they could not hear him, the former president asked, “Do you want to see me knock the hell out of people backstage?”
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What One Reporter Saw at the Trump Rally at Madison Square Garden

  • News source: Ian Prasad Philbrick
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At Donald J. Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, a Times reporter saw a more complete picture of the people who fuel his political movement.
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Harris slams House speaker for suggesting GOP would cut federal semiconductor aid

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Kamala Harris is criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson for suggesting Republicans might cut government subsidies for semiconductor manufacturing
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Photographing Every President Since Reagan

  • News source: Doug Mills
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Iran's supreme leader says enemies will receive 'crushing response'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The threat comes a week after Israel attacked Iran, raising fears that retaliation will escalate to war.
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World's largest crocodile in captivity dies

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The huge saltwater crocodile Cassius was nearly 5.5m (18ft) long and lived in Australia.
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In Pro Sports, as in the U.S., Political Support Is Divided

  • News source: Tania Ganguli
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A pro-Harris video from LeBron James. A pro-Trump hat on Nick Bosa. With Election Day near, more have been showing their preference.
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New Louisiana election laws creating challenges for voters with disabilities

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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New laws aimed at protecting the 2024 presidential election from fears about fraud are creating unexpected barriers for some of the nation's more than 40.2 million voters with disabilities, disability rights advocates have told CBS News.

Laws in more than 20 states now restrict various elements of mail-in ballots including limiting the kinds of assistance a voter can ask for. Restrictions like those limit the ability of health aides and nurses to help prepare a ballot for the people they care for – and some even threaten criminal charges for aides...
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Was your ballot received and counted? How to check your 2024 election vote

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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As the 2024 showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump inches closer, a large chunk of the American populace is once again opting to vote via mail. According to figures from the University of Florida, over 66 million mail ballots have been requested and over 30 million have been returned.

While voting by mail has become more common since the pandemic, a few recent mishaps have shaken some voters' faith in the system. Just this week, ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington were set ablaze, while in Miami, a...
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Election 2024 live updates amid tight Harris-Trump polls in final campaign stretch

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Follow live as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump enter the final weekend of the campaign in the 2024 election, as polls remain tight.
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Inside Viktor Orbán's not-so-secret mission to elect Trump

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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During a speech this summer in front of thousands of supporters, Hungary's far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, detailed the close connections he has nurtured with former President Donald Trump.

"We have entered the policy-writing system of President Donald Trump's team," Orbán said. "We have deep involvement there."

The former president speaks highly of the Hungarian leader, too. During his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump described Orbán as one of the world's "most respected men" — a "strong man" and "a tough person."

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‘Cesspools,’ ‘Hellholes’ and ‘Beautiful Places’: How Trump Describes the U.S.

  • News source: NYT > Politics
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See how Donald J. Trump’s penchant for criticism extends to a topic that’s usually sacrosanct for candidates — the cities and states in the nation he aims to lead.
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