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Today's Top Political News Compilation - Monday, March 27, 2023
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DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jim McKee is standing at the end of a line that snakes through five aisles of fiction inside the Books-A-Million store in Florida’s capital city. He is smiling because in a matter of minutes, the book he’s holding will be signed by its author, Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor who McKee believes should be the nation’s next president.
Ukraine war: Germany sends much-awaited Leopard tanks
The first 18 of the cutting-edge tanks are sent, amid reports UK Challenger 2s have also arrived.
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Bolton on Putin plans to deploy nukes in Belarus: ‘He may not be bluffing here’
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Monday said Russian President Vladimir Putin “may not be bluffing” about his plans to move nuclear weapons into neighboring Belarus as Moscow’s…
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Fox’s Kilmeade: ‘Insane’ for Trump to feature Jan. 6 footage at rally
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Monday called it “insane” for former President Trump to kick off his first official 2024 rally with a national anthem sung by incarcerated Jan. 6 rioters and footage…
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Trump indictment live updates: Trump faces some 2 dozen counts, including felonies, sources say
Donald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to be indicted.
Georgia judge orders prosecutors to reply to Trump challenge
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the Fulton County district attorney’s office to respond to a motion by former President Donald Trump to throw out a report by a special grand jury that investigated attempts to interfere in the state’s 2020 presidential election.
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Nashville school shooting: Tennessee Rep. Burchett calls for release of trans shooter's manifesto
Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett called for the public release of the transgender church shooter's manifesto after the tragic shooting at a Nashville Presbyterian private school.
Trump hush money probe ends day without voting after appearance from ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker | CNN Politics
The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to an adult film star adjourned Monday without taking a vote on whether to indict Trump, a source familiar with the proceeding told CNN.
US to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday by President Joe Biden.
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California lawmakers approve nation's first penalty for gas price gouging
The Democratic-led state Legislature voted to give regulators the power to punish oil companies profiting from the type of high gas prices suffered by Californians last summer.
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Fox News producer who sued network says she's been fired, would consider testifying on behalf of Dominion
The Fox News producer who sued the network last week alleging she was "coerced" into giving false testimony against Dominion Voting Systems says she has now been fired.
House GOP to subpoena Blinken over Afghanistan dissent cable
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to deliver a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for classified cables related to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking an unprecedented effort to force the release of sensitive documents to Congress.
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Trump says DeSantis endorsement was ‘nuclear weapon,’ could be working in a pizza parlor without it
Former President Donald Trump recounted in a new interview Monday how Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) asked him to back him in 2018, saying that his endorsement was like a “nuclear weapon.̶…
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Walt Disney Co begins 7,000 layoffs
Walt Disney Co on Monday began 7,000 layoffs announced earlier this year, as it seeks to control costs and create a more "streamlined" business, according to a letter Chief Executive Bob Iger sent to employees and seen by Reuters.
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Andy Ogles, GOP congressman representing Nashville shooting site, criticized for posing with guns in family Christmas photo
Gun control advocates resurfaced the photo of Rep. Andy Ogles after a mass shooting at a Nashville private school inside the congressman's district.
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Christie says ‘it’s not going to end nicely’ for Trump
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said whoever is going to debate former President Donald Trump needs the “skill” to debate the former president on the stage during any potentia…
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Trump live updates: Grand jury finishes day without voting on an indictment, NBC News reports
A New York grand jury has been hearing evidence of hush money payment benefiting former President Donald Trump. Follow live updates on the probe.
China spent $240 billion bailing out 'Belt & Road' countries, study shows
China spent $240 billion bailing out 22 developing countries between 2008 and 2021, as more have struggled to repay loans spent building "Belt & Road" infrastructure, according to a study.
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Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow was sitting in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s conference room at the Pentagon, listening to him make the case that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction.
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Israeli prime minister fires defense minister, sparking mass protests
Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets in protest after Netanyahu's announcement, blocking Tel Aviv's main artery.
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Clash Over Natives’ Graves Inflames Hochul’s Relationship With Tribes
MONTAUK, N.Y. — New York’s Native American tribes fought bitterly with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his efforts to tax their tobacco sales and seize a sizable share of their gambling proceeds, and they blamed him for the deterioration of a stretch of interstate that slices through tribal lands...
Nashville shooting: Killer Audrey Hale identified as trans woman
A mass shooting on Monday at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, left three children, three adults, and the killer dead.
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Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building, police said.
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Christie: GOP needs someone who can quickly take down Trump
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that Republicans need a candidate who can take out Donald Trump in a single, brutal swipe like the one Christie delivered to a different rival in 2016.
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Zelenskyy accuses Russia of ‘radiation blackmail’ at Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy tells the IAEA’s Rafael Grossi that safety at Europe’s largest nuclear facility was not assured.
Ukraine war live updates: Russia stirs outrage with plan for tactical nukes in Belarus; Ukrainian town now 'post-apocalyptic'
Russia provoked outrage with its plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, as announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend.
Biden: Nashville school shooting ‘a family’s worst nightmare’
President Biden on Monday called the latest school shooting, which left at least three children dead in Nashville, “sick” and lamented that such a tragedy was “a family’s worst nightmare.” “We have…
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Nashville school shooting updates: 3 kids, 3 staff killed; suspect dead
A suspect is dead following a shooting at a private elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, according to police.
New GOP ad in Wisconsin Supreme Court race hits liberal judge as soft on crime
Attack ads are heating up the airwaves in Wisconsin as millions of dollars are being poured into the influence state's high-stakes Supreme Court race.
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Proud Boy testifies that talk of 'stacking bodies' was locker-room banter | CNN Politics
Proud Boys member Fernando Alonso, who was with members of the group in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021, testified on Monday that text messages about "stacking bodies" on the White House lawn were akin to locker-room banter and that members of the group were simply "knuckleheads."
Fed official: SVB itself was main cause of bank's failure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top financial regulator is asserting that Silicon Valley Bank's own management was largely to blame for the bank's failure earlier this month and says the Federal Reserve will review whether a 2018 law that weakened stricter bank rules also contributed to its...
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Conservative judge fires back after Stanford disruption: 'They hate my work and my ideas'
U.S. Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan used a lecture at the University of Notre Dame last week to condemn a group of students who disrupted a lecture he was supposed to give at Stanford Law School earlier this month.
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Most Americans think Trump did something illegal or unethical, poll finds
Most Americans also think the probes of Trump — which are ongoing at the local, state and federal levels — are fair, the poll results showed.
White House sees Netanyahu as likely to abandon judicial overhaul to pursue compromise
Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the plan in a March 19 phone conversation that at times grew contentious, a person familiar with the call said.
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Nashville school shooting renews gun control push: 'How many more classrooms must become crime scenes?'
A Nashville school shooting has Congress debating gun control again, and President Joe Biden is calling on lawmakers to pass an assault weapons ban.
Newsom Rolls Back Water Restrictions After Winter Deluge in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After being soaked by an onslaught of storms that have flooded towns, saturated fields and heaped the Sierra Nevada with a near-record snowpack, Californians are getting relief from a host of drought restrictions that were imposed last year during a historic dry spell...
Christie sees a lane in the GOP primary: Trump destroyer
The former New Jersey governor said the Republicans need someone who can take on Trump "like what I did to Marco."
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Daunting recovery underway in tornado-devastated Mississippi
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a 170-mile path of destruction in Mississippi, even as furious new storms Sunday struck across the Deep South.
Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus.
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Trump's base splinters on Ron DeSantis
The former president has indicated he feels personally betrayed that his onetime acolyte is considering a run against him in 2024.
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Biden blasted for claiming GOP would slash border funding: 'Must be a parody'
President Joe Biden was blasted on Twitter Saturday after he claimed "MAGA" Republicans want to "slash funding for border security."
Biden issues emergency declaration in Mississippi and Alabama tornado that killed dozens
"How anybody survived is unknown by me," said Rodney Porter, who lives 20 miles south of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, which was devastated by the tornado.
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New Russian campaign tries to entice men to fight in Ukraine
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Advertisements promise cash bonuses and enticing benefits. Recruiters are making cold calls to eligible men. Enlistment offices are working with universities and social service agencies to lure students and the unemployed.
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Trump suggests Manhattan DA Bragg 'already dropped the case' against him: 'It's a fake case'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested Saturday that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has dropped the case against him.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, "That woman from Michigan"
After weathering the ire of MAGA Republicans, the former president, and a foiled kidnapping plot, Whitmer is moving forward on gun reform, protections for LGBTQ rights, and enshrining reproductive rights in the state's constitution.
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Tony Gonzales says rhetoric on Jan. 6 is 'out of control on both sides'
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) said on Sunday that rhetoric surrounding the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, is "absolutely out of control on both sides."
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30 million Southerners are at risk of dangerous weather Sunday -- just after tornadoes and storms killed 26 people | CNN
After a rash of violent storms killed 26 people in the South, some of the same areas will get hammered again by a new round of storms Sunday. Updates contributor line.
McCarthy says House will press ahead with TikTok bill after CEO’s testimony
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that the House will move forward with a proposed TikTok ban bill after the social media platform’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before Congress on Thurs…
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NATO criticizes Putin for 'dangerous' rhetoric over Belarus nuclear weapon deployment
Putin says the move does not violate any nonproliferation agreements and that he’s not doing anything the U.S. hasn’t done for decades in stationing its weapons in Europe.
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Trump says he's 'not frustrated' by Alvin Bragg's 'fake investigation' against him
Fresh off his first blockbuster 2024 rally of the year, former President Donald Trump insisted he was unfazed by the possible indictment against him after railing against it during his speech.
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Kellyanne Conway on ‘delay’ in Bragg charging Trump: ‘they know it’s weak’
Former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway said Saturday that Manhattan prosecuter Alvin Bragg’s “delay” in indicting Trump stems from the case being “weak.” Conway offered…
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Comer defends House GOP calls for Manhattan DA to testify about Trump probe
House Oversight Chair James Comer defended his investigation into the ongoing probe over Trump's hush money payment.
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Netanyahu fires defense minister, sparking mass protests
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of cities across the country on Sunday night in a spontaneous outburst of anger after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leader's judicial overhaul plan.
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Another political hush-money case offers clues to a possible Donald Trump defense | CNN Politics
If Donald Trump is indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with a pre-election payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, the case of another politician, two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, offers clues to the defense Trump is likely to mount.
Trump staffer blackballing DeSantis aides used to be one himself
The same Trump staffer who is reportedly blackballing DeSantis staffers from joining the campaign previously worked for the Republican governor in 2019.
NATO slams ‘dangerous’ Putin plans for nuclear weapons in Belarus
Kyiv seeks UN Security Council meeting after Putin announces his country will station tactical nuclear arms in Belarus.
Lawmakers say TikTok hearing validated security concerns. But TikTokers aim criticism at Congress
TikTok users rallied around the app after a tense congressional hearing that lawmakers said validated their concerns about TikTok and national security.
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New tornadoes menace Georgia as Biden approves disaster relief for Mississippi
President Joe Biden on Sunday approved disaster relief for Mississippi, making federal funding available to those impacted by the Friday's severe storms and tornadoes.
House GOP leaders try to unite ‘dysfunctional’ family through process scuffles
The difficulties of managing a slim House GOP majority with a more open legislative process are starting to show after a period of relative harmony that followed a drawn-out Speaker’s election at t…
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Howling gale and flying debris as tornado hits school
CCTV footage shows the intensity of the tornado as it battered Amory High School in Mississippi.
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Ron Johnson decries 'multiple-tier justice' in Trump and Hunter Biden inquiries
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) juxtaposed the differences in treatment of former President Donald Trump and first son Hunter Biden by law enforcement.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
US officials pledged to hold Russia accountable for war crimes in Ukraine. Congress wants receipts.
Lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to hold Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, accountable for suspected war crimes in Ukraine.
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Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. Meanwhile, fighting remains fierce in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Follow live updates.
Tensions on the rise at revered Kyiv monastery complex
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The courtyards of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have been busy with more than just the usual worshippers, going to and from its churches in the sprawling monastic complex that is Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox site.
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More storms feared after Mississippi tornado
Friday night's tornado in the southern US killed 26 people and has displaced hundreds more.
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Dick Durbin endorses Paul Vallas in heated Chicago Mayoral Race
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) endorsed Paul Vallas in the heated contest for Chicago mayor in a boost for the moderate Democrat.
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Jon Stewart says Senate is ‘like an assisted-living facility’
Comedian and political commentator Jon Stewart joked that the U.S. Senate is like “an assisted living facility,” reflecting on his time spent on Capitol Hill fighting for benefits for veterans, fir…
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Labor and green groups look for another big win: Decarbonizing state buildings
The coalition has already made major progress.
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Attorney says Trump ‘assumed’ he would be arrested: ‘He was reacting toward a lot of leaks’
Attorney Joe Tacopina, who represents former President Trump, said on Sunday that Trump’s claim earlier this month that he expected to be arrested last Tuesday was based on “a lot of leaks” from th…
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Trump rally goes silent after he attempts to mock DeSantis
Former President Donald Trump was critical of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a weekend rally in Texas, but some of the speech fell flat on the audience in Waco.
Republican vs. DC battle set for Round 2
Republicans are gearing up for the next frontier of their fight against the District of Columbia, setting their sights on tanking a policing bill just weeks after they successfully pressured Presid…
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Iran, Syria condemn US attacks on Iran-linked facilities
Tehran says the US attacks hit civilian targets and constituted a violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty.
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