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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and shutting down his trial before arguments even began.





























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Israeli missile has struck Iran, US officials say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two US officials confirm strike to BBC's US partner CBS News as explosions reported near Isfahan.
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World’s biggest election kicks off as India votes

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Millions of Indians are queuing up to cast their ballot in the first of the seven-phase election.
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Chinese cities sinking under their own weight

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Extracting ground water for growing urban populations causes half of China's big cities to sink.
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Iran morality police arrest dead protester's sister, family says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Aida Shakarami was detained for allegedly violating the compulsory hijab laws, her mother says.
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Fetterman scolds Dem colleagues for failing to condemn Iran's attack on Israel

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., on Thursday slammed his Democratic colleagues for their refusal to condemn Iran for its attack on Israel in retaliation for the deadly bombing of its Syrian consulate earlier this month.

"I sincerely thought I’d never witness members of my party refuse to condemn Iran – one of the world’s leading terrorism sponsors – after launching hundreds of drones against our special ally, Israel," Fetterman wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. "No words."

More than a dozen House Democrats on Thursday voted against a resolution...
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Netflix profits soar after password crackdown

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The streaming giant said it added 9.3 million subscribers in the first three months of the year.
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Extortion and kidnap - a deadly journey across Mexico

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Under the radar in the US border crisis debate is the role of drug cartels preying on migrants.
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Goggles, bubbles and puddles: Africa's top shots

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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Rashida Tlaib says colleges punishing anti-Israel students protesting 'genocide': 'It's appalling'

  • News source: FOX News
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U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, criticized American universities on Thursday for responding to anti-Israel protests on campuses across the country where protesters have engaged in antisemitic behavior.

"From UM to Vanderbilt to USC to Columbia, students across our country are being retaliated against for using their constitutional rights to protest genocide. It’s appalling," Tlaib wrote on X in response to a post by Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

Hirsi said she was suspended from New York City's Barnard College hours...
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No Bias Found in F.B.I. Report on Catholic Extremists

  • News source: Glenn Thrush and Adam Goldman
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A memo by the F.B.I. warning of possible threats posed by “radical-traditionalist” Catholics violated professional standards but showed “no evidence of malicious intent,” according to an internal Justice Department inquiry made public on Thursday.

Republicans have seized on the 11-page memo, which was leaked early last year, as a talking point. They have pointed to the document to sharply criticize the bureau and suggested, without evidence, that it was part of a broader campaign by the Biden administration to persecute Catholics and conservatives...
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US again warns Israel against Rafah offensive

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Benjamin Netanyahu's representatives have agreed to take US concerns "into account", the White House says.
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US interest rate setter says 'no hurry' to cut

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
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US military 'out of time' in push against adversaries' modernization, Air Force secretary says

  • News source: FOX News
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Senior Air Force officials told U.S. lawmakers that they are "out of time" in modernizing their forces to meet the threats of China and other adversaries.

Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and top-ranking military leaders from the Air Force and Space Force shared their chilling warning to a House committee on Wednesday.

"Time is my greatest concern — we are in a race for military technological superiority with a capable pacing challenge," Kendall told the House Armed Services Committee.

"Our cushion is gone — we are out of...
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Missouri AG slams Kansas City mayor for welcoming Mayorkas' illegal immigrant parole program

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is calling out Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas after he announced that illegal immigrants would be welcome to come to the city and work under Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ illegal immigrant parole program.

Bailey highlighted how the open border policies have real-world consequences in a letter to Mayor Lucas that was shared exclusively with Fox News Digital.

"An illegal alien from Venezula, who had repeatedly flouted U.S. immigration laws, was actually granted a work permit under...
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Missouri lawmakers vote to expand tax credit-backed private school scholarships

  • News source: FOX News
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Missouri lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill to expand private school scholarships statewide, an effort made possible by extensive compromises including a commitment to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on public schools.

The GOP-led House voted with a bare-minimum margin of 82-69 to send the measure to Republican Gov. Mike Parson. If signed, it would offer up to $6,375 per child for expenses including tuition, textbooks, tutoring, transportation, extracurriculars and summer school.

The bill’s passage is a victory for advocates who have...
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