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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hot spots. The announcement marked an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine, with Biden promising that U.S. weapons shipment would begin making the way into Ukraine “in the next few hours.”

























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Royal Navy destroyer shoots down Houthi missile

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The HMS Diamond was deployed in the Gulf of Aden when its crew used her Sea Viper missile system.
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Supreme Court divided on whether Trump has immunity

  • News source: BBC News - World
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At a hearing, the justices also revealed they believe their ruling could shape US democracy's future.
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Lisa Page, Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Who Criticized Trump, Says Bureau Failed to Warn Her of Stalker

  • News source: Glenn Thrush and Adam Goldman
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A troubled veteran stalked a high-profile former F.B.I. official at her house in Washington last year — just weeks after the bureau determined he did not pose an imminent threat despite his documented obsession with guns and mass shootings, investigators said.

John C. Perez, 32, an ex-Marine who lives in California, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a federal misdemeanor stalking charge as part of a plea deal that bars him from visiting the Washington area for the next six months, and requires him to attend a half-dozen therapy sessions.

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Agent Removed From Harris’s Detail After ‘Distressing’ Behavior

  • News source: Hamed Aleaziz and Jazmine Ulloa
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A U.S. Secret Service agent was removed from Vice President Kamala Harris’s security detail this week after the officer “began displaying behavior their colleagues found distressing,” an agency spokesman said on Thursday.

The incident happened Monday morning at Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington, shortly before Ms. Harris left for a campaign event in Wisconsin. A New York Times reporter who was among the media members traveling with Ms. Harris heard medical personnel trying to calm a person down at the scene.

“At approximately 9 a.m. April...
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Justice Alito questions whether presidents will have to fear 'bitter political opponent' throwing them in jail

  • News source: FOX News
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday asked Justice Department attorneys whether presidents would have to fear prosecution by a "bitter political opponent" if justices reject former President Trump's immunity claims.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue of presidential immunity, which could set a precedent for whether former presidents have "absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution.

SCOTUS SEES ‘DANGEROUS PRECEDENT’ IN TRUMP IMMUNITY CASE IF PRESIDENTS CAN PROSECUTE RIVALS: EXPERTS

Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday, during...
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Top Senate Dem calls for probe into Muslims prosecuted by DOJ for illegal border crossings

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., called on the Department of Justice on Thursday to investigate whether migrants from Muslim-majority countries are being targeted for prosecution when crossing the southern border in Texas.

In letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Durbin cited "the rise of Islamophobic attacks" and urged the officials to respond swiftly to questions over potential discrimination against individuals from Muslim-majority countries.

The Senate Judiciary chairman noted that in a Los Angeles...
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Florida, Oklahoma instruct schools to ignore Biden's Title IX changes, pending legal challenges

  • News source: FOX News
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The state governments in Oklahoma and Florida are telling schools not to conform to President Biden's changes to Title IX policies.

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Thursday morning that he has instructed schools within his state not to comply with the Biden administration's changes to Title IX, which include gender identity protections.

"In discussion with several other state education leaders and legal counsel, there are some serious concerns with the legality of these rule changes, especially as it relates to its redefinition...
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Ilhan Omar, daughter appear at Columbia University encampment amid nationwide anti-Israel protests

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and her daughter, Isra Hirsi, appeared Thursday at an anti-Israel encampment that was set up on Columbia University's campus in New York City.

Photos from the duo's appearance on Columbia's campus showed a smiling Omar standing alongside her daughter as they interacted with other people who were participating in the demonstration's efforts on campus.

Omar's arrival on the school's campus comes as several colleges and universities around the United States brace for what is yet to come as more and more anti-Israel protests...
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Gaetz urges House investigative hearing on 'failed foreign policy' that 'endangered' US troops

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is urging the House Armed Services Committee to summon Secretary of State Antony Blinken for congressional testimony to assess how the State Department's "failed foreign policy decisions" have "endangered" U.S. forces in Africa.

"The intended purpose of this investigative hearing is to ensure the Global Fragility Strategy (GFS) isn't negatively impacted by DoS' recent failures in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso that have led to a loss of security access for U.S. forces," Gaetz wrote to Chairman Mike Rogers...
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SCOTUS sees ‘dangerous precedent’ in Trump immunity case if presidents can prosecute rivals: experts

  • News source: FOX News
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After a marathon debate over whether former President Trump should be granted presidential immunity for crimes alleged by Special Counsel Jack Smith, legal experts tell Fox News Digital that most of the Supreme Court justices appear concerned with how the ruling will impact the future functioning of the executive branch.

In nearly three hours of debate on Thursday, the high court wrestled with this question: "Whether and if so to what extent does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve...
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Could a president stage a coup? And 9 more key moments from Trump's immunity hearing

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Here are 10 key moments and exchanges from Trump's immunity hearing before the Supreme Court
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Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Planned Parenthood affiliated groups have announced a $10 million voter engagement campaign in North Carolina for the 2024 election
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2 military horses that broke free and ran loose across London are in serious condition

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A U.K. government official says two riderless military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise are in serious condition after undergoing operations
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Attorneys for American imprisoned by Taliban file urgent petitions with U.N.

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Attorneys for Ryan Corbett, an American who has been imprisoned without charge by the Taliban in Afghanistan since August 2022, filed urgent petitions on Thursday with the United Nations in the latest push for his release.

The petitions include testimonies from two recently released, non-American detainees who described Corbett's deteriorating mental and physical condition as well as descriptions of torture and other cruel and degrading treatment by the Taliban.

Filed before the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture and the U.N. Working Group for...
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Top adviser to left-wing California DA charged with nearly a dozen felonies

  • News source: FOX News
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday he has filed charges against one of LA County District Attorney George Gascón's top officials, and her attorney dismissed the accusations as a "non-starter."

Bonta, a Democrat appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021, announced 11 charges against Diana Teran, an assistant district attorney. Bonta’s office alleges she accessed police officer files in 2018 when she worked for the LA County Sheriff’s Department and later improperly used that data at the DA’s office, which she joined in 2021.

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