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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race

NEW YORK (AP) — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump ‘s “eyes and ears” during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the then-candidate that he would help suppress harmful stories and even arranged to purchase a doorman’s silence.




























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Chip Roy raises alarms about George Soros' purchase of radio giant Audacy

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Chip Roy is accusing liberal billionaire George Soros of trying to fast-track his acquisition of a major radio company through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

"I write today regarding Soros Fund Management’s acquisition of over $400 million in debt held by Audacy — the second-largest broadcast radio station owner in the country. Of particular concern, the Soros groups are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve a change in ownership in Audacy without the FCC running its normal, statutorily...
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Supreme Court set to hear arguments over emergency room abortion access in states' rights challenge

  • News source: FOX News
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The contentious issue of abortion has returned to the Supreme Court, with the justices prepared on Wednesday to weigh a states' rights challenge over hospital emergency room access to the procedure.

In scheduled morning oral arguments, the high court will confront whether state abortion restrictions are invalidated by a federal law.

Idaho officials say hospitals cannot be forced by the Biden administration to perform abortions in potentially emergency situations – even if the state has a near total ban on the procedure – with an exception only to...
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Newsom ignoring California crises to promote himself in pro-abortion campaign, GOP lawmakers say

  • News source: FOX News
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Republican lawmakers torched Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for his national pro-abortion campaign on Monday while California faces several crises they say demand his attention.

"It's certainly frustrating that Gov. Newsom is focusing all his attention on other states besides California," Assemblyman Vince Fong, vice chair of the state's budget committee, told Fox News Digital. "California is in crisis."

Fong, who has been sounding the alarm on the state's $73 billion budget deficit for years, said the legislature and Newsom refuse to "address the...
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Woman is 1st patient to undergo combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill New Jersey woman received a pig kidney transplant and a surgically implanted mechanical heart pump.
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USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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U.S. agriculture officials announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the first time
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Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation
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Supreme Court to weigh Trump immunity claim over 2020 election prosecution

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Thursday whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to sweeping immunity from federal prosecution for conduct that occurred while he was in the White House, thrusting the justices into election-year politics in a historic case with significant ramifications for his legal and political future.

Known as Trump v. U.S., the dispute is the second this term in which the nation's highest court will step into a legal battle that presents a question it has never confronted before, and one with...
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Here’s the latest on the argument.

  • News source: NYT > Politics
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The case, which could reverberate beyond Idaho to other states with abortion bans, is the second time in less than a month that the justices have heard an abortion case.
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Biden to Sign Aid Package for Ukraine and Israel

  • News source: Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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President Biden was set to sign a $95.3 billion package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Wednesday, reaffirming U.S. support for Kyiv in the fight against Russia’s military assault after months of congressional gridlock put the centerpiece of the White House’s foreign policy in jeopardy.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve the package on Tuesday night, a sign of bipartisan support after increasingly divisive politics raised questions on Capitol Hill and among U.S. allies over whether the United States would continue to back Kyiv. The...
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New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals

  • News source: Linda Qiu
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School meals will soon contain less salt and sugar, but can still include chocolate milk, under new nutrition guidelines released by the Biden administration.

The Agriculture Department on Wednesday finalized the regulation it had first proposed in February 2023, having weakened several provisions after feedback from food companies, school nutrition professionals and over 136,000 public comments.

“All of this is designed to ensure that students have quality meals and that we meet parents’ expectation that their children are receiving healthy and...
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Lee defeats Patel in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District primary: AP projects

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Summer Lee has defeated Bhavini Patel in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, the Associated Press projects. With 98% of ballots counted Wednesday morning, Lee had just over 60% of the votes.

It was one of the most contentious races on Tuesday's ballot, featuring the incumbent Lee against Patel, an Edgewood councilwoman. The district includes Pittsburgh, the Mon Valley, parts of the South Hills and Westmoreland County.

"We have rejected in this district that you can't be a bold progressive in...
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Tents appear in Gaza as Israel prepares Rafah offensive

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two newly-built encampments near the southern city are shown on satellite pictures.
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Floods cause widespread devastation in Kenya

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The UN says that at least 32 people have died and more than 40,000 have been forced from their homes.
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'Lost' Gustav Klimt painting to be auctioned

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Mystery surrounds the unfinished Portrait of Fraulein Lieser, which could fetch more than €50m.
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Trump rising in pivotal state as key Dem constituency sours on Biden

  • News source: FOX News
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DEARBORN, Mich. — Former President Trump is gaining momentum among voters in the city who are dissatisfied with how the Biden administration has handled the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

"This is not something that we can look at and say, well, what's the worst of the two or the lesser of two evils? There is no greater evil than a genocide," Samraa Luqman, who worked as the Abandon Biden co-chair in Michigan, told Fox News Digital. "And Biden has proven that he has the capability to do the greater of the evils."

The comments come as the Detroit...
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