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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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US and UK extend sanctions against Iran

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Measures against Tehran's drone programme are issued jointly in response to Saturday's attack on Israel.
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EU proposes UK free movement deal for young people

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The EU Commission says UK and EU citizens under 30 should be able to work or study for up to four years.
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Kenya's leader holds crisis talks after helicopter crash

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A military helicopter reportedly carrying senior military officers has crashed and caught fire.
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Watch: Facade of Copenhagen stock exchange collapses

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The historic 17th Century building in Denmark's capital was engulfed in flames on Tuesday.
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Germany holds two in suspected Russian attacks plot

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The alleged spies are accused of planning sabotage attacks to undermine military aid for Ukraine.
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Kennedys to endorse Biden over relative RFK Jr

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Robert F Kennedy Jr is running for president as an independent - but many family members oppose him.
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Deadly Africa heat caused by human-induced warming

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without global warming.
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'Apocalyptic' Dubai floods shake picture-perfect city

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If Dubai is the ultimate Instagram city, then this was the week the filter came off.
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Rihanna on her 'rediscovery' after having children

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The singer says being able to dress fashionably in public again "does something for you as a woman".
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Latest version of House TikTok bill gets crucial support in Senate

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Washington — Sen. Maria Cantwell, a key senator who has held up legislation regulating TikTok endorsed the House's latest version of a measure that could lead to a ban of the social media app in the U.S.

Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, announced her support late Wednesday for an updated measure that would force TikTok's Chinese parent company to divest of the widely popular short-form video platform within one year.

The legislation is included in House Speaker Mike Johnson's four-part foreign aid plan, which also involves wartime assistance...
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Kennedy family to make major endorsement in 2024 presidential race as Dem panic grows over RFK, Jr: Report

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Members of the iconic Kennedy family, a longtime staple in American politics, will reportedly announce a major endorsement in the 2024 presidential race on Thursday — a move expected to be a snub of one of their own seeking the White House.

According to Axios, more than a dozen Kennedy family members will appear alongside President Biden at an event in Philadelphia to publicly back him over Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is driving Democrats to panic that his independent White House bid could lead to a victory for former President Donald Trump...
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Congressional Progressive Caucus releases extensive 2025 policy agenda — here's what's on it

  • News source: FOX News
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus released an extensive 2025 policy agenda on Thursday, with its chair revealing that "we are not seeing the momentum that we would like to see" for President Biden’s re-election bid.

The seven-point agenda, first obtained by NBC News, calls for a $17 minimum wage, free public higher education and comprehensive policing reform.

It sticks to domestic issues and makes no mention of the war in Gaza, which has once again been thrust into the national spotlight in recent days with anti-Israel protesters blocking...
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‘Constitutional authority’ of Senate Dems quashing Mayorkas impeachment trial questioned by experts

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Constitutional law experts are examining the implications of the precedent set by Senate Democrats on Wednesday, when they killed the impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, effectively dismissing it.

After the Senate deemed both articles of impeachment unconstitutional, the upper chamber adjourned, quashing all hope for a trial on Mayorkas' alleged crimes. This was historically significant, as an impeachment trial had never been dismissed, tabled or otherwise discarded without the accused official having...
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Half of US states revolt against EPA crackdown on gas cars with major legal challenge

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FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of 25 state attorneys general filed a legal challenge Thursday against the Biden administration over recent environmental regulations targeting gas-powered car emissions and pushing electric vehicles (EVs).

Led by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, the coalition filed a challenge against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, asking the court to declare the new rules unlawful. According to the filing, the EPA...
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Dearborn activists' push to bail on Biden spreads to other key battleground states

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DEARBORN, Mich. — The movement to deny President Biden a second term that gained traction in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn has plans to continue a national campaign to target swing states in the general election.

"We’ve mobilized our infrastructure that we’ve been able to build as a grassroots movement in Michigan to support other key states," Lexis Zeidan, one of the lead organizers and the spokesperson for Listen to Michigan, told Fox News Digital.

Some of those states, according to Zeidan, are key battlegrounds such as Wisconsin and Minnesota...
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