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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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'We need a miracle' - Israeli and Palestinian economies battered by war

  • News source: BBC News - World
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‘Squad’ member survives challenge from centrist Democrat after anti-Israel rhetoric threatened re-election

  • News source: FOX News
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A member of the far-left "Squad" survived a challenge from a centrist Democrat on Tuesday despite her sharp criticism of Israel that threatened her effort to win re-election in a district with a sizable Jewish community.

Rep. Summer Lee, a first-term congresswoman, will once again be the Democrat nominee to represent Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, after defeating local councilwoman Bhavani Patel.

Lee's victory follows that of fellow "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in 2022, when she was nearly ousted in her own primary after...
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Texas Supreme Court orders Harris County to not make payments under guaranteed income program

  • News source: FOX News
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J6 rioter who struck officer with pole sentenced to 6 years in prison

  • News source: FOX News
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A man who became a fugitive after a federal jury convicted him of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison.

David Joseph Gietzen, 31, of Sanford, North Carolina, struck a police officer with a pole during a mob's Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

JAN. 6 WAS NOT AN INSURRECTION, SAYS TURLEY, WARNS DEMOCRATS OF 'SLIPPERY SLOPE' THREATENING DEMOCRACY

Gietzen told U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols that he didn't intend to hurt anybody that day. But he didn't express any regret or remorse...
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McConnell says Republicans 'turned the corner' as Senate nears passage of Ukraine aid

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The Senate on Tuesday cleared a hurdle toward the passage of a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
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Tennessee legislature passes bill allowing teachers to carry concealed guns

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Protesters chanted "Blood on your hands" at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after they passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds, and bar parents and other teachers from knowing who was armed.

The 68-28 vote in favor of the bill sent it to Republican Gov. Bill Lee for consideration. If he signs it into law, it would be the biggest expansion of gun access in the state since last year's deadly shooting at a private elementary school in Nashville.

Members of the public who oppose...
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McCormick and Casey Win Senate Primaries, Setting Up Battle in Pennsylvania

  • News source: Chris Cameron
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David McCormick won an unopposed Republican primary for Senate in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, securing the party’s nomination two years after former President Donald J. Trump torpedoed his first Senate run by backing his primary rival, the celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Mr. McCormick will face Senator Bob Casey in the November election. Mr. Casey, the Democratic incumbent, also won his uncontested primary on Tuesday, The A.P. reported.

The Senate race in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, represents the best...
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Tennessee Passes Bill to Allow Teachers to Carry Concealed Handguns

  • News source: Emily Cochrane and Rick Rojas
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Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday to allow teachers and other school staff members to carry concealed handguns on school campuses. The measure, if it goes into law, would require those carrying guns to undergo training and have the approval of school officials, but parents and most other school employees would not be notified.

The bill is one of the most significant pieces of public safety legislation to advance in Tennessee after a shooting just over a year ago at a private Christian school in Nashville left three students and three...
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Huge protest in Argentina against education cuts

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Thousands marched in Buenos Aires on Tuesday calling on President Milei to preserve university funding.
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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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Dozens die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Officials say those aboard were returning home to Ethiopia from Yemen and some are still missing.
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'Male' hippo in Japanese zoo found to be female

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A DNA test was carried out because Gen-chan did not display typical male hippo behaviour.
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Baltimore says ship in bridge wreck was 'unseaworthy'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The city lawsuit says the vessel had "an inconsistent power supply" before it slammed into the span last month.
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Restart aid to Palestinian UN agency, EU urges

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Countries including the US and UK are still withholding funds over Israel's claims against UNRWA.
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The fate of Korea's 'first and biggest' sex festival

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It was to feature events like a bondage fashion show. But then the authorities cracked down.
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