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Today's Political News Compilation - Thursday, April 18, 2024

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House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow

WASHINGTON (AP) — House congressional leaders were toiling Thursday on a delicate, bipartisan push toward weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies at a critical moment at home and abroad.



























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5 teens injured in shooting at senior skip day gathering in Maryland park: Police

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Five teenagers were shot after gunfire rang out at a large gathering of high school students taking part in a senior skip day in Maryland, police said.
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Trump campaign, RNC aim to send 100,000 volunteer vote-counting monitors

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Republican National Committee and former President Donald Trump's campaign announced a new initiative Friday to deploy thousands to monitor vote counting in battleground states during the presidential election.

The Republican Party aims to recruit 100,000 volunteers to observe the voting process and report irregularities, as well as lawyers to provide rapid-response services if there are issues in the vote counting.

"The RNC is hiring hundreds of election integrity staff across the map – more than ever before because our Party will be...
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NY attorney general opposes company holding Trump bond in civil fraud case

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday filed a memorandum of opposition to the surety company that holds the $175 million bond for former President Donald Trump as he appeals the $460 million decision against him in the civil fraud trial earlier this year.

The attorney general's office says it is concerned about the financials of the bondholder, Knight Specialty Insurance company, and the collateral for the bond.

The $175 million in cash that Trump claims to have provided as collateral in a bank account is in the DJT Revocable Trust and...
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WATCH: TSA explosives detection canine given party to celebrate retirement

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Messi, the TSA explosives detection canine, had a retirement party in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport complete with over a dozen tennis balls, a bubble machine, party hat and cupcake.
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Sen. Bob Menendez's trial delayed

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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NEW YORK - A judge granted a one week delay in the trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez Friday, but the senator was not physically in court. He joined the proceedings by phone.

Defendants Fred Dabies and Wael Hana, two New Jersey businessmen, appeared in court. Their trial will move forward at the same time as the senator's, now set for May 13.

Menendez's wife Nadine was notably absent. The judge granted a delay in her trial after attorneys revealed she's dealing with an unspecified medical condition. Her trial is now set to take place in July...
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R.F.K. Jr. Raises New Uncertainty for Biden in Michigan

  • News source: Shane Goldmacher and Nicholas Nehamas
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The prospect of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatening to upend the presidential race went from an idea to a reality in one of the country’s most consequential battlegrounds on Thursday, when Mr. Kennedy qualified for the ballot in Michigan.

The decision by the Natural Law Party to grant Mr. Kennedy its ballot line in November ensures he will be a factor in a pivotal swing state where the presidential election is expected to be incredibly close and where President Biden has already shown vulnerability with key Democratic constituencies. During Michigan’s...
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Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai Toast Their New Broadway Show ‘Suffs’

  • News source: Sarah Bahr and Nina Westervelt
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Protester sets himself on fire outside Trump trial

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The motive in the incident, which was witnessed by reporters at the scene, remains unclear.
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Someone screamed 'don't do it' before man set himself on fire - BBC reporter

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The BBC's Nada Tawfik was outside the New York court where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.
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Top three stripped of medals in Beijing half marathon

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon are stripped of their medals after an investigation into the controversial result.
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Everything we know about Quentin Tarantino's 10th and final film

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The influential director has reportedly scrapped the idea for his 10th film and gone back to the drawing board.
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US Congress close to passing long-awaited Ukraine aid

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A huge $61bn support package that could help reshape Kyiv's war effort will go to a vote in coming days.
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Three arrested over attack on Navalny ally

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Leonid Volkov was hospitalised and his arm broken in the attack outside his Lithuanian home in March.
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Man held over Paris bomb threat at Iran consulate

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Reports say a witness saw a man entering the consulate carrying a grenade or explosive vest.
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Anti-Catholic FBI memo's origin revealed as bureau absolved of 'malicious intent'

  • News source: FOX News
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been exonerated by a Department of Justice review that found investigators did not intend to target traditional Catholics as potential "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists."

The Justice Department Inspector General review noted, however, that analysts "incorrectly conflated" an investigative subject's religious views with his alleged domestic terrorism activities.

Findings from the 120-day review, which was handled by Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz and ordered by...
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