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Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, May 13, 2024

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Star witness Michael Cohen directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors that his celebrity client tasked him on several occasions to stifle stories about sex that he feared could torpedo his 2016 presidential campaign.



























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Ron DeSantis addresses rumors about first lady Casey DeSantis' political future

  • News source: FOX News
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday shot down rumors that his wife, First Lady Casey DeSantis, would run for governor in 2026 when he leaves office.

The Republican governor addressed speculation about his wife's political ambitions at an event in Coral Gables. Recent polls have suggested that Casey DeSantis would be strongly favored in a hypothetical Republican primary for governor.

Asked about those polls, DeSantis smiled and told reporters, "If I had to characterize her interest in getting into the political thicket as a candidate, I would say...
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UK's Cameron discussed Ukraine-Russia peace deal with Trump: report

  • News source: FOX News
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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron reportedly discussed with former President Trump – the presumptive Republican presidential nominee – a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

According to a source who spoke to The Sunday Times, Cameron met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last month and told the former president that new U.S. aid would help Ukraine hold its front lines and give Trump the "best possible conditions" to attempt to secure an agreement with Russia.

The source reportedly said that Cameron asked Trump...
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Two French officers killed in ambush on prison van

  • News source: BBC News - World
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French media say an inmate escaped during the attack in which three other officers were also injured.
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Almost 450,000 people have fled Rafah, UN says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Many streets in the southern Gaza city now lie empty, the UN says, as an Israeli operation continues.
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Josef Fritzl: Court approves move to normal prison

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A court in Austria rules the notorious criminal no longer poses a danger given his ill health.
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Australian who exposed war crimes allegations jailed

  • News source: BBC News - World
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David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing military secrets, but said he felt a moral duty to speak up.
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Yacht sinks after being rammed by orcas in Strait of Gibraltar

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two people onboard the vessel, Alboran Cognac, were rescued by a passing oil tanker after the incident.
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Putin makes ex-security council chief Kremlin aide

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Nikolai Patrushev, 72, is replaced as head of Russia's Security Council by Sergei Shoigu.
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Four dead in protests against flour and energy prices

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Rowers give up Olympic dream to help flood victims

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The athletes decided to stay in their home state of Rio Grande do Sul to help flood victims.
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Maryland votes in the Senate primary race Tuesday. Meet the candidates

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The winner of Maryland's Democratic Senate primary Tuesday is likely face former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan for the open seat in a race that could tip the balance of power in the Senate.

Rep. David Trone and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks are the leading candidates in the brutal and costly race for the Democratic nomination, which kicked off after Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin announced last year that he would retire. The contest tees up a competitive general election fight, where the winning Democrat will all but...
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Largest Latino civil rights organization to endorse Biden for reelection

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The political arm of the largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States will officially endorse President Biden for re-election on Tuesday from the battleground state of Arizona, CBS News has learned.

UnidosUS Action Fund will formally endorse the Biden-Harris ticket at an event in Phoenix that will also include the group announcing support for Congressman Ruben Gallego, the Democratic candidate in one of the most heated Senate races in the country. Gallego is in a close race with Republican Kari Lake, an ally of former President...
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Michael Cohen returns for second day of testimony at Trump trial

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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On Monday, Michael Cohen testified that former President Donald Trump signed off on plans to reimburse him for a "hush money" payment to Stormy Daniels.
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Foreign terrorist organizations could target Pride month events: FBI, DHS

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Foreign terrorist organizations may seek to exploit "LGBTQIA+-related events and venues," including events during 2024 Pride month, the FBI and DHS said.
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White House walks diplomatic tightrope on Israel amid contradictory messaging: 'You can't have it both ways'

  • News source: FOX News
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The Biden administration has been taking criticism as of late for what some have described as conflicting messaging on key subjects relating to the United States' top Mideast ally: Israel.

During a daily briefing last week, Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich pressed White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about the administration's attestation to an "ironclad commitment" to Israel while "slow-walk[ing] arms sales."

Jean-Pierre replied, in part, by reiterating America's commitment to
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