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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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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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White House hosted meeting with climate activist group that sparked chaos at recent DC gala

  • News source: FOX News
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The climate activist and protest group that caused chaos at a Washington, D.C., gala this week featuring Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was recently hosted for a private meeting at the White House.

On Thursday, members of the Washington, D.C.-based Climate Defiance – which was founded in early 2023 by activists Michael Greenberg and Rylee Haught – physically disrupted the event hosted by the Bryce Harlow Foundation as Murkowski was delivering remarks. Then, in a moment captured on video, several activists were forcibly shoved by security off the...
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GOP lawmakers slam Biden administration's new Title IX protections for 'gender identity'

  • News source: FOX News
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Republicans blasted new regulations for Title IX being ushered in by President Biden's Department of Education that would protect gender identity from discrimination, while rolling back Trump-era rules that bolstered the rights of those accused of sexual misconduct.

"The Biden administration has completely lost its way on Title IX," Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said in a statement. Cassidy serves as ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

He prefaced that his office is still examining the new regulations...
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Fox News Politics: Trump gets a jury

  • News source: FOX News
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Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail.

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- Biden taking heat for another gaffe

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The full jury, including alternate jurors, has been selected and sworn in former President Trump’s criminal trial in New York City, setting the stage for opening arguments to begin next week.

Twelve jurors were seated...
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If Congress passes funding, this is how the US could rush weapons to Ukraine for its war with Russia

  • News source: FOX News
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That's because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that already hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs.

Moving fast is critical, CIA Director Bill Burns said Thursday, warning that without additional aid from the U.S., Ukraine could lose the war to Russia by the end of this year.

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Marine dies following incident during training exercise

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A Marine died following an incident that occurred during a training exercise in North Carolina, U.S. Marine Corps officials said.
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