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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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Former University of Missouri frat member pleads guilty in hazing that caused brain damage

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A former member of a University of Missouri fraternity has pleaded guilty in the hazing of another student that caused blindness and significant brain damage
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Ohio police fatally shoot Amazon warehouse guard who tried to kill supervisor, authorities say

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Authorities say a security guard trainee at an Amazon warehouse in Ohio was fatally shot by police after he tried to shoot his supervisor and later shot an officer who was saved by his bulletproof vest
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What is the newly passed 'Russia law' that has divided people in Georgia for months?

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Georgia’s parliament has passed a law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union
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House speaker defends Trump outside New York trial in GOP show of support

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Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson joined Donald Trump at a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday to express support for the former president amid his criminal trial, which the speaker called a "sham" and part of a broader "partisan witch hunt" against Trump.

"President Trump is innocent of these charges," Johnson said, speaking outside the courthouse as proceedings got underway inside.

The Louisiana Republican was the latest in a number of GOP members of Congress who have shown their support for the former president at his New York trial in recent...
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'Fearmongering': Chinese migrant surge hearing dismissed by House Dems despite national security concerns

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Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee are dismissing an upcoming hearing on the sharp rise in Chinese illegal immigration as "invasion rhetoric" and "fearmongering" -- sparking a sharp response from their Republican counterparts.

The Republican majority is holding a hearing on Thursday about the spike in Chinese migration, called "Security Risk: The unprecedented surge in Chinese illegal immigration." The hearing is being held by the subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability.

It comes as officials at the southern...
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GOP AG in Trump courtroom predicts a ‘really bad day’ for Michael Cohen cross examination

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GOP Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall sat in the Manhattan courtroom Monday for the unprecedented criminal trial of former President Donald Trump and predicted a "really bad day" for the prosecution's star witness on Tuesday.

Marshall, a 30-year veteran prosecutor, was in court supporting Trump, telling Fox News Digital the trial is what the former president "rightly believes is a sham of a prosecution."

Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-lawyer and self-proclaimed "fixer," testified for hours Monday and took the stand again for cross-examination on...
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Trump trial veepstakes? Trump allies show up in force ahead of Michael Cohen's second day of testimony

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Former President Trump's unprecedented trial in Manhattan is featuring support from GOP lawmakers and politicians who have been floated as potential running mates for Trump's 2024 run.

Outside the courtroom Tuesday, Trump was flanked by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida Rep. Cory Mills and former 2024 GOP contender Vivek Ramaswamy, all of whom are defenders of the 45th president and could be in the running as potential vice presidential picks. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson also notably appeared in support of...
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New Mexico's first step toward reuse of fracking water met with public concern

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Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps Monday toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water supplies and fossil fuel producers confront shrinking opportunities for wastewater disposal.

A state water quality commission opened a weeklong series of hearings as the nation’s No. 2 state for petroleum production begins to build out a series of rules that initially prohibit the release after treatment of so-called produced water from oil and gas production while still...
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Racial slur, alleged threat to 'execute' man: Watch most outrageous moments from this Dem Senate candidate

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The Democrat frontrunner in one of this year's top Senate races is no stranger to controversy.

Rep. David Trone – who is running to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin in Maryland and faces a tough primary challenge on Tuesday – has frequently been caught making some truly wild statements, both as a candidate and member of Congress, as well as while working in the private sector.

From using a racial slur, to allegedly threatening to "execute" someone, here are five of Trone's wackiest moments:

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Red-state financial officers urge Biden to back Israel, 'alarmed' of wavering support in 'hour of need'

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FIRST ON FOX: More than 20 U.S. state-level financial officers are urging the Biden administration to continue its support for Israel amid the Israel Defense Forces' recent invasion of Rafah.

"As state financial officers, we appreciate your early pledges of ironclad support for Israel following the October 7th attacks. Yet, we are concerned that commitment has wavered in recent months," 23 members of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) wrote in a letter to Biden on Tuesday. SFOF is a "small government, pro-growth" conservative group...
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Riot police move in on Georgia parliament protesters

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There have been weeks of mass street protests in the capital sparked by a divisive "foreign agent" law.
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Stevie on the Wonder of becoming a Ghanaian citizen

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After a decades-long love affair with Ghana, the US musical icon is granted citizenship.
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Jailed Thai activist, 28, dies after hunger strike

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Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, had been accused of insulting Thailand's monarchy.
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Nobel laureate's death to be re-examined in S Africa

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The former apartheid regime said Chief Luthuli died in an accident after a train hit him in 1967.
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Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy

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Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research.
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