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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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EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances
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Foreign aid legislation advances, but could cost Speaker Mike Johnson

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The House Rules Committee advanced a foreign aid package that provides billions in stalled security funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, steering the measures closer toward passage this weekend. The legislation had been tied up for weeks. The progress could cost Mike Johnson the speakership, as some Republicans are against the legislation.
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R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid

  • News source: Lisa Friedman
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As an independent candidate for the White House, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims he would be the “best environment president in American history,” drawing on his past as a crusading lawyer who went after polluters in New York.

But dozens of Mr. Kennedy’s former colleagues at the Natural Resources Defense Council are calling on him to withdraw from the race, in full-page advertisements sponsored by the group’s political arm that are expected to appear in newspapers in six swing states on Sunday.

Separately, a dozen other national environmental...
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Stefanik accuses Columbia president of 'pro-terrorist' professor 'cover-up,' warns of potential felony

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX – House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., accused Columbia University President Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik of attempting to "cover-up" for a "pro-terrorist" professor who had celebrated the Oct. 7 attacks, during her congressional testimony this week.

"A reminder to President Shafik that knowingly misleading Congress is a felony," Stefanik warned in a statement shared first with Fox News Digital. "Despite Columbia President Shafik’s testimony, there has been NO action to fire or discipline pro-terrorist and...
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Arrest of Ilhan Omar’s daughter at anti-Israel protest was political, fellow 'Squad' member says

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has claimed that the Thursday arrest of fellow "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter at anti-Israel protests at Columbia University was political payback for the congresswoman’s probing of the institution’s leadership the day before.

Bowman said Omar, D-Minn., had questioned Columbia leadership’s commitment to "free academic expression" during a fiery congressional hearing on Wednesday and the following day her daughter, Isra Hirsi, was arrested.

"The day after @IlhanMN questioned Columbia leadership's commitment to...
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Tesla recalling more than 3,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks due to faulty pedal

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Tesla is recalling more than 3,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks because of the possibility that a pedal can get stuck and cause the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash
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Paris police deployed over threat to Iran consulate

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Reports say a witness saw a suspicious man entering the consulate in the Rue de Fresnel.
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US again warns Israel against Rafah offensive

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Benjamin Netanyahu's representatives have agreed to take US concerns "into account", the White House says.
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Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator crash risk

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The electric car company, run by Elon Musk, is recalling thousands of what is its latest vehicle.
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Melania Trump says US 'must unite' ahead of Mar-a-Lago Log Cabin Republicans event

  • News source: FOX News
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Former first lady Melania Trump stressed the importance of unifying the nation, telling Fox News Digital that "equality" needs to be the "everyday experience of every American."

The former first lady is expected to headline an event at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, hosted by the Log Cabin Republicans — a pro-LGBT group. The event will focus on the group’s "Road to Victory," a voter-turnout program planned for gay voters in swing states.

MELANIA TRUMP RETURNS TO CAMPAIGN TRAIL WITH PRO-LGBT REPUBLICAN EVENT APPEARANCE: REPORT

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House takes key test vote for Johnson’s $95B foreign aid plan after Dems help it advance

  • News source: FOX News
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The House of Representatives is voting on whether to proceed with Speaker Mike Johnson’s $95 billion foreign aid proposal on Friday after it cleared its first key procedural hurdle with Democratic help.

The Friday morning vote is a test vote of sorts for the four foreign aid bills, known as a "rule vote." If successful it will allow lawmakers to debate each of the individual four bills and vote on their final passage on Saturday.

Three of the four bills fund Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. A fourth bill includes national security priorities...
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Biden dismantles Trump-era Title IX rules, sidesteps issue of trans athletes in girls' sports

  • News source: FOX News
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The Biden administration has unveiled new rules to safeguard LGBTQ+ students and change the ways in which sexual harassment and assault claims are adjudicated on campus.

The new provisions are part of a revised Title IX regulation issued by the Education Department, fulfilling a campaign pledge by President Biden to revamp those issued during the Trump administration.

Missing from the new rule, however, is a policy forbidding schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes competing against biological females.

The Biden administration...
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Vulnerable House Dems do a U-turn on illegal immigration after calling crisis 'non-existent threat'

  • News source: FOX News
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WATCH: Tourists flock to see Death Valley in bloom

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Gorgeous fields of wildflowers are taking over California with bright yellow daisies even popping up in Death Valley, the driest and hottest place in America.
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Trump jury search turns to alternates, as opening statements near

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The judge in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial has said he wants opening statements in the case delivered on Monday. In order to do that, he'll need to seat up to five more alternate jurors Friday.

Twelve jurors and one alternate were seated in the first three days of jury selection. The process has seen dozens of people immediately excused from consideration for saying they couldn't be impartial, and two seated jurors were excused after being sworn in. One said she became concerned about her ability to be impartial after...
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