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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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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama are voting to join the UAW. Here's what's at stake.

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Vote comes a month after the UAW unionized its first auto plant in the South.
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Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The 50-foot yacht, named The Alboran Cognac, was 15 miles from Cabo Espartel in Morrocco when an unknown number of orcas began ramming the vessel.
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TikTok users sue over new law that could lead to ban

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — A group of prominent TikTok users sued the federal government on Tuesday over a new law that would force the sale of the widely popular video-sharing app or lead to its ban in the United States.

The eight users, who together have millions of followers on TikTok, argued that the law signed by President Biden last month violates their First Amendment rights by threatening to shut down a communication medium that has become a prevalent part of American life. They also claimed that the law keeps them from creating and sharing expressive...
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Ohio purges 'non-citizens' from state voter rolls, calls on Biden admin for data ahead of 2024 election

  • News source: FOX News
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose ordered the state's voter rolls to be purged of "non-citizens" Tuesday after a review found more than 100 Ohio residents who were registered to vote despite lacking U.S. citizenship.

An investigation by Ohio's Public Integrity Division analyzed data from the state's Bureau of Motor Vehicles and found 137 people who appeared on voter rolls despite twice confirming they were not U.S. citizens. Ohio law requires that in order for a person to be removed from voter rolls, they must have confirmed their lack of...
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Hunter Biden team tells Delaware court they're 'not ready' for gun trial date

  • News source: FOX News
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Hunter Biden's legal team appeared to seek a delay for his impending June 3 trial date in Delaware, which was set by a federal judge two months ago.

The first son was not in attendance Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Delaware's largest city, Wilmington, but attorney Abbe Lowell as well as Special Counsel David Weiss were. Weiss sat in court taking notes during the proceedings.

Special counsel attorney Derek Hines told the court the Biden matter is a "simple case," and that he was prepared to go forward with Judge Maryellen Noreika's June 3...
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‘Enough’: Controversial ID program for illegal immigrants targeted by GOP senator

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A top Republican senator is moving forward with a push to block a controversial program that would give ID cards to illegal immigrants as early as this summer.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is introducing the "No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Immigrant Identity Cards Act" which would bar any federal funds from going to the ICE Secure Docket Card program or any similar program.

The ICE Secure Docket Card program was first reported on in 2022, and Fox News Digital reported last week that ICE is planning a limited rollout of the program this...
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Blinken visits during moment of peril for Ukraine

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The front line has turned from a relative stalemate to a major Russian offensive in a week.
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Russia must pay for Ukraine rebuild, Blinken says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The top US diplomat vows to "seize" Russian assets in the US to fund rebuilding parts of Ukraine.
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How good is the latest version of ChatGPT?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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OpenAI has unveiled the latest version of ChatGPT. It's called GPT-4o, and is faster and sounds more conversational than previous versions.
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Blinken Visits Ukraine Amid Russian Military Gains

  • News source: Michael Crowley
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken sought to reassure Ukrainians on Tuesday that they could weather an ominous new Russian military offensive and count on long-term support from the United States and its European allies.

“You are not alone,” Mr. Blinken declared in remarks in the capital city, Kyiv, where he arrived by train on Tuesday morning for an unannounced visit at what he called “a critical moment” for Ukraine’s future as Russia makes fresh military gains around the northeastern city of Kharkiv.

It is Mr. Blinken’s fourth trip to Kyiv...
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Jury selection continues in Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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As Judge Sidney Stein interviewed prospective jurors in a room just outside the courtroom for the federal New York corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey senator sat alone at a defense table Tuesday.

The judge has heard a number of reasons why possible jurors say they should be excused from Menendez's trial, which could to stretch into July. Some have cited medical reasons; others said the trial would too adversely affect their jobs or travel plans.

However, several said they were worried that they've heard too much to be fair about...
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Biden rolls out new China tariffs, vows US will ‘never allow’ Beijing to ‘unfairly control’ EV market

  • News source: FOX News
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President Biden announced Tuesday that his administration is hiking tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports while vowing that the U.S. will "never allow" Beijing to "unfairly control the market" for electric vehicles.

The new measures include an increase in the tariff rate on electric vehicles from 25% to 100% this year along with hikes on tariffs in "strategic sectors" including steel, aluminum, semiconductors, batteries and solar cells, the White House says.

"China heavily subsidized all these products, pushing Chinese companies to...
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Biden doesn't support 'full-term' abortion stance pushed by RFK Jr, campaign says

  • News source: FOX News
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President Biden's re-election campaign said Tuesday that the president does not support
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Russia must pay for Ukraine rebuild, Blinken says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The top US diplomat vows to "seize" Russian assets in the US to fund rebuilding parts of Ukraine.
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