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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race

NEW YORK (AP) — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump ‘s “eyes and ears” during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the then-candidate that he would help suppress harmful stories and even arranged to purchase a doorman’s silence.




























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Dad 1st charged under state's safe gun storage law after son shoots himself

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A Michigan dad was charged with violating the state's safe gun storage law after his son allegedly got a hold of his firearm and shot himself, investigators said.
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WATCH: New video of American hostage in Gaza released by Hamas

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Hersh Goldberg-Pollin had been held captive by Hamas for 201 days after being captured during the Oct. 7 attack.
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What witnesses said about Trump's handling of classified info while president

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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In interviews with the special counsel, former aides and advisers to Donald Trump described his "cavalier" handling of classified documents while in office, sources say.
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Johnson Calls to End Pro-Palestinian Protests, Including by Military Means

  • News source: Annie Karni
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Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said he intended to call President Biden and demand that he take action, including potentially sending in the National Guard, to quell pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University that he said had grown violent and antisemitic.

“There is executive authority that would be appropriate,” Mr. Johnson said during a news conference on the steps of Low Library, where he was booed and heckled by some onlookers. “If these threats are not stopped, there is an appropriate time for the National Guard. We have to bring order...
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Prosecutor Says Sept. 11 Suspects Can Be Held Past War Crimes Sentence

  • News source: Carol Rosenberg
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Regardless of the outcome of their someday trial, the men accused of plotting the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, can be held forever as prisoners in the war against terrorism in a form of preventive detention, a military prosecutor told the presiding judge on Wednesday.

Defense lawyers were asking the judge to rule that, if convicted, Mustafa al-Hawsawi, one of the suspects in plotting the attack, would have any sentence to a term of confinement reduced by the number of days he was held by the United States before trial. He has been held since 2003...
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Supreme Court Arguments on Idaho’s Abortion Ban: 5 Takeaways

  • News source: Pam Belluck
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The abortion case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday featured vigorous questioning and comments, particularly by the three liberal justices. At issue is whether Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion is so strict that it violates a federal law requiring emergency care for any patient, including providing abortions for pregnant women in dire situations.

A ruling could reverberate beyond Idaho, to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans.

The implications of the case could also extend beyond abortion, including whether...
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USDA announces changes to school meals: What to know

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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New search underway tied to Gilgo Beach murder investigation: Sources

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Investigators are searching a wooded area in Manorville, New York, as part of the Gilgo Beach murders investigation, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
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Biden meets 4-year-old who was held hostage by Hamas

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Washington — President Biden on Wednesday met 4-year-old Abigail Mor Edan, an American girl who was taken hostage by Hamas after both her parents were killed in the group's Oct. 7 attack.

The president met with Abigail at the White House, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. Her parents were killed by militants when she was kidnapped. Her mother was shot in front of her and her father was gunned down using his body to shield her.

A dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, Abigail turned 4 in captivity. She was held by the Gaza-based militant group for...
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Arizona House lawmakers pass bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban

  • News source: FOX News
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Arizona House lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864 on the books in the state.

The bill will now go to the state Senate after all 29 House Democrats and three Republicans voted in favor of the repeal.

The ban was held up by the Arizona Supreme Court earlier this month.

"MAGA Republicans have spent the last week lying about their stance on abortion because they know that when abortion is on the ballot, Democrats win, every time," said Arizona Democratic Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano.
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'Death to America' pamphlets circulated at college anti-Israel encampment, eyewitness says

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Pamphlets declaring "Death to America" were shared at a growing anti-Israel encampment at the University of Michigan this week, according to an eyewitness.

One of the pamphlets, titled "10 anarchist theses on Palestine solidarity in the United States," was made available for students to take and read. The pamphlet discusses a wide-ranging set of opinions related to the confrontation between Israel and Hamas and states on one page, "Freedom for Palestine means Death to America."

The pamphlets were made available to students at the encampment, said...
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Fox News Politics: Agent of chaos

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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.

What's happening?

-Biden appears to read teleprompter instructions

-Rep. Chip Roy raises alarm over George Soros radio purchases

-Nikki Haley wins 150,000 votes in PA primary despite not running

A Columbia professor barred from campus after hosting a pro-Jewish rally slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Wednesday, following her comments on the "nonviolent" anti-Israel protesters.

"AOC is agent of...
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Foreign students could face harsher penalties than suspension for anti-Israel rioting: DHS

  • News source: FOX News
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed on Wednesday that foreign students could potentially face deportation if they are suspended from their courses while on a student visa — just as anti-Israel protests have engulfed Columbia University and other American colleges.

With anti-Israel protests taking place at Columbia and college campuses across the country, which have included antisemitic rhetoric and threats to Jewish students, classes have gone hybrid at Columbia due to safety concerns.

It has raised questions about whether some...
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Arizona House votes to repeal controversial 1864 abortion ban

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The Arizona House voted on Wednesday to repeal the state's controversial 1864 abortion ban
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Takeaways From the Supreme Court Argument on Idaho’s Abortion Ban

  • News source: Pam Belluck
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The abortion case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday featured vigorous questioning and comments, particularly by the three liberal justices. At issue is whether Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion is so strict that it violates a federal law requiring emergency care for any patient, including providing abortions for pregnant women in dire situations.

A ruling could reverberate beyond Idaho, to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans.

The implications of the case could also extend beyond abortion, including whether...
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