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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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Prosecutors ask judge to order Steve Bannon to prison

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Prosecutors requested the judge overseeing ex-Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon's criminal contempt of Congress case to order he begin his four-month prison sentence.
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US downhill skier Breezy Johnson banned for 14 months for breaking anti-doping rules

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Downhill skier Breezy Johnson has been banned for 14 months for three violations of anti-doping rules and can't race until December
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Home Depot's sales continue to soften in 2024 as inflation, delayed start to spring weigh on sales

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Home Depot’s sales continued to soften in the first quarter as the nation’s largest home improvement retailer not only was constrained by high mortgage rates and customers dealing with inflation concerns, but it also had to deal with a delayed start to...
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Why electric vehicles are causing motion sickness in drivers, passengers

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Some EVs have an eco mode that's set up to make the throttle less sensitive.
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US v Menendez: Dem senator's corruption trial kicks off with surprising delay

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Jury selection continues for Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's federal corruption trial on Tuesday morning. As of Monday afternoon, zero jurors were seated for the trial, which is taking place in a Manhattan courtroom and expected to continue through the end of June.

By Monday afternoon, the judge excused 38 of 152 jurors for various reasons pertaining to why they could not be present for the case. That leaves 114 jurors who will return this morning for continued selection.

Jurors will be expected to discern whether evidence against...
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North Carolina Republican congressional runoff shows Trump's sway in GOP state politics

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A Republican primary runoff for a North Carolina congressional district on Tuesday could demonstrate yet again the strong influence former President Donald Trump has on GOP politics across the country.

Voters will choose between attorneys Kelly Daughtry and Brad Knott in the runoff for the reconfigured 13th Congressional District. Daughtry finished first, and Knott second, in the March 5 primary. GOP candidates for the statewide offices of lieutenant governor and state auditor are also on runoff ballots.

Trump endorsed Knott in April. Weeks later...
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Speaker Johnson to attend Trump trial in Manhattan in show of support

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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is expected in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning to show solidarity with former President Trump during his criminal trial.

A spokesperson for Johnson told Fox News Digital early on Tuesday that he would be in New York City for the trial, making him the latest Trump ally in Congress to appear beside the ex-president in the Manhattan Criminal Court.

He's also expected to speak with reporters outside of the courthouse after attending the trial.

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Arizona high court gives state AG 90 more days to act on near-total abortion ban

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Phoenix — Arizona's highest court on Monday gave the state's attorney general another 90 days to decide further legal action in the case over a 160-year-old near-total ban on abortion that lawmakers recently voted to repeal.

The Arizona Supreme Court's order leaves in place for now a more recent law that legalizes abortion up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. It also allows Attorney General Kris Mayes more time to decide whether to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mayes expressed gratitude for the order and said the earliest the 1864 law can now...
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Ron DeSantis addresses rumors about first lady Casey DeSantis' political future

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday shot down rumors that his wife, First Lady Casey DeSantis, would run for governor in 2026 when he leaves office.

The Republican governor addressed speculation about his wife's political ambitions at an event in Coral Gables. Recent polls have suggested that Casey DeSantis would be strongly favored in a hypothetical Republican primary for governor.

Asked about those polls, DeSantis smiled and told reporters, "If I had to characterize her interest in getting into the political thicket as a candidate, I would say...
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UK's Cameron discussed Ukraine-Russia peace deal with Trump: report

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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron reportedly discussed with former President Trump – the presumptive Republican presidential nominee – a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

According to a source who spoke to The Sunday Times, Cameron met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last month and told the former president that new U.S. aid would help Ukraine hold its front lines and give Trump the "best possible conditions" to attempt to secure an agreement with Russia.

The source reportedly said that Cameron asked Trump...
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Two French officers killed in ambush on prison van

  • News source: BBC News - World
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French media say an inmate escaped during the attack in which three other officers were also injured.
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Almost 450,000 people have fled Rafah, UN says

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Many streets in the southern Gaza city now lie empty, the UN says, as an Israeli operation continues.
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Josef Fritzl: Court approves move to normal prison

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A court in Austria rules the notorious criminal no longer poses a danger given his ill health.
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Australian who exposed war crimes allegations jailed

  • News source: BBC News - World
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David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing military secrets, but said he felt a moral duty to speak up.
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Yacht sinks after being rammed by orcas in Strait of Gibraltar

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Two people onboard the vessel, Alboran Cognac, were rescued by a passing oil tanker after the incident.
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