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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and shutting down his trial before arguments even began.





























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Polish citizen accused of helping Russia in potential plot to assassinate Zelenskyy

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A Polish man was arrested for allegedly spying for the Russian government as part of a potential assassination attempt against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Biden Seeking to Appeal to Key Constituencies With Targeted Policies

  • News source: Michael D. Shear
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Last Monday, it was forgiving student loans. This week, it was calling for tariffs on Chinese steel. Soon, President Biden is expected to protect federal land in the Alaskan wilderness.

As his re-election campaign heats up, Mr. Biden is leaning heavily on the powers of the presidency to try to shore up his support among key constituencies — young people, union workers and environmentalists — many of whom have expressed disappointment in his handling of the issues they care about.

It is a tactic often employed by previous sitting presidents, but one...
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Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in Senate Ahead of Friday Expiration

  • News source: Luke Broadwater
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The Senate on Thursday agreed to move ahead with a two-year reauthorization of an expiring warrantless surveillance law, rushing to pass the legislation before a Friday deadline when the statute is set to lapse.

The bill would extend a provision known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, that intelligence officials say is critical to collecting data and communications to target terrorists. The House passed it last week but it still must overcome several procedural obstacles in the Senate, where some members are...
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Micron Will Receive $6.1 Billion to Build Semiconductor Plants

  • News source: Madeleine Ngo and Don Clark
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The Biden administration will give Micron up to $6.1 billion in grants to help build its semiconductor plants in New York and Idaho, the latest multibillion dollar award aimed at ramping up the nation’s production of vital semiconductors.

Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, announced the grant on Thursday and said the “monumental” investment would help the company construct two new chip manufacturing plants in New York by the end of the decade, along with another plant under construction in Idaho.

More than a year...
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Biden mocks Trump for legal woes: 'A little busy right now'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Biden took a jab at his presumptive Republican rival for the presidency while campaigning in Pennsylvania.

Biden made the remark while speaking at the United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.

"Under my predecessor, who’s a little busy right now, Pennsylvania lost 275,000 jobs," Biden said while boasting of his economic policies' benefit to blue collar workers.

WHITE HOUSE DEEMS HOUSE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY 'OVER,' PRESIDENT BIDEN FORMALLY DECLINES TO TESTIFY

United Steelworkers endorsed the Biden-Harris...
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Trump cuts into Biden’s lead among demographic traditionally dominated by Dems: poll

  • News source: FOX News
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A new well publicized poll from Harvard University is the latest to indicate rising support for former President Trump among the nation's youngest voters, who traditionally are a key part of the Democratic Party's base.

President Biden leads his Republican challenger 45%-37% among people ages 18 to 29 in a Harvard Youth Poll released early Thursday by the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics. Sixteen percent of those questioned were undecided.

However, Biden's 8-point advantage over the former president is much smaller than his 23-point...
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Black Chicago voters rip mayor on extra $70M for migrants as recall petition gathers steam

  • News source: FOX News
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Infuriated Black Chicagoans showed up in force at a City Council meeting on Wednesday to protest Mayor Brandon Johnson’s request for an additional $70 million in taxpayers' funds to be spent on tackling the city’s migrant crisis, while a petition that would give residents the right to recall the mayor is gathering serious traction.

The progressive mayor, who has vigorously defended the city’s sanctuary policies in the past, wants aldermen to greenlight the extra cash in a vote on Friday despite the
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13 Dems vote against resolution condemning Iran after Israel strike

  • News source: FOX News
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More than a dozen House Democrats voted against a resolution condemning Iran's airstrikes
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Trump juror previously arrested for ripping down right-leaning political ads dismissed from trial

  • News source: FOX News
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A second juror was excused from the jury in former President Trump’s criminal trial on Thursday after it was revealed the man was once arrested for tearing down right-leaning political advertisements.

Juror #4, who was selected and sworn in on Tuesday, was excused by Judge Juan Merchan on Thursday morning.

TRUMP HUSH MONEY TRIAL: JUROR EXCUSED AFTER SAYING SHE DOES NOT THINK SHE CAN BE FAIR

The man had been arrested in Westchester, N.Y., for tearing town political advertisements, according to a prosecutor from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin...
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US and UK extend sanctions against Iran

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Measures against Tehran's drone programme are issued jointly in response to Saturday's attack on Israel.
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EU proposes UK free movement deal for young people

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The EU Commission says UK and EU citizens under 30 should be able to work or study for up to four years.
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Kenya's leader holds crisis talks after helicopter crash

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A military helicopter reportedly carrying senior military officers has crashed and caught fire.
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Watch: Facade of Copenhagen stock exchange collapses

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The historic 17th Century building in Denmark's capital was engulfed in flames on Tuesday.
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Germany holds two in suspected Russian attacks plot

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The alleged spies are accused of planning sabotage attacks to undermine military aid for Ukraine.
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Kennedys to endorse Biden over relative RFK Jr

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Robert F Kennedy Jr is running for president as an independent - but many family members oppose him.
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