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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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New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Louisiana is awaiting a decision from three federal judges that could affect the balance of power in Congress — and the fortunes of two prominent state politicians
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Deadly Africa heat caused by human-induced warming

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without global warming.
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EU to tighten Iran sanctions after Israel attack

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The expanded penalties target companies involved in the production of drones and missiles.
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Qatar reassessing its role in Gaza peace talks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The gulf state's PM says it has been exploited and abused after trying to secure a ceasefire.
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Croatia braces for horse-trading after tight election

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The ruling party falls short of a majority, with a messy post-election period likely to follow.
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Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese metals

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It is the latest protectionist policy to be embraced by the White House in an election year.
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Biden is off on details of his uncle's WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military

  • News source: Zeke Miller | Associated Press
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man's wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving as commander in chief.

While in Pittsburgh, Biden spoke about his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., aiming to draw a contrast with reports that Trump, while president, had called fallen service members “suckers" and "losers.”

Finnegan, the brother of Biden's mother, "got shot down in New Guinea,” Biden said. The president said Finnegan's body was never recovered...
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Croatia braces for horse-trading after tight election

  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • Views: 10
The ruling party falls short of a majority, with a messy post-election period likely to follow.
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Ivy League college head slams campus antisemitism

  • News source: BBC News - World
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But at a congressional hearing, Nemat Shafik hedges when asked about a slogan widely seen as antisemitic.
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'I miss her hugs': Warwick Davis's tribute to wife

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Star Wars actor describes his wife Samantha as his "favourite human" after she dies aged 53.
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The man who flew over LA using balloons and a garden chair

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Larry Walters' flight, using a garden chair and helium balloons, is celebrated in a stage musical.
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Spy scandal revives fears of Austrian exposure to Russia

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Egisto Ott was detained last month on suspicion of spying for Russia, prompting a raft of allegations.
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'Squad' Democrat promotes 'peace' in Middle East as hometown ranks among worst for crime

  • News source: FOX News
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"Squad" member Cori Bush called for "peace" and de-escalation in the Israel-Hamas war, as her hometown – St. Louis – recently ranked as the third "most dangerous" city in the United States.

A report released earlier this month from real estate company Norada listed Rep. Bush's hometown as the third "most dangerous" city in the United States after analyzing FBI data.

Only Detroit and Baltimore were deemed more dangerous than St. Louis in the rankings.

Norado pointed to St. Louis' high poverty rates, unemployment and lack of access to quality...
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Sarah Sanders' office potentially broke the law in $19K lectern controversy: Audit

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The final report from an audit of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' lectern controversy, or #LecternGate, was released this week
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The West says China makes too much. Its workers disagree

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Migrants are caught in China's manufacturing battles with the West, as Beijing tries to save its economy.
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