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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways


NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s attorneys started grilling prosecutors’ star witness in his hush money trial Tuesday, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who’s determined to see the former president behind bars.

Cohen endured intense questioning by defense attorney Todd Blanche after providing pivotal testimony tying the presumptive Republican presidential nominee directly to the hush money scheme at the heart of the case.
























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Boeing may face criminal prosecution over 737 Max crashes, US says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Department of Justice is considering whether to prosecute the firm over two fatal 737 Max crashes.
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Miniature poodle Sage wins Westminster dog show

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Sage, a miniature poodle from Houston, Texas, won the top prize at the 148th annual iteration of the show.
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Who won the Kendrick Lamar v Drake beef?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Fans have been captivated by a mind-boggling, escalating song-based conflict between two modern rap titans.
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Seeking History in Maryland, and Zombie Campaigns Linger: Primary Takeaways

  • News source: Jonathan Weisman
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Hundreds of thousands of voters in Maryland, West Virginia and Nebraska went to the polls on Tuesday, weighing in on primaries whose results pointed to a desire for moderation, achievement and diversity, and a rejection of the political power of money.

And what about those zombie campaigns in both parties’ presidential races? Nikki Haley had a pretty good night for a candidate who long ago dropped her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Here are four takeaways:

Representative David Trone, a co-owner of the giant alcohol retailer...
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Few Chinese Electric Cars Are Sold in U.S., but Industry Fears a Flood

  • News source: Neal E. Boudette
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The Biden administration’s new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles won’t have a huge immediate impact on American consumers or the car market because very few such cars are sold in the United States.

But the decision reflects deep concern within the American automotive industry, which has grown increasingly worried about China’s ability to churn out cheap electric vehicles. American automakers welcomed the decision by the Biden administration on Tuesday to impose a 100 percent tariff on electric vehicles from China, saying those vehicles would...
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Russian Gains in Ukraine War Worry U.S. Officials

  • News source: David E. Sanger, Julian E. Barnes and Kim Barker
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Just 18 months ago, White House and Pentagon officials debated whether Russia’s forces in Ukraine might collapse and be pushed out of the country entirely.

Now, after months of slow Russian ground advances and technological leaps in countering American-provided arms, the Biden administration is increasingly concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin is gathering enough momentum to change the trajectory of the war, and perhaps reverse his once-bleak prospects.

In recent days, Moscow’s troops have opened a new push near the country’s second-biggest...
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Latest US inflation report may provide clues to future path of prices and interest rates

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is inflation stuck at an elevated level — or will last year’s steady decline resume sometime soon
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Biden administration plans $1bn arms shipment to Israel

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The weapons transfer comes as Israeli tanks were spotted advancing deeper into residential areas of Rafah.
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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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Why does Canada have so many wildfires this season?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It’s only mid-May, but thousands of people have already been evacuated across Canada as fires rage.
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Biden Administration Advances $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

  • News source: Robert Jimison
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The Biden administration has told Congress that it intends to move forward with a plan for the United States to sell more than $1 billion in new weapons to Israel, according to three congressional aides familiar with the deal.

The notification of the sale, which would include new tactical vehicles and ammunition, comes as President Biden has withheld a shipment of bombs to Israel, hoping to prevent U.S.-made weapons from being used in a potential invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Last week, Mr. Biden said he would block the delivery of...
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Sarah Elfreth, Maryland’s Youngest Female State Senator, Wins House Primary

  • News source: Anjali Huynh
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Sarah Elfreth, the youngest woman ever elected to Maryland’s State Senate, won a crowded Democratic primary race on Tuesday in Maryland’s Third Congressional District, according to The Associated Press.

Ms. Elfreth, 35, emerged from a field of more than 20 Democrats vying in the deep-blue district to succeed Representative John Sarbanes, a Democrat who announced last October that after nine terms he would not seek re-election.

First elected to the Maryland State Senate in 2018, Ms. Elfreth often highlighted her political résumé during her run and...
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WATCH: Illinois high school students hire bagpiper to follow principal in senior prank

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Students at an Illinois high school played a very loud senior prank on their principal: They hired a bagpiper to follow him around campus for an hour.
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Dem newcomer aims for history with primary win over wealthy controversial congressman

  • News source: FOX News
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A Maryland Democrat new to the national political stage has won her state's Senate primary against a wealthy controversial congressman who spent millions of his own money on the race.

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who could be the first Black woman from Maryland ever elected to the U.S. Senate, topped Rep. David Trone in a race called by The Associated Press.

She will now face former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in what could end up being a race that's more competitive than expected considering Maryland's heavy Democratic...
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Key moderate Republican Don Bacon fends off state GOP-backed populist primary challenger

  • News source: FOX News
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Moderate U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., defeated his toughest primary challenge yet on Tuesday night with 70.2% of the vote, besting a right-wing populist who was supported by both the Nebraska state GOP and even Bacon’s own colleague in Congress.

The election was a test case to see how much the GOP’s wave of populism has affected even Republican voters in areas that could be swing districts in six months.

Bacon’s
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