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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, May 15, 2024

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Biden and Trump, trading barbs, agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and September

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for their first presidential face-off to play out in just over a month.


























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Bridge between Galveston and Pelican Island remains closed after barge crash

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The bridge connecting Galveston, Texas, to Pelican Island remains closed after a barge crashed into a pillar supporting the span, causing it to partially collapse
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West Virginia candidate hospitalized after being bitten by snakes while removing campaign signs

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A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state is hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while he was removing election campaign signs
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Disability rights advocate says state senator with violent history shoved him at New York Capitol

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A disability rights advocate made a complaint to New York State Police saying was shoved twice by state Senator Kevin Parker
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Johnson rebukes Biden, Schumer over blocked Israel aid as House votes to force bomb deliveries

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House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday hammered President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over blocked U.S. military aid for Israel with the House expected to vote on a bill to force bomb deliveries to the Jewish state amid its war against Hamas.On the steps of the Capitol, Johnson also drew a parallel to Biden's decision earlier Thursday to assert executive privilege to block House committees from obtaining subpoenaed audio recordings of his interview with former special counsel Robert Hur over classified documents found in...
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Foreign-born population shatters US record as illegal immigration goes unchecked: study

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The foreign-born population hit a record high in March, in large part as a result of the flow of
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Medical schools are ‘skirting SCOTUS’ ruling against affirmative action, report shows

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FIRST ON FOX: An association of medical professionals is sounding the alarm that medical schools across the country are "skirting" the Supreme Court’s ruling requiring admissions programs to abandon race as a factor.

Do No Harm, a group of physicians, nurses and other medical professionals "focused on keeping identity politics out of medical education," unveiled new research this week with findings that, despite the high court’s decision in the landmark affirmative action case last summer, "many in the healthcare establishment nevertheless remain...
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'Unacceptable': GOP lawmaker vows to fight back against controversial ID program for illegal immigrants

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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, is introducing a bill to prevent the federal government from using taxpayer dollars to issue "unacceptable" identification cards to illegal immigrants.

The bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., comes as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to launch the ICE Secure Docket Card program this summer, with the distribution of approximately 10,000 cards to migrants being released into the U.S.

The "No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Immigrant Identity Cards Act" seeks to "prohibit the Secretary of...
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South Africa seeks halt to Israel's Gaza offensive

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It says Israel must be forced to stop its operation in Rafah, in a fresh bid to the UN's top court.
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What did ICJ ruling mean in South Africa's genocide case against Israel?

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The ICJ ruling has come under intense scrutiny, centring on the word "plausible". What did the court mean?
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The U.S. Is Making Marijuana a Schedule III Drug. Here’s What That Means.

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The Biden administration moved on Thursday to downgrade marijuana from the most restrictive category of drugs.

The proposed rule, submitted to the Federal Register, is subject to a 60-day comment period, kicking off a lengthy approval process before it takes effect.

The proposal, which would move marijuana to Schedule III, from Schedule I, signals a significant shift in how the federal government views the substance, even as it does not legalize the drug. Its classification as one of the most dangerous and habit-forming substances has long drawn...
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In South Texas, Henry Cuellar’s Case Stirs an Old Feeling: Distrust

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In Texas’ 28th Congressional District, which stretches from Laredo and the southern U.S. border to the eastern suburbs of San Antonio, tensions are brewing as Representative Henry Cuellar, a centrist Democrat, faces federal bribery charges.

So far, Democratic elected officials, members of Congress and party leaders at home and in Washington have refrained from calling for his resignation. Donald J. Trump has defended him, and even one of Mr. Cuellar’s potential Republican opponents has said Mr. Cuellar is innocent until proven guilty. Many voters...
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US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?

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An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers
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Bob Menendez reveals wife Nadine is battling breast cancer, will undergo mastectomy

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Nadine Menendez, the wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, is battling breast cancer, the senator revealed in a statement Thursday.
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WATCH: Deep-sea squid latches on to camera

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A rare, deep-sea squid was captured attaching itself to a camera in the South Pacific, researchers said.
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U.S. citizen accused of helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate U.S. companies

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Washington — An Arizona woman has been accused of conspiring with people tied to the North Korean government to illegally procure remote telework posts with U.S. companies, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Christina Chapman allegedly worked with North Korean IT workers Jiho Han, Chunji Jin, Haoran Xu and others as part of a scheme to steal the identities of U.S. citizens and gain remote employment at American corporations using those false identities, charging documents said.

In all, Chapman and her co-conspirators allegedly used the identities...
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