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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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Inflation expected to have cooled slightly in April

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WATCH: Mama bear chills on swing in British Columbia backyard

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A black bear was the picture of relaxation as it lay on a swing in a British Columbia garden while its cub scampered about nearby.
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2020 presidential candidate's spouse wins primary for David Trone's Maryland House seat

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Former Biden administration official April McClain-Delaney prevailed over a crowded field to win the Democratic primary in Maryland's 6th Congressional District.

The Associated Press called the race for Delaney at 10:21 p.m. She won 39.15% of the vote, with 13,544 votes, a plurality in a field with 15 other candidates, according to unofficial results from the Maryland Secretary of State's office. She will face Republican Neil Parrott in the general election in a race that is favored for Democrats.

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House Republican demands Garland appoint special counsel to investigate Biden over stalled Israel aid

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Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., is demanding that Attorney General Merrick Garland appoint a special counsel to investigate President Biden for stalling military aid to Israel.

In a letter to Garland sent Tuesday, Tenney wrote with "grave concern regarding President Biden's recent announcement to freeze the delivery of 1,800 2000-lb bombs and 1,7000 500-lb bombs that were appropriated for by Congress and set to be delivered to Israel."

"This wrong headed and dangerous policy decision comes on the heels of the decision to the delay on the pending sale...
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Game on as Republicans aim to flip heavily blue state Senate seat in push to regain majority

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Biden aides fear president may be too worried to do his job after Hunter Biden trial begins: report

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Aides for President Biden say he expresses daily worry for his son, Hunter Biden, and that this will only become more severe when the first son's trial begins in June.

White House staff and members of the First Family are concerned about how the trial will affect the president, three advisors who were granted anonymity told Politico. The younger Biden's gun crime trial is set to begin June 3, and he could face jail time if convicted.

"He worries about Hunter every single day, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep," one of the...
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Mexican villagers killed amid cartel battle

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At least 11 people have been killed in Chiapas state as two cartels battle for control of the area.
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What is Xi Jinping prepared to pay for Putin’s war?

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China is a vital ally, but Mr Xi is facing increasing pressure to distance himself from his "dear friend".
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Two killed in New Caledonia as riots escalate after Paris vote

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The riots come in response to the French parliament giving French residents there more voting rights.
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UN says Israeli tank attack killed staff member in Gaza

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A UN security officer from India was killed and another injured after their vehicle was struck on Monday.
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Watch: How the France prison van ambush unfolded

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Two officers were killed when armed men attacked a prison van carrying Mohamed Amra in Rouen, Normandy.
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China’s spy threat is growing, but the West has struggled to keep up

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For years, Western spy agencies have talked of a need to pivot to focus on China, but senior officials say the threat has been taken seriously enough.
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Air Force pilot dies after aircraft ejection seat goes off while on the ground

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An Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat on his aircraft activated while the plane was operating on the ground, officials said.
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House GOP pushes bill to force Biden to continue transfer of weapons to Israel

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The House plans to vote on a GOP bill to force the Biden admin to continue the transfer of weapons to Israel and to condemn its decision to pause a bomb shipment.
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'Child predator': Illegal immigrant with past sex conviction captured in border state

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An illegal immigrant who was nabbed in Arizona by Border Patrol last week is a "child predator" with a conviction for child sex abuse, officials announced.

Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced Border Patrol agents in Douglas, Arizona, arrested a Mexican national and "child predator" with a previous conviction for felony aggravated criminal sex abuse with a victim under 13 years old.

Border Patrol agents have encountered nearly 8,800 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions so far this fiscal year, which began in October. That compares to...
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