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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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Putin meets Xi as Russia-China ties flourish amid tension with U.S.

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Beijing — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine at a Beijing summit on Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed a "no-limits" partnership that has grown as both countries face rising tension with the West.

Putin's two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies came as his country's forces press an offensive in northeast Ukraine's Kharkiv region - the most significant border incursion since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

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NRA and conservative legal group sue Democrat governor over 7-day waiting period to buy guns

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FIRST ON FOX — A conservative legal group and gun rights activists have teamed up to challenge a newly-enacted seven-day waiting period to buy a gun in New Mexico.

The Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) has partnered with the National Rifle Association (NRA) in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that claims New Mexico is denying citizens their Second Amendment rights and their natural right to self-defense. The groups allege in court documents that the waiting period law passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature and signed by Democratic Gov...
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North Carolina bill to stop protesters from using masks to hide identities advances without health exemption

  • News source: FOX News
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Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred by anti-Israel demonstrations that have included masked protesters camped out on college campuses.

The legislation – House Bill 237 – cleared the state's Senate on Wednesday in a 30-15 vote along party lines despite several attempts by state Senate Democrats to change the bill. The bill, which would raise penalties for someone who wears a mask while committing a crime...
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First on Fox: Massive donation to Trump from Jewish org amid anti-Israel campus protests

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EXCLUSIVE: A top grassroots group that represents Jewish Republicans across the country is showcasing what it calls its largest ever fundraising and expenditure effort in support of a
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Suspect charged with attempted murder of Slovak PM Fico

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Robert Fico's condition is still "very serious" after he was shot several times on Wednesday.
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Stars back Kevin Spacey acting return

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Oscar winner has not appeared in film or on stage since 2017 after sexual assault claims.
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Bone found during missing Japan steel worker search

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Police say DNA tests will be carried out to see if the remains are those of the 30-year-old employee.
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White House Considers Easing Sanctions on Israeli Billionaire

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Three years after Biden administration officials tightened sanctions on a billionaire Israeli mining executive for corrupt business practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, they have reversed themselves and are offering the executive a deal they hope will bolster the supply of a metal vital to electric vehicles.

The plan would allow the executive, Dan Gertler, to sell off his remaining stakes in three giant copper and cobalt mining operations in Congo.

Once Mr. Gertler sells his positions, the Biden administration hopes Western-leaning...
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Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows

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In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues
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Georgia's president says a controversial foreign influence bill is unacceptable

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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili says a “foreign influence” bill passed by parliament that critics call a threat to free speech is “unacceptable.”
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Indonesia raises alert for Mount Ibu volcano to highest level

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Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for Mount Ibu, a volcano in North Maluku province, to the highest level following a series of eruptions since last week
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One Area Where Biden Is Leading Trump: His Number of Donors

  • News source: NYT > Politics
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President Biden recently overtook former President Donald J. Trump in the total number of donors who have given to his campaign, which is often seen as a proxy for voter engagement.
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'The world's fault': Zelenkskyy speaks out amid Russian assault: Reporter's notebook

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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ABC News had an exclusive interview with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday.
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Michael Cohen's testimony in Trump trial enters its 3rd day

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The fifth week of Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York will end as it began: with the former president's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen on the stand.
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House committees to weigh contempt resolution against Garland

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Two Republican-led House committees are set to consider a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday for defying their request for audio recordings from the classified documents case against President Biden.

The Judiciary and Oversight committees are moving forward with the markups after the Justice Department declined to turn over an audio recording of former special counsel Robert Hur's October 2023 interview with the president, which came as part of his investigation into Mr. Biden's handling...
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