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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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Biden asserts executive privilege over audio of interview with special counsel Hur

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The DOJ says it shields Attorney General Garland from contempt of Congress.
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Biden asserts executive privilege over recordings from classified documents probe

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The White House asserted executive privilege over audio and video recordings related to special counsel Robert Hur's interviews with President Biden.

"I write to inform you that the President has asserted executive privilege over the requested audio recordings and is making a protective assertion of privilege over any remaining materials responsive to the subpoenas that have not already been produced," Associate Attorney General Carlos Uriarte wrote in a letter Thursday to Reps. Jim Jordan and James Comer, chairmen of the Committee on the Judiciary...
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Kharkiv fighting difficult but under control - Zelensky

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Ukraine is halting further Russian advances after suffering its largest territorial loss for 18 months.
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Surge of children crossing dangerous Darién Gap jungle

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The number of migrant children crossing the jungle between Colombia and Panama is up by 40%, Unicef says.
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Worshippers locked in Nigeria mosque and set on fire

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A suspected arsonist sprays a mosque with petrol and sets it on fire over a family dispute, police say.
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Afghan floods: ‘I found my family's bodies in the street’

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As deadly flash floods hit Afghanistan, whole families and their homes have been swept away.
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US Navy flagship carrier USS Ronald Reagan leaves its Japan home port after nearly 9 years

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A U.S. Navy strike group’s flagship aircraft carrier has left its Japanese home port, wrapping up nearly nine years of deployment in the Indo-Pacific, where it served a key role in the U.S. effort to bolster defense ties with Japan and other partners i...
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WATCH: Video shows moment semi truck goes off bridge

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Cameras from multiple angles show the harrowing moments that led to a truck precariously dangling on a bridge over the Ohio River in Louisville.
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WATCH: Family has encounter with cougar in backyard of home

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April and Greg Havener had a close call when a cougar came face-to-face with their family’s cat and 2-month-old puppy near their home in Monroe, Washington.
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Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race

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A Florida deputy's fatal shooting of a U.S. service member has jarred the former top enlisted officer of the Air Force
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Putin meets Xi as Russia-China ties flourish amid tension with U.S.

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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.

The largely symbolic visit...
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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

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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

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Robert Fico's condition is still "very serious" after he was shot several times on Wednesday.
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