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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, April 30, 2024

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Former President Donald Trump returns to court after a break in his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Eduardo Munoz/Pool Photo via AP)

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Trump says he’ll use National Guard to deport migrants, doubling down on anti-immigration rhetoric

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he’d use the National Guard as part of efforts to deport millions of migrants across the country if he’s reelected, signaling that he’s doubling down on anti-immigration rhetoric that fueled his previous rise to power. Trump’s comments came during a lengthy in-person and telephone interview with Time magazine earlier this month. The accompanying story was published online on Tuesday.

























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Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two Republicans join Democrats to repeal law brought back to life by state's supreme court.
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Ghana celebrates as looted artefacts put on display

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Some of the royal artefacts were stolen by British colonisers during the 19th Century Anglo-Ashanti war.
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In Florida, Harris Looks to Make Trump the Face of the State’s Abortion Ban

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On the day that Florida began to enforce its six-week abortion ban, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a searing attack on former President Donald J. Trump in Jacksonville, calling the measure “another Trump abortion ban” and saying he was forcing women to live a “horrific reality” without access to essential medical care.

“As much harm as he has already caused, a second Trump term would be even worse,” Ms. Harris said to about 200 supporters at a convention center in a historically African American neighborhood.

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In Bid to Oust Johnson, Greene Tries to Reclaim a Powerful Perch on the Fringe

  • News source: Annie Karni
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When Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, first dangled the threat of ousting Speaker Mike Johnson, she received a call from a longtime ally and fellow hard-right Republican who urged her not to follow through.

“I don’t know how this helps us, six months before an election when we’re trying to win the White House,” Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, told her, he said in a recent interview. Republicans were in a strong position to win back the Senate, Mr. Jordan said, and former President Donald J. Trump had a...
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Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster

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Pennsylvania's House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill long sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state and to avoid a repeat of 2020's drawn-out vote count.

The bill comes barely six months before Pennsylvania could play a decisive role in selecting the next president in November's election between Democratic President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, a Republican.

PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE VOTES TO CRIMINALIZE BLUETOOTH STALKING

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Biden rival proposes 'no-spoiler pledge' in order to take on Trump in November

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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – Democrat turned independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is firing back against repeated claims that he's a spoiler in the 2024 election rematch between President Biden and former President Trump.

Kennedy on Wednesday once again argued that he, rather than Biden, is the only candidate who can defeat Trump in November – and showcased a new internal poll conducted by his campaign to make his point – as he announced a "no-spoiler pledge."

"This is a no-spoiler pledge that we’re announcing today. This is a pledge that I offer...
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Fox News Politics: Cursing and screaming

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Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail.

What's happening?

-Biden attacks ‘extreme’ Florida abortion ban

-Two House Republicans move to oust Speaker Johnson

-NYC Mayor Adams warns of movement to radicalize young people

FIRST ON FOX: Anti-Israel radicals have protested outside of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s Texas home more than a dozen times in recent weeks, with the agitators reportedly tied to the Students for Justice in Palestine group occupying...
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House votes to expand definition of antisemitism amid anti-Israel demonstrations across US

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The House voted to expand the legal definition of antisemitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws at a time when anti-Israel protests are raging at college campuses across the country.

The bill overwhelmingly passed the House by a 320-91 vote, netting a majority of Republicans and Democrats.

If passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act would mandate that the Department of Education legally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when...
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Biden campaign leans into Pennsylvania roots to woo critical battleground state voters

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President Biden's re-election campaign has kept a keen focus on Pennsylvania going into the November general election, as the state promises to be one of the deciding battlegrounds in the match up.

To bolster their efforts, Biden's team has worked to highlight his connections to the Keystone State, a move which some suggest could tip the scales in this crucial East Coast swing state.

"He's been actively engaged, certainly in southeastern Pennsylvania stuff, forever," said Daniel Fee, a prominent political strategist in Democratic circles in the...
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California state officials condemn violent anti-Israel protests at UCLA

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and other state officials running to replace him after his term is up issued statements Wednesday afternoon following anti-Israel protests at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Berkeley.

"The right to free speech does not extend to inciting violence, vandalism, or lawlessness on campus," Newsom wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Newsom continued his statement, vowing that anyone who participated in "lawlessness" would be held accountable.

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Trump slams 'weak' Columbia president after days of campus chaos: 'She was so afraid'

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Former President Trump railed against the anti-Israel chaos on Columbia University’s campus, calling the school’s president "weak" for not squelching the unrest when it first arose.

"New York was under siege last night," Trump said Wednesday during a rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

"She waited so long. She was so weak. She was so afraid. She was so bad," Trump continued, referring to Columbia President Minouche Shafik. "They could have done this with the tents and it would have gone quickly and no problem."

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Top Republicans double down on call for DOJ probe into Bragg's 'star witness' Michael Cohen

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik are demanding the Justice Department investigate former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, alleging he committed perjury and "knowingly" made false statements while testifying before Congress in 2019.

Turner, R-Ohio, and Stefanik, R-N.Y., first called for an investigation into Cohen in November, after the former Trump attorney admitted in his time on the stand during the trial stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit...
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Parents, students livid as colleges move classes online amid anti-Israel violence: 'Very unsettling'

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A handful of colleges and universities have shuttered in recent weeks and days amid the spread of anti-Israel unrest on campuses around the country, leaving those who paid thousands of dollars in tuition feeling frustrated that they were barred from accessing some school buildings and resources.

The college closures are a "necessary evil," according to Amy Gallatin, whose daughter attends Columbia University’s partner school, Barnard College in New York City. "This is not the experience that my freshman daughter should be having, that any of the...
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Vendor that mishandled Penn. virus data to pay $2.7M in federal whistleblower case

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A staffing company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.7 million in a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and a whistleblower
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House passes GOP antisemitism bill amid college unrest

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The House passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act on Wednesday amid unrest on college campuses.
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