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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russia’s weapons development program, more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of helping Moscow find workarounds to earlier penalties, and individuals linked to the death of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny.



























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Menendez wants psychiatrist to testify about habit of stockpiling cash

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — When federal investigators executed a search warrant at Sen. Bob Menendez's New Jersey home in June 2022, they found more than $480,000 in cash stashed in envelopes and coats, as well as 13 gold bars worth more than $100,000.

They also seized nearly $80,000 from his wife's safe deposit box at a nearby bank.

After Menendez was charged last year with corruption, he explained that for 30 years he withdrew thousands of dollars each month from his personal savings account in case of emergencies. The "old-fashioned" habit, he said, had...
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Arizona governor signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill Thursday.

Hobbs says the move is just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive health care in Arizona. But the repeal may not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session, in June or July. Abortion rights advocates hope a court will step in to prevent that outcome.

The effort to repeal the long-dormant law, which bans all abortions except those done to save a patient's life, won final legislative...
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Halle Berry joins senators in supporting $275 million bill for menopause

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Ariz. governor repeals 1864 abortion ban, but law may still temporarily take effect

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday signed repeal legislation of the state's 1864 abortion ban, but it may still temporarily take effect in June
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Trump 'hates' hush-money deal was made, Cohen says in recording

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The claim was made by Donald Trump's ex-lawyer in a conversation with Stormy Daniels' former attorney.
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Watchdog group asks to unseal records of DOJ's subpoenas of congressional staffers' messages

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: A watchdog group is asking a federal court to unseal documents related to the Justice Department’s subpoenas of the personal phone and email records of members of Congress and during the Trump-Russia investigation, Fox News Digital has learned.

Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research filed a motion, first obtained by Fox News Digital, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Thursday, saying the matter is "of significant public interest."

The motion also revealed the nondisclosure orders that the DOJ imposed upon...
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'Ridiculous': Top Biden staffer grilled for 'astounding' claim about not targeting Elon Musk

  • News source: FOX News
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Lawmakers grilled a top staffer on President Biden's 2024 campaign for his "astounding" claim that Elon Musk did not face "any adverse government actions" in response to changing the outlet's censorship policies.

Robert Flaherty, deputy campaign manager for Biden's re-election campaign, was pressed by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on his comment about Musk as well as his reported work with Facebook to play referee on rhetoric regarding the COVID-19 pandemic on social media.

In his opening statement, Flaherty said, "Twitter's new owner abandoned all its...
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All GOP senators press Biden not to support expanding WHO pandemic authority

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., led the entire Republican Senate conference in calling on President Biden to reject agreements that would expand the authority of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the case of a global pandemic.

"We strongly urge you not to join any pandemic related treaty, convention, or agreement being considered" at the 77th World Health Assembly, reads a letter sent to Biden by Johnson and all 48 other Republican senators.

The Republican senators stressed that any such agreement would be considered a treaty, which...
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Man who bragged that he ‘fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison

  • News source: Michael Kunzelman | Associated Press
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A Georgia business owner who bragged that he “fed” a police officer to a mob of rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison for his repeated attacks on law enforcement during the insurrection.

Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him — head first and face down — into the crowd on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace. Whitton later boasted in a text message that he “fed him to the people.”

Roughly 20 minutes later, Whitton tried to pull a second officer into...
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Interest rates could be high for much longer. Here's what it means for you

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Alabama court authorizes second nitrogen execution

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Firefighting foam polluted water with PFAS. Decades later, Pentagon changes course

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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An exclusive look at the Pentagon’s effort to limit PFAS contamination at military installations and the stakes for one Michigan community considered “ground zero.”
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Trump trial: 'What have we done?' Stormy Daniels' lawyer texted on election night

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Follow the latest developments in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York.
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WATCH: Confused dog tries to play fetch with statue

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Ukrainian MP charged with embezzling £220,000

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Prosecutors allege the politician bought assets worth far more than his official income could cover.
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