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Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.
The move seems likely to delay the case and is the second time in as many days that the former president has gotten a favorable ruling that could push any future trials beyond the November election, when he is expected to be the Republican nominee for president. A day earlier, the judge in his Florida classified documents case indefinitely postponed that trial date.
Pentagon chief confirms US has paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed the U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns the country was approaching a decision to launch a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S.
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Paul Ryan says he won't vote for Donald Trump: 'Character is too important'
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan this week doubled down on his claim that he will not vote for Donald Trump this November
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Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump allies who tried to overturn the 2020 election roll out voting 'integrity' bill
Flanked by key members of Donald Trump's inner circle, Johnson introduced a bill targeting noncitizen voting, though it is already illegal and rare.
www.nbcnews.comHas Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict
The Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind verdict on whether Israel's conduct of its war in Gaza complies with international and U.S. laws.
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Russia unleashes ‘massive’ barrage targeting Ukraine energy infrastructure
Ukraine continues to call for more weapons as Russia seeks to batter industry and resistance.
Trump signals support for key MTG demand amid her threats to oust Johnson
Former President Trump is showing support for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's push to take funding from Special Counsel Jack Smith's office.
Biden touts economic achievements in Wisconsin amid persistent concerns on inflation | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Wednesday attempted to draw a direct line between his signature legislative achievements and shovels in the ground — and a direct contrast with Donald Trump — as he seeks to win over voters unhappy with the overall economy.
www.cnn.comRobert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges Donald Trump to debate at Libertarian Convention
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month.
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'A con': President Biden trolls Trump with $3.3 billion Microsoft AI project in Wisconsin
President Joe Biden touted a new Microsoft AI data center at the same spot in Wisconsin where a project promised by Trump was never built.
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U.S. pauses bombs shipment to Israel amid Rafah assault dispute
An Israeli official told NBC News there is deep frustration in the government over the decision, which comes as the U.S. presses for a deal to head off a large-scale assault on the Gaza city where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering.
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Kemp signs election laws after swing state was center of Democratic attacks in 2020 - Washington Examiner
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) has signed many new election laws since concerns erupted over the 2020 election, with two making the most significant changes.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene committed to oust the House speaker a month ago: She still hasn't
Marjorie Taylor Greene is in a political conundrum: Suffer a public defeat on the House floor or pull back and risk her credibility.
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Inside the courtroom where Trump was forced to listen to Stormy Daniels
Donald Trump squirmed and scowled, shook his head and muttered as Stormy Daniels described the unexpected sex she says they had in a hotel nearly two decades ago.
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RFK Jr. says he suffered from a parasitic brain worm and mercury poisoning
Kennedy campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear said in a statement that "the issue was resolved more than 10 years ago, and he is in robust physical and mental health."
www.cbsnews.comHaley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March
It's been two months since Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican race, but the former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor is ringing up significant support in state primaries.
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Trump asks NY appeals court to expedite the appeal of the gag order in hush money case | CNN Politics
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a New York appeals court to rule on their challenge to the gag order limiting what the former president can say about witnesses in the criminal hush money trial, according to people familiar with the matter.
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False claim that Gitmo remaining open proves Biden isn't really president | Fact check
Ample evidence shows Biden is the president, even if he has not signed an executive order to close the detention center. He has signed other orders.
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Billionaire family bankrolling both anti-Israel groups and these battleground Democrats
Multiple vulnerable House Democrats running for re-election have accepted funds from the Pritzker family, which has bankrolled organizations participating in anti-Jewish protests.
Trump is in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts
Former President Donald Trump remains stuck in a New York courtroom listening to salacious details of an extramarital sexual encounter he denies.
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RFK Jr.'s new hire who downplayed Jan. 6 appears to have been at the Capitol during the attack
Photos and videos from outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, uncovered by online sleuths and NBC News appear to show Zach Henry, a right-wing influencer now working for Kennedy's campaign.
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Gaza war: US bomb delay biggest warning yet for Israel
By delaying a weapons shipment, the US is finally reaching for its biggest lever of influence over Israel.
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Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, dies at 96
Former California Congressman Pete McCloskey, who ran as a Republican challenging President Richard Nixon in 1972, has died
Continue reading...WATCH: Man proposes to girlfriend while scuba diving off Fiji coast
One man got the answer of a lifetime from his now fiancée when he took the plunge — both literally and figuratively — and proposed to the new bride-to-be while scuba diving in Fiji.
Continue reading...US reviewing more weapons shipments to Israel
A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a offensive in southern Gaza.
Continue reading...Ohtani's ex-interpreter to plead guilty to fraud
Ippei Mizuhara agrees to plead guilty to stealing from Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani in the US.
Continue reading...Greta Thunberg fined for disobeying police at climate protest
Climate Activist, Greta Thunberg has been fined for disobeying police orders to move after blocking an entrance to Swedish parliament in March during a climate protest.
Continue reading...Watch: US and allies sink mock enemy ship in military drill
More than 16,000 military personnel took part in the practice drills in the Philippines and South China Sea.
Continue reading...I Asked South Dakota Dog Trainers About Kristi Noem
Deb Davenport gets it, to a point.
Davenport, the secretary of the Western South Dakota Bird Dog Club, owns seven adult hunting dogs: mostly Spinoni Italiani with whimsical names like Confetti and Partito, and one vizsla. She has been a dog trainer and dog fancier since the mid-1990s, she said.
She knows that some dogs are “wired inappropriately” and that, sometimes, for the safety of humans and other animals, it can be necessary to euthanize. She knows that not everybody turns to a vet for that task.
“Since I live in a very rural agricultural...
Continue reading...Davenport, the secretary of the Western South Dakota Bird Dog Club, owns seven adult hunting dogs: mostly Spinoni Italiani with whimsical names like Confetti and Partito, and one vizsla. She has been a dog trainer and dog fancier since the mid-1990s, she said.
She knows that some dogs are “wired inappropriately” and that, sometimes, for the safety of humans and other animals, it can be necessary to euthanize. She knows that not everybody turns to a vet for that task.
“Since I live in a very rural agricultural...
Biden’s Pause on Weapons Tests Ties to Israel
The message was not getting through. Not through the phone calls or the emissaries or the public statements or the joint committee meetings. And so, frustrated that he was being ignored, President Biden chose a more dramatic way of making himself clear to Israeli leaders. He stopped sending the bombs.
Mr. Biden’s decision to pause the delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel was meant to convey a powerful signal that his patience has limits. While insisting that his support for the Jewish state remains “ironclad,” Mr. Biden opted for the first time since...
Continue reading...Mr. Biden’s decision to pause the delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel was meant to convey a powerful signal that his patience has limits. While insisting that his support for the Jewish state remains “ironclad,” Mr. Biden opted for the first time since...
Speaker Mike Johnson Survives Marjorie Taylor Greene Move to Oust Him
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday easily batted down an attempt by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to oust him from his post, after Democrats linked arms with most Republicans to fend off a second attempt by G.O.P. hard-liners to strip the gavel from their party leader.
The vote to kill the effort was an overwhelming 359 to 43, with seven Democrats voting “present.”
Unlike the ouster that toppled Kevin McCarthy last fall, Democrats flocked to Mr. Johnson’s rescue, with all but 39 of them voting with Republicans to kill the effort...
Continue reading...The vote to kill the effort was an overwhelming 359 to 43, with seven Democrats voting “present.”
Unlike the ouster that toppled Kevin McCarthy last fall, Democrats flocked to Mr. Johnson’s rescue, with all but 39 of them voting with Republicans to kill the effort...
White House ‘strongly opposes’ GOP push to stop non-citizens being counted on census
The White House says it "strongly opposes" a congressional effort to put a citizenship question on the census to prevent non-citizens being counted for congressional apportionment -- warning that it would be costly and "make it more difficult to obtain accurate data."
The Equal Representation Act has been introduced in the House and Senate and would require a citizenship question to be put on the decennial census asking whether the respondent is a citizen, a resident non-citizen or an illegal immigrant. The House was due to vote on the bill later...
Continue reading...The Equal Representation Act has been introduced in the House and Senate and would require a citizenship question to be put on the decennial census asking whether the respondent is a citizen, a resident non-citizen or an illegal immigrant. The House was due to vote on the bill later...
Gambling bill stalls in Alabama Legislature during session's final hours
Gambling legislation remains stalled in the Alabama Senate with members expressing doubt that it will get another vote in the closing hours of the legislative session.
The session ends Thursday and supporters have been unable to break a stalemate in the state Senate after the measure initially failed by one vote last week. Supporters had hoped to get the bill back for another vote but said that seems increasingly unlikely to happen as the session winds down.
Republican Rep. Chris Blackshear, the bill sponsor, said it looks like it would take a...
Continue reading...The session ends Thursday and supporters have been unable to break a stalemate in the state Senate after the measure initially failed by one vote last week. Supporters had hoped to get the bill back for another vote but said that seems increasingly unlikely to happen as the session winds down.
Republican Rep. Chris Blackshear, the bill sponsor, said it looks like it would take a...
House squashes Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to oust Speaker Johnson
The House of Representatives squashed an effort by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to force a House-wide on Speaker Mike Johnson's ouster.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., appeared to catch most Congressional watchers by surprise when she moved to force a vote on her motion to vacate the chair, the procedural move which would allow for the vote. She noticed her resolution as "privileged," meaning House leaders had two legislative days to take it up.
But her bluff was called immediately when House Majority Leader...
Continue reading...Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., appeared to catch most Congressional watchers by surprise when she moved to force a vote on her motion to vacate the chair, the procedural move which would allow for the vote. She noticed her resolution as "privileged," meaning House leaders had two legislative days to take it up.
But her bluff was called immediately when House Majority Leader...
Wife of ex-top Biden DOJ official now prosecuting Trump has donated thousands to Biden, Obama
The wife of an ex-Biden Department of Justice official, who is currently serving as a top prosecutor with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office targeting former President Trump, donated thousands of dollars supporting President Biden’s 2020 campaign.
Anne K. Small, the wife of Matthew Colangelo and a former Obama White House official, donated $2,800 to Biden’s campaign in 2020, according to FEC records reviewed by Fox News Digital. Small also supported Obama’s successful 2008 campaign and donated $500 to John Kerry’s failed 2004...
Continue reading...Anne K. Small, the wife of Matthew Colangelo and a former Obama White House official, donated $2,800 to Biden’s campaign in 2020, according to FEC records reviewed by Fox News Digital. Small also supported Obama’s successful 2008 campaign and donated $500 to John Kerry’s failed 2004...
'Not a chance’: Experts weigh likelihood of Trump's Georgia case going to trial before 2024 election
With the Georgia Appeals Court decision to hear former President Trump's bid to have District Attorney Fani Willis disqualified from the case against him, some legal experts say there is little to no chance the case will go to trial before the November election as Willis had hoped.
On Wednesday, the appeals court agreed to hear arguments by lawyers for Trump and co-defendants in the sweeping racketeering case related to the 2020 election. They argue Willis had an "improper" affair with a subordinate lawyer on her team and should be disqualified...
Continue reading...On Wednesday, the appeals court agreed to hear arguments by lawyers for Trump and co-defendants in the sweeping racketeering case related to the 2020 election. They argue Willis had an "improper" affair with a subordinate lawyer on her team and should be disqualified...