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Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
President Joe Biden says he will not supply offensive weapons that Israel can use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there.
Biden says Trump won't accept 2024 election results
“The guy is not a democrat with a small ‘d,’” Biden said about his Republican rival.
www.nbcnews.comHouse rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office
Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but lawmakers quickly rejected it.
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House votes overwhelmingly to save Speaker Johnson from Marjorie Taylor Greene's push to oust him
Greene lacked much support within her party to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, winning just 11 GOP votes, while a majority of Democrats voted to save him.
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WATCH: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene fails to oust Speaker Johnson
The US House has quickly rejected an effort to remove Mike Johnson as House speaker in a bipartisan vote.
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Trump rebukes Marjorie Taylor Greene's failed attempt to oust Speaker: 'Not the time'
Former President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to table a motion from Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is seeking to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.
Ohio lawmakers sink plan to get Biden on November ballot. What happens now?
The House and Senate clashed over competing proposals to get President Joe Biden on Ohio's ballot as time runs out for a solution.
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Trump seeking to fast-track challenge to gag order in his hush money trial
Former President Trump is seeking to fast-track a challenge to the constitutionality of the limited gag order imposed on him by the judge in his hush money trial.
Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants.
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State by state, RFK Jr. pushes for nationwide ballot access | CNN Politics
Before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage at a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, last month, a team of his campaign staffers and volunteers organized hundreds of attendees through an assembly line of government forms, ID checks and color-coded wristbands. The bureaucratic workforce...
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'Not supplying the weapons' to Israel if there's a major Gaza offensive, Biden says
The Biden administration has paused the shipment of 3,500 bombs to Israel over concerns they could be used in a major military operation in Rafah.
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Arizona doctors want repealed abortion law to immediately take effect
Some Arizona doctors say the 1864 abortion ban will harm patients until the repeal takes effect. They’re calling for the passage of the Arizona Abortion Access Act.
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GOP leaders take credit after DC police remove GWU encampment. Protesters decry removal tactics
D.C. police's early morning clash with protesters encamped on George Washington University was applauded by Republican lawmakers who pressured D.C.'s mayor for action.
How members of the US House voted on Speaker Johnson’s ouster | CNN Politics
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson survives a crucial ouster vote with Democratic support, potentially quieting conservative discontent.
www.cnn.comPalestinians flee chaos and panic in Rafah after Israel's seizure of border crossing
Gaza’s overcrowded southernmost city, Rafah, has been thrown into panic and chaos by Israel’s seizure of the nearby border crossing with Egypt and as the possibility of a full-scale invasion looms.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene fails to remove House Speaker
The House killed the far-right Republican's motion to remove Mike Johnson over support for Ukraine aid.
www.bbc.comNew York City's watchdog agency launches probe after complaints about the NYPD's social media use
New York City’s watchdog agency says it has launched a probe into allegations that the New York City Police Department has improperly used its official social media accounts to target public officials and private citizens.
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House votes to kill Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
Greene's move marked a reversal from a day earlier, when the Georgia Republican appeared to retreat from her threat to trigger a vote to remove Johnson as speaker.
www.cbsnews.comIllinois Democrats' law changing the choosing of legislative candidates faces GOP opposition
Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot. Republicans are complaining that they unfairly changed the rules mid-game.
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House quickly kills Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Johnson
Democrats joined almost all Republicans in rejecting Greene's move.
Rafah evacuation: 'Where will we go now?'
Palestinians have begun leaving parts of Rafah after Israel urged 100,000 people to evacuate the city.
www.bbc.comWhy the US paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible Rafah attack
The U.S. paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel over concerns that the country has not adequately taken civilian safety into account in its upcoming military operation in Rafah.
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Kristi Noem refuses to say whether Mike Pence did the right thing by certifying the 2020 election results
In a rough stretch of interviews for the South Dakota governor and VP contender, Noem said the question about Pence's actions was "hypothetical."
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Israel-Gaza war: Biden to halt some arms supplies if Israel invades Rafah
President Biden warns he will stop supplying some weapons if Israel launches a ground operation.
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli hostage declared dead in Gaza
More than six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.
House GOP eyes election safeguards to block 'dangerously high number' of illegal immigrants from voting
Speaker Mike Johnson is finally unveiling a major House GOP bill aimed at safeguarding American elections, six months until the November races.
Michigan AG charges 2 election deniers over 2020 voter data breach | CNN Politics
Two prominent 2020 election deniers in Michigan were charged Wednesday with allegedly tampering with election equipment and sharing voter data with an unauthorized third-party.
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