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Today's Political News Compilation - Thursday, May 9, 2024

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Republican planning impeachment articles against Biden over Israel weapons hold

Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is prepping articles of impeachment against President Biden after he warned that the U.S. will stop supplying offensive weapons to Israel if its forces launch an invasion into Rafah.

Mills, a first-year lawmaker, unveiled his impeachment resolution Thursday, which charges Biden with abuse of power, and he said he plans to “pursue action” Friday.


























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Oakland officially adds 'San Francisco Bay' to airport name despite legal challenge

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners unanimously voted to rename Metropolitan Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.
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Protesters attempt to storm Berlin's Tesla factory

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israeli operation leaves Rafah's hospitals overwhelmed

  • News source: BBC News - World
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More than a million people are at risk of being deprived of medical care in Gaza.
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Biden Campaign Courts Wealthy Donors on West Coast Fund-Raising Trip

  • News source: Zach Montague
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President Biden began a fund-raising swing through California and Washington on Friday, courting an elite subset of donors in a string of campaign events hosted by wealthy backers.

Mr. Biden planned two campaign receptions on Friday outside San Francisco, the first at the Portola Valley home of Vinod Khosla, a billionaire Silicon Valley venture capitalist, followed immediately by a second in Palo Alto hosted by the former chief executive of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer. Tickets to the fund-raiser hosted by Mr. Khosla were being offered for $6,600 to...
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U.S. to Announce New Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles

  • News source: Alan Rappeport and Jim Tankersley
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The Biden administration is set to announce new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other goods as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, as President Biden looks for ways to protect America’s nascent clean energy sector from a surge of cheap Chinese imports.

The move comes amid growing concern within the administration that Mr. Biden’s efforts to jump-start domestic manufacturing of clean energy products could be undercut by China, which has been flooding global markets with cheap solar panels, batteries, electric...
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Bannon’s Contempt Conviction

  • News source: Alan Feuer
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A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the contempt conviction of Stephen K. Bannon, a longtime adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, for having defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 House select committee, a ruling that could lead to Mr. Bannon serving a four-month term in prison.

The decision by the court means that Mr. Bannon could soon become the second former Trump aide to be jailed for ignoring a subpoena from the committee. The House panel sought his testimony as part of its wide-ranging investigation into Mr. Trump’s efforts to remain...
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House Education Committee chair demands answers after Northwestern University caves to anti-Israel agitators

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., the chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, sent a letter to Northwestern University leaders on Friday, demanding answers on an agreement reached with anti-Israel agitators.

In the letter, Foxx announces her committee has opened an investigation into the university's "response to antisemitism and its failure to protect Jewish students." She demands documents and communications concerning the encampment and alleged antisemitic incidents that have taken place at Northwestern since the Oct. 7 attack on...
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GOP rep files impeachment articles using Dem precedent set during Trump administration

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., formally filed articles of impeachment against President Biden on Friday over his recent comments about withholding offensive weapons aid to Israel, drawing parallels to House Democrats' first impeachment of former President Donald Trump.

The first-term House Republican told Fox News Digital it was his "constitutional duty" to do so.

His legislative text, first obtained by Fox News Digital, accuses Biden of "abuse of power" and charges that he tried to force Israel into changing its own defense policies by...
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Swing state GOP looks to go around Dem governor, put Texas-style border bill before voters

  • News source: FOX News
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An Arizona push to work around Gov. Katie Hobbs and put tougher immigration laws in front of the voters to decide cleared a major hurdle in the state Senate.

"The governor has openly said the border is not secure. She’s said the federal government’s failing us, the Biden administration’s failing us, but unfortunately, it’s just words," Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen told Fox News Digital. "She hasn’t proposed anything, she hasn’t given us anything for the border."

Petersen’s comments come after an Arizona Senate committee approved the...
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Liam, Olivia are still the most popular US baby names; Mateo makes debut on the list

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Liam and Olivia have for the fifth year topped the list of top baby names for brand new boys and girls in the U.S., according to the Social Security Administration
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Search crews uncover bodies of 2 skiers buried by Utah avalanche

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Search crews have uncovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers who were swept away and buried by an avalanche in the mountains outside Salt Lake City
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Police prevent environmental activists from storming Tesla factory in Germany

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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German police say they have prevented hundreds of demonstrators from storming Tesla’s factory near Berlin during protests against the pioneering electric car maker over its environmental footprint
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UN assembly urges Palestine membership after vote

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Passing the resolution is seen as symbolic, as the US is likely to use its veto in the Security Council.
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Three dead after bus falls into river in St Petersburg

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Hush-money trial zooms in on paper trail and Trump's work habits

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The former president's White House aide testifies that he signed cheques without reviewing them.
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