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Today's Political News Compilation - Thursday, May 16, 2024

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House Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes

Leaving Washington behind, prominent far-right House Republicans who have repeatedly thrown this Congress into chaos showed up Thursday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial to do what they do best.

They stood outside Trump Tower filming their support for the indicted former president. They filed into the Manhattan courthouse “standing back and standing by,” as Rep. Matt Gaetz put it — invoking Trump’s call to the extremist Proud Boys. They were admonished to put down their cell phones.


























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White House grilled on flow of taxpayer dollars to government DEI programs

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FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is demanding the White House provide a full accounting of U.S. taxpayer dollars going toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., wrote to President Biden’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young on Friday morning, arguing it is important for the House to have those calculations on hand as lawmakers start crafting federal spending bills to fund the government in the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.

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‘Inhumane’: Utah mom slaps drug company with lawsuit after suffering COVID vaccine trial injuries

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EXCLUSIVE: A Utah mother says she was left with "no choice" but to sue a pharmaceutical company on the basis of a breached contract that promised to provide compensation for injuries caused by a clinical trial for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Brianne Dressen, a mother of two, enrolled in a clinical trial for AstraZeneca in November 2020, taking only one dose of the vaccine before her "life changed forever."

The mother suffered severe injuries after taking the vaccine. She shared her emotional story in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital on how...
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Golf world No1 charged with assaulting police officer

  • News source: BBC News - World
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World number one Scottie Scheffler is charged with assaulting a police officer hours before his second round at the US PGA Championship.
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Child taken by floodwaters saved by a stranger

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Hundreds were killed in recent flooding in Afghanistan, which saw homes swept away and roads destroyed.
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China pours billions into crisis-hit property market

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Government unveils its most significant steps yet to address slump in the country's property sector.
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UN defends Gaza casualty tally amid Israeli anger

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A recent drop in UN estimates of killed Palestinian women and children brought Israeli criticism.
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Rule 1 to Be Trump’s Running Mate: Defend Him, but Don’t Steal the Show

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The cavalry of Republican vice-presidential contenders and other party officials inside the courthouse for Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial was so large one day this week that the group initially had trouble arranging themselves in the two rows set aside for guests of the defense team.

Wedged into their seats, they were immediately confronted with testimony accusing their party’s leader — who was trying to inoculate his 2016 presidential campaign from political damage — of writing checks for bogus legal expenses to hide hush-money payments to a porn...
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New Ad Taunts Trump: ‘Take the Stand, Donald, or Admit You’re a Coward’

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As former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial winds down, a center-left group is trying to goad the Republican presidential candidate into testifying.

“Take the stand, Donald, or admit you’re a coward,” blares a new ad from the group, Third Way, which highlights Mr. Trump’s past comment that “if you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”

The five-figure digital ad buy is running “in all the places Trump will be,” said Matt Bennett, a co-founder of Third Way. He said the spot would run “in New York, especially around Trump...
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Paul Pelosi attacker to be sentenced on federal charges

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The man convicted of breaking into Paul Pelosi's home and attacking him with a hammer will receive his federal prison sentence on Friday.
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Authorities continue hunt for 2 people who committed 'archeological theft'

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Authorities are looking for two people who they say committed “archeological theft” at a U.S national park in Moab, Utah.
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'Overlooked' workers who train AI can face harsh conditions, advocates say

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Millions of workers worldwide help assemble vast amounts of training data, and can often face harsh conditions, advocates say.
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WATCH: Dragon boats to race in Washington, DC

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"GMA" looks at an ancient tradition being brought to life at a festival in the nation's capitol this weekend.
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Biden's Chinese EV tariffs don't address lingering national security concerns

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Biden's move to quadruple tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles isn't meant to head off any potential national security threats posed by internet-connected vehicles made in China, but some political leaders in the president's own party think those concerns shouldn't be overlooked.

The tariff hike was designed to keep China from undercutting U.S. automakers with a flood of EVs that cost a fraction of those produced by American companies. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and other Democrats have urged the president to ban Chinese EVs altogether...
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Sen Durbin mulls reviving tool that could stymie Trump nominees in another term

  • News source: FOX News
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Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., signaled his willingness to discuss bringing back a past Senate norm of allowing home state senators to nix judicial nominees they take issue with, as the potential of former President Trump being elected once again in November has become more evident.

During a recent Judiciary Committee mark-up, Durbin responded to Republican frustrations over their inability to prevent certain circuit court judicial nominees in their state or region from moving forward, due to a lack of consideration for "blue...
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Row erupts over portraits of Australia's richest woman

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Gina Rinehart's campaign to have two portraits removed has sparked debate about art and censorship.
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