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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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An annual rich list says Paul McCartney is Britain's first billionaire musician

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested before PGA Championship's 2nd round

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The number one golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler, has been arrested after a misunderstanding with traffic flow following a fatal accident, according to ESPN.
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Kamala Harris accepts invitation to debate Trump VP pick

  • News source: FOX News
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Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to debate former President Donald Trump's eventual pick for his running mate.

Harris accepted an invitation to debate Trump's eventual vice-presidential pick during the summer, offering July 23 and August 13 as options.

Trump is expected to announce his vice-presidential pick during the GOP convention, which begins on July 15.

TRUMP ACCEPTS BIDEN OFFER TO DEBATE HIM IN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER

"I don’t say anything is 100%, but you’re getting pretty close," Trump said of selecting his running mate. "I’ll be...
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Thomas Massie introduces bills to audit, abolish the Federal Reserve

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has introduced legislation that seeks to end the Federal Reserve – which has operated as the nation’s central banking system since it was created more than 110 years ago.

H.R. 8421, the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act, abolishes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and its banks. It also repeals the Federal Reserve Act, the 1913 law that created the Federal Reserve System.

In announcing the move, Massie said Americans would be better off without "the Fed" and blamed it for rapid inflation and devaluing the...
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'Red-hot momentum': GOP committee unleashes effort to win back White House with 'game-changing' tool

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: The Republican National Committee (RNC) is launching a "game-changing" new tool designed to help Republican candidates up and down the ballot communicate with voters ahead of the 2024 election.

The GOP committee announced the launch of VotePro on Friday, a new "one-stop shop" for Republican committees and candidates to customize websites and develop easy-to-use resources for voters.

The "fee-free" tool will allow Americans to complete various tasks that guarantee they are election day ready, including portals to "register to vote...
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How artificial intelligence is reshaping modern warfare

  • News source: FOX News
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Modern warfare is changing rapidly, and harnessing artificial intelligence is key to staying ahead of America’s adversaries.

Software companies including Govini and Palantir are behind the production and modernization of today's most high-tech weapon systems. Both companies were at the second annual AI Expo for National Competitiveness in Washington to showcase their work to the nation’s top military brass. Fox News saw first-hand this cutting-edge technology and had an exclusive interview with Palantir's CEO and co-founder Alex Karp, whose...
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UN defends Gaza casualty tally amid Israeli anger

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A recent drop in UN estimates of killed Palestinian women and children brought Israeli criticism.
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Four dead after powerful storms slam Texas

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Nearly a million households have outages and the storm system now threatens the US Gulf Coast.
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Israel troops posting abuse footage despite pledge to act

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Images shared online include Palestinian detainees draped in the Israeli flag and held in stress positions.
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More French police arrive in New Caledonia amid riots

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The protests which erupted on Monday have so far injured hundreds of people and killed five.
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Child taken by floodwaters saved by a stranger

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Hundreds were killed in recent flooding in Afghanistan, which saw homes swept away and roads destroyed.
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FBI testimony about search of Menendez's home continues

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A day after jurors held the one-kilogram gold bars seized from Sen. Bob Menendez's home in their own hands, they'll hear more from the FBI agent who led the search of the New Jersey Democrat's home in June 2022.

Lawyers for Menendez will continue questioning FBI agent Aristotelis Kougemitros on Friday.

Kougemitros told prosecutors Thursday that his team mostly eschewed the "flashy" FBI trappings when they arrived at the split-level Englewood Cliffs home Menendez shares with his wife, Nadine, to execute a search warrant.

"We came with unmarked...
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US confirms first aid trucks arrive via Gaza pier

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It marks the opening of a new route for humanitarian aid to reach the stricken Gaza Strip.
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Israel accuses South Africa of false claims at ICJ

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israel's lawyers push back against South Africa, which is trying to get its Rafah offensive stopped.
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More French police arrive in New Caledonia amid riots

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The protests which erupted on Monday have so far injured hundreds of people and killed five.
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