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What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up

NEW YORK (AP) — One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to seed doubts before this year’s presidential election.

In recent months, the specter of immigrants voting illegally in the U.S. has erupted into a leading election-year talking point for Republicans. They argue that legislation is necessary to protect the sanctity of the vote as the country faces unprecedented levels of illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

























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Bashing governor in publicly funded campaign ads is OK in Connecticut legislative races, court rules

  • News source: FOX News
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Connecticut's Supreme Court on Monday ruled that state elections officials violated the constitutional free speech rights of two Republicans running for the state legislature when it fined them thousands of dollars for criticizing the Democratic governor in ads paid for by their publicly funded campaigns in 2014.

In a 5-0 decision, the justices overturned the $5,000 civil fine against now-Sen. Rob Sampson and the $2,000 penalty against former Sen. Joe Markley imposed by the State Elections Enforcement Commission — a ruling their lawyer said could...
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Scarlett Johansson 'shocked' by AI chatbot imitation

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The star says she is "shocked" after OpenAI launched a chatbot with a voice "eerily similar" to her own.
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Australian striker Sam Kerr to miss Olympics

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Matildas star tore her anterior cruciate ligament during a Chelsea training camp in January.
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Prosecutor in Hunter Biden case plans to call ex-wife, brother's widow as witnesses

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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In court papers filed ahead of a June 3 trial, the special counsel suggested they would call multiple women who had relationships with Hunter Biden to testify.
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WATCH: Bear finds nothing to eat in Florida garage fridge

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A bear in Florida out looking for an evening snack couldn't have been more disappointed after going through the effort to enter a resident's garage and open up their refrigerator.
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Sen. Joe Manchin tells GOP colleagues: 'When you get a chance to secure the border, take it'

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Monday had some words for his Republican colleagues who may be on the fence about voting on
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Biden rejects ICC allegations against Israel: 'What's happening is not genocide'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Biden on Monday said he rejects allegations by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel's conduct amid its war against Hamas as the ICC seeks to pursue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders and the top echelon of the terrorist group.

Biden was speaking in the
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Primary ballots give Montana voters a chance to re-think their local government structures

  • News source: FOX News
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Montana primary ballots up for consideration this year will offer voters a unique opportunity to audit the structures and powers of their city and county governments.

This local government review appears as a "study commission question" toward the end of ballot forms. Most urban voters will see two entries — one for city and one for county governments.

JUSTICE KAGAN BLOCKS EFFORT TO STOP MONTANA FROM MAILING BALLOTS TO ALL VOTERS

Set forth in the Montana Constitution, this voter-initiated review is offered every 10 years in all 56 counties and 127...
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Arpaio verdict reportedly costing taxpayers some $314 million

  • News source: FOX News
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Seven years after Joe Arpaio was ousted as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers are still footing the bills from a racial profiling verdict over his signature immigration crackdowns – and those costs have been getting heavier since.

The tab for the legal and compliance costs in overhauling the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is expected to reach $314 million by mid-summer 2025, including $41 million approved Monday by county officials -- the most expensive for Maricopa County taxpayers since the lawsuit was filed in 2007.

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Nevada abortion-rights measure has enough signatures for November ballot, supporters say

  • News source: Ken Ritter | The Associated Press
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Abortion access advocates in Nevada said Monday that they have submitted almost twice the number of petition signatures needed to qualify a measure for the November ballot that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.

Supporters collected and submitted more than 200,000 signatures, Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom President Lindsey Harmon told reporters. Proponents need 102,000 valid signatures by June 26 to qualify for the ballot.

“The majority of Nevadans agree that the government should stay out of their personal and...
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'Are you staring me down?': Fiery moment between judge witness in Trump trial

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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In a fiery moment on Monday, Judge Juan Merchan reprimanded a key witness testifying in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.
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Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth as a state holiday this year
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Tennessee professor swept away by wave during Brazil study-abroad trip has died

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A Tennessee community college says one of its professors who was swept away by an ocean wave during a study-abroad trip in Brazil has died
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Hiker dies after falling from trail in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, officials say

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Oregon officials say a hiker died after falling from a trail in the Columbia River Gorge
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