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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, May 21, 2024

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Donald Trump’s lawyers have rested their defense in the former president’s New York hush money trial, bringing the case one step closer to final arguments. (AP Video: John Minchillo)

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Defense rests without ex-President Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money criminal trial, moving the case closer to the moment when the jury will begin deciding his fate.


























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Judge dismisses felony convictions of 5 retired military officers in US Navy bribery case

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Five retired military officers admitted taking bribes from Malaysian contractor.
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Maker of popular weedkiller amplifies fight against cancer-related lawsuits

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The maker of the weedkiller plans to amplify its push for legal protection.
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Unsealed court records offer new insight into Trump classified documents probe

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — A trove of newly unsealed documents related to the federal probe into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified information sheds light on the secret grand jury investigation that preceded the charges against him and the sealed proceedings that have taken place since he was indicted.

The documents confirmed Tuesday that federal agents suspected that the former president might have sought to impede the probe in ways not previously acknowledged by prosecutors and that documents with classified markings were recovered from...
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Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week

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The U.S. has assessed that Russia launched what is likely a counter space weapon last week that's now in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said.
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RFK Jr. says he opposes gender-affirming care, hormone therapy for minors

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking a more conservative stance on gender-affirming care, though he says it won't be a central issue in his campaign.

"It's abortion, it's the border, it's trans rights. These issues are all important," he said at a rally in Austin last week. "None of them are the issues that really matter to you, to me, to our children."

Kennedy recently called gender-affirming care a "non-existential" issue, but he has weighed in on it, backing a ban on certain treatments, including puberty blockers...
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Fox News Politics: Courtroom Cliffhanger

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Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail.

What's happening?

- James Carville tells Biden to stop complaining about coverage of his age

- Jimmy Kimmel hosts fancy fundraiser for Biden, Obama

- Legal filing claims transgender track athlete displaced over 700 girls

Defense attorneys in New York v. Trump rested their case Tuesday morning without calling former President Trump to the stand to testify.

The prosecution rested its case Monday, and Trump...
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Trump risks gag order violation with new screed against lawyer who argued the case: 'Unbelievable'

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Former President Donald Trump launched an attack on the Manhattan District Attorney's lead prosecutor in the NY v. Trump case, despite not calling him out by name, as a "representative" of the Biden administration looking to "hurt" Trump's 2024 run for the White House.

"Let me just tell you that the White House … they're the one trying this case. You heard who was doing all the talking: a representative from the White House, just recently. This is all about Biden, he can't campaign. So he's trying to injure his opponent. They're trying to hurt the...
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DOJ files lawsuit against Oklahoma challenging state immigration law

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma, challenging a state law which imposes criminal penalties on illegal immigrants.

The DOJ argued that enforcing immigration laws is a federal matter and Oklahoma "cannot disregard the U.S. Constitution and settled Supreme Court precedent."

Last week, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond vowed to uphold the law and accused the Biden administration of being "‘committed’ to subverting the immigration laws of this country."

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California lawmaker's mic cut off while reading bill to end sanctuary state laws, says Dems 'don't care'

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A California lawmaker who tried to force a vote Tuesday on a bill that would have ended sanctuary protections for
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Trump won't testify as defence and prosecution rest cases

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Justice Juan Merchan dismissed the jury until next week and oversaw preparing instructions ahead of their deliberations.
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Passenger describes moment turbulence hit flight

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Jerry, who was flying to his son's wedding, says it was the worst day of his life.
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Young rappers spread joy with 'banger of the year'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A group of energetic pre-teen Irish rappers find viral fame after a song racks up nine million views.
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STIs, including syphilis, gonorrhea, increasing globally, WHO report finds

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The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report Tuesday that found the number of sexually transmitted infections have increased around the world.
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South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
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Parole delayed for former LA police detective convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend's wife in 1986

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A chance for parole has been delayed for a former Los Angeles police detective serving a sentence of 27 years to life in the cold-case slaying of her ex-boyfriend’s wife in 1986
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