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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways


NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s attorneys started grilling prosecutors’ star witness in his hush money trial Tuesday, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who’s determined to see the former president behind bars.

Cohen endured intense questioning by defense attorney Todd Blanche after providing pivotal testimony tying the presumptive Republican presidential nominee directly to the hush money scheme at the heart of the case.
























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Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to records after inflation slows

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U.S. stocks rallied to records on hopes that inflation is heading back in the right direction
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The Mirage casino, which ushered era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts, is closing

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The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17
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'Caved to the far-left': Entrenched red state GOP incumbent loses primary after PAC hammers him on key issue

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FIRST ON FOX: A stalwart in the West Virginia Republican Party for decades lost his primary race on Tuesday night due in part to his support of a controversial bill that critics say would provide healthcare for illegal immigrants, according to a group that actively campaigned against him.

West Virginia GOP State Sen. Craig Blair, the president of the state senate who has served as a state senator since 2013 and in the legislature for years before that, lost to his primary challenger Tom Willis on Tuesday night, WV Metro News reported.

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Liz Cheney's communications with star Jan 6 witness sought by House GOP investigators

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House GOP investigators are seeking all communications between former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and people related to the now-defunct House select
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COVID origins: HHS suspends EcoHealth Alliance grants after finding taxpayer funds used in risky research

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The Department of Health and Human Services implemented an immediate, government-wide suspension on all funds allocated to EcoHealth Alliance – a firm that used taxpayer funds to conduct gain of function research at the Wuhan lab before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

HHS made the decision, citing evidence included in the House COVID Select Subcommittee’s staff-level report on the nonprofit.

CLASSIFIED DOCS 'CREDIBLY' SUGGEST COVID ORIGINATED FROM WUHAN LAB LEAK, COVERED UP BY CCP: HOUSE REP

According to HHS, EcoHealth willfully violated the terms...
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'Squad' member defends 'river to the sea' phrase interpreted as calling for 'extermination' of Jews

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Embattled Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., a member of the far-left "Squad," recently defended a phrase widely viewed as antisemitic that calls for the "extermination" of Jews.

Bowman, who is facing a tough primary challenge in New York's 16th Congressional District, made the controversial comments about the phrase "from the river to the sea" during a debate Monday night against his opponent, Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

"I know some do, others don’t. I do not," Bowman said when asked by a member of the debate audience whether he...
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Dems use GOP-opposed immigration bill as cudgel against Republicans on border security

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Democrats are reminding voters often of Republican opposition to a Senate bill designed to be a compromise on border security, accusing their counterparts of "exploiting" the crisis at the southern border rather than legislating.

Democrats in the upper chamber have continued to espouse their support for a border security bill that was negotiated in a bipartisan fashion but was shot down in a test vote by Republicans in February for not being strong enough.

"Instead of just making a lot of speeches, pointing a lot of fingers – blame, blame, blame –...
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Vulnerable Dem incumbents move to the center in key swing states as Biden panders to far-left base

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Democratic incumbent Senate candidates across the country in key battleground states are moving more and more to the center and right as polls continue to show President Biden trailing former President Trump in many key swing states.

Biden trails Trump in six battleground states with about six months to go before the election, according to Fox News polling last month, with Biden finding himself behind in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.

Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has made it a point to tout her bipartisan...
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Missouri AG working to crackdown on businesses hiring illegal immigrants

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is moving to crackdown on businesses that hire illegal immigrants, vowing to "fill the vacuum created by the federal government’s ineptitude" when it comes to illegal immigration.

Bailey's office recently began investigating a complaint that a state business was employing illegal immigrants. The AG's office has given the business 15 days to provide appropriate proof of citizenship and eligibility to work for all of their employees.

"In the State of Missouri, we respect and honor our businesses. They are the...
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Slovak PM Robert Fico fights for life after assassination attempt

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Robert Fico was attacked outside a cultural centre in the town of Handlova, and a suspect was detained.
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How Robert Fico rose to dominate Slovak politics

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Robert Fico is known for his ability to reinvent his political career in the face of major setbacks.
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Israeli minister attacks Netanyahu over Gaza future

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There are growing signs of divisions within Israel's war cabinet over who should government Gaza after the war.
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France reels after double prison guard killing

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Many are pointing to the ultra-violence that has become hallmark of the country's drugs underworld.
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After six months, Dutch parties reach government deal

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Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders says he and three other leaders have agreed terms for a coalition.
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Why South Africa's health insurance is causing ructions

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President Ramaphosa approves a law that seeks to provide universal health care for all - but not everyone is happy.
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