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Today's Political News Compilation - Friday, May 17, 2024

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Upside-down flag at Justice Alito’s home another blow for Supreme Court under fire

WASHINGTON (AP) — An upside-down U.S. flag has long been a sign of dire distress and versatile symbol of protest. But in January 2021, when it flew over the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, it was largely seen in connection with a specific cause: the false claim by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters that the 2020 election had been marred by fraud.



























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Three Spanish tourists killed in central Afghanistan gun attack

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Seven others including four foreigners were injured, Afghan officials say.
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CCTV appears to show Diddy beating girlfriend in hotel

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The clip seems to show an attack described in Casandra Ventura's lawsuit against the rapper last year.
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US warns of possible Pride Month attacks worldwide

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The warning comes one week after a similar alert from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
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Man shot dead after French synagogue set on fire

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The man was armed with a knife and a metallic tool and was shot by an officer after he threatened the police.
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Putin and Xi no longer have a partnership of equals

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Vladimir Putin’s visit to China was a show of strength, but in reality he needs Beijing's support for his war in Ukraine.
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Why is this small town mayor accused of being a Chinese spy?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Philippines investigates a mayor as it faces increasing sea tensions with China.
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Throwing cash in the air - Nigeria's wedding dilemma

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Spraying money - flinging cash at the happy couple - is a highlight of many ceremonies but is illegal.
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Democrats call for Supreme Court Justice Alito to recuse himself following upside-down flag report

  • News source: Lindsay Whitehurst and Gary Fields | Associated
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An upside-down U.S. flag has long been a sign of dire distress and versatile symbol of protest. But in January 2021, when it flew over the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, it was largely seen in connection with a specific cause: the false claim by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters that the 2020 election had been marred by fraud.

The revelation this week about the flag flying at Alito’s home was the latest blow to a Supreme Court that was already under fire as it considers unprecedented cases against Trump and some of those charged...
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Trump Falsely Claims He Won Minnesota in 2016 and 2020

  • News source: Neil Vigdor
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Former President Donald J. Trump, speaking Friday night in Minnesota, which he vowed to boycott if he lost there in 2020, falsely claimed that he had won the state twice, adding that it was in play for him in 2024.

“I thought we won it in 2016,” Mr. Trump said during a fund-raiser for the state’s Republican Party in St. Paul, Minn. “I know we won it in 2020.”

The last time a Republican presidential candidate won Minnesota was in 1972, when Richard M. Nixon carried the state.

Nevertheless, Mr. Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party...
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Sonoma State President Mike Lee to retire after divestment email controversy

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Sonoma State University President Mike Lee will retire from his job at the school, notifying officials a day after being placed on leave for an email he sent about the agreement he made with campus protesters on divestment from Israel.

CSU Chancellor Mildred Garcia confirmed Lee's plan to retire in a statement posted to the California State University website on Thursday.

"President Ming-Tung 'Mike' Lee has informed me of his decision to retire from his role at Sonoma State University," the statement read. "I thank President Lee for his years of...
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Speaker Johnson pushes 'decorum' after AOC, Marjorie Taylor Greene duel in heated House hearing

  • News source: FOX News
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) condemned the fiery House hearing after Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene traded barbs, saying that members needed to show decorum.

"It’s not a good look for Congress," Johnson told reporters on Friday.

The Republican speaker chided both parties, saying that while "vigorous debate" was welcomed, "we have to treat one another with dignity and respect."

"Decorum is an important principle to maintain," he said.

"And we need people on both sides of the aisle to just, I think, just take the emotion...
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Trump Plans a Campaign Event in the Deep Blue Bronx

  • News source: Katie Glueck and Maggie Haberman
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Former President Donald J. Trump, who has been spending much of his time recently as a criminal defendant in a Manhattan courtroom, will be in a different New York borough next Thursday, when he will hold a campaign event in the Bronx.

The gathering is scheduled to take place at Crotona Park, his campaign announced in a statement on Friday evening, declaring that Mr. Trump would “ease the financial pressures placed on households and re-establish law and order in New York!”

It is an unusual location for a Republican presidential campaign event: The...
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Trump speaks in battleground state he vowed to avoid after losing twice

  • News source: FOX News
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It's been more than 50 years since a Republican won Minnesota in a presidential election, but former President Trump says he's got "a really good shot" of breaking the losing streak this November in his 2024 rematch with President Biden.

The former president is in the reliably blue state Friday evening to headline the Minnesota GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan fundraising dinner.

Trump lost Minnesota by just 1½ points in his 2016 presidential election victory over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Four years ago, he lost the state to President Biden...
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Special Counsel urges judge to reject Hunter Biden's request to delay tax trial

  • News source: FOX News
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Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to deny Hunter Biden's request to delay his upcoming California tax trial in what is expected to be a busy summer for the president's son, who also faces a separate criminal trial in Delaware.

In his motion, Special Counsel David Weiss said Biden's attorney, who is representing him in the California and Delaware cases, previously agreed to the trial dates last year.

"No defendant would be afforded a continuance because he wrongly chose to lodge a jurisdictionless appeal, and this defendant should be treated...
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Justice Samuel Alito faces scrutiny over report about upside-down flag

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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There's mounting criticism of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after a report that a symbol used by election deniers was once displayed outside his home. Scott Macfarlane has more on how Alito is responding.
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