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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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Nathan Wade spotted at Fani Willis' victory party 'all smiles': report

  • News source: FOX News
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Former special prosecutor Nathan Wade was spotted attending the campaign party for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after her primary victory in Georgia Tuesday night.

Willis quickly defeated her Democratic challenger Christian Wise Smith by over 30,000 votes Tuesday night. Willis was seen mingling with the crowd in a glittery blue dress after her win at an event in Buckhead, Georgia, outside of Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC).

"Well consider me shook. At DA Willis’ campaign party in Buckhead and Nathan Wade...
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Red state AG pushes back against Biden immigration lawsuit: ‘We’re happy to fight you’

  • News source: FOX News
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Oklahoma’s attorney general is pushing back against a lawsuit by the Biden administration over its anti-illegal immigration law, saying his state is confident in the legality of the bill – and that he is happy to fight the administration on this matter.

"I would say to the Biden administration, bring your fight to Oklahoma. We're happy to fight you," Attorney General Gentner Drummond told Fox News Digital in an interview on Tuesday.

The Department of Justice had written to Drummond and Gov. Kevin Stitt last week, threatening to sue over HB 4156 —...
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McConnell-aligned group shreds Sen Brown’s ‘handouts for illegal immigrants’ in Ohio spot

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown's position on illegal immigration has come under fire as a new multimillion-dollar ad went up in the state on Wednesday morning, hitting the vulnerable senator on the issue.

"Senator Sherrod Brown backed Biden, voting to spend tax dollars on illegal immigrants," the ad said. "Ohio families need cheaper gas and food, not handouts for illegal immigrants."

The new 30-second spot is from One Nation, a group tied to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Republican leadership, and is...
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The 2024 wild card: How Trump trial verdict could reshape presidential election

  • News source: FOX News
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With the end of Donald Trump's criminal trial in sight, a pending verdict in the historic case could have serious consequences in the 2024 election rematch between the former president and
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Ireland, Norway and Spain to recognise Palestinian state

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israel says the move will not create peace in the region and is playing into Hamas's hands.
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German far-right AfD in disarray after Nazi remark

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A top far-right German politician says he will pull back from campaigning for the EU elections.
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World's most expensive feather sold at auction

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The feather, from now extinct New Zealand huia bird, broke the previous record by more than four times.
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LA police open probe into Matthew Perry's death

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The investigation will look into how the Friends actor got the ketamine found in his system when he died.
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Ukraine makes gains in its other war - fighting corruption

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Experts say Ukraine is now making significant progress in its long struggle against corruption.
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Several dead in Iowa as storms batter Midwest

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A tornado has destroyed much of a small town in Iowa, leaving buildings flattened and cars overturned.
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Generator fumes choke Nigeria students to death - reports

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The seven students fell asleep in a locked music studio with the generator still running.
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Average US vehicle age hits record 12.6 years

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Lawmaker who lost feet and hands wants to be known as "Bionic MP"

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A U.K. legislator who lost both his hands and feet after suffering septic shock is now headed back to work. And he hopes to bring a new title with him, as the country's "Bionic MP."

Craig Mackinlay, a conservative member of U.K. Parliament serving South Thanet, told CBS News partner BBC that he started feeling ill on September 27 last year. After a negative COVID test, he went to sleep. His wife Kati is a pharmacist and kept an eye on his condition as he slept, and by morning, she was incredibly concerned after his arms became cold and she couldn't...
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Schumer plans vote on 'constitutional right to contraception' in bid to protect Senate Democrat majority

  • News source: FOX News
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is planning a vote on the "constitutional right to contraception," in an election-year move aimed at protecting Democrats' control of the Senate.

The majority leader is expected to fast-track a vote next month on the Right to Contraception Act. Though it likely won’t pass with most Republicans opposing the bill, Schumer wants to put senators in the opposing party on record on contraception and birth control access during an election year, The New York Times reported.

The bill’s language says it "sets...
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Maryland GOP Senate candidate Larry Hogan lines up with Biden on abortion, would codify Roe

  • News source: FOX News
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Maryland Republican Senate nominee Larry Hogan says in a new ad he would codify Roe v. Wade into federal law if elected, allying himself with President Biden on abortion.

In the 30-second ad spot, first reported by Politico, the former Maryland governor says, "no one should come between a woman and her doctor."

"I'm Larry Hogan. As governor, I promised to uphold Maryland law on abortion while providing over-the-counter birth control covered by insurance, and I kept my word," Hogan says, facing the camera.

"Today, with Roe overturned, many have...
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