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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

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Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, encouraging the presumptive GOP nominee to work hard to win support from those who backed her in the primary.

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Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary

Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, a notable show of support given their intense and often personal rivalry during the Republican primary calendar.

But Haley also made it clear that she feels Trump has work to do to win over voters who supported her during the course of the primary campaign and continue to cast votes for her in ongoing primary contests.
























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NYC Mayor Eric Adams announces Urban Rat Summit to combat rodent crisis: 'I hate rats'

  • News source: FOX News
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In a continued effort to contain New York City's rat problem, Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday the inaugural National Urban Rat Summit.

The summit, which will take place on Sept. 18 and 19, will gather the best in the rat business from Boston, New Orleans and Seattle to mitigate the spiraling rodent problem in the Big Apple, Adam's announced in a press release Wednesday.

The Democratic mayor said that he "hates rats" and the "best way to defeat our enemy is to know our enemy."

"New Yorkers may not know this about me, but I hate rats, and I'm...
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Progressive Oregon district attorney ousted by tough-on-crime challenger

  • News source: FOX News
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A centrist district attorney candidate in Oregon has ousted his incumbent progressive opponent after running on a
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North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fentanyl, cold case units

  • News source: FOX News
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Wednesday he wants additional staff for his office to combat fentanyl trafficking and to solve longstanding sexual assault crimes, as well as more funds to help law enforcement agencies recruit and retain officers.

Stein, who is also the Democratic nominee for governor this fall, held a news conference with several police chiefs and sheriffs to highlight his legislative priorities during this year's General Assembly session.

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New text message allegedly reveals Hunter Biden proposed meeting for dad, uncle and Chinese exec in NYC

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Newly released messages from the House Ways and Means Committee appear to show Hunter Biden proposing a meeting in New York City between the boss of a Chinese energy company and Joe Biden, the former vice president at the time, along with Joe's brother, Jim Biden.

"Can you meet this evening early," Hunter Biden asked Yadong Liu, CEO of CEFC Global Strategic Holdings in a poorly punctuated text message the evening of Dec. 12, 2017.

"My father will be in New York also and he wants me to attend the Sandy Hook memorial service with him...
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'Why should he have to do it?': WH press secretary ducks on Biden's refusal to get a grip on the border

  • News source: FOX News
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During Wednesday's White House briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the border crisis, defending President Biden's approach and giving a shocking reason as to why he has not taken action.

Jean-Pierre opened the briefing by saying it was up to Republicans to do something to solve the problem or continue to use it as a political issue.

When asked why the president has the authority to do something about the issue unilaterally, but isn't doing anything, Jean-Pierre responded.

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Abortion Pills May Become Controlled Substances in Louisiana

  • News source: Pam Belluck and Emily Cochrane
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Louisiana could become the first state to classify abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances, making possession of the pills without a prescription a crime subject to jail time and fines.

A bill that would designate the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV drugs — a category of medicines with the potential for abuse or dependence — passed the state’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday by a vote of 63 to 29. Should the Senate follow suit, Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican and a vocal opponent of...
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WATCH: Howler monkeys are dying in southern Mexico amid nationwide drought and heat wave

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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More than 100 howler monkeys have dropped dead from trees in southern Mexico's tropical forests amid a nationwide drought and heat wave, with rescuers racing to give water to the threatened monkeys.
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Justice Department set to take antitrust action against Live Nation

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Justice Department is set to file an antitrust lawsuit against entertainment conglomerate Live Nation as early as Thursday, multiple sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.

The federal government will be joined in its legal challenge by several state attorneys general. Prosecutors are expected to challenge the Ticketmaster parent company's practices and could seek to force a change in how the company does business, the sources said. In many instances, when the Justice Department sues over antitrust issues, it seeks to get a...
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California advances legislation cracking down on stolen goods resellers and auto theft

  • News source: FOX News
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The California Senate approved a bipartisan package of 15 bills Wednesday that would increase penalties for organized crime rings, expand drug court programs and close a legal loophole to make it easier to prosecute auto thefts.

One proposal would require large online marketplaces — like eBay and Amazon — to verify the identities of sellers who make at least $5,000 profit in a year, an attempt to shut down an easy way to sell stolen goods.

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White House reveals dinner menu for state dinner with Kenyan president

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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are preparing to host Kenya, the first African nation in nearly 14 years, for a state dinner Thursday at the White House, with a menu that includes lavish items like butter-poached lobster and a white chocolate basket with banana ganache, raspberries, peaches and candied lime zest.

The U.S. considers a state dinner as one of the most glamorous events organized by the White House for a visiting head of government or reigning monarch and has been used in the past to show diplomatic unity.

Biden invited Kenyan...
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Haiti health system on verge of collapse, UN says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Unicef says six out of 10 hospitals in Haiti are barely operational, putting millions of children at risk.
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Austrian man discovers mammoth bones in wine cellar

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A winemaker makes the extraordinary discovery of bones dating back 30,000 years ago during renovations.
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Former Trump Official Meets With Arab and Muslim American Leaders

  • News source: Nicholas Nehamas
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As President Biden’s support among Arab and Muslim Americans withers over his backing of Israel in the war in Gaza, former President Donald J. Trump is making a long-shot push to take advantage.

On Tuesday, Richard Grenell, a former high-ranking official in the Trump administration, met for more than two hours with a group of about 40 Arab and Muslim American leaders at an Italian restaurant outside Detroit. Mr. Grenell was joined by the former president’s son-in-law Michael Boulos, who is married to Tiffany Trump and is Lebanese American, though...
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Ohio Elections Official Says He Will Soon Exclude Biden From the Ballot

  • News source: Chris Cameron
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The Ohio General Assembly adjourned on Wednesday without addressing an issue that the state’s top elections official said would prevent President Biden from being placed on the ballot there, escalating a partisan clash that could result in the president not being on the ballot in all 50 states in November.

Frank LaRose, the Republican secretary of state, has said that he plans to exclude Mr. Biden from the ballot because he will be officially nominated after a deadline for certifying presidential nominees on the ballot. This is usually a minor...
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Obama cheers Biden judicial milestone as former adviser warns of Trump 'MAGA Court Majority' on Supreme Court

  • News source: FOX News
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Former President Obama cheered President Biden Wednesday after the Senate confirmed his 200th pick for a federal judgeship amid fears from the left over what the November election could mean for the highest court in the land.

Dan Pfeiffer, a former senior Obama adviser, warned that the U.S. Supreme Court could be left with a "MAGA majority" should former President Trump win re-election in November.

Pfeiffer predicted that if Trump wins re-election, he would "most certainly" be able to appoint two Supreme Court justices since Justice Clarence Thomas...
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