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Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging

NEW YORK (AP) — One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to seed doubts before this year’s presidential election.

In recent months, the specter of immigrants voting illegally in the U.S. has erupted into a leading election-year talking point for Republicans. They argue that legislation is necessary to protect the sanctity of the vote as the country faces unprecedented levels of illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
























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Ukraine and Russia exchange drone attacks while Russia continues its push in the east

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Russia has reported some 60 drones and several missiles shot down over its territory overnight, with Ukraine in turn saying it destroyed over 30 Russian drones
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Radio Caroline, the pirate radio station broadcasting from sea, turns 60 years old

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A circle of swashbuckling radio enthusiasts in the United Kingdom who have kept the rogue seaborne radio station, Radio Caroline, afloat now for the past 60 long years.
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Ed Dwight, NASA's 1st Black astronaut candidate, finally set to go to space

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Blue Origin is set to launch New Shepard NS-25, its seventh human flight to space Sunday carrying 90-year-old Ed Dwight, the U.S.'s first Black astronaut.
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Experts reveal major 'downside' to potential Trump VP pick: 'No wow factor'

  • News source: FOX News
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Editor's note: This is the second in a series of profiles of potential running mates for presidential candidate Donald Trump on the 2024 Republican Party ticket.

A possible frontrunner on former President Trump's running mate shortlist has a major "downside" that could make his potential selection a bad bet, multiple campaign and election experts told Fox News Digital.

The horse race among those hoping to be named Trump's running mate continued this week. Those widely believed to be on the shortlist made the rounds on various media outlets and at...
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Zuma takes election battle cry to ANC’s heartland

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ex-President Jacob holds a rally in the historic township of Soweto as he returns to the political front line.
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Russia could increase Ukraine attacks, says Zelensky

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Moscow continues to make military gains in the Kharkiv region as Ukraine struggles with resources.
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Russia's glide bombs devastating Ukraine's cities on the cheap

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Russia is increasingly using budget "glide bombs" to advance its offensive in Ukraine.
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Iran Nobel laureate says she faces new trial

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Narges Mohammadi, 52, speaks out in a message from Evin prison where she is being held.
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Inside the dangerous rescue for Brazil flood victims

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC joins emergency services in Porte Alegre as they battle unprecedented flooding.
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Attacked Navalny ally will 'never give up' fight

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Leonid Volkov says his fight against Vladimir Putin will never end, speaking after a hammer attack outside his home.
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Brazil floods: On board a rescue helicopter

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC's Ione Wells joins emergency services in Rio Grande do Sul, which has seen its worst ever floods.
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Georgia’s future path at stake as protests divide nation

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A controversial new law is dividing Georgia and risks pulling the nation back to the instability that scarred its post-Soviet independence.
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Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rules

  • News source: Summer Ballentine | Associated Press
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A longshot Missouri gubernatorial candidat e with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled Friday.

Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker denied a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan out of the August Republican primary.

McClanahan is running against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, state Sen. Bill Eigel and others for the GOP nomination to replace Gov. Mike Parson, who is barred by term limits from seeking reelection.

McClanahan’s lawyer, Dave Roland, said the ruling...
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Accepting N.R.A. Endorsement, Trump Pledges to Be Gun Owners’ Ardent Ally

  • News source: Jazmine Ulloa
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Former President Donald J. Trump, accepting the endorsement of the National Rifle Association on Saturday, cast himself as a powerful ally for gun owners and gun businesses, contending that under President Biden the right to bear arms was “under siege.”

“If the Biden regime gets four more years, they are coming for your guns,” Mr. Trump said in Dallas, where he headlined the N.R.A.’s annual meeting.

Mr. Trump addressed the group as he is on trial in Manhattan on criminal charges that he falsified business records related to a hush-money payment to...
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