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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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Slovak PM's condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Slovakia’s defense minister says the country's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remains in serious condition but now has a positive prognosis, four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that sent shockwaves across the d...
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Lawmakers come to last minute deal to keep Uber, Lyft in Minnesota

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrats in charge of the Minnesota Legislature and DFL Gov. Tim Walz late Saturday night announced they reached an agreement that would pay rideshare drivers more per ride but also keep Uber and Lyft operating in state, after the companies planned to exit this summer due to a Minneapolis ordinance.

The rate in the deal, according to DFL House Majority Leader Jamie Long, is $1.28 per mile and $0.31 per minute, which he told reporters amounts to a 20% pay increase for drivers. It includes other protections and benefits for...
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College students lament interrupted and canceled commencement ceremonies due to anti-Israel unrest

  • News source: FOX News
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Several Jewish university undergraduate students, many of whom had already experienced 2020 COVID-19 high school graduation cancellations, didn't have the college graduation ceremony they had hoped for amid a wave of anti-Israel unrest on campuses nationwide.

Students who spoke to Fox News Digital shared their experiences over the last few weeks, ending with abrupt commencement cancellations and surprise anti-Israel protests during ceremonies.

Yola Ashkenazie, a recent Barnard College of Columbia University graduate, told Fox News Digital, "It...
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Arizona AG confirms Rudy Giuliani served in elections case amid former Trump associate's 80th birthday party

  • News source: FOX News
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes confirmed that Rudy Giuliani was indicted in connection to the 2020 election case centered around former President Trump."The final defendant was served moments ago. @RudyGiuliani nobody is above the law," Mayes, a Democrat, wrote on X late Friday, confirming Giuliani is the 18th defendant charged in the state's fake electors case.

Mayes responded to a since-deleted post by Giuliani that read, "If authorities can’t find me by tomorrow morning: 1. They must dismiss the indictment; 2. They must concede they can’t...
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Here’s what to know as Biden prepares to speak.

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The president’s appearance at the historically Black college in Atlanta was not welcomed by all on campus, amid dissatisfaction with U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Stefanik to rebuke Biden and praise Trump in address to Israeli parliament

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House, rebuked President Biden and praised former President Trump over U.S. military support for Israel in an address to its parliament on Sunday.

"There is no excuse for an American president to block aid to Israel – aid that was duly passed by the Congress, or to ease sanctions on Iran, paying a $6 billion ransom to the world's leading state sponsor of terror, or to dither and hide while our friends fight for their lives," The New York congresswoman and House GOP...
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Biden to deliver Morehouse commencement address as protests disrupt graduations across the country

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President Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday as protests continue to disrupt graduation ceremonies across the country.

Biden's speech at the historically Black college is an opportunity to shore up his flagging support among Black voters ahead of the 2024 election. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday that Biden had been working on his speech with senior advisers for several days.

The speech is "an opportunity to lift up and to give an important message to our future leaders,"...
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Slovakia PM Robert Fico's life 'no longer in danger'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Robert Fico's deputy, Robert Kalinak, says his condition is still serious and requires intensive care.
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Have Trump prosecutors made their case at hush-money trial?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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As the final witness testifies, legal experts assess the evidence so far and chances of a conviction.
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Watch: Blue fireball lights up skies over Spain

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The suspected meteorite was also seen in Portugal, with many sharing their videos on social media.
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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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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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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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Watch: Blue fireball lights up skies over Spain

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The suspected meteorite was also seen in Portugal, with many sharing their videos on social media.
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DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Democratic Republic Congo army said they have stopped an attempted coup involving Congolese and foreign soldiers.
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