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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, May 28, 2024

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Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday during closing arguments in the former president’s hush money trial, while a defense lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal.

The lawyers’ dueling accounts, wildly divergent in their assessments of witness credibility, Trump’s culpability and the strength of evidence, offered both sides one final chance to score points with the jury before it starts deliberating the first felony case against a former American president.
























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Man arrested in US after years of catapult attacks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Police believe the suspect, 81, antagonised residents of his Californian neighbourhood over nearly a decade.
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Judge rejects calls to skip Trump cases amid flags row

  • News source: BBC News - World
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US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was asked to recuse himself after political flags were seen outside his houses.
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New York crowds gather for sunset 'Manhattanhenge'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Each year, people gather to watch the Sun as it sets between the city's skyscrapers.
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Varanasi: The ancient city at the heart of India’s election

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Varanasi, one of the world’s oldest cities, is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency.
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South Korea says North Korea has fired barrage of missiles toward its eastern waters

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North Korea has fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals
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Nicole Brown Simpson's sisters share updates on her 2 kids

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Nicole Brown Simpson's sisters reflect on their reaction to the "trial of the century" verdict and talk about her children, Sydney and Justin.
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Kansas Gov. Kelly to call special legislative session over tax cuts

  • News source: FOX News
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that she will call a special legislative session on tax cuts beginning June 18.

The move comes after the Democratic governor vetoed three Republican plans to cut taxes this year, setting up a high-stakes election-year tussle with the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature.

"I am committed to working with the Legislature to deliver responsible, sustainable tax cuts for all Kansans," Kelly said in a statement. "A special session provides the opportunity for bipartisan collaboration on comprehensive tax relief...
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Trump urges Judge Merchan to 'save his reputation' by dismissing trial

  • News source: FOX News
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Judge Juan Merchan can "save his reputation" if he dismisses the NY v. Trump case, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday in remarks outside the Manhattan courtroom.

"The confusion is nobody knows what the crime is because there's no crime. Nobody knows what the crime is. The D.A. didn't name the crime of the moment. They don't know what the crime is. That's what the problem is. It's a disgrace. This thing ought to be ended immediately. The judge ought to end it and save his reputation," Trump said Wednesday evening.

Trump's comments came...
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Trump son-in-law Michael Boulos meets with dozens of Arab leaders in an effort to curry favor

  • News source: FOX News
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Around 40 Arab-American leaders in the key swing state of Michigan came together with two top Trumpworld figures as the presumptive Republican nominee and President Biden both seek its delegate prize in November.

The Trump campaign told Fox News Digital the meet-up — which featured Michael Boulos and former Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell — was not organized by the campaign.

Boulos, son of Lebanese billionaire Massad Boulos, is married to
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Rafah offensive by Israel didn't cross Biden's 'red line,' White House says

  • News source: FOX News
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Antisemitism at Yale, Univ. of Michigan to face congressional scrutiny

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: The dates for closed-door interviews with top university presidents have been announced as House Republicans continue to probe antisemitism at educational institutions across the country.

Two university leaders were provided notice by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Wednesday of upcoming transcribed interviews that will be closed to the press.

Yale University President Dr. Peter Salovey is set to speak with the committee in a closed-to-press interview on June 20 at 10:30 a.m., and University of Michigan...
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'Curtain of fire': Iceland volcano forces evacuation

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A popular tourist resort was evacuated after a 2.5km-long fissure opened up, which may be “growing”.
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Israel controls corridor on Gaza-Egypt border - military

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Egypt says the claim is not true and that Israel is trying to justify its operation in Rafah.
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Gaza war could go on for rest of 2024, says Israel PM's aide

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Tzachi Hanegbi also says Israel now controls 75% of the buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border.
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Biden Weighs Letting Ukraine Strike With U.S. Weapons in Russia

  • News source: David E. Sanger
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President Biden is edging toward what may prove to be one of his most consequential decisions in the Ukraine war: whether to reverse his ban on shooting American weapons into Russian territory.

He has long resisted authorizing Ukraine to use U.S. weapons inside Russia because of concern it could escalate into a direct American confrontation with a nuclear-armed adversary.

Now, after months of complaints about the restrictions from Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, the White House has begun a formal — and apparently rapid — reassessment of...
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