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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, May 29, 2024

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Jury deliberations have begun in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, putting the outcome of the historic case in the hands of a dozen New Yorkers who have vowed to be fair and impartial in the face of their unprecedented task.
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Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear testimony from key witnesses about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case.

The 12-person jury was sent home around 4 p.m. after about 4 1/2 hours of deliberations. The process is to resume Thursday, when jurors are expected to rehear the requested testimony and at least part of the judge’s legal instructions meant to guide them on the law. ... Read the Full Story























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Man stabbed in both legs with a machete in Times Square

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Police say a man was stabbed in both legs with a machete in New York’s Times Square
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Vince McMahon accuser agrees to pause lawsuit at Justice Department's request

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The woman who is currently suing ex-WWE boss Vince McMahon is pausing her lawsuit at the request of the Justice Department, according to the woman's lawyer.
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WATCH: Adorable 3-year-old helps mom with master’s hood at graduation ceremony

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When Natasha S. Alford took her 3-year-old son, Julian, onstage for her master’s hooding ceremony, she didn’t expect what happened next.
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Trump gets win in New York appeals court as he awaits separate trial verdict

  • News source: FOX News
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Former President Donald Trump received a small victory in a New York appeals court Thursday as he awaits the verdict in his Manhattan criminal trial.

The appeals court cleared the way for
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Boeing Tells F.A.A. Plan To Fix Safety Issues

  • News source: Mark Walker and Niraj Chokshi
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Boeing’s top executives delivered a plan to improve quality and safety to the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday, vowing to address systemic issues that have damaged the company’s reputation and put the aircraft manufacturer at the center of several federal investigations.

Boeing detailed these and other steps during a three-hour meeting with the F.A.A.’s administrator, Mike Whitaker, where the company submitted a “comprehensive action plan” that the regulator ordered in February.

Mr. Whitaker had given Boeing 90 days to develop a plan to...
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How Republicans in Key Senate Races Are Flip-Flopping on Abortion

  • News source: Jess Bidgood and Lisa Lerer
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Republican candidates in all eight of the country’s most competitive Senate races have changed their approach on the issue of abortion, softening their rhetoric, shifting their positions and, in at least one case, embracing policies championed by Democrats.

From Michigan to Maryland, Republicans are trying to repackage their views to defang an issue that has hurt their party at the ballot box since the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights. While the pivot is endemic across races in swing states, the most striking shifts have come from...
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Taking the Fight to Russia: The West Weighs Ukraine’s Use of Its Weapons

  • News source: Lara Jakes
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With Ukraine’s second-largest city bracing for a new Russian offensive, a growing number of NATO allies are backing Kyiv’s pleas to allow its forces to conduct strikes in Russian territory with Western weapons. This week Canada became the latest of at least 12 countries to declare that arms it has given to Ukraine could be used to hit military targets over Russia’s border.

But the most important supplier of weaponry to Ukraine, the United States, remains reluctant to take the step, worried about provoking Russia into an escalation that could drag in...
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Chief justice rejects Senate Democrats' request for meeting after Alito flag flap

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a request from Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats for a meeting to discuss ethics issues at the Supreme Court after Justice Samuel Alito came under scrutiny for flags flown outside his homes.

Roberts said in a letter Thursday to Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin and subcommittee head Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse that outside of ceremonial events, the chief justice rarely meets with lawmakers, even in public and with members of both parties.

"Separation of powers concerns and the importance of...
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San Francisco officials take down 'Appeal to Heaven' flag from in front of City Hall

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A historic flag that that has flown in front of San Francisco City Hall for 60 years symbolizing America's quest for independence has been taken down.
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State's new law will penalize adults who help minors get abortions

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Adults could face civil and criminal penalties in Tennessee for helping minors get abortions under a new "abortion trafficking" state law.
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Vermont Christian parents say they were punished by foster system over transgender stance

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Bipartisan criticism targets Biden for his lack of ‘moral clarity’ on Taiwan

  • News source: FOX News
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN – A top Republican on the House Taiwan Caucus is blasting President Biden for what he calls a lack of "moral clarity" on the U.S. relationship with Taiwan.

Caucus co-Chair Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., spoke with Fox News Digital in Taipei as part of the first U.S. Congressional delegation to meet with Taiwan’s newly-inaugurated government.

"This is the problem with the Biden administration, they're not— it's not ambiguity," Barr said. "It's the fact that they contradict themselves."

"It's the fact that Biden makes a statement to try to...
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'Beyond alarming': Jewish leaders demand House Dem fire top campaign aide who praised notorious antisemite

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A Jewish organization is calling on a House Democrat running for Senate to sever ties with a top campaign adviser who attended a convention organized by a notorious antisemite and posted a photo online smiling alongside him.

"It is beyond alarming that a major U.S. Senate candidate and sitting member of Congress employs political staff who associate with Louis Farrakhan," Liora Rez, Founder and Executive Director of StopAntisemitism, told Fox News Digital in a blistering statement attacking Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.

"For decades...
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When will the Trump jury reach a verdict?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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We answer your Donald Trump deliberation questions on unanimous verdicts, jury instructions and more.
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Model sues over Cannes red carpet 'assault'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Sawa Pontyjska is one of several film festival guests filmed in encounters with a security guard.
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