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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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Texas town deploys snow plows after 50-degree temperature swing and 2 feet of hail

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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As severe weather continued Thursday across Texas, residents of a southwest Texas town reported a dramatic temperature drop on Wednesday.
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Biden allows limited Ukrainian strikes inside Russia using U.S.-provided weapons

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Joe Biden has partially lifted a ban on Ukraine using U.S.-provided weapons for strikes inside Russia, three U.S. officials tell CBS News.

Ukraine may use the weapons on the Russian side of the border near the besieged Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, against concentrations of Russian troops and Russian artillery pieces, one U.S. official said. Asked whether that includes Russian airplanes this official said, "We've never told them they can't shoot down a Russian airplane over Russian soil that's coming to attack them."

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Trump trial jury reaches verdict, decision could be revealed soon

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The jury in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial in New York has reached a verdict.
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Doomsday author Chad Daybell found guilty in triple-murder case

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A jury has found Chad Daybell guilty in the murders of his first wife and his second wife's two children in a plot to pursue "money, power and sex."
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WATCH: Plane lands on highway in South Carolina

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Motorists on a South Carolina highway were shocked when a plane made an emergency landing after the pilot reported having engine issues, according to the FAA.
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WATCH: Protesters clash outside Trump trial court, police forced to intervene

  • News source: FOX News
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NEW YORK – Protests grew heated Thursday outside the New York City courtroom where former President Trump's trial is taking place.

A group of protesters gathered in support of Trump appeared to surround protesters backing his possible conviction in the case, forcing police to intervene and separate the two groups, video footage shot by Fox News Digital shows.

"We ran you out of town! We deported your a--! We deported your a-- last time! Get the f--- out! Get the f--- out of here!" yelled one protester who appeared to be wearing a "Make America...
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Ukraine allowed to hit some targets in Russia with US weapons - reports

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US give Ukraine permission to use US-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, but only near the Kharkiv region, US media report.
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Biden to Allow Ukraine to Use U.S. Weapons to Strike Inside Russia

  • News source: Edward Wong
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The Biden administration has decided to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with U.S.-made weapons with the aim of blunting Russia’s attacks in the Kharkiv area, senior American officials said on Thursday.

The decision follows weeks of discussion with the Ukrainians after Russia began a major assault on Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine.

Because Kharkiv is near Russia, in the northeast of Ukraine, the Russian military has been hitting the area around the city with artillery and missiles fired or launched from inside Russian territory...
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Chief Justice Rejects Call for Alito’s Recusal in Jan. 6 Cases After Flag Incidents

  • News source: Abbie VanSickle
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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday declined requests to have Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. recuse himself from cases related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack after provocative flags flew on the justice’s properties.

The justices make those calls on their own, Chief Justice Roberts wrote in a letter to Democratic senators.

“Members of the Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the practice we have followed for 235 years pursuant to which individual justices decide recusal issues,” he wrote.

The chief justice also rejected a request to meet with...
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Departing House Members Ask: ‘Why Am I Here?’

  • News source: Robert Draper
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At some point during a routine seven-hour trip from his Oregon district to Washington, Representative Earl Blumenauer, 75, a Democrat who has served in Congress for almost three decades, experienced a depressing epiphany.

“I distinctly recall crawling on yet another plane to come back for yet another vote that made absolutely no difference and was going absolutely nowhere,” he said in an interview. “And I had this singular experience of asking myself, ‘Why would you do this?’”

Mr. Blumenauer’s moment of truth was in fact far from singular. A total...
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Tulsi Gabbard Says She’d ‘Be Honored’ to Be Trump’s Running Mate

  • News source: Neil Vigdor
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Tulsi Gabbard, a former House member who ran for president in 2020 as a Democrat and then left the party, on Wednesday embraced the idea of joining Donald J. Trump as his running mate on the Republican ticket.

“If asked to serve in that way, I would be honored to do so,” Ms. Gabbard said in response to a question from the audience during a speech at the Richard M. Nixon Library and Museum in California. She was promoting her book about her estrangement from the political left.

Ms. Gabbard, an independent, is considered a long shot for the role, but...
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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

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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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

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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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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