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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.

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State Department offers condolences for death of Iran's president in 'baffling' move, human rights lawyer says

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The State Department offered its condolences Monday following the deaths of two Iranian leaders, including the Islamic Republic's president – a "baffling" move considering Iran's well-known human rights abuses, a human rights lawyer said.

In a statement, the agency expressed "its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, and other members of their delegation in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran."

"As Iran selects a new president, we reaffirm our support for the Iranian people and...
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Progressive senator backs potential ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu: 'Unprecedented war'

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., deviated from some of his Democratic colleagues and jumped on board with International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan's move Monday to file applications for arrest warrants against Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas leaders for allegedly committing "war crimes" during the conflict in Gaza.

"The ICC prosecutor is right," Sanders said in a statement Monday afternoon on X. "These arrest warrants may or may not be carried out, but it is imperative that the global community...
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MTG responds to House Dem planning to hawk merchandise using 'bleach blonde' insult used against her

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene responded to Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday for seeking to fundraise from her dust-up with the Georgia Republican during a chaotic House hearing last week.

Crockett’s campaign filed a trademark application on Sunday for the phrase "bleach blonde bad built butch body," to be used for hats, hoodies, socks, and t-shirts, among other things, according to a document viewed by Fox News Digital.

"I’m very happy with myself. I turn 50 on Monday, and I’m so excited that I’m still alive and healthy and have done so much in life...
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A High-Stress Countdown Begins

  • News source: Jesse McKinley
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For many Americans, the Memorial Day break will mean barbecues, flag-draped parades and the glory of a three-day weekend. But for those centrally involved in the criminal trial of Donald Trump — including the defendant — it will be an anxious countdown to the culmination of the first trial of an American president.

The prosecution rested today, after 15 days of testimony and 20 witnesses — including an intense four days on the stand for Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer. That was followed by a sharp confrontation between the judge, Juan...
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Ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge is moved from crash site for 1st time

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The cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March was moved from the crash site on Monday morning.
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Michigan county refused to certify vote, prompting fears of growing election threat

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When a board of canvassers in tiny Delta County, Michigan, refused to certify its local election results for a county commission race last week, the defiant decision raised concerns among election experts and officials about where the 2024 campaign could land in November.

"Anyone who sees this latest incident in Delta County should be incredibly alarmed," said Marc Elias, a Democratic lawyer who has led legal efforts against election conspiracy activists around the country. "We all need to take incidents like this seriously and see it as a wake-up...
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New York-Dublin 'Portal' back up after shutdown for bad behavior

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A video link between New York City and Dublin that was shut down due to inappropriate behavior on both sides of the Atlantic has reopened with new security measures
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Amal Clooney played key role in ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

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Amal Clooney, wife of actor George Clooney, was among the experts who advised the International Criminal Court (ICC) in seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar over alleged war crimes.

The ICC's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, asked Clooney, 46, to assist him with evaluating evidence of suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and the Gaza Strip, where Israeli military forces have been operating since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.

"I agreed and joined a panel of...
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Republicans unite to block White House and Schumer backed 'fake border bill'

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Republicans in both chambers of Congress are preparing to band together to block any hope of a Democrat-backed border bill getting to the finish line.

In a letter to senators dated Sunday evening, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., revealed his plan to bring an immigration bill to the floor once again after it was rejected primarily by Senate Republicans in February.

"We are hopeful this bipartisan proposal will bring serious-minded Republicans back to the table to advance this bipartisan solution for our border," he wrote.

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Cohen's bombshell admission could lead to hung jury, if not acquittal: expert

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Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen's admission in court Monday that he stole from the Trump Organization further damaged the disbarred attorney's credibility, and could lead at the very least to a deadlocked jury that cannot reach a verdict, a legal expert told Fox News Digital.

"I think after last week's cross-examination, Michael Cohen's credibility as a witness had already pretty much been eviscerated," Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Zack Smith told Fox News Digital in a phone interview. "If there were any lingering doubts in the minds...
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Newsom bashes Trump at Vatican climate summit: 'Open corruption'

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Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California took a moment in his keynote speech at the Vatican's Climate Summit last week to jab Donald Trump, accusing the former president of cozying up with big oil companies in what he called "open corruption."

"And with respect and, forgive me, if this comes off a little too harsh. It’s been said and I’ll repeat it: the polluted heart of the climate crisis are these fossil fuel companies that have been lying to us," Newsom said in his 10-minute speech Thursday. "They’ve been deceiving us. They’ve known the...
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Netanyahu denounces bid to arrest him over Gaza war

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israel's prime minister lambasts the ICC, saying it has compared Israel to "mass murderers".
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How Iranians reacted to president's helicopter crash

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Shock and disbelief spread through social media as news about President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter broke.
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Top Education Officials Were Warned of FAFSA Overhaul Hurdles in 2020

  • News source: Zach Montague
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Long before the Education Department’s overhaul of the federal student aid application fell apart this year, officials who now lead the department were warned of a complex and time-consuming effort and its potential pitfalls in 2020, according to internal emails and documents obtained by The New York Times.

The documents anticipated a demanding timetable that would require the department to closely manage its priorities over several years to revamp the application form in time for students’ fall 2022 applications. The documents were prepared by the...
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Senate Republicans introduce bill to protect IVF access

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Two Senate Republicans on Monday introduced legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization, known as IVF, after a Democratic-led effort to do so failed earlier this year in the upper chamber.

The bill, titled the IVF Protection Act, was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama.

It seeks to safeguard IVF nationwide by banning states from receiving Medicaid funding if they enact an outright ban on the fertility procedure. The bill defines IVF as "eggs are collected from ovaries and manually...
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