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Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump walks to speak to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024.
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Half of Americans think Trump's guilty verdict was correct, should end campaign: POLL

Forty-seven percent of Americans said they think the charges against Trump in this case were politically motivated, while 38% say they were not. At the same time, the slight majority at 51%, think Trump intentionally did something illegal in this case. Twelve percent think Trump did something wrong but not intentionally, and 19% believe he did not do anything wrong.... Read the Full Story!























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Pro-life group urges GOP to avoid 'ostrich strategy,' target Dems for wanting 'global abortion factory'

  • News source: FOX News
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Prominent pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony (SBA) Pro-Life America is urging Republican candidates not to stick their heads in the sand ahead of the 2024 elections, but rather paint Democrats as unpopular on abortion.

Since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturned nearly 50 years of precedent that effectively legalized abortion, Democrats have attributed political wins to the unpopularity of pro-life causes.

But SBA said in a memo, sent to Republican leaders and committees Monday, that Democrats' message is more fearmongering than fact...
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Biden calls son Hunter's 'resilience' amid gun trial charges 'inspiring'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Biden issued a statement as his son, Hunter Biden, faces trial over federal gun charges, calling his "resilience … inspiring to us."

"I am the President, but I am also a Dad. Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today. Hunter’s resilience in the face of adversity and the strength he has brought to his recovery are inspiring to us," the president's statement read.

"A lot of families have loved ones who have overcome addiction and know what we mean. As the President, I don’t and won’t comment on pending federal...
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Grass fires burn thousands of acres in California

  • News source: BBC News - World
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At least two firefighters were injured in the region's first major wildfire of the season.
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Imran Khan acquitted in state secrets case

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A high court acquits Khan in one case, but he will remain in prison because of another conviction.
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GameStop shares jump after investor claims stake

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Shares in the video game retailer surge after an account tied to "Roaring Kitty" claimed a large stake.
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White House expected to unveil sweeping immigration order

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Immigration is a top issue for many voters, and a possible threat to Biden's reelection chances.
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Lightning strike in Czech Republic injures 18 people

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Children taking part in an event at the park are among the injured, according to local media.
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Mexico's first female president breaks political glass ceiling

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Given Mexico’s deeply ingrained patriarchy and entrenched machismo, Claudia Sheinbaum's victory is no small feat.
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Bob Menendez plans to file as independent Senate candidate by end of Monday

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Some Black Americans find irony in Trump's reaction to guilty verdict

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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New York — As Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial, he stood inside a Manhattan courthouse that was the site of one of the most notorious examples of injustice in recent New York history. And he had a part in it.

It's the same courthouse where five Black and Latino youths were wrongly convicted 34 years ago in the beating and rape of a white female jogger. The former president famously took out a newspaper ad in New York City in the aftermath of the 1989 attack calling for the execution of the accused in a case that...
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Biden Expected to Sign Executive Order Restricting Asylum

  • News source: Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday allowing him to temporarily seal the U.S. border with Mexico to migrants when crossings surge, a move that would suspend longtime protections for asylum seekers in the United States.

Mr. Biden’s senior aides have briefed members of Congress in recent days on the forthcoming action and told them to expect the president to sign the order alongside mayors from South Texas, according to several people familiar with the plans.

“I’ve been briefed on the pending executive order,” said...
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Grover Cleveland, Frances Folsom's wedding: The only U.S. president to marry inside the White House

  • News source: FOX News
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Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom made history when they wed on June 2, 1886.

Cleveland is the only president in history to be married
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Fauci denies seeking to suppress COVID-19 lab leak origin theory

  • News source: FOX News
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Monday denied attempting to suppress the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic began as a result of a lab leak in Wuhan, China, during his opening statement before the House Oversight Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.

"The accusation being circulated that I influenced these scientists to change their minds by bribing them with millions of dollars in grant money is absolutely false and simply preposterous. I had no input into the content of...
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‘Too little, too late’: Why Biden’s border plan doesn’t impress critics

  • News source: FOX News
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President Biden is expected to announce executive actions related to the ongoing crisis at the southern border by Tuesday as the issue threatens to become a major issue in the 2024 presidential race, with Republicans saying it is "too little, too late."

Biden administration and border officials confirmed to Fox News that executive actions are expected to be announced by Tuesday before President Biden departs for Normandy.

Details of what will be announced remain unclear. Some outlets reported that it could involve a mechanism to prevent additional...
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Gamestop jumps after 'Roaring Kitty' claims stake

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Shares in the video game retailer surge after an account tied to the famed investor claimed a large stake.
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