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Republicans join Trump’s attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embracing Donald Trump’s strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict, Republicans in Congress are fervently enlisting themselves in his campaign of vengeance and political retribution in the GOP bid to reclaim the White House.Almost no Republican official has stood up to suggest Trump should not be the party’s presidential candidate for the November election — in fact, some have sought to hasten his nomination. Few others dared to defend the legitimacy of the New York state court that heard the hush money case against the former president or the 12 jurors who unanimously rendered their verdict. ... Read the Full Story!
One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after verdict: Reuters/Ipsos poll
The poll found that 56% of Republican registered voters said the case would have no effect on their vote.
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Black leaders call out Trump's criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict
Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial this week from the same Manhattan courthouse that was the site of one of the most notorious examples of injustice in recent New York history that he had a part in.
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GOP's 'law and order' message at odds with their defense of Trump: ANALYSIS
Republicans have long proclaimed themselves the party of "law and order." That philosophy, however, doesn't seem to have extended to the conviction of Donald Trump.
Trump and his allies braced for a guilty verdict. Then the bombshell arrived | CNN Politics
The next time former president Donald Trump holds a campaign rally will be his first as a convicted felon.
www.cnn.comIsrael describes a permanent cease-fire in Gaza as a 'nonstarter,' undermining Biden's proposal
Israel’s prime minister calls a permanent cease-fire in Gaza a “nonstarter” until long-standing conditions for the ending the war are met.
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No Gaza ceasefire until Israel war aims achieved, Netanyahu says
Israel's PM says war in Gaza will not end until Hamas is defeated and all hostages returned.
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Trump may face travel restrictions in some countries after his New York conviction
The former president often speaks about removing "criminals out of our country." Some countries could keep Trump out of theirs.
www.cbsnews.comIsrael describes a permanent cease-fire in Gaza as a 'nonstarter,' undermining Biden's proposal
Israel’s prime minister calls a permanent cease-fire in Gaza a “nonstarter” until long-standing conditions for the ending the war are met.
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Republicans vow to strike back against Democrats after Trump verdict - Washington Examiner
Republicans are preparing to even the score against President Joe Biden ahead of the November election.
www.washingtonexaminer.comGuilty: Donald Trump says he raised nearly $53 million a day after his conviction
Trump and his aides claim his criminal conviction will trigger a backlash among voters
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'This is a bad day for America' - voters split on Trump verdict
We asked independent voters and Republicans who have doubts about Trump if conviction changes anything.
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Hunter Biden is prepping for his federal gun trial, but faces other legal challenges
Hunter Biden is preparing for his first criminal trial, but that federal gun case stemming from Special Counsel David Weiss’ yearslong investigation is just one of several legal challenges facing the first son.
The Biden administration says Israel hasn't crossed a red line on Rafah. This could be why
The Biden administration has gone to lengths to avoid any suggestion that Israeli forces have crossed a red line set by President Joe Biden in the deepening offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
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Three states Senate Democrats outperform Biden the most - Washington Examiner
The results, while early in the general election cycle, bode well for Senate Democrats but come with a warning: Biden could drag them down at the ballot box.
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'Karma' or 'political prosecution?' Voters weigh in on Hunter Biden criminal trials
As President Joe Biden gears up for the November election, he must first make his way through his son's criminal trials in Delaware and California.
www.usatoday.com
South of the border, a woman is poised to take power in historic Mexico elections
Mexico's presidential front-runner is Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist, former mayor of Mexico City, and a grandchild of Jewish immigrants.
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Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party and registers as an independent
Manchin's decision, after years of bucking party leadership, could allow him to run for governor or try for another Senate term this fall after ruling out doing so as a Democrat.
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95 killed as Gaza reels from attacks; Israeli drone ‘downed’ over Lebanon
The Israeli attacks intensify as US President Biden’s truce proposal receives positive response from Hamas.
From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges
President Joe Biden's son Hunter is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father’s Justice Department.
apnews.comIs Trump still under a gag order after his conviction? He thinks so, but the answer isn't clear
Donald Trump says he remains under a gag order after his conviction in his hush money criminal trial.
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Netanyahu was officially invited to speak to Congress on Friday in a letter signed by the Republican and Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate...
Continue reading..."It is a very sad day for our country that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited – by leaders from both parties – to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress," Sanders said in a statement on Saturday.
Netanyahu was officially invited to speak to Congress on Friday in a letter signed by the Republican and Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate...
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As he left a previous party celebrating the same...
Continue reading...Donald J. Trump on Friday appeared in the lobby of the gilded Fifth Avenue tower that bears his name to crow about the affection and campaign cash that have poured in since his conviction on 34 felonies.
A few blocks away, at an Italian restaurant on East 56th Street, his former lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, was having a party for his 80th birthday. There was little to celebrate. Mr. Giuliani’s run-ins with the law have left his life and finances in tatters.
As he left a previous party celebrating the same...
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