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Debt limit talks halted again at Capitol as Republicans, White House face ‘real differences’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks broke up late Friday at the U.S. Capitol shortly after resuming, another sudden turn of events in negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic government default that had come to an abrupt standstill earlier in the day when Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it’s time to “pause” negotiations, and the White House acknowledged there are “serious differences.”
Most favor pairing debt limit rise with deficit cuts, but few following debate closely: AP-NORC poll
A new poll finds that most U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about how the nation's economy would be affected if the debt limit isn't increased and the government can't pay its debts. That's according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll...
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Judge orders Rudy Giuliani to detail finances in election defamation suit
The order comes amid disputes about access to Giuliani’s evidence related to a suit filed by 2020 election poll workers.
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Russia bans Obama, Maddow, Colbert over sanctions
Russia has banned hundreds of U.S. citizens, including former President Obama, political commentator Rachel Maddow and late-night host Stephen Colbert, from entering its territory in response to th…
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Prosecutor suggests any indictments in Trump election investigation would likely come in August
The Atlanta prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke the law while trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia seems to be suggesting that any grand jury indictments in the case would likely come in August. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis...
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DeSantis’ political team pushes back on ‘dishonest’ pro-Trump PAC ad that claims DeSantis tried to raise taxes
The political team for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back against a new pro-Trump super PAC ad, insisting it's "dishonest" because it leaves out key details.
FBI broke rules in scouring foreign intelligence on Jan. 6 riot, racial justice protests, court says
FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and racial justice protests in 2020. That's according to a heavily blacked-out court order released...
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Debt ceiling negotiations between White House, Republicans hit a snag heading into weekend
A top Republican negotiator said Friday it's time to "press pause." The White House said "real differences" with Republicans remain.
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Fox Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch and GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy met in late April. Here's what we know.
One person described their meeting as a "getting-to-know you session" and said Murdoch often meets with rising political figures.
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Diplomatic tour by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy highlights Putin’s stark isolation
While the world awaits Ukraine’s spring offensive, its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already launched a diplomatic one. In a span of a week, he has dashed to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and Britain to shore up support for the defense of his country. On Friday, he was in Saudi Arabia to...
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Trump urges hardline position as debt ceiling talks paused: ‘Do not fold!!!’
Former President Trump on Friday urged Republican lawmakers to dig in on debt ceiling talks just as negotiations with the White House were paused over disagreements. “Republicans should not m…
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Abortion fallout: Connecticut Supreme Court pick drops out due to Amy Coney Barrett letter
The fallout from the Supreme Court's decision to overturn abortion rights has ended the nomination of a prosecutor to the high court of Connecticut.
Analysis: Disney rocks DeSantis ahead of expected White House bid announcement | CNN Politics
“DeSantisland” was likely not the happiest place on Earth on Thursday.
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Debt ceiling talks resume despite GOP frustrations
Republicans and the White House resumed debt ceiling talks on Friday evening after frustrated GOP negotiators hit pause for much of the day. Emerging from the meeting in the Capitol, which lasted r…
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Key sticking points, possible areas of compromise in the debt ceiling showdown
High-stakes negotiations on the debt ceiling abruptly stalled Friday after incremental glimmers of progress.
World leaders warn China and North Korea on nukes as Ukraine's Zelenskyy travels to G7 summit
Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The focus on Asia at the Group of Seven summit comes...
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Group accused of making up story about homeless vets being evicted to make room for migrants
The founder of a nonprofit group has been accused of fabricating a story about homeless military veterans being evicted from a New York hotel to make room for migrants, a tale that stoked days of outrage on cable news networks. One Republican lawmaker in New York who helped spread the story is...
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How the US helping Ukraine acquire F-16s shows that for military aid, 'no' can become 'yes'
The U.S. has once again buckled under pressure from European allies and Ukraine’s leaders and agreed to provide more sophisticated weapons to the war effort. This time it’s all about F-16 fighter jets. Ukraine has long begged for the sophisticated fighter to give it a combat edge as it battles...
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Georgetown invited Navalny’s kid to commencement. ‘Chaos’ followed.
Some graduates plan to turn their backs to stage as the daughter of the Russian opposition leader gives her speech.
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Zelenskyy hails Biden’s decision on F-16 jet training for Ukraine
Training Ukrainian pilots on US-made F-16 fighters will ‘greatly enhance our army in the sky’, says Ukraine’s president.
FBI improperly used warrantless search powers more than 278,000 times in 2021, FISA court filing reveals
The FBI improperly used warrantless search powers against U.S. citizens more than 278,000 times in the year ending November 2021, according to an unsealed filing.
Obama, Colbert among 500 Americans banned from going to Russia
In response to a new round of U.S. sanctions, Russia has announced that has banned 500 Americans from entering the country, including former President Barack Obama and comedian Stephen Colbert. The list released Friday by the Foreign Ministry doesn't specify complaints against each individual...
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Biden to call McCarthy to discuss debt ceiling after G7 summit
There are no meetings currently scheduled for Saturday between White House and GOP negotiators, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
DeSantis moves to disqualify judge in Disney lawsuit over Florida tax district
The latest in the fight between Disney and the Florida governor comes as DeSantis gears up to launch his 2024 presidential campaign next week.
Ukraine says it repels attacks as Russia tries to retake land near Bakhmut
Ukraine said on Friday it had repelled attacks by Russian forces trying to recapture land they had lost around the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, where Kyiv says it has inflicted heavy Russian casualties.
Russia's Prigozhin says Bakhmut will not fall in next two days
Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Friday that the city of Bakhmut was unlikely to fall to his mercenary forces in the next two days as fighting raged around Ukrainian soldiers holed up in a makeshift "fortress" in the south of the city.
G7 summit: Zelensky accuses some Arab leaders of 'blind eye' to war ahead of Japan trip
The Ukrainian leader addresses the Arab League ahead of a visit to the G7 in Japan.
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FBI abused surveillance tool against Jan. 6 suspects: FISA Court - Washington Examiner
The FBI committed a host of violations of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act rules by improperly accessing foreign intelligence data while investigating people they believed were connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The bureau's wrongdoing was detailed in a heavily-redacted 127-page opinion...
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Wall Street Week Ahead: Artificial intelligence gives real boost to US stock market
Recent advances in artificial intelligence are fueling optimism over how businesses can operate more productively in the years ahead. They are also providing a big boost to the stock market.
Sen. Tim Scott makes it official: He's a Republican candidate for president
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina made it official Friday: He's running for president. The Senate's only Black Republican has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee declaring his intention to seek his party's nomination. His candidacy will test whether a more optimistic vision of...
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Microsoft says China approves its plan to buy video game-maker Activision Blizzard
Microsoft said Friday that China has unconditionally approved its plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard even as the deal still faces antitrust opposition in the U.S. and United Kingdom
FBI improperly searched foreign intelligence data on Jan. 6 suspects and Black Lives Matter defendants
All of the incidents took place before a range of internal changes were instituted by the FBI beginning in summer of 2021.
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DeSantis’ weakness as Trump slayer has GOP rivals smelling blood
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Boebert slams Fetterman for wearing hoodie, shorts to Senate news conference: 'No excuse'
Rep. Lauren Boebert slammed Democratic Sen. John Fetterman via Twitter for showing up to a news conference in sweats and a hoodie.
National security adviser: Biden ‘has expressed confidence’ at G7 that US won’t default
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said that while the debt limit talks have been a subject of interest at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit, President Biden has “expressed confidence” to world …
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Georgian anger as Russian flights land again in Tbilisi
Protesters and opposition groups denounce the first direct flight from Russia for nearly four years.
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Feinstein reveals shingles complications: What to know about encephalitis and Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Sen. Dianne Feinstein was diagnosed with encephalitis and Ramsay Hunt syndrome after having shingles. Here's what to know.
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Russia may lack reserves to respond to Ukrainian counteroffensive: Officials
Western officials say they assess Russia may lack the reserves to deal with a major Ukrainian breakthrough during the coming counteroffensive.
Ukraine's president takes his diplomatic campaign against Russia to Arab summit, G7
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia. His appearance Friday came before what a senior official said would be a trip to Japan for a meeting with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies. Zelenskyy has in recent months made...
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Khanna says Feinstein’s office owes ‘transparency’ about senator’s health - Washington Examiner
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) suggested that a member of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) office hold a press conference to answer questions regarding Feinstein's health. Khanna said it is "painful" to see the 89-year-old senator in her current condition and repeated his call for Feinstein to step down...
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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticizes Sen. Tuberville over hold on hundreds of military promotions
The Alabama GOP senator, who is protesting funding of expenses for service members traveling to have abortions, has held up nearly 200 military promotions so far this year.
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White House, Republicans make no progress on debt ceiling
Acrimonious talks ended with no new meeting set and less than two weeks to go before June 1, when the Treasury Department warned that the U.S. could be unable to pay all its bills, triggering a calamitous default.
Republicans demand answers from NIH director after 2 involved in transgender youth study ‘died by suicide’
House Republicans and Senators are asking the director of the NIH for answers following a transgender youth study during which two people died by suicide.
Guardsman Jack Teixeira, Pentagon leak suspect, to remain jailed as he awaits trial
A federal magistrate judge says a Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military documents will remain behind bars while he awaits trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Hennessy said Friday that releasing 21-year-old Jack Teixeira would pose a risk that he...
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Cyber expert awarded $5 million from Mike Lindell asks court to compel MyPillow CEO to pay up | CNN Politics
The cybersecurity expert who took on election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell and was awarded $5 million from an arbitration panel has asked a federal court to force Lindell to pay up, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
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US and allied naval commanders in Mideast transit Strait of Hormuz, in show of force against Iran
The Mideast-based chiefs of the U.S., British and French navies have transited the Strait of Hormuz aboard an American warship. They say it is a sign of their unified approach to keep the crucial waterway open after Iran seized two oil tankers. The incredibly rare, joint trip Friday by the three...
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F-16 fighter jets: Biden to let allies supply warplanes in major boost for Kyiv
President Biden backs a plan to supply advanced fighter jets and train Ukrainian pilots.
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Attacks fly as contentious general election campaign for Kentucky governor begins
The general election campaign for Kentucky governor is off to a feisty start. Democrats have a new ad linking Republican candidate Daniel Cameron to heavily criticized pardons by a former Republican governor. Republicans united behind attacks of their own, declaring at a Friday unity rally that...
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GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy bets big on Bitcoin in 2024 race
Ramaswamy will be accepting campaign donations in the digital currency, he told CBS News before the Bitcoin 2023 Conference in Miami.
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What you need to know about the 14th Amendment and the debt ceiling
A handful of Democrats are urging the president to use the amendment to raise the nation’s debt limit without Congress.
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Teachers, librarians targeted by angry parents over LGBTQ books speak out
Educators say they're being targeted for featuring or supporting LGBTQ books.
‘No Labels’ Eyes a Third-Party Run in 2024. Democrats Are Alarmed.
Bipartisan political group No Labels is stepping up a well-funded effort to field a “unity ticket” for the 2024 presidential race, prompting fierce resistance from even some of its closest allies who fear handing the White House back to Donald Trump. At the top of the list of potential...
Debt ceiling piques G-7 interest, Jake Sullivan admits - Washington Examiner
The White House conceded the prospect of a default has been a topic of discussion for President Joe Biden and his aides at the Group of Seven leaders meeting in Japan."It is definitely a subject of interest here at the G-7," national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Saturday in Hiroshima of...
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Assad gets warm reception as Syria welcomed back into Arab League
Syrian president attends first regional bloc summit since suspension over crackdown on anti-government protests in 2011.
Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins formally resigns in wake of ethics probes
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins has formally resigned after wide-ranging investigations by two federal watchdog agencies found she sought to use her position to influence a local election and lied to investigators. Rollins sent her resignation letter to President Joe Biden two days...
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US regional bank stocks fall after Yellen says more bank mergers necessary
Shares of U.S. regional lenders fell on Friday after CNN reported that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told bank chief executives that more mergers may be necessary following a series of bank failures.
Analysis: As China, Russia, and Trump challenge the old rules of global politics, G7 aims to shore them up | CNN
The old rules of politics are being smashed all over the world.
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How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mere weeks before North Carolina's GOP-controlled legislature enacted a 12-week abortion limit over the Democratic governor's opposition this week, state Republican lawmakers appeared just one vote shy of an override.
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DC metro police officer accused of tipping off Proud Boys leader about his impending arrest | CNN Politics
A Washington, DC, metro police officer was arrested Friday on federal charges of misleading investigators about his communications with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio – including when the officer allegedly tipped off Tarrio about his impending arrest.
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Tuberville’s white nationalist comments roil military diversity debate
Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) criticism this past week of efforts to rid America’s military of white nationalists has roiled the ongoing debate over how much the Pentagon should monitor racial a…
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U.S. and its allies plan to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, official says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly called on Washington to provide them, but President Joe Biden had so far refused the requests.
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What happens if the U.S. defaults? How the debt ceiling could impact your money.
"It's hard to overstate how bad it would be," one expert said. Everything from Social Security payments to your retirement fund could get hit.
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The debt ceiling crystal ball
Amid seemingly countless negotiations this week on Capitol Hill and in the Oval Office, the debt ceiling debate is most likely not ending anytime soon.
Former OPM employee pleads guilty to steering millions in contracts to family-connected firms
Former OPM employee Sheron Spann will be sentenced Sept. 21 for steering information technology contracts to a company her husband co-founded.
Dolly Parton blasts politicians without naming any. Call it 'Dollitics.'
During last week's Academy of Country Music Awards, a crowd filled with cowboy hats roared as Dolly Parton's tent-like skirt detached to reveal her leather outfit. It was an edgy performance in Frisco, Tex. - made edgier by Parton's blasting of "greedy politicians past and present." Like legions...
DeSantis leading Biden in key battleground states: Poll - Washington Examiner
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is beating President Joe Biden in key 2024 battleground states such as Arizona and Georgia, according to new polling. Public Opinion Strategies polls showed DeSantis leading Biden by a margin of 4% in Arizona, polling at 47% with Biden taking 43%. The same poll...
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Police officer charged with lying about leaks to Proud Boys leader
A police officer has been arrested on charges that he lied about leaking confidential information to a leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and obstructed an investigation after group members destroyed a Black Lives Matter banner in the nation's capital. Metropolitan Police...
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‘Conundrum’: How the US is dealing with Assad normalisation
As the Arab world normalises relations with Syria, US pushes for concessions from the Assad government, analysts say.
FBI misused surveillance authorities to investigate Black Lives Matter protesters
Declassified reports show the FBI also exceeded surveillance powers investigating donors to a congressional campaign and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Zelensky makes dramatic Japan appearance as G7 leaders take aim at Russia and China | CNN Politics
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky joined leaders of major democracies on Saturday at a summit in Japan dominated by a push to present a unified front against both Russia and China.
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Search for 4 kids missing after deadly Amazon plane crash leaves Colombia on edge
Colombians are on edge as authorities search for four Indigenous children who were on a small plane that crashed in the the Amazon jungle this month but have not been found. The three adults aboard died. The crash happened May 1 and soldiers on Tuesday found the wreckage and the bodies of the...
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Why top Trump allies like Roger Stone are using apocalyptic religious rhetoric
15-minute city concept falsely compared to 'The Hunger Games' | Fact check
The "15-minute city" concept does not restrict citizens' movement, track their carbon use or assign people jobs, the creator told USA TODAY.
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Tens of thousands gather in Belgrade protest over mass shootings
Tens of thousands marched through Belgrade on Friday in an anti-government protest following two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to fester unchecked.
Sudan's top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture
CAIRO (AP) — In a symbolic gesture, Sudan's top army general on Friday fired a paramilitary leader — his former ally turned deadly rival — as the deputy of the country's governing body, state media reported.
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Greek elections: Rail tragedy hangs over vote dominated by dynasties
Ahead of Sunday's election, Greece's worst rail crash is held up as proof of a broken government.
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Texas militia member sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot
A Texas militia member has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for attacking police officers at the U.S. Capitol, seriously injuring one of them during a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss on Friday sentenced 44-year-old Donald Hazard to four years and nine...
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How GOP attacks on ‘wokeism’ helped lead the Pentagon to abandon its effort to combat extremism in the military | CNN Politics
An early Biden administration initiative to root out extremism in the military was designed to identify people like Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman with a long-history of violent and racist behavior now accused of perpetrating one of the biggest leaks of classified...
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Kosovo's new mayor takes up post peacefully in minority area as West warns against ethnic violence
A new mayor has been sworn in in northern Kosovo after a vote that was boycotted by the ethnic Serb minority which dominates the area. Erden Atic, who is from the Bosnian minority, took up his post in the northern, Serb-dominated part of the divided city of Mitrovica on Friday, calling on...
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Biden admin funding drag queen story hour performer's latest book on 'cruising gay men and femme witches'
The National Endowment for the Humanities is funding a drag queen story hour performer's book on how drag can change how people look at digital privacy.
Powell says credit crunch is doing the work of Fed’s rate hikes
Banks that got spooked by huge failures in their sector earlier this year and tightened lending to protect their margins are picking up where the Federal Reserve may be leaving off when it comes to…
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China-Taiwan tensions could grip 2024 election as Musk, Buffett and Dalio sound alarms
Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio and others have weighed in on the fraying U.S.-China relations and rising tensions over a possible invasion of Taiwan.
US probes whether attack killed civilian, not al-Qaeda leader
A US air raid in Syria may have killed a poor farmer with 10 children rather than al-Qaeda leader as initially stated.
Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses
Hundreds of measures targeting transgender people have been proposed in statehouses this year, and several have moved forward this week. Here's what's happening.
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Debt ceiling talks back on after GOP briefly halted negotiations
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's negotiators had left a meeting with Biden administration officials Friday, but talks resumed several hours later.
www.nbcnews.comTaking on the FBI, Trump Allies Single Out a Former Agent
WASHINGTON — Over 25 years as an FBI agent, Timothy R. Thibault reeled in big names while investigating public corruption, sending two Democratic congressmen to prison and overseeing sensitive inquiries into the Clinton Foundation and the former governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, another...
Russia-Georgia flights resume despite protests, strained ties
Direct flights have resumed between Russia and Georgia amid protests and sharp criticism from the South Caucasus nation's president. The move on Friday came just over a week after the Kremlin unexpectedly lifted a four-year-old ban despite rocky relations. Protesters gathered at Tbilisi airport...
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Trump widens lead over DeSantis in GOP primary: poll
Former President Donald Trump is widening his lead over the rest of the Republican primary field, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll. In a hypothetical nine-way Republican presidential pri…
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‘Safe bet’ Biden will meet Zelensky during Japan trip: Jake Sullivan - Washington Examiner
The White House strongly hinted Friday that President Joe Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the G-7 in Hiroshima, Japan.Biden flew to Japan on Wednesday, and Zelensky's chief of staff announced that the Ukrainian leader would too travel to meet with Biden and other...
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Clyburn says Biden pushed to move South Carolina up in primary calendar to avoid ‘embarrassment’ | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden supported a decision to make South Carolina, not New Hampshire, the first Democratic presidential primary state in 2024 so as to avoid “embarrassment” in a state where the demographic makeup is less favorable to Democrats, Rep. Jim Clyburn told CNN’s Chris Wallace.
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Minnesota governor signs gun safety measures: red flag law, expanded background checks
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed two gun safety measures into law Friday afternoon, aligning his battleground state with others nationally that have taken steps to keep guns out of the hands of people in crisis and criminals.
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Expect ‘plot twists and dramatic turns’ in race to succeed Santos
It’s uncertain whether there will even be a primary election for the Long Island swing seat or if party leaders will select the next nominees.
www.politico.com‘Biden and Me’: DeSantis Privately Tells Donors Trump Can’t Win
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida all but declared his presidential candidacy Thursday afternoon, telling donors and supporters on a call that only three “credible” candidates were in the race and that only he would be able to win both the Republican primary and the general election. “You have...
Cori Bush's $14 trillion reparations proposal would equal nearly 7 Afghanistan wars in spending
Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush's reparations proposal, which would carry a price tag of $14 trillion, would cost nearly seven times the amount of the Afghanistan war.
Debt ceiling: ‘Candid discussion’ between House GOP and White House over for the day - Washington Examiner
Talks on the debt ceiling between House and White House negotiators ended Friday night after nearly two hours. After the meeting, Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) chief negotiator, Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), said the meeting with the White House negotiators Friday night was not a negotiation but...
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How national Democrats helped pull off a surprise win in the Jacksonville mayoral race
Democrats across the board give Donna Deegan credit for the victory, but Democrats at the national level helped boost her campaign and signaled that Florida is on their 2024 radar.
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American Airlines and JetBlue must abandon their partnership in the Northeast, federal judge rules
American Airlines and JetBlue must give up their partnership in the northeast U.S. That's what a federal judge in Boston ruled on Friday. The Justice Department and several states sued to break up the airline alliance. Judge Leo Sorokin accepted the government's argument that the deal reduces...
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57 House Republicans demand debt limit talks include crackdown on illegal immigrants
The Republican Study Committee is calling for the House GOP's border bill to be a starting point on adding such measures to debt limit talks.
Khanna reups call for Feinstein to resign after return to Senate: ‘It’s painful to watch’
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the first member of Congress to call for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to resign, doubled down on his request this week following new details about her health, saying,…
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China to boycott G20 meeting hosted by India in Kashmir
China, Pakistan condemn India for holding the event in the disputed territory.
Manchin seeks alternatives to Biden labor secretary nominee Julie Su
Opposition from just two senators who caucus with Democrats could sink Biden's pick.
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Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87
NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown has died at the age of 87. Brown shattered records during a relatively short NFL career, leading the Cleveland Browns to their last championship in 1964 — and retired in his prime to become an actor. Brown appeared in more than 30 films, including...
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Michigan to sustain $883M revenue blow after tax cuts
Michigan has sacrificed nearly $900 million in revenue this year after passing new tax cuts, leaving significant constraints on next year's budget expenditures.
Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as he nears his presidential campaign. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle on Friday heard...
apnews.comZelenskyy to attend G-7 summit in Japan focused on Russia's war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make an in-person appearance at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan as President Joe Biden and allies impose new sanctions on Russia.
Debt limit talks start, stop as Republicans, White House face 'serious differences'
Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans have stopped and started and stopped again at the Capitol. The dizzying series of events Friday came amid high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic default. President Joe Biden remains “optimistic" a deal can be...
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Border Patrol drops New Hampshire checkpoints near Canadian border
The U.S. Border Patrol has settled an ACLU lawsuit by agreeing to cease establishing checkpoints in a Grafton County, New Hampshire town less than 100 miles from the Canadian border.
Awash in social media, how are police learning to inform the public better after shootings?
Social media has law enforcement facing increasing pressure to release information fast amid a surge of mass shootings. Police began to harness social media a decade ago, most famously after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. The four-day manhunt ended with police tweeting: “CAPTURED!!! The...
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Democrats target vulnerable GOP lawmakers for supporting McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill
The National Republican Congressional Committee accused Democrats of wasting time on "useless stunts" after the House Democrats’ campaign arm launched a new website that targets moderate and vulnerable Republicans for supporting spending cuts outlined in Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill.
Why Ukraine's spring offensive still hasn't begun — with summer just weeks away
For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukraine with an urgency to get the supplies to Kyiv in time for an anticipated spring counteroffensive. Now summer is just weeks away and instead of an ongoing counteroffensive Russia has dug...
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Psaki suspects China is ‘rooting for default’ on US debt - Washington Examiner
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki shared her insight on the severity of the debt ceiling issue, reminding the nation that the world is watching. Psaki appeared on Andrea Michelle Reports, a sister program to her own on MSNBC on Friday, lending her view on the debt ceiling negotiations...
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How an animal rights activist at FreedomWorks became the target of ‘Dr. Evil’s’ former PR shop
Marty Irby was appointed the COO of the tea party group. And then, the wave of criticism started.
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Shelter operators in Mexico say some migrants are rethinking how to cross the U.S. border
Many migrants now know they face a five-year ban from the U.S. if they are deported under an existing rule called Title 8, and are waiting to get asylum appointments via cellphone app.
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UN envoy reportedly meeting Russian official accused of war crimes for deporting Ukrainian children
The U.N. envoy charged with trying to protect children caught in conflicts is in Moscow, where she is reported to be meeting Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, who is charged with war crimes for deporting children from Ukraine. Human Rights Watch strongly criticized Virginia Gamba’s...
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Dave Matthews rails against gun violence: ‘No one is coming for your guns’
Dave Matthews says lawmakers have been able to convince the nation that the public is “powerless” against gun violence and the “vulnerability of innocent people in this country is a sacrifice we ha…
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Border Patrol agents come under fire while rescuing abandoned, injured 4-year-old boy
Border Patrol agents in California have come under fire twice in the space of a week, including as they rescued a migrant boy, at the U.S.-Mexico southern border.
Tim Scott, lone Black Republican in U.S. Senate, to run for president
Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott has entered the 2024 presidential race, according to a filing with the U.S. election regulator on Friday, in what amounts to a long-shot bet that a message of unity and optimism can still appeal in a party where many voters are hungry for a bare-knuckled fight.
Syrians protest al-Assad’s participation in Arab League summit
Hundreds gathered in northern Syria’s Idlib and surrounding towns to decry Syrian regime’s participation in Arab League.
Pakistan's Imran Khan dials down campaign of defiance, allows police search of home for suspects
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan dialed down his campaign of defiance on Friday, saying he would allow a police search of his home over allegations that he was harboring suspects wanted in recent violence during anti-government protests by his supporters.
apnews.comThis Was A Very Bad Week For Abortion Rights And Democracy
Republican lawmakers in Nebraska, North Carolina and South Carolina all found ways to revive restrictive abortion bans in their states.
US Chamber warns Biden using 14th Amendment would be ‘economically calamitous’
The Chamber of Commerce, the largest business group in the nation, warned President Biden on Friday of the potentially disastrous economic effects of invoking the 14th Amendment to avoid the c…
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DeSantis meets New Hampshire lawmakers, greets voters ahead of expected 2024 announcement
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Chatting with a mom in a New Hampshire diner on Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis paid no attention to the Mickey Mouse shirt worn by her young son.
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Stocks and dollar dip after GOP pauses debt ceiling talks
The stock market and the value of the dollar dipped to end the week after GOP lawmakers paused debt ceiling talks on Friday following an apparent breakdown in negotiations. The Dow Jones Indu…
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Japan's Toyota discloses improper crash tests at Daihatsu subsidiary
Toyota has found improper crash tests for a model and suspended shipments, in the latest in a series of embarrassing woes plaguing Japan’s top automaker. The latest problem, affects 56,111 Toyota Raize hybrid vehicles, produced by Daihatsu, a manufacturer specializing in small models, wholly...
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Rep. Cori Bush says $14 trillion reparations bill will 'eliminate the racial wealth gap'
A new bill introduced by Rep. Cori Bush is urging the federal government to issue $14 trillion in Reparations.
Stock market today: Wall Street's best week since March stalls amid debt worries
Wall Street’s best week since March ran out of steam as worries rose about the U.S. government’s efforts to avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Friday, and the Dow lost 109 points. Stocks flipped from midday gains to losses after Republicans said they're...
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Lawmaker demands Pulitzer Prize awarded to NYT, WaPo be rescinded following Durham revelations
Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, sent a letter to the Pulitzer Prize Board, calling for the 2018 award to The New York Times and Washington Post to be rescinded.
Medal of Honor recipient missing 73 years to be buried Memorial Day
ANDERSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Memorial Day burial is planned for a U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient whose remains were identified nearly 73 years after he went missing during the Korean War.
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Senators renew push to ban congressional colleagues from trading stocks - Washington Examiner
A bipartisan group of senators is making a second attempt to ban fellow lawmakers from being able to own and trade individual stocks while they are serving. According to PunchBowl News, the effort is gaining momentum as Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) team up with Sens...
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Jake Sullivan served on a national security board with Hunter Biden for 2 years, raising questions from GOP
President Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, served with Hunter Biden on the board of a Washington-based think tank for roughly two years before joining the president’s campaign in 2020.
Mexican government sends marines to take over private rail line
The administration of President López Obrador has promised to compensate the company for the rail line’s use.
International pressure on Biden to give Ukraine F-16 fighter jets appears to be working
Biden has consistently rejected pleas from Ukraine to provide the coveted F-16 fighter jets — until now.
China's Xi meets Central Asian leaders, calls for trade, energy development
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing oil and gas sources at a meeting Friday with the region’s leaders that highlighted Beijing’s growing influence.
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Officials hope to begin instruction in the coming weeks.
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Biden administration bucks eco groups again, advances massive gas pipeline
The Biden administration advanced the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a massive 303-mile natural gas pipeline that has been mired in a long regulatory process for years.
More protests against violence in Serbia as authorities reject opposition criticism and demands
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia on Friday for a third time in a month in protests following two mass shootings, even as government officials in the Balkan country rejected opposition criticism of the way they handled the crisis. The protesters are demanding the resignations of two...
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Winner of Mike Lindell’s $5M election fraud contest asks a federal court to make him pay
The winner of a contest that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell created for people to try to disprove his election fraud claims has asked a federal court to make Lindell pay him the money after the ally of …
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Red states rush to defend gun manufacturers from Mexican lawsuit seeking damages for gun violence
Twenty GOP AGs are defending American gun manufacturers against a lawsuit from Mexico claiming the companies should be liable for gun violence in the country.
Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, says AI dispute is 'a human obscenity' at Cannes Film Festival
Sean Penn has strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over artificial intelligence is “a human obscenity.” Penn addressed the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike in a press conference for his new...
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New Mexico teen who gunned down 3 women struggled after leaving wrestling team, family and team members say
Beau Wilson, 18, felt forced to quit the team, an outlet that kept him steady amid upheaval in his personal life, his mother and former team members said.
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Here come more sanctions: How effective are they are stopping Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and other Group of Seven nations rolled out a new wave of global sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine as they met Friday during a summit in Japan.
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Dan Bongino breaks silence on details of Fox News departure - Washington Examiner
Former Fox News host Dan Bongino has broken his silence on the details surrounding his departure from the cable news network. While speaking with Megyn Kelly on SiriusXM's The Megyn Kelly Show, Bongino shared for the first time that he chose to walk away from his Saturday night show on the...
www.washingtonexaminer.comBiden to call McCarthy to discuss debt ceiling after G7 summit
There are no meetings currently scheduled for Saturday between White House and GOP negotiators, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
'A day of joy': Brittney Griner makes WNBA season debut after being jailed in Russia
Brittney Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots for the Phoenix Mercury in her first WNBA regular-season game since being jailed in Russia. The Los Angeles Sparks won 94-71 in the teams' opener. Griner was back in action after being detained in Russia on drug-related charges...
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Federal Reserve Chair Powell hints at a pause in rate hikes when central bank meets next month
Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the Federal Reserve will likely forgo an increase in its benchmark interest rate when it meets in June for the first time since it began raising its key rate 14 months ago to fight high inflation. In signaling so, Powell provided some clarity about the Fed’s...
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The 2024 field’s Dunkin' orders, after Pence’s apparent first stop
They run on Dunkin, kinda.
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NASA picks Bezos’s Blue Origin to develop Artemis V moon lander
NASA has chosen Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to develop the lander for one of its missions that will send astronauts back to the moon. The agency said in a Friday release the company will be resp…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 451
As the war enters its 451st day, we take a look at the main developments.
Newsom invokes death of Emmett Till after Marjorie Taylor Greene said she felt threatened by 'Squad' Democrat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom used the death of Emmett Till to cast aspersions on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after she said she felt “threatened" by the behavior of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.
Saudi surge of diplomacy brings Assad, Zelenskyy to Arab summit
Saudi Arabia is hosting an Arab League summit that is welcoming back Syrian President Bashar Assad after a 12-year suspension from the league. The summit on Friday also saw a surprise visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to rally support against Russia. Russian airstrikes have have...
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Former US attorney calls Brett Favre ‘driving force’ in Mississippi welfare scandal
A former U.S. attorney who previously investigated Mississippi’s misuse of welfare funds called former NFL star Brett Favre the “driving force” behind the scandal. “Brett Favre’s repeated demands f…
thehill.comWorld leaders warn China and North Korea on nukes as Ukraine's Zelenskyy travels to G7 summit
Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The focus on Asia at the Group of Seven summit comes...
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The parents of an 8-year-old who died in Border Patrol custody call for 'justice'
“My daughter is a human being, they had to take care of her,” said Mabel Alvarez, a migrant from Honduras and the mother of Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez.
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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise on hopes for US debt deal, but China declines
Asian shares are mostly higher as hopes grow that the U.S. Congress will reach a deal to avoid a default on the nation’s debt. Benchmarks rose in Friday morning trading in Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney. Chinese shares fell on worries about the extended COVID-19-related lockdown, inflationary pressures...
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Jackson police chief announces retirement as capital city grapples with patrol issues
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The police chief in Mississippi's capital city said Friday that he is retiring after 30 years with the Jackson Police Department and nearly five years in the top job.
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Black Lives Matter donations drastically plummeted by nearly $70 million
The BLM Global Network Foundation, the movement's top nonprofit, experienced a massive decline in contributions during its most recent fiscal year.
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell 31 cents to $71.55 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for July delivery fell 28 cents to $75.58 a barrel.
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China warns against 'geopolitical games' as US announces Blinken trip to Papua New Guinea
China is warning against the introduction of “geopolitical games” in the South Pacific following the announcement that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Papua New Guinea next week. The U.S. opted to send Blinken after President Joe Biden canceled what was to have been a historic...
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Migrants bused to Chicago sleeping in police stations, strained shelters
Chicago’s homeless shelter system is struggling to meet the needs of incoming migrants as Texas officials expand their migrant busing policy. The lack of vacancy at shelters is pushing some m…
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AOC’s advice to Joe Biden on the debt limit showdown
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes that Democrats have the upper hand – but has questions about who in the West Wing still has the progressives’ back.
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Turkey's electoral board confirms 1st round election results; Erdogan meets 3rd party candidate
Turkey's Supreme Election Board has announced the official results of Sunday's election, with Recep Tayyip Erdogan receiving 49.24% and his main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu receiving 45.07%. Now with a runoff election scheduled for May 28th, the third place nationalist candidate Sinan Ogan has...
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PAC to draft Tucker Carlson for president launches
A political action committee to get former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to run for president is making its launch with an ad that praises him for mocking “woke nonsense” — and is aiming to pull the…
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Iowa child labor bill may violate federal law, federal officials say
The Iowa legislation, not yet signed by the governor, is among at least 14 bills introduced this year in states around the country that weaken child labor protections.
www.nbcnews.comGOP mulls how to make its Afghanistan oversight matter
Times, and the party’s base, have changed since the Benghazi investigation galvanized conservatives.
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Jim Brown: Legendary NFL running back dead at 87
The record-breaking running back became a Hollywood action hero and civil rights activist.
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Matt Gaetz: Time to ‘defund’ and ‘defang’ the FBI with organizational changes - Washington Examiner
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) called for moving the FBI out of Washington, D.C., to decentralize the federal agency’s power. “We don’t throw people in jail in Congress. That’s probably for good reason,” Gaetz told Fox News Tonight when asked about how to hold the FBI accountable. “We have to defang and...
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Lebanon receives Interpol notice for its central bank governor who was no-show at Paris questioning
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon on Friday received an Interpol notice for the country's embattled central bank governor who failed to show up in Paris earlier in the week for questioning in a key corruption case, officials said.
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79 House Democrats express concern over GOP permitting reform as debt limit talks continue
Nearly 80 House Democrats wrote a letter expressing concern about tying pieces of a Republican-led permitting reform package to must-pass legislation amid efforts to get a permitting reform deal in…
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Myanmar says official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145, says aid is being provided
Myanmar says the death toll from a powerful cyclone this week has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 Muslim Rohingya. The slow accounting of casualties since the storm struck Sunday has led to uncertainly about the actual extent of casualties and destruction. Cyclone Mocha made landfall...
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Donald Trump investigation: Georgia prosecutor investigating election interference hints at timeline for charges - Washington Examiner
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked judges to refrain from in-person hearings for parts of August, the latest indication that the public can expect charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election results to drop sometime in late summer. Willis sent a letter asking judges...
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Chauvin appeals conviction in George Floyd murder to Minnesota Supreme Court
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin this week appealed his second-degree murder conviction for the 2020 killing of George Floyd to the Minnesota Supreme Court, court documents show. Cha…
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Russia targets Greenpeace in crackdown on dissent but Kremlin critic Roizman avoids prison
The Russian branch of the environmental group Greenpeace on Friday says it is closing after authorities declared Greenpeace International to be an undesirable organization. A statement from the national prosecutor-general's office said it had determined that Greenpeace posed “a threat to the...
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Judge orders alleged Pentagon leaker to be held until trial
A federal judge on Friday ordered alleged classified document leaker Jack Teixeira to be held in jail until he faces trial. Ahead of his determination, Judge David Hennessy in the U.S. District Cou…
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Montana banned TikTok. Creators in the state are bracing for what’s next.
A group of creators on Wednesday sued the state, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights.
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Hurricane Trump Is Coming — And Washington Hasn’t Bothered to Prepare
After 2020, reformers vowed to erect guardrails against a rogue chief executive. They ran into a wall of complacency, partisanship and distraction.
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Florida health care providers are pausing gender-affirming care for adults
Health care organizations including Planned Parenthood are suspending gender-affirming medical care in Florida to comply with a new state law that bans transition-related care for transgender minor…
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Woman who refused tuberculosis treatment found in contempt of court weeks after arrest warrant
The Washington state woman, identified in court documents as V.N., is not yet in custody and did not appear at a scheduled court hearing on Friday.
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COVID emergency orders are among `greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Justice Gorsuch says
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says emergency measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis that killed more than 1 million Americans were perhaps “the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country.”
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Obesity drug brings heart health benefit alongside weight loss, study says
Taking Novo Nordisk’s new obesity drug may help reduce the risk of heart disease as well as boosting weight loss, according to new research from the United States.
The debt ceiling deal could make America’s STD problem much worse
Negotiations between Biden and GOP leaders are targeting public health dollars slated for combating record infection rates.
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U.S. reports case of atypical mad cow disease
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly called mad cow disease, in an older beef cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina.
GOP bill bans transgender treatment for minors, threatens fines, prison for doctors who don’t comply
Dozens of House and Senate Republicans are backing bills to ban transgender medical treatments for minors, and to ban federal funding for this treatment.
Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors
The Nebraska Legislature has passed a bill that combines a 12-week abortion ban with restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors. Conservative lawmakers wrangled just enough votes to end a filibuster, then pass it Friday. An initial vote on Tuesday rolled the bans into one bill. Republican...
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Ballot measures have been critical in defending abortion rights. Now, GOP politicians want to change the rules
"A lot of this boils down to whatever political party is in power. They want to insulate themselves from their own decisions," Arkansas state Sen. Bryan King told CBS News.
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Nebraska legislature passes bill to restrict abortions at 12 weeks, gender-affirming care for those under 19 | CNN Politics
A Nebraska bill combining a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks and restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender Nebraskans under 19 is poised to become law after the state’s unicameral legislature voted for its passage Friday.
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Solutions in search of problems — USDA’s unnecessary intrusion into chicken industry
America loves chicken. It’s healthy, delicious, sustainable and — for the moment — the most affordable protein in the meat case. The U.S. chicken industry supports millions of good paying…
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Young Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults have the highest cancer death rates, research shows
Federal data has traditionally grouped together those of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander descent, concealing the disparities, the report said.
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4th death, more vision loss cases linked to tainted eyedrops
U.S. health officials are reporting another death and several more cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria. The government says 81 people have now been diagnosed with infections from the bacteria. There have been four deaths and 14 cases of people losing...
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Oklahoma agrees not to enforce ban on sex reassignment care for minors
The state of Oklahoma and opponents of a sex reassignment care ban have filed an agreement to not enforce the law as a federal judge considers a challenge to it.
Teen girl charged with murder after classmates die from fentanyl overdose
A 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of two of her classmates. The deceased teens were 16 years old and 17 years old.
A Maine resident just died of Powassan virus disease. Here's what to know about the tick-borne illness.
The Powassan virus can be transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected deer tick or woodchuck tick, health officials said.
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Contaminated eye drops outbreak climbs to 81 cases, 4 deaths
FDA testing has now found contamination in unopened bottles of EzriCare eye drops and Delsam Pharma's eye ointment.
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