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Fetterman says he’s not freaked out that some Republicans like him
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) on Sunday said he is not troubled by some Republicans liking him after he has broken with liberal Democrats on the Israel-Hamas war and the U.S. southern border. In an interview with Fetterman on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” anchor Chris Stirewalt asked the Pennsylvania Democrat if it ever “freaks” him out…
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Social Security isn’t keeping up with inflation. That could weaken Biden’s support among some seniors
Not long ago, senior citizens got the two biggest annual increases in their monthly Social Security checks that most had ever seen. But for many of them, the adjustments still weren’t enough to cope with the runaway inflation of earlier this decade and the continued high prices for food, housing, utilities and other necessities.
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Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza
The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians and celebrities Saturday but went all but unmentioned by participants inside, with Biden instead using the annual White House correspondents’ dinner to make both jokes and grim warnings about Republican rival Donald Trump’s fight to reclaim the U.S. presidency. An evening normally devoted to presidents, journalists and comedians taking outrageous pokes at political scandals and each
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White House plans to limit Biden's graduation speeches as campuses erupt in protests
WASHINGTON — Amid growing protests on college campuses by pro-Palestinian demonstrators, the White House is planning for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to have a minimal presence for a traditional rite of spring: delivering commencement addresses.
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Gov. Kristi Noem says she shot and killed her dog. What to know about the controversy.
The controversial politician revealed in her new book that she killed her dog.
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Biden administration reinstates LGBTQ+ protections in health care
The Biden administration announced Friday it is reinstating federal protections for LGBTQ+ people seeking health care that had been unraveled during the Trump administration. The move comes after years of legal disputes and pressure from activists to protect patients who are undergoing gender affirming treatment or who received abortions from being denied other forms of health care. Conservatives oppose the rules prohibiting discrimination, contending they would force providers to provide servic
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A 'coat hanger' could unlock Mar-a-Lago storage room where Trump stored classified docs: Witness
A coat hanger or "very tiny screwdriver" could be used to unlock the Mar-a-Lago storage room where former President Donald Trump stored highly classified documents for more than a year, according to a witness in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation. The account was relayed to FBI agents by an unidentified aide to Trump in January 2023, according to newly released exhibits, and further undercuts claims by Trump that the highly-classified materials he's accused of taking with him after leav
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Biden and Trump inch closer to debate stage
After a full court press from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and its allies, he and Joe Biden may be one step closer to meeting on the debate stage ahead of voters deciding who will hold the Oval Office next year.
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RNC urges police to extend protestor restrictions around Milwaukee convention venue
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has reportedly sent a letter to the Secret Service asking them to keep protesters further away from the Milwaukee convention venue in July. The three-page letter, reported first by The New York Times, objected to a plan that had a specific area where protesters would be able to demonstrate. Todd…
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Trump rails against RFK Jr., calling him a ‘wasted protest vote’
The wild card independent candidate has been a source of increasing anxiety for the GOP as he threatens to pull votes from Donald Trump in November.
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Ex-Trump aide on Melania watching hush money trial: ‘I’m sure she’s not happy about it’
Stephanie Grisham, the former press secretary for former President Trump, said former first lady Melania Trump is watching her husband’s hush money trial and is sure she’s not happy with the new details coming to light. While Trump sat in a Manhattan courtroom this week, he complained about being away from Melania on her birthday.…
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Barr suggests people may take Trump rhetoric ‘too literally’
Former Attorney General Bill Barr suggested Friday that people may take former President Trump “too literally,” and Trump wouldn’t carry out serious actions he threatens against other people. When CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins asked Barr if he remembered when the former president said the person who leaked information about him going to a bunker during…
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GOP Rep. Bill Posey won't seek re-election
Florida GOP Rep. Bill Posey announced Friday that he won't seek re-election.
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Harris addresses criticism of her laugh: ‘Don’t be confined to other people’s perception’
Vice President Harris opened up about criticism over her laugh in an upcoming interview. Harris, in an interview with “The Drew Barrymore Show” that will air Monday, acknowledged that people often like to make fun of public figures when they trip or fall, and then mentioned the talk about how she laughs. “You were asking…
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Disillusionment plagues young Latinos who could decide the 2024 race in battleground states
Interviews with nearly two dozen young Latino students on college campuses in battleground states revealed many are uninterested in backing the two main candidates.
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Democratic governors admonish Noem for shooting her dog by posing with their pets
A group of Democratic governors mocked Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) on social media after a passage from her upcoming book entered the spotlight over a story about killing her family dog. In the story, Noem describes getting frustrated with the nearly 14-month-old “Cricket,” a wirehaired pointer, during a hunting trip. The Democrats responded to the…
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Trump says Republicans are leaders on IVF in latest Newsom rebuke
Former President Donald Trump, in a rebuke of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) over the continued battle on how to approach in vitro fertilization (IVF), said Republicans are the “leader[s]” on the issue. “Gavin Newscum, the failed Governor of California, who is allowing his once beautiful State to go to Hell, refuses to recognize that…
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President Biden scraps 'Bidenomics' after slogan falls flat
President Joe Biden has stopped using "Bidenomics" in public remarks after the term fell flat with voters and even fellow Democrats.
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Biden swings at Trump during White House Correspondents’ Dinner remarks as pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside
President Joe Biden took jabs at his predecessor and poked fun at his own age at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday as a sizable group of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the venue underscored the trouble his campaign faces amid criticism over his handling of the war in Gaza.
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Have you heard the one about Trump? Biden tries humor on the campaign trail
President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the goal of getting under the former president's thin skin and reminding the country of his blunders. It started with jabs about his Republican opponent's financial problems, and now Biden regularly pokes fun at Trump's coiffed hair, his pampered upbringing and his attempt to make a few extra bucks by selling a special edition of the Bible. The jokes are the latest attempt to
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US senator questions whether State Dept properly assessing Israel conduct
A Democratic senator on Sunday questioned whether the Biden administration was properly assessing whether Israel was complying with international law, following a Reuters report that some senior U.S. officials did not find that country's assurances credible. "This reporting casts serious doubt on the integrity of the process in the Biden administration for reviewing whether the Netanyahu government is complying with international law in Gaza," Senator Chris Van Hollen said in a statement. The
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New Jersey’s Activist-In-Chief Wants To Flip A Swing Seat
Democrat Sue Altman is hoping voters focus on Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s record without getting hung up on her progressive past.
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Biden administration faces pressure to step up its response to antisemitic incidents on college campuses
As antisemitic incidents mushroom on college campuses, some Jewish leaders and lawmakers from both parties are accusing President Joe Biden's administration of taking a lax approach toward enforcement of civil rights laws, exposing Jewish students to continued harassment.
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Mark Meadows asked the Supreme Court to recognize his 'just following orders' defense. A right-wing justice wasn't buying it.
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, an appointee of Donald Trump, didn't sound like he was going to help Meadows with his Georgia prosecution.
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Biden keeps up his attack on 'sleepy Don' with a slew of jokes aimed at Trump at the White House Correspondents' dinner
President Joe Biden used his White House Correspondents' dinner speech to mock Trump's fallout with Pence and his hush money trial in New York.
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Chuckwalla National Monument would protect swath of California desert and preserve a sacred land
Indigenous Californians want President Biden to establish a national monument in a stretch of desert that is both an ecological wonder and a window into their cultures.
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Trump's reversal on RFK Jr.'s candidacy is 'no surprise' ex-GOP strategist says
Donald Trump attacked Robert F. Kennedy in a Truth Social post after polling showed that the independent candidate could siphon votes away from him.
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Dems, GOP bash Kristi Noem for shooting her dog
The South Dakota governor has seen her political caché skyrocket in recent years and is reportedly a top contender to become Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate.
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Arizona Dem says state is bluer 'not because Arizona is necessarily a blue state,' but from distaste for GOP 'extremism'
Arizona, a key target for both Biden and Trump this fall, has become ground-zero for major issues like immigration and reproductive rights.
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Biden jabs Trump in election-year roast at correspondents' dinner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel's war against Hamas. Biden used the annual black-tie event to chide his Republican rival Donald Trump for immaturity, poke fun at his own advanced age and take on the Washington press corps.
3 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Echoing Their Client, Trump’s Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is a thrice-married man accused of covering up a sex scandal with an adult film actor after the world heard him brag about grabbing women by their genitals. But when Trump’s lawyers introduced him to a jury at his Manhattan criminal trial this past week, they dwelt on a different dimension: “He’s a husband. He’s a father. And he’s a person, just like you and just like me.” That half-hour opening statement encapsulated the former president’s influence over his lawyers and
8 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Who is Rhona Graff, Trump’s Former Assistant Who Is Testifying Against Him?
NEW YORK — For decades, few people had access to Donald Trump like Rhona Graff. Now, Graff, his former personal assistant at the Trump Organization, became the second person to testify against Trump in his criminal trial in lower Manhattan. At Trump Tower, Graff served as Trump’s gatekeeper. She had an office right outside his door, placing her within earshot of Trump’s requests to get someone on the phone. And when someone wanted to reach Trump, they first had to go through Graff, often requiri
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
From New York to Arizona: Inside the head-spinning week of Trump's legal drama
Even by Donald Trump's standards, this was a dizzying week. The first criminal prosecution of a former president began in earnest with opening statements and testimony in a lower Manhattan courtroom. Twice during the week, lawyers for Trump were simultaneously appearing in different courtrooms.
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How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed legislation requiring TikTok parent ByteDance to sell to a U.S. owner within a year or to shut down.
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Migration roils US elections. Mexico sees mass migration too, but its politicians rarely mention it
Republican activists gathered in a school lunchroom last month to hear political pitches from candidates and agreed on the top issue in the Denver suburbs these days: immigration. The area has been disrupted by the arrival of largely Venezuelan migrants coming north through Mexico, they said. “We’ve lived here our whole lives, and now we have to pay for hotels and debit cards and health care” for the migrants, through government spending, said Toni Starner, a marketing consultant.
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A flurry of new rules from the Biden administration attempt to ban noncompetes, boost overtime pay, and increase refunds for delayed flights
The Biden administration introduced new rules aiming to hand some power back to workers, but business groups are gearing up to challenge them.
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A former Democratic Georgia congressman hopes abortion can power his state Supreme Court bid
May's election for the Georgia Supreme Court is playing out as races for the state's highest court have for decades: sitting justices running uncontested. Justice Andrew Pinson is the only one of four incumbents seeking election to draw a challenge, and it's a formidable one. Former U.S. Rep. John Barrow, a Democrat, hopes to harness a voter backlash to abortion restrictions to unseat Pinson in what could be a model for future Georgia court contests in a state that has become a partisan battle
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Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them
Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York’s Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. Aides speak of Trump making appearances in Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta with leaders of color and realigning American politics by flipping Democratic constituencies. The Trump campaign removed its point person for coalitions and has not announced a replacement.
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Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries
In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top offices are held by GOP politicians, the May 7 primary will determine the outcome of the general election in many races. The most-watched is the GOP race for governor, a six-way competition of office-seekers who all have cast themselves as outsiders in an appeal to conservative voters. Indiana also will send at least three new representatives to the U.S. House following a series o
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await
The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. While the endorsement carried Staggs through convention with more than two-thirds of delegate votes, that support may not translate to success at the ballot box. The mayor from Riverton, just south of Salt Lake City, still must face other top contenders in the June 25 GOP primary, including U.S
4 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Former Rep. Peter Meijer ends Michigan GOP Senate campaign
Peter Meijer, who lost his House seat after voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump, has dropped out of a crowded Republican Senate primary in Michigan.
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The central question hanging over Trump’s legal cases: From the Politics Desk
The central question hanging over Donald Trump's legal cases, Mitch McConnell's next big fight, and why Joe Biden is feeling optimistic about the 2024 election.
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Biden administration delays plans to ban menthol cigarettes
The Biden Administration has delayed plans to ban menthol cigarettes, a proposal announced by the Food and Drug Administration years ago.
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
FEC fines ex-Congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for campaign finance violations
The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of a former Illinois congressman $43,475 for failing to refund excess contributions in a timely manner. A letter from the FEC this month reports the fine against Republican Rodney Davis' campaign committee, Rodney for Congress, and its treasurer, Thomas Charles Datwyler.
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Former Rep. Peter Meijer ends his longshot bid for the GOP nomination in Michigan's Senate race
Former Rep. Peter Meijer withdrew his name from the U.S. Senate race in Michigan on Friday, ending a longshot bid to become the Republican nominee and return to Congress after being ousted by voters for supporting an effort to impeach then-President Donald Trump. Meijer announced his candidacy in November and contended for the Republican nomination against former U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers and Justin Amash, in addition to wealthy businessman Sandy Pensler. Meijer met an April 23 deadline to turn i
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Tennessee governor signs bills to allow armed teachers nearly a year after deadly Nashville shooting
Tennessee teachers and staff will be allowed to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds under legislation signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on Friday. Lee, a Republican, had announced his support for the proposal just the day before while flanked by top Republican legislative leaders who had helped shepherd the bill through the GOP-dominant General Assembly. As the idea of arming teachers began to gain support inside the General Assembly, gun control advocates and families began swarm
2 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
Trump on Trial: What we learned from David Pecker’s testimony
We’ve now finished our first week of testimony in former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial – and have one major witness in the books.
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In private, Biden shifts from frustration to confidence that he'll beat Trump
Over the past several weeks, Biden has privately expressed confidence that he’s going to win the November election, according to three people familiar with his comments, in a shift from the frustration with the status of his campaign that he was venting to aides just a couple months ago.
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Florida's Bob Graham remembered as a governor, senator of the people
Former Democratic Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham was remembered Friday by Republicans and Democrats alike as a man whose love for people and his state of Florida transcended partisanship, many of them smiling with memories of his five decades in politics as they passed by his casket in the historic old Capitol. A bouquet of white flowers sent by President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, was alongside the coffin, as Graham's wife, Adele, and four daughters greeted hundreds of mourners. “The true f
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Commerce Department announces new restrictions on U.S. firearms exports
The Commerce Department on Friday announced new restrictions on U.S. firearms exports in an effort to prevent the guns from ending up in the hands of drug traffickers and criminals in other nations. Oversight of legal firearms exports has become a political struggle in Washington since the Trump administration in 2020 moved oversight from the State Department to the Commerce Department — a move that was widely seen as favorable to the firearms industry. President Joe Biden during his 2020 camp
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