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Trump could owe more than $100 million in taxes as a result of IRS inquiry, report says
Former President Donald Trump could owe more than $100 million in taxes as a result of a yearslong Internal Revenue Service inquiry into claims of huge losses on his Chicago skyscraper, The New York Times and ProPublica reported Saturday.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walks back support for 'full-term' abortions following pressure from campaign
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walks back support for 'full-term' abortions following pressure from campaign
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Will You Accept the Election Results? Republicans Dodge the Question.
Less than six months out from the presidential contest, leading Republicans, including several of Donald Trump’s potential running mates, have refused to commit to accepting the results of the election, signaling that the party may again challenge the outcome if its candidate loses. In a series of recent interviews, Republican officials and candidates have dodged the question, responded with nonanswers or offered clear falsehoods rather than commit to a notion that was once so uncontroversial th
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Donald Trump says Nikki Haley not under consideration for vice president
Trump said Haley isn't under consideration for vice president on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.
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Jill Biden tells Arizona college graduates to tune out people who tell them what they 'can't' do
Jill Biden on Saturday told Arizona community college graduates to tune out the people who like to tell them what they can't do. The first lady shared with graduates of Mesa Community College how her high school guidance counselor told her she wasn't college material and shouldn't waste her time going. Then she got three more, including two master's degrees and, at age 55, a doctorate in educational leadership.
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House Democrat says US-Israel relationship ‘ironclad,’ but discussions should be ‘in private’
Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.) claimed that the U.S.-Israel relationship is “ironclad” amid tensions over Gaza, but suggested that “communication” between the two countries regarding Rafah should be done “behind closed doors.” Wasserman-Schultz reaffirmed that Biden has “stood steadfastly” behind Israel following the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on the south of the country that…
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Judge blocks Biden administration rule capping credit card late fees at $8
A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday blocked a new Biden administration rule that would prohibit credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8.
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Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it's Donald Trump's
President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda -- often Donald Trump’s. In a hotel ballroom in Seattle, at fancy homes in California and at stops in Illinois and Wisconsin over the past week, Biden has been betting that reminding voters about Trump's presidency and highlighting his Republican opponent's latest campaign statements will work to the Democrat's advantage. At a Seattle fundraiser Friday night, Biden brought up Trump's recent interview with Time magazine in
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WABC Radio suspends Rudy Giuliani for flouting ban on discussing discredited 2020 election claims
The former New York City mayor had been warned twice not to discuss “fallacies of the November 2020 election.”
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DOJ wants 40 year sentence for man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer
Prosecutors are arguing David DePape's crimes should be treated as terrorism. He attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer inside their home.
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America's debt tops $34T, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress
For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It's well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing $34.6 trillion in debt. "The consequences if we don’t act now are unbearable,” he said, echoing warnings from his predecessor and other House Republicans.
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Barron Trump declines invitation to be a delegate at the Republican National Convention
Former first lady Melania Trump issued a statement saying Barron Trump would not be participating in the Republican National Convention as a delegate.
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US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday said Israel's use of U.S.-supplied weapons may have violated international humanitarian law during its military operation in Gaza, in its strongest criticism to date of Israel. But the administration stopped short of a definitive assessment, saying that due to the chaos of the war in Gaza it could not verify specific instances where use of those weapons might have been involved in alleged breaches. The assessment came in a 46-page unclas
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Thomas says critics are pushing ‘nastiness’ and calls Washington a ‘hideous place’
The justice has faced criticisms that he accepted luxury trips from a GOP donor without reporting them.
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Democratic Senator calls US report on Israel war conduct ‘woefully inadequate’
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) described the Biden administration’s review of Israel’s war conduct in the Gaza Strip — which acknowledged the likely violation of international humanitarian law using U.S. weapons — as “woefully inadequate,” but did not indicate a ban on arms transfers. “If this conduct complies with international standards, God help us all,”…
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Trump will face Michael Cohen in court as prosecution nears the end of its case
Stormy Daniels is done testifying, but another target of former President Donald Trump is set to take the stand in his criminal trial, his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, multiple sources have told NBC News.
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Kansas' governor vetoes a bill for extending child support to fetuses
Kansas' Democratic governor on Friday vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that child support payments cover fetuses, a measure critics saw as a move by anti-abortion groups toward giving them the same rights as the mothers-to-be carrying them. The measure scuttled by Gov. Laura Kelly was similar to a Georgia law and measures introduced in at least five other states, according to an Associated Press analysis using the bill-tracking software Plural. Supporters in the Republican-controlled Kansas Leg
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Biden faces new Democratic divisions after Israel shift
President Joe Biden significantly shifted his policy toward Israel this week by threatening to withhold U.S. weapons if the Israeli government moves forward with a full-scale invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, while also pledging “ironclad” support for the Jewish state in a speech condemning the rise of antisemitism.
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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's conviction for contempt of Congress
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld Steve Bannon’s conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress.
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Melania Trump says Donald's youngest son, Barron, won't be a Florida RNC delegate — report
Barron Trump won't be able to nominate his father for the Republican nomination due to prior commitments, his mother said in a statement.
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Ex-GOP Gov. Hogan is popular with some Maryland Democrats, but not enough to put him in the Senate
Some Maryland Democrats have a soft spot for Larry Hogan, their former two-term Republican governor in a heavily blue state. Party voters in Tuesday’s primary will decide which candidate they think is in the best position to beat Hogan in November in a state that hasn’t elected a Republican senator in more than 40 years. David Trone, who's in his third term as a congressman, and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks are the leading contenders among the 10 candidates.
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For Arab American Leaders, Biden’s Shift on Gaza Is Too Little, Too Late
WASHINGTON — Seven months into Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, Muslim and Arab American leaders say their channels of communication with President Joe Biden’s White House have largely broken down, leaving the administration without a politically valuable chorus of support for his significant shift on the conflict this week. Biden’s announcement that he had paused a shipment of 3,500 bombs to Israel and would not help with a ground invasion of Rafah was a sea change in U.S. policy that Arab Ameri
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Jan. 6 police officer faces off with veteran legislators in big House race
Democratic voters in Maryland have a tough decision when choosing their likely next member of Congress.
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Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden. Among the recent jabs, Trump this past week posted a roughly four-minute video online in which he called Kennedy “fake,” a “Democrat ‘Plant'” and “Radical Left Liberal who’s been put in place” to help the Democratic president. Directing such fierce attacks at Kennedy may signal concern from Trump and his campaign about the independent's bid in what's expected to be a tight November election,
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‘It’s A Cult’: The Race To Be Trump’s Running Mate Hits New Lows
Not even the threats against Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021 are making Republicans think twice about being Donald Trump’s vice president.
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Biden shores up Silicon Valley support despite lack of enthusiasm
resident Joe Biden is shoring up his support among tech industry Democrats, some of whom are setting aside their reluctance about a second term to focus instead on keeping former President Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
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Nikki Haley keeps racking up votes in final stretch of the GOP primary, and Donald Trump keeps ignoring them
Biden has a strategy for trying to bring anti-Trump Republicans to his side, while Trump still hasn’t reached out to Haley two months after she dropped out of the primary.
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Kerry Kennedy on the family political split: ‘There’s so much at stake’
Kerry Kennedy discusses the collective decision to back Joe Biden over brother Robert F Kennedy Jr and how his impact on the election will be ‘dangerous’
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US campus protests give Trump a target for his violent rhetoric of vengeance
Tough-guy talk about ‘radical-left lunatics’ is an extreme spin on an old playbook but plays well with his Republican base
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Barron Trump, 18, won't be serving as a Florida delegate to the Republican convention after all
Former President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, won't be serving as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention after all, his mother's office said Friday. “While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” Melania Trump’s office said.
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The Flores agreement has protected migrant children for nearly 3 decades. Changes may be coming
The Biden administration wants to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that provides court oversight of how the federal government cares for migrant children in its custody. The request to a U.S. district judge, filed Friday, comes weeks after the Health and Human Services Department published its own rule on safeguards, effective July 1, that Secretary Xavier Becerra said will set “clear standards for the care and treatment of unaccompanied (migrant) children.” In a motion filed in Californi
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Biden faces his next campus test over Gaza: From the Politics Desk
President Joe Biden is facing blowback at Morehouse College ahead of his commencement address over the Israel-Hamas war.
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Biden’s arms threat to Israel ‘better than nothing’ but too late, say U.S. officials who resigned over Gaza policy
Several former Biden administration officials who resigned over the U.S. approach to Israel's deadly offensive in Gaza say they welcome President Joe Biden's threat to suspend arms shipments as a "step in the right direction."
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Louisiana court may reopen window for lawsuits by adult victims of childhood sex abuse
Louisiana’s Supreme Court agreed Friday to reconsider its recent ruling that wiped out a state law giving adult victims of childhood sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits. The law was passed by the Louisiana Legislature in 2021 and amended in 2022. At the time, its chief sponsor, Rep. Jason Hughes, a New Orleans Democrat, cited research that showed the average age for child sex abuse victims to report the crimes is 52.
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Kansas' governor has killed proposed limits on foreign land ownership
Proposed restrictions in Kansas on the foreign ownership of land died Friday when the state's Democratic governor vetoed a bill that top Republican lawmakers argued would protect military bases from Chinese spying. The Kansas House's top GOP leader accused Gov. Laura Kelly of “apathy” toward serious national security threats from China and other nations declared by the U.S. government to be adversaries “of concern,” including Cuba, Iraq, North Korea and Venezuela. The bill would have prohibite
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Morehouse faculty set to vote next week on whether to award Biden an honorary degree
A group of Morehouse College faculty members are pushing to stop the school from conferring an honorary doctorate on President Joe Biden at its commencement ceremony on May 19.
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Will Trump take the stand in his criminal trial?
As prosecutors near the home stretch of their criminal case against Donald Trump, one of the biggest questions looming over the historic trial is whether the former president will take the stand in his own defense.
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Trump’s hush-money trial: here’s what’s happened in the case so far
Catch up on latest news out of Donald Trump’s criminal trial for hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels
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Despite Biden's warning, Israel's Netanyahu tells TV personality Dr. Phil there's 'no other choice' but to assault Rafah
Netanyahu insists on defeating Hamas, even if it means standing alone without US weapon support, amid tensions with the Biden administration.
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Biden's Israel weapons pause won't dent Gaza protests, organizers say
U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to pause shipments of thousands of bombs to Israel over the U.S. ally's attacks on Rafah won praise from some critical Democrats, but won't stop protests about Gaza that have dogged his reelection effort, strategists and organizers say. Biden's decision last week marks the first time he has withheld U.S. military aid from Israel since the country began attacking Gaza seven months ago, pursuing Hamas militants. Republicans and some Democrats have accused Bide
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Republican who voted twice against Israel aid wants to impeach Biden for threatening to hold it back
Rep. Cory Mills has voted against Israel aid twice in recent months. Now, he wants to impeach Joe Biden for threatening to withhold some of it.
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Netanyahu defiant after Biden warning on arms supplies to Israel
U.S. President Joe Biden's warning to Israel that he could withhold some arms supplies has shaken Israelis used to relying on their main ally at a time when the country faces widening political splits and growing isolation over the war in Gaza. Biden threatened on Wednesday to halt supplies of bombs and artillery shells if Israeli forces go ahead with a full-scale assault on the southern Gazan city of Rafah, which is packed with Palestinians uprooted by Israel's war on Hamas. Prime Minister Be
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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction
A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld the criminal conviction of Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected Bannon's challenges to his contempt of Congress conviction for which he was sentenced in 2022 to four months in prison. The judge overseeing the case has allowed him to remain free while he pursues his appe
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US announces a new $400 million package of weapons for Ukraine to try to hold off Russian advances
The U.S. announced a new $400 million package of military aid for Ukraine on Friday, as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the northeast Kharkiv region. This is the third tranche of aid for Ukraine since Congress passed supplemental funding in late April after months of gridlock. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned Thursday that his country was facing “a really difficult situation” in the east, but said a new supply of U.S. weapons was coming and “we will b
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Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal of conviction for defying Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to former President Donald Trump, for defying a subpoena from the congressional panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The ruling brings Bannon a step closer to serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, but he can still mount additional appeals. Bannon was convicted in 2022 of two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress f
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Pro-Israel Pac pours millions into surprise candidate in Maryland primary
United Democracy Project backing Sarah Elfreth, even with Harry Dunn, former US capitol officer, as fellow Democrat in House race
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A campaign ad by a South African party showing a burning flag is called treason by the president
A campaign video for South Africa’s opposition party showing the country’s flag in flames has stoked tensions just weeks ahead of national elections that are seen as the most pivotal since the end of the apartheid system of racial segregation 30 years ago. The opposition Democratic Alliance says the ad is a symbolic depiction of what it claims will befall the country if the ruling African National Congress, or ANC, forms a coalition with two other parties to remain in power after the May 29 ele
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Sen. Bob Menendez Doesn’t Rule Out Testifying In His Bribery Trial
“That’s to be determined,” the New Jersey Democrat told CBS News.
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School board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names
The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district the first in the U.S. to take such an action. By a 5-1 vote, the Shenandoah County board overturned its 2020 decision that stripped a public high school and elementary school of their original names honoring three military leaders of the pro-slavery South in the Civil War. Under the board's action, Mou
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Stormy Daniels, Echoing Trump’s Style, Pushes Back at Lawyer’s Attacks
NEW YORK — Donald Trump, the onetime president, and Stormy Daniels, the longtime porn actor, despise one another. But when Daniels returned to the witness stand at Trump’s criminal trial Thursday, his lawyers made them sound a lot alike. He wrote more than a dozen self-aggrandizing books; she wrote a tell-all memoir. He mocked her appearance on social media; she fired back with a scatological insult. He peddled a $59.99 Bible; she hawked a $40 “Stormy, saint of indictments” candle, that carried
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