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Could a gag order be on deck in Fulton Trump case?

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A New York judge this week imposed a gag order on Donald Trump, limiting what the Republican can say about witnesses, jurors and most prosecutors ahead of his April trial over alleged hush-money payments.

Some 850 miles away, the judge in another one of Trump’s criminal cases suggested he’s open to considering a similar measure — not ...Read more

A new US-run pier off Gaza could help deliver 2 million meals a day – but it comes with security risks

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The U.S. has dispatched eight Army and Navy vessels from Virginia to build a temporary pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The aim of this work: to supply food and other necessary items for Palestinians as the war between Israel and Hamas continues and the resulting humanitarian crisis worsens.

Even before Oct. 7, 2023, and the ...Read more

What is Volt Typhoon? A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure

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Volt Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored hacker group. The United States government and its primary global intelligence partners, known as the Five Eyes, issued a warning on March 19, 2024, about the group’s activity targeting critical infrastructure.

The warning echoes analyses by the cybersecurity community about Chinese state-...Read more

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Biden says Arab states ready to recognize Israel in future deal

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President Joe Biden said Arab countries including Saudi Arabia were prepared to “fully recognize Israel” in a future deal as he and his Democratic predecessors Bill Clinton and Barack Obama pushed back on critics of his Middle East policies at a campaign event Thursday.

Biden’s comments came during a discussion with his fellow presidents ...Read more

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'MAGA has your back!': John Eastman disbarment fires up rage in Trump devotees

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The recommended disbarment of attorney John Eastman has infuriated devotees of Donald Trump — and those who see their legal troubles through a lens of religious persecution.

Small-dollar donations have surged to help Eastman fight the forces of “evil” via the Christian fundraising site GiveSendGo. Eastman was on track to haul in some $30,...Read more

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Mayorkas impeachment headed to Senate for April 11 trial

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson said House leaders will send the articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10, which is expected to tee up a Senate trial as soon as the next day.

Johnson and 11 GOP-appointed impeachment managers, in a letter Thursday, asked Senate Majority Leader ...Read more

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Trump stop at NYPD officer's wake stirs sharp contrast with Biden's long-planned Radio City fundraiser, experts say

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NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday headed to the tearful Long Island wake for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller while President Joe Biden jetted into the city for a swanky Manhattan fundraiser.

That could amount to a split screen made in MAGA heaven as Trump seeks to take advantage of the contrast, political analysts said. ...Read more

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Court says South Carolina can use current congressional map

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WASHINGTON — South Carolina can use its current congressional map for the fall election, a panel of federal judges ruled Thursday, finding the U.S. Supreme Court has taken too long to decide an appeal over a ruling that the map is likely unconstitutional.

Last year, the three-judge panel found the state’s congressional map likely was ...Read more

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Trump lawyer: Ex-president cannot be charged for false statements

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The charges against former President Donald Trump in the Fulton County election interference case should be dismissed because he cannot be criminally charged for political speech that is protected under the First Amendment, his lawyer argued Thursday.

“When you look at the allegations against President Trump, all of the allegations — all of...Read more

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Biden raises $25 million in NYC, extending cash lead over Trump

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President Joe Biden will raise $25 million in a one-day New York fundraising bonanza, flexing his political and organizational muscles in the face of Donald Trump.

Biden is raising money Thursday with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton from more than 5,000 supporters at Radio City Music Hall, a unique gathering designed to expand his already-large ...Read more

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Jewish Democratic group backs George Latimer over Rep. Jamaal Bowman

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NEW YORK — A prominent national Jewish Democratic group Thursday endorsed Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s primary challenge to Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a key critic of Israel and the war in Gaza.

The Jewish Democratic Council of America cites Latimer’s “decades of support for the Jewish community and allyship” on a variety of...Read more

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Analysis: 'Take the money and run': Obama, Clinton to raise campaign cash for Biden at A-list NYC event

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WASHINGTON — Celebrities Mindy Kaling, Stephen Colbert, Queen Latifah and Lizzo will attend a pricey Radio City Music Hall function Thursday night. Actor Lea Michele and the multitalented Ben Platt also will be there in New York.

But the main draw will be a rarity in American culture and politics: Three of the six living men who have been ...Read more

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Florida Supreme Court issues no rulings today, leaving decision on abortion-access amendment pending

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida voters must continue to wait to learn whether they will get to vote in November to make abortion access a guaranteed right under the state constitution.

The Florida Supreme Court typically issues opinions on Thursday mornings at 11 a.m. and is expected to decide by April 1 on whether abortion access can be on ...Read more

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Judge rules Georgia Republican Party vice chairman voted illegally

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ATLANTA — A judge ruled Wednesday that the Georgia Republican Party’s first vice chairman, Brian K. Pritchard, violated state election laws when he voted nine times while serving probation for a felony check forgery sentence.

Pritchard, a conservative talk show host, must pay a $5,000 fine and receive a public reprimand from the State ...Read more

What the Supreme Court's abortion pill case could mean for California

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LOS ANGELES — Lee had just been dumped when she found out she was pregnant.

With no car, no job and no support, the 23-year-old — who asked that her last name be withheld for medical privacy — ended up at the virtual clinic Hey Jane, where she was quickly assessed and prescribed abortion medication.

Four months later, thousands of ...Read more

Biden raises $25 million in NYC, extending cash lead over Trump

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President Joe Biden will raise $25 million in a one-day New York fundraising bonanza, flexing his political and organizational muscles in the face of Donald Trump.

Biden is raising money Thursday with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton from more than 5,000 supporters at Radio City Music Hall, a unique gathering designed to expand his already-large ...Read more

Maduro tests limits of Biden administration's fair-election deal

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has so brazenly disrespected his promise for free and fair elections that allies in Colombia and Brazil took to publicly condemning his crackdown on the opposition.

Barring the opposition’s primary winner, Maria Corina Machado, and her little-known substitute, Corina Yoris, from running in this year’s...Read more

The amazing story of the man who created the latest narco-state in the Americas, and how the United States helped him every step of the way − until now

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When Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan in early March 2024, it marked a spectacular fall from grace: from being courted in the U.S. as a friendly head of state to facing the rest of his life behind bars, convicted of cocaine importation and weapons offenses.

“Juan Orlando Hernández abused his ...Read more

Moscow terror attack showed growing reach of ISIS-K – could the US be next?

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A deadly attack in Moscow on March 22, 2024, exposed the vulnerability of the Russian capital to the threat of the Islamic State group and its affiliate ISIS-K. But it also displayed the reach of the network, leading some terror experts to ponder: Could a U.S. city be next?

There has not been a mass casualty assault in the U.S. ...Read more

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Editorial: On medication abortion, the Supreme Court may actually do the right thing

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It always seemed farfetched that anti-abortion doctors could argue that they have the right to ask a court to severely restrict a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration simply because they don’t want to treat women who might experience complications.

Do they even have standing to bring this case? Do they have any proof they ...Read more