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Senate prepares for Mayorkas impeachment articles while GOP braces for possible dismissal motion

The Senate is preparing to receive articles of impeachment from the House of Representatives for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The looming question remains over what Democrats – who are in the majority in the upper chamber – will look to do after being sworn in as jurors on Wednesday. Senate Republicans are turning up the pressure on …

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Trump threatened with jail if he misses hush money trial as Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania

President Biden returns to the campaign trail on Tuesday with a visit to his childhood hometown of Scranton to begin three consecutive days of campaigning in Pennsylvania. While the Democratic incumbent is holding events in the battleground state, his 2024 opponent, Donald Trump, is forced to spend the day in a New York City courtroom for the first ever criminal …

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Trump risks losing key voter base with opposition to Arizona abortion law, pro-lifers say

Former President Trump’s opposition to a strict abortion ban in Arizona has put him at odds with pro-life and Christian activists, who represent a voter base key to his presidential election effort. Last week, the Trump presidential campaign released a statement saying that states should decide how to regulate abortion. Days later, that position was tested when the Arizona Supreme …

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Excused juror reveals selection process for Trump's hush money trial: 'Not a fan'

A potential juror in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York City spoke to the media shortly after she was excused from the pool, highlighting the “serious” mood inside the courtroom. “Definitely serious,” former potential juror Kara McGee, who works in cybersecurity, said on Tuesday. “…Everyone was really taking it upon themselves to step in and do …

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Trump hush money trial is a 'Frankenstein case' that's been 'zapped' into life: Turley

Fox News contributor and George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley explained why former President Trump’s New York hush money case is a “Frankenstein case” on “America Reports.” As jury selection began Monday, Turley said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg took a “dead misdemeanor” and attached it to a “dead alleged felony” and “zapped it back into life.” ABC, NBC, …

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Singapore's outgoing PM to stay on as senior minister, his successor says

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will stay on in the government as senior minister after he steps down next month, his successor said Tuesday. Lee, 72, announced Monday that he will end his 20-year rule and hand over to his deputy Lawrence Wong on May 15. Lee is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister …

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2 Kennedy children endorse opponent of progressive Los Angeles DA, cite parole hearing for RFK's killer

Two of Robert F. Kennedy’s adult children threw their support behind a former federal prosecutor running against current Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, citing his progressive policies, noting that it was the first time they had supported a candidate against a Democrat. Max and Rory Kennedy announced their support of Independent Nathan Hochman in downtown Los Angeles in …

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Senate Dems reveal massive $79M ad spend to protect majority ahead of key matchups

Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is sparing no expense in its bid to keep the upper chamber’s majority in November, announcing a whopping $79 million ad plan across a number of battleground states and desired pick up opportunities. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is set to spend the multimillion-dollar sum on television, digital and radio advertising in several close Senate …

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Grieving mother of fentanyl victim calls for Mayorkas' impeachment: 'My daughter was murdered'

An Arizona mother grieving her 26-year-old daughter’s fentanyl-related death insisted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is to blame as she linked southern border policies to the drug crisis devastating families across the nation. “[Mayorkas] gets paid $200,000 tax dollars a year to kill our children, and one of those children was mine,” Josephine Dunn said Tuesday on “Fox & Friends …

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AG Garland pressed on Hur report, says Biden 'has no impairment'

Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed Wednesday that President Biden has “no impairment” after being pressed by a Republican lawmaker about the findings of special counsel Robert Hur’s report onBiden’s improper handling of classified documents. Garland, speaking to Rep. Ben Cline of Virginia during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the Justice Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request, said “I have …

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