| Clacton reacts to Nigel Farage standing in election 2024-06-04 [bbci.co.uk] Opinion is divided in Clacton as Nigel Farage says he will be standing there at the general election. Details >
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| New Mexico primary holds implications for Legislature and prosecutor in Alec Baldwin case 2024-06-04 [abcnews.com] New Mexico voters are picking their partisan favorites in Tuesday’s primary to reshape a Democratic-led Legislature, with all 112 seats up for election in November Details >
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| New Jersey Democrats and Republicans picking Senate, House candidates amid Menendez corruption trial 2024-06-04 [abcnews.com] New Jersey Democrats and Republicans will decide their parties’ standard-bearers for the Senate along with candidates for the presidency and House Details >
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| After guilty verdict, Trump will appear on the ballot in the last presidential primaries of 2024 2024-06-04 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump’s name will appear on the ballot for the first time since his historic conviction of felony crimes as a handful of states hold the last Republican presidential primary contests of 2024 Details >
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| Biden lays into Trump over convictions and says he now poses a greater threat than in 2016 2024-06-04 [abcnews.com] President Joe Biden has laid into his likely opponent in November’s election, Donald Trump, for being convicted by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments Details >
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| Biden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up 2024-06-04 [abcnews.com] President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a three-phase agreement including an extended truce Details >
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| California Republican takes oath of office to complete term of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 2024-06-04 [abcnews.com] Republican Vince Fong of California has been sworn into Congress after winning a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Details >
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| Sen. Bob Menendez files to run for reelection as an independent while on trial on federal bribery charges 2024-06-04 [abcnews.com] Sen. Bob Menendez files to run for reelection as an independent while on trial on federal bribery charges Details >
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| Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial 2024-06-04 [abcnews.com] U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has filed to run for reelection as an independent even as he is on trial on federal bribery charges Details >
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| Trump raises $141 million in May, bolstered by guilty verdict 2024-06-04 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee say they raised $141 million in May, a massive fundraising haul that includes tens of millions of dollars raised in the aftermath of his guilty verdict in his criminal hush money trial Details >
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| Farage to run as Reform UK candidate in Clacton 2024-06-03 [bbci.co.uk] The ex-Brexit Party leader says he has changed his mind and does not want to let his supporters down. Details >
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| Tory candidate linked to pastors accused of homophobia 2024-06-03 [bbci.co.uk] Darren Millar, who is standing in Clwyd North, says he does not share the views of Yang Tuck Yoong. Details >
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| Starmer says he is prepared to use nuclear weapons 2024-06-03 [bbci.co.uk] Sir Keir Starmer says "security will always come first" under his Labour, distancing himself from Jeremy Corbyn. Details >
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| Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer 2024-06-03 [abcnews.com] Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment Details >
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| Labour candidate told police not to respond in row 2024-06-03 [bbci.co.uk] Barking council leader Darren Rodwell told a podcast he planned to confront a resident at their home. Details >
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| Labour pledges skills shakeup to cut net migration 2024-06-02 [bbci.co.uk] The party says better training can reduce migration, but it will not be setting an overall level. Details >
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| The Latest | Mexico votes in historic elections marred by cartel violence and deep division 2024-06-02 [abcnews.com] Mexicans are voting Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country’s path forward shadowed by cartel violence Details >
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| Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere 2024-06-02 [abcnews.com] As campaigns nationwide experimented with artificial intelligence earlier this year, the Democratic National Committee approached their committees with a request: Sign onto guidelines to use the technology in a “responsible” way Details >
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| Most US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground 2024-06-02 [abcnews.com] America’s schools have just started making progress toward getting students back on track after they fell behind by historic margins during the pandemic Details >
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| In a rare step, 3 South Dakota counties are set to vote on counting ballots by hand 2024-06-02 [abcnews.com] Voters in at least three South Dakota counties will decide whether ballots in future elections will be counted by hand Details >
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| Starmer promises cut to net migration under Labour 2024-06-02 [bbci.co.uk] No timeframe or target figure has been set, as the Tories say "no one believes" the Labour leader is "serious about tackling immigration". Details >
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| Labour has undemocratic culture, says party member 2024-06-01 [bbci.co.uk] Local Labour Party members say they feel they have been kept in the dark over candidate selection. Details >
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| Labour facing questions over candidate selection 2024-06-01 [bbci.co.uk] Local Labour Party members say they feel they have been kept in the dark over candidate selection. Details >
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| 100 years ago, US citizenship for Native Americans came without voting rights in swing states 2024-06-01 [abcnews.com] An act of Congress a century ago guaranteed citizenship to wary Native Americans in an age of forced assimilation and marked the outset of a long journey to secure voting rights Details >
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| Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leader 2024-06-01 [abcnews.com] As voters in Mexico head to the polls, a flurry of false, sexist and misleading posts on social media are blurring the lines between fact and fiction Details >
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| Who is Alvin Bragg? District attorney who prosecuted Trump says he was just doing his job 2024-06-01 [abcnews.com] When Alvin Bragg took office as Manhattan district attorney in 2022, he stunned his own staff by pausing an investigation into former President Donald Trump that appeared to be hurtling toward an indictment Details >
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| Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows 2024-06-01 [abcnews.com] Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Details >
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| Donald Trump 2024-06-01 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump’s lead attorney in his New York criminal case told The Associated Press he was “shocked” at the former president’s calm demeanor when the verdict was read in court Details >
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| FACT FOCUS: Trump responds to guilty verdict with attacks and false claims 2024-06-01 [abcnews.com] Former President Donald Trump on Friday sought to relitigate several aspects of his hush money trial, making several false and unsupported claims after being convicted on 34 felony charges by a New York jury Details >
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| At bribery trial, ex-US official casts Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain in Egyptian meat controversy 2024-06-01 [abcnews.com] At a bribery trial, a former top U.S. agricultural official has cast Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain who tried to stop him from disrupting an unusual sudden monopoly that developed five years ago over the certification of meat exported to Egypt Details >
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| New Jersey attorney general blames shore town for having too few police on boardwalk during melee 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] New Jersey’s attorney general is blaming a Jersey Shore town for not having enough police officers patrolling its boardwalk over the Memorial Day weekend, when the force was overwhelmed and the city temporarily closed the walkway Details >
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| Trump 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] The hush money case that culminated in a conviction of Donald Trump this week was the first of four criminal prosecutions brought against the former president — and likely the only one to reach trial before the November elections Details >
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| Nashville to launch investigation into complaint alleging police lobbied to gut oversight panel 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has announced an independent investigation following a complaint alleging the police department actively lobbied to gut the city’s community oversight board, as well as a number of other misconduct claims Details >
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| Ohio Senate approves fix assuring President Biden is on fall ballot 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] A temporary fix allowing President Joe Biden to appear on this fall’s ballot has cleared the Ohio Senate as the Republican-controlled legislature concluded a rare special session Details >
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| Man who injured police officer during Capitol riot is sentenced to 5 years in prison 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] A military veteran who was convicted of injuring a police officer’s hand during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to five years in prison Details >
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| Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters? 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Back in 2016, Donald Trump famously said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any voters because of it Details >
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| The Latest | Trump delivers rambling response to his hush money conviction 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] A day after a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has delivered a fiery but rambling response to the conviction at a press conference at Trump Tower Details >
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| Running for U.S. president from prison? Eugene V. Debs did it, a century ago 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Following his unprecedented felony conviction, former president and current presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has to wait to find out what his sentence will be Details >
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| Ex-Tory MP Julian Knight to stand as independent 2024-05-31 [bbci.co.uk] Julian Knight announces his intention to stand for the Solihull West and Shirley seat. Details >
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| Diane Abbott free to stand for Labour, says Starmer 2024-05-31 [bbci.co.uk] The Labour leader endorses Diane Abbott to be Labour candidate in Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Details >
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| Donald Trump tries to turn his guilty verdict into campaign fuel and attacks criminal justice system 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his hush money criminal trial and continues to undermine New York’s criminal justice system while trying to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White... Details >
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| The Latest | Following his conviction in hush money case, Trump speaks at news conference 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] A day after a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is speaking at a news conference at Trump Tower Details >
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| Trump Media shares swing wildly and then tumble a day after former president was convicted 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, are rising in early trading on Friday after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial Details >
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| AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Washington, DC, primaries 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Democrats in the nation’s capital will get their chance to weigh in on the race for the White House as the presidential primary calendar enters its final days Details >
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| AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Jersey presidential and state primaries 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Voters in New Jersey will choose candidates vying to replace Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who has held the seat for more than 18 years Details >
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| Trump Media bounces back after conviction of the former president sent shares of social media company tumbling overnight 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Trump Media bounces back after conviction of the former president sent shares of social media company tumbling overnight Details >
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| Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] A new report from a digital civil rights group has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians Details >
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| AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the South Dakota presidential and state primaries 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] South Dakota Republicans’ tug-of-war over their party identity continues in Tuesday’s election, with district-level primaries the main event Details >
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| West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party and registers as an independent 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Democratic Party and registers as an independent Details >
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| Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion ban from women who say their health was put at risk during pregnancies 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion ban from women who say their health was put at risk during pregnancies Details >
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| AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Montana presidential and state primaries 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] The general election for a race that could determine the Senate majority begins right after Montana voters lock in their nominees in Tuesday’s primaries Details >
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| Tory Aaron Bell will not stand in general election 2024-05-31 [bbci.co.uk] Mr Bell says personal and family reasons mean he will not contest the Newcastle-under-Lyme seat. Details >
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| Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] A new federal regulation protecting the rights of transgender students has prompted lawsuits from Republican states that say it would require them to allow transgender athletes to compete on school teams Details >
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| AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the final presidential primaries and caucuses of 2024 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] The 2024 presidential primary calendar is drawing to a close with a handful of primaries on Tuesday and two Democratic caucuses in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands on June 8 Details >
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| Trump Media shares recover after post conviction sell-off 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, are rebounding before the opening bell after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial Details >
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| AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Mexico presidential and state primaries 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] New Mexico voters will be among the last to cast ballots for presidential nominees when the state holds its presidential and state primaries Details >
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| Trump will try to turn his guilty verdict into campaign fuel 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump is gearing up to give a defiant response to his historic criminal conviction Details >
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| California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism for his proposal to eliminate an optional Medicaid benefit for some disabled immigrants Details >
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| The Latest | Trump becomes first former US president to be convicted of felonies 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial Details >
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| Republican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Republican lawmakers are reacting with fury to the felony conviction of former President Donald Trump Details >
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| Fly-tippers to get points on driving licence, Tories promise 2024-05-31 [bbci.co.uk] The party also says it will create a new law to evict repeat offenders from social housing. Details >
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| The Latest | Trump becomes first former US president to be convicted of felony crimes 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial Details >
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| Manhattan DA Bragg says prosecutors followed facts and law 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Manhattan DA Bragg says prosecutors followed facts and law ‘without fear or favor’ after jury finds Trump guilty Details >
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| Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump has been convicted in his New York hush money trial, a landmark jury verdict making him the first former American president to be found guilty of felony crimes in the nation’s nearly 250-year history Details >
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| The Latest | Jury finds Trump guilty on all charges in hush money trial 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial Details >
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| Jury finds former President Donald Trump guilty on some charges in hush money trial; verdict is still being read 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Jury finds former President Donald Trump guilty on some charges in hush money trial; verdict is still being read Details >
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| Former President Donald Trump is convicted of all 34 counts in his New York hush money trial 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Former President Donald Trump is convicted of all 34 counts in his New York hush money trial Details >
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| Donald Trump sat stone-faced in court, looking down as the jury found him guilty on all counts in NY case 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump sat stone-faced in court, looking down as the jury found him guilty on all counts in NY case Details >
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| Former Sen. Joe Donnelly to step down as US ambassador to the Vatican 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] U.S. ambassador to the Vatican and former U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly is stepping down and returning to Indiana Details >
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| Shares in Trump Media slump after former president convicted in hush money trial 2024-05-31 [abcnews.com] Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, have slumped after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial Details >
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| Harris addresses US Air Force Academy graduates near 80th D-Day anniversary 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a sea of white-capped graduates at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation Details >
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| Ohio attorney general must stop blocking proposed ban on police immunity, judges say 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] A federal appeals court panel has ordered Ohio’s attorney general to move forward on a proposed constitutional amendment that would end qualified immunity for police and other government employees Details >
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| Ohio House pairs fix assuring President Biden is on fall ballot with foreign nationals giving ban 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] A temporary fix allowing President Joe Biden to appear on this fall’s ballot has cleared the Ohio House, along with a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns that representatives said was demanded in exchange by the Ohio Senate Details >
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| Former Tory MP backs Labour at general election 2024-05-30 [bbci.co.uk] Mark Logan, who is standing down as an MP, says the Tory Party is "unrecognisable" from a decade ago.
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| Reform would bring in immigration tax on firms 2024-05-30 [bbci.co.uk] Companies would pay a higher rate of employee National Insurance on workers from abroad, under the plan. Details >
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| Jurors are set to resume deliberations in Trump 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] Jurors are set to resume deliberations in Trump’s New York hush money trial after rehearing testimony from key witnesses Details >
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| Schumer, Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged oil industry collusion, price-fixing 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Justice Department to prevent and prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing in the oil industry Details >
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| Jury in Trump hush money trial resumes deliberations after rehearing instructions, testimony 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] The jury in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has resumed deliberations after asking to rehear potentially crucial testimony about the alleged scheme at the heart of the history-making case Details >
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| Only SNP offering route back to EU - McAllan 2024-05-30 [bbci.co.uk] The SNP claim young Scots have been let down by Westminster, citing Brexit and austerity measures. Details >
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| Hunt says income tax squeeze to remain until 2028 2024-05-30 [bbci.co.uk] The Conservatives say a freeze on tax thresholds will remain for three years if they win the election. Details >
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| Chris Mason: Starmer left-wing purge row is not dying down 2024-05-30 [bbci.co.uk] The Labour leader is facing a backlash over claims he is freezing out left-wing election candidates. Details >
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| Labour and Tories make VAT pledges as Greens and Plaid Cymru launch campaigns 2024-05-30 [bbci.co.uk] After Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledges no VAT rise, Labour make the same commitment - denying they were "bounced" into it. Details >
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| Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing by oil industry 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Justice Department to prevent and prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing in the oil industry Details >
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| Labour, Tories and Lib Dems pledge not to raise VAT 2024-05-30 [bbci.co.uk] The parties are trading blows over their spending plans as the official five-week campaign period begins. Details >
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| Labour and Tories promise not to raise VAT after election 2024-05-30 [bbci.co.uk] The two main parties trade blows over their spending plans as the official five-week campaign period begins. Details >
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| VP Harris to address US Air Force Academy graduates 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] Vice President Kamala Harris will speak to U.S. Air Force Academy graduates on Thursday Details >
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| Labour and Tories rule out raising VAT after election 2024-05-30 [bbci.co.uk] It comes as the two main parties traded blows over their spending plans. Details >
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| Jury begins deliberating in Trump 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] Jury begins deliberating in Trump’s hush money case, weighing verdict in first criminal trial of a former US president Details >
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| Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan wins primary runoff 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan wins primary runoff Details >
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| To recuse or refuse? A look at Supreme Court justices 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] In declining to step aside from two high-profile Supreme Court cases, Justice Samuel Alito has provided a rare window on the opaque process by which justices decide to recuse themselves Details >
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| Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Details >
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| Texas Democrat who joined GOP in supporting ban on gender-affirming care for minors loses primary 2024-05-30 [abcnews.com] A four-term Democratic incumbent in Houston has been ousted in a statehouse primary race that centered on her support for a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors Details >
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| Labour wants to exclude me from Parliament - Abbott 2024-05-29 [bbci.co.uk] It comes amid a row over whether the party will select the veteran Labour MP to run at the election. Details >
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| Jury deliberating in Trump hush money trial sends note asking judge to repeat instructions 2024-05-29 [abcnews.com] Jury deliberating in Trump hush money trial sends note asking judge to repeat instructions Details >
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| Jury in Donald Trump 2024-05-29 [abcnews.com] The jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial sent its first note to the judge after less than four hours of deliberations Details >
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| Jury in Trump hush money trial sends note to judge asking for testimony from National Enquirer publisher, Michael Cohen 2024-05-29 [abcnews.com] Jury in Trump hush money trial sends note to judge asking for testimony from National Enquirer publisher, Michael Cohen Details >
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| Murder trial ordered in Michigan killing that stoked anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric 2024-05-29 [abcnews.com] A man accused of killing his Michigan girlfriend after returning to the U.S. following deportation has been ordered to stand trial for murder Details >
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| Labour suspends MP Russell-Moyle over complaint 2024-05-29 [bbci.co.uk] The Brighton Kemptown MP says he will be "exonerated" but has been told he can not stand as a Labour candidate. Details >
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| Wisconsin judge hearing lawsuit challenging union law appears to have signed Walker recall petition 2024-05-29 [abcnews.com] A judge overseeing a challenge brought by unions trying to undo Wisconsin’s law that bans nearly all collective bargaining for public workers appears to have signed a petition in 2011 to recall then-Gov. Scott Walker from office because of anger over t... Details >
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| Jury deliberations begin in Donald Trump 2024-05-29 [abcnews.com] Jury deliberations have begun in Donald Trump’s hush money trial Details >
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