| Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee following the 2001 terrorist attacks and opposed the Iraq invasion, has died Details >
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| People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] A lawsuit in Wisconsin argues that voters with disabilities should be able to cast their ballots electronically and that failing to provide that option for the upcoming Aug. 13 primary and November presidential election is discriminatory and unconstitu... Details >
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| The push for school choice in Nebraska is pitting lawmakers against their constituents 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] Nebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public from voting on a ballot measure initiated by their constituents Details >
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| NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] National Public Radio has reportedly suspended a veteran editor who wrote an essay for an outside outlet that criticized his employer for what he says is an unquestioned liberal point of view Details >
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| Trump to meet with Polish president Duda as NATO leaders call for additional support for Ukraine 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in New York Details >
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| Government suffers fresh Rwanda defeats in Lords 2024-04-16 [bbci.co.uk] Peers maintain stand-off with government over flagship controversial Rwanda deportation plan. Details >
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| House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] House impeachment managers have walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate, forcing senators to convene a trial Details >
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| Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] President Joe Biden has begun three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania in his childhood hometown of Scranton Details >
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| Former Michigan House leader and wife charged with misusing political funds 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Prosecutors have filed financial crimes against the former leader of the Michigan House and his wife Details >
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| House Republicans send the Mayorkas impeachment case to the Senate after procession across the Capitol, forcing a trial 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] House Republicans send the Mayorkas impeachment case to the Senate after procession across the Capitol, forcing a trial Details >
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| Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump plans to visit New York’s Harlem neighborhood after spending his second day in a lower Manhattan courtroom as a criminal defendant Details >
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| Liz Truss: The world was safer under Trump 2024-04-16 [bbci.co.uk] Former PM Liz Truss says she hopes Donald Trump wins the next US election. Details >
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| Yousaf: Trans women will be protected by misogyny law 2024-04-16 [bbci.co.uk] The first minister says anyone affected by misogyny will be covered, whatever their biological sex. Details >
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| Government suffers fresh Rwanda Bill defeat in Lords 2024-04-16 [bbci.co.uk] Peers maintain stand-off with government over flagship controversial Rwanda deportation plan. Details >
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| No liberty in addiction, says minister on smoking ban 2024-04-16 [bbci.co.uk] The health secretary seeks to persuade sceptical Tory MPs to back a new tobacco and vapes law. Details >
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| Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] The Supreme Court is questioning whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Capitol riot Details >
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| Biden returns to his Scranton, Pennsylvania, roots to pitch his plan for higher taxes on the rich 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] President Joe Biden will begin three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania in his childhood hometown of Scranton Details >
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| The Latest | First wave of jury selection in Trump 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump has returned to a New York courtroom as jury selection in his historic hush money trial enters a second day Details >
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| Changing course, Florida prosecutor suspended by DeSantis to seek reelection 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Changing course, a Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended from office by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will seek reelection while a court battle continues over his 2022 removal from the post Details >
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| Lawyer for former top lawmaker in Michigan House expects he will be charged 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] A lawyer says prosecutors plan to file charges of financial crimes against the former leader of the Michigan House Details >
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| Analysis: Scottie Scheffler comparisons with Tiger Woods is a tribute to both 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Scottie Scheffler is so dominant these days it brings comparisons with Tiger Woods Details >
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| Several gun bills inspired by mass shooting are headed for final passage in Maine 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] A series of gun safety bills introduced after Maine’s deadliest shooting appears to be headed toward final passage Details >
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| Biden returns to his Scranton roots to pitch tax plan 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] President Joe Biden will begin three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania in his childhood hometown of Scranton Details >
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| Democrats seek to seize control of deadlocked Michigan House in special elections 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Democrats are hoping to win back a majority in the deadlocked Michigan House and regain control of the state government in two special elections Details >
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| Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds Details >
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| Trump will return to court after first day of hush money criminal trial ends with no jurors picked 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump is set to return to a New York courtroom as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016... Details >
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| Charges against Trump and Jan. 6 rioters at stake as Supreme Court hears debate over obstruction law 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] The Supreme Court is taking up the first of two cases that could affect the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020 Details >
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| Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push back 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Some Indiana Republicans in key campaigns for office are fighting for access to detailed abortion reports that the health department stopped releasing to protect patient privacy under a near-total ban on the procedure Details >
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| House to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] House Speaker Mike Johnson says he is sending impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday Details >
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| House Speaker Mike Johnson pushes towards a vote on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing for a vote on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan this week Details >
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| Donald Trump brings his campaign to the courthouse as his criminal hush money trial begins 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Former President Donald Trump spent his first day on trial as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media Details >
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| White House rejects long-shot House Republican effort to get President Joe Biden to testify 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] The White House is rejecting a long-shot effort from House Republicans to get President Joe Biden to testify before lawmakers in the GOP’s stalled impeachment inquiry Details >
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| New Orleans shooting that killed 1, injured 11 renews calls for changes to new concealed carry law 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] A shooting outside a New Orleans nightclub over the weekend has prompted renewed calls from city officials for changes to a pending Louisiana law allowing people to carry concealed handguns without a permit Details >
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| Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Tennessee would join the ranks of states where public school employees have to out transgender students to their parents under a bill advancing in the Republican-supermajority Legislature Details >
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| Hochul announces budget outline as lawmakers continue to hash out details 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the framework of a $237 billion budget that includes broad plans to drive new housing construction, address the influx of migrants and crack down on illegal marijuana shops Details >
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| Atlantic City mayor, wife charged with abusing and assaulting teenage daughter 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife LaQuetta have been charged with endangering and abusing their teenage daughter Details >
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| California officials sue Huntington Beach over voter ID law passed at polls 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] California has filed a lawsuit challenging a voter identification law passed at the polls this year in the city of Huntington Beach Details >
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| New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act include divisive accommodations for abortion 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Workers are entitled to time off and other job accommodations for abortions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, according to finalized federal regulations published Monday Details >
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| House Speaker Mike Johnson is taking complicated approach to passing aid for Ukraine and Israel 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a complicated proposal for passing wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan Details >
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| First day of Trump hush money trial concludes with no jurors picked. Selection process to resume Tuesday 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] First day of Trump hush money trial concludes with no jurors picked. Selection process to resume Tuesday Details >
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| Prosecutors ask judge to fine Trump $3,000 over social media posts about key witnesses in hush money case 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] Prosecutors ask judge to fine Trump $3,000 over social media posts about key witnesses in hush money case Details >
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| Cameron urges invitees not to shun No 10 Eid party 2024-04-15 [bbci.co.uk] The foreign secretary has said it is time to put aside political differences. Details >
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| UK shot down Iran drones to de-escalate - Cameron 2024-04-15 [bbci.co.uk] The foreign secretary is urging Israel to be "smart as well as tough" as it considers its response. Details >
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| Analysis: Iran upends decades of shadow warfare in direct attack on Israel as tensions mount at home 2024-04-15 [abcnews.com] Iran’s direct attack on Israel over the weekend upended decades of its shadowy warfare by proxy, something Tehran has used to manage international repercussions for its actions Details >
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| Former President Donald Trump arrives at court for the start of jury selection in his historic hush money trial 2024-04-15 [abcnews.com] Former President Donald Trump arrives at court for the start of jury selection in his historic hush money trial Details >
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| Chris Mason: Government hopes high for Rwanda plan approval 2024-04-15 [bbci.co.uk] Parliamentary back and forth continues but opposition from peers is expected to diminish this week. Details >
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| Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern 2024-04-15 [abcnews.com] Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy Details >
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| RAF jets shot down a number of Iran drones - Sunak 2024-04-14 [bbci.co.uk] The MoD says the RAF will repel "any airborne attacks within range" of its jets in the Middle East. Details >
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| News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign 2024-04-14 [abcnews.com] Twelve news organizations have issued a joint statement calling on presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates during the White House campaign Details >
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| Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham are again at odds, now over abortion. The strife could help both men 2024-04-14 [abcnews.com] The relationship between Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham has again turned negative after the South Carolina senator criticized Trump for refusing to support a federal abortion ban Details >
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| Honeytrap mystery is even stranger than we thought 2024-04-14 [bbci.co.uk] The BBC unearths crucial new details about the WhatsApp phishing scandal rocking Westminster. Details >
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| Watch: Laura Kuenssberg to grill Health Secretary Victoria Atkins 2024-04-14 [bbci.co.uk] Health Secretary Victoria Atkins and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper are the main political guests. Details >
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| Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court 2024-04-14 [abcnews.com] The rural city of Grants Pass in southern Oregon has become the unlikely face of the nation’s homelessness crisis as its case over anti-camping laws goes to the U.S. Supreme Court Details >
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| Biden wins more delegates in Wyoming and Alaska as he heads toward Democratic nomination 2024-04-14 [abcnews.com] President Joe Biden has nudged further ahead in the Democratic nomination for reelection by winning the party contests in Wyoming and Alaska Details >
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| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. convenes hundreds in Iowa to try for access to November ballot 2024-04-14 [abcnews.com] Robert F Details >
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| Joe Biden wins the Democratic presidential caucuses in Wyoming 2024-04-13 [abcnews.com] Joe Biden wins the Democratic presidential caucuses in Wyoming Details >
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| Progressive candidates are increasingly sharing their own abortion stories 2024-04-13 [abcnews.com] A growing number of progressive candidates are choosing to tell their own abortion stories Details >
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| How a hush money scandal tied to a porn star led to Trump 2024-04-13 [abcnews.com] It was the kind of tawdry tale Donald Trump might’ve shrugged off before his life in politics: a porn actress claiming they’d had sex Details >
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| Biden looks to nudge further ahead with Alaska and Wyoming Democratic delegates 2024-04-13 [abcnews.com] President Joe Biden looks to nudge further ahead in his party’s nomination for reelection with Democratic voting Saturday in Wyoming and Alaska Details >
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| Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows 2024-04-13 [abcnews.com] Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Details >
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| Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills 2024-04-13 [abcnews.com] The governor of Kansas has vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she says is a vague bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion Details >
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| Trump gives support to embattled Speaker Mike Johnson at pivotal Mar-a-Lago meet 2024-04-13 [abcnews.com] Donald Trump has given his support to embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson during a visit to the Mar-a-Lago club in Florida Details >
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| Judge in Trump 2024-04-13 [abcnews.com] Judge in Trump’s NY hush money trial denies request to delay after Trump argued case has garnered too much publicity Details >
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| House approves renewal of warrantless surveillance program after intense fight over changes, sending bill to the Senate 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] House approves renewal of warrantless surveillance program after intense fight over changes, sending bill to the Senate Details >
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| Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature has approved a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought in other states Details >
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| Sadiq Khan launches climate plan for London 2024-04-12 [bbci.co.uk] Mr Khan visited a north London school to launch the plan, with shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband. Details >
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| Energy minister Graham Stuart quits government 2024-04-12 [bbci.co.uk] The MP says he wants to concentrate on local issues, but the prime minister has his full support. Details >
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| How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] Millions of jobs that new immigrants have been filling in the United States appear to solve a riddle that has confounded economists for at least a year: How has the U.S. economy managed to prosper, adding hundreds of thousands of jobs, month after mont... Details >
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| Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about taxes 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] President Joe Biden is headed to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about who he believes should be paying more in taxes and who should be paying less Details >
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| Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall effort targeting Republican leader 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission has rejected a petition seeking to force a recall election of the state’s top elected Republican, who has drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump Details >
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| Many say Biden and Trump did more harm than good, but for different reasons, AP-NORC poll shows 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that more than half of U.S. adults think Joe Biden’s presidency has hurt the country on cost of living and immigration Details >
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| A near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] A stunning abortion ruling this week has supercharged Arizona’s role in the looming fall election Details >
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| Trump to host embattled Speaker Mike Johnson as House swirls in turmoil 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] House Speaker Mike Johnson is making a campaign pilgrimage to visit Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago Details >
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| Manhattan court must find a dozen jurors to hear first-ever criminal case against a former president 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] A dozen Manhattan residents are soon to become the first Americans ever to sit in judgment of a former president charged with a crime Details >
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| Case heard by NC Supreme Court may affect how partisan officials file voter fraud claims 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] The North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments related to voter fraud allegations made after the 2016 election Details >
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| Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says the abortion ruling from justices he chose goes too far 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] A ban on nearly all abortions in Arizona doesn’t sit well with Republican former Gov. Doug Ducey Details >
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| School grants, student pronouns and library books among the big bills of Idaho legislative session 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Idaho lawmakers spent much of an unexpectedly long and sometimes contentious legislative session focusing on bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents by limiting health care and reading materials Details >
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| Nebraska lawmakers pass a bill to restore voting rights to newly released felons 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill to restore of voting rights of those convicted of felonies upon the completion of their sentences, including prison and parole time Details >
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| Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] A federal judge has ruled that Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will be tried separately on allegations that they participated in a bribery scheme Details >
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| Trump tests limits of gag order with post insulting 2 likely witnesses in criminal trial 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Days after a New York judge expanded a gag order on Donald Trump meant to curtail “inflammatory” speech ahead of his upcoming criminal hush money trial, the former president tested its limits by disparaging two key witnesses in the case as liars Details >
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| Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election Details >
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| The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores Details >
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| Recall effort targeting Republican leader in Wisconsin expected to fail 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission is expected to reject petitions seeking to force a recall election of the state’s top elected Republican, who has drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump Details >
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| Sunak on NHS waiting times: We are making headway 2024-04-11 [bbci.co.uk] The PM says "we have not made as much progress" as he would liked on cutting waiting times in England. Details >
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| Streeting: Sunak 2024-04-11 [bbci.co.uk] Labour says it would create two million more appointments in English health services with extra evening and weekend working. Details >
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| Reform UK sorry for not knowing candidate had died 2024-04-11 [bbci.co.uk] The party says it is "mortified" it dropped a candidate for being "inactive" without knowing he had died. Details >
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| Government needs to explain legal advice - Sedwill 2024-04-11 [bbci.co.uk] Former Cabinet Secretary Lord Mark Sedwill was speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Details >
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| Reform leader quizzed on vetting candidates 2024-04-11 [bbci.co.uk] Richard Tice says Reform is the fastest party to get rid of candidates when they act inappropriately. Details >
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| Does Sunak regret not sacking William Wragg? 2024-04-11 [bbci.co.uk] The PM says William Wragg was right to apologise for sharing the phone numbers of MPs with someone he met on a dating app Details >
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| Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well? 2024-04-11 [bbci.co.uk] Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists. Details >
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| Tory MP Murrison wants incinerator permit revoked 2024-04-11 [bbci.co.uk] An MP asks the government to revoke the permit for a planned incinerator in his constituency. Details >
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| Biden administration moves to force thousands more gun dealers to run background checks 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores Details >
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| A Congressman wanted to understand AI. So he went back to a college classroom to learn 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Frightening to some, exciting to others, baffling to many: Artificial intelligence has been called an economic game changer, a threat to democracy or even an existential threat to humanity Details >
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| Pressure grows over rough sleeping clampdown 2024-04-11 [bbci.co.uk] More than 30 groups warn the government that fining or arresting people risks stigmatising the homeless. Details >
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| Denver makes major shift in migrant response by extending support to six months but limiting spaces 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced a major shift Wednesday in the city’s response to the migrant crisis Details >
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| Speaker Johnson to meet with Trump, offers Marjorie Taylor Greene advisory role as own job teeters 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] With his job on the line, House Speaker Mike Johnson is dashing to Florida to meet with Donald Trump this week Details >
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| State dinner for Japan attracts top figures from business, politics and even an ex-president 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Top figures from business, sports and politics — including an ex-president — turned up for a lavish state dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Details >
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| Iowa governor signs bill that gives state authority to arrest and deport some migrants 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that will make it a crime for a person to be in the state if previously denied admission to or removed from the United States Details >
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| For 3rd straight day, New York appeals court refuses to delay Donald Trump 2024-04-11 [abcnews.com] For 3rd straight day, New York appeals court refuses to delay Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial Details >
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| Former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico pleads not guilty in federal fraud case 2024-04-10 [abcnews.com] A former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico has pleaded not guilty to numerous federal charges stemming from a corruption investigation Details >
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