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Why it’s impossible for Trump to get a fair jury: It is preposterous to suggest that any American citizen called as a prospective juror could be “unbiased” when ...
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Why it’s impossible for Trump to get a fair jury
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Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
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Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges ...
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Trump's Stormy Daniels hush money trial hinges on intent of payoff : At Donald Trump's criminal trial, there is no dispute about a central underlying fact: the ...
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Trump's Stormy Daniels hush money trial hinges on intent of payoff 
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Trump’s increasingly charged criminal trial: This case was always bound to have major political implications. Here’s what we can say so far.
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Trump’s increasingly charged criminal trial
Quick Glance: Twelve Jurors Seated in Trump's Hush Money Trial
  • A jury of 12 individuals was empaneled on Thursday in the landmark hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, bringing the proceedings closer to opening arguments and the commencement of weeks filled with compelling testimonies.

  • The upcoming trial is anticipated to present unfavorable testimonies regarding Trump's personal life pre-presidency, including accusations of manipulating business records to suppress narratives in the final days of the 2016 election surrounding his intimate relationships.

  • Central to the trial is a payment of $130,000 made by Cohen just before the 2016 election to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, aimed at preventing her allegations of a sexual encounter with Trump from being publicized in the campaign's final stretch.

  • The selection of the jury holds paramount significance in any criminal proceeding, particularly so when the accused is a former president and the presumed Republican candidate. Potential jurors have undergone extensive scrutiny concerning their online presence, personal backgrounds, and political stances as legal representatives and the judge meticulously scrutinize for partialities that could compromise their impartiality.
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Hungary's Orban tells EU top officials their time is up: The European Union's top officials must be replaced as they do not deserve another chance after the ...
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Hungary's Orban tells EU top officials their time is up
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Modi Urges Strong Government Amid Global Unrest: India Votes: Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for ...
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Modi Urges Strong Government Amid Global Unrest: India Votes
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RFK Jr.’s sister dismisses his candidacy: ‘Let’s talk about reality’: Kerry Kennedy is brushing off her brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s, independent ...
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RFK Jr.’s sister dismisses his candidacy: ‘Let’s talk about reality’
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Election 2024 latest news: Biden seeks to bolster labor support with speech at union conference
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Election 2024 latest news: Biden seeks to bolster labor support with ...
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Jesse Ventura claims he could beat Biden, Trump in hypothetical match-up: Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I) said he could beat both President Biden and ...
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Jesse Ventura claims he could beat Biden, Trump in hypothetical match-up
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India votes in first phase of marathon election as Modi seeks third term: Polls have closed in the first of seven phases that covered 102 constituencies across ...
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India votes in first phase of marathon election as Modi seeks third term
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NC governor says Biden can win state: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said Wednesday he thinks President Biden can win his state in this year’s upcoming ...
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NC governor says Biden can win state
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RFK Jr. qualifies for ballot in battleground Michigan: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. officially qualified for the ballot in Michigan ...
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RFK Jr. qualifies for ballot in battleground Michigan
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Another Republican joins effort to oust Johnson, putting the speaker in real peril
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Another Republican joins effort to oust Johnson, putting the speaker in ...
Quick Glance: Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill Advances in House
  • The House has advanced a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and humanitarian support with rare bipartisan support.

  • Speaker Mike Johnson implemented a strategy to secure support for wartime funding, especially for Ukraine in its battle against Russia.

  • President Joe Biden and even Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump have endorsed the speaker's efforts.

  • To pass each bill, complex bipartisan coalitions need to be formed by Johnson due to his slim Republican majority in the House, relying on Democratic support.
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US reimposes oil sanctions against Venezuela over election concerns: Move in US election year could push up oil prices, but Washington says Maduro has not made ...
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US reimposes oil sanctions against Venezuela over election concerns
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Vote.org planning its largest voter-registration campaign ever: Vote.org is launching its largest-ever voter registration campaign, aimed at adding 8 million ...
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Vote.org planning its largest voter-registration campaign ever
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How Thuringia can prepare for an AfD victory in the state elections: If the AfD were to become the strongest faction in Thuringia, it would have a lot of ...
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How Thuringia can prepare for an AfD victory in the state elections
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In a luxe N.Y. condo, residents battle over dumping the Trump name : “Like when your parents are getting divorced”: Inside the hallways of the building where the ...
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In a luxe N.Y. condo, residents battle over dumping the Trump name
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House progressives unveil 2025 agenda : The Congressional Progressive Caucus will continue to focus on increasing the minimum wage and lowering the cost of ...
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House progressives unveil 2025 agenda 
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RFK Jr. Received $2 Million From His Running Mate, Nicole Shanahan: The infusion of cash into his presidential campaign came a day after he announced Ms ...
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RFK Jr. Received $2 Million From His Running Mate, Nicole Shanahan
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Turning Point Action official resigns after accusation of election-related fraud: Arizona Rep. Austin Smith (R) — who was senior director at the campaign arm of ...
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Turning Point Action official resigns after accusation of election-related ...
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MAGA Las Vegas: Inside a convention for a far-right sheriffs movement: The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association conference in Las Vegas drew ...
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MAGA Las Vegas: Inside a convention for a far-right sheriffs movement
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani makes quick visit to Metro Detroit: The Iraqi leader's visit was not publicly announced ahead of time ...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani makes quick visit to Metro ...
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Rishi Sunak Hit by Fresh Poll Blows as Working Age Voters Desert Tories: UK voters of working age have turned their backs on the governing Conservative Party ...
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Rishi Sunak Hit by Fresh Poll Blows as Working Age Voters Desert Tories
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The U.S. renews oil sanctions on Venezuela citing a failure to allow fair elections
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The U.S. renews oil sanctions on Venezuela citing a failure to allow fair ...
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Can Sunil Kanugolu bring India’s Modi down, 10 years after helping him win?: As India’s election kicks off, a top election strategist is looking for cracks in ...
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Can Sunil Kanugolu bring India’s Modi down, 10 years after helping him ...
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Biden camp decides not to take the bait on Trump’s stormy trial: The president and his team plan a judicious approach to the courtroom drama engulfing their ...
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Biden camp decides not to take the bait on Trump’s stormy trial
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NY Democrat faked signatures on election petition — including 3 dead people: prosecutors
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NY Democrat faked signatures on election petition — including 3 dead ...
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Biden's tariff warnings signal sharp anti-China election battle: The Biden administration's threat to impose more tariffs on China is the latest election-year ...
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Biden's tariff warnings signal sharp anti-China election battle
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India: Election in the world's largest democracy: Six weeks, over a million polling stations: Starting today, India will elect a new parliament and with it a new ...
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India: Election in the world's largest democracy
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India election 2024 live news: Modi seeks third term in weeks-long vote: First of seven phases of the mammoth general election for 543 seats of India’s lower ...
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India election 2024 live news: Modi seeks third term in weeks-long vote
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India Lok Sabha election 2024: Who votes in phase 1 and what’s at stake?: A total of 102 constituencies in 21 states will vote on April 19 for the first phase of ...
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India Lok Sabha election 2024: Who votes in phase 1 and what’s at stake?
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India election: A visual guide to voting in the world’s largest democracy: How the world’s most populous country will vote in their election beginning April 19 ...
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India election: A visual guide to voting in the world’s largest democracy
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Opinion | A Biden Victory in November Turns On This State: Biden needs to find a narrative for his candidacy, then work like hell to push it out ...
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Opinion | A Biden Victory in November Turns On This State
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Biden’s handling of Gaza shakes his support in the Black community: Some Black activists want voters to reject Biden over his Gaza policy. Others see Trump as a ...
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Biden’s handling of Gaza shakes his support in the Black community
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Conservatives win parliamentary election in Croatia: In Croatia, the conservative ruling party HDZ has clearly won the parliamentary elections ...
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Conservatives win parliamentary election in Croatia
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UAW vote at Tennessee plant will test resurgent labor movement: 4,000 workers at the Volkswagen facility are eligible to vote.
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UAW vote at Tennessee plant will test resurgent labor movement
Quick Glance: Historic Vote at Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee
  • This week, 4,300 hourly workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers union.

  • The significance of this vote lies in the potential shift in union dynamics in the South, with the UAW launching a strong campaign to penetrate non-union auto factories in the region.

  • The outcome of this vote could either significantly strengthen or hinder the union, with the UAW needing a majority of yes votes to win.

  • Southern politicians warn of job losses if unionization occurs in the region, while Volkswagen emphasizes respecting employees' right to choose and its substantial investments in the plant.
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Opinion | Be a Wary Reader in the 2024 Election: Disinformation from Russia and China is evolving and has even spread to Capitol Hill.
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Opinion | Be a Wary Reader in the 2024 Election
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India heads to the polls in world’s biggest election: Polls will open Friday for the first phase of India’s marathon general election, kicking off a vote in ...
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India heads to the polls in world’s biggest election
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Trump campaign asks for cut of candidates’ fundraising when they use his name and likeness
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Trump campaign asks for cut of candidates’ fundraising when they use his ...
Quick Glance: Trump campaign seeks share of candidates' donations
  • The Trump campaign asks Republican candidates using his name and image in fundraising appeals to give at least 5 percent of the proceeds to the campaign.

  • The purpose of the 5 percent request is to prevent 'scammers' from misusing Trump's brand and affecting his fundraising efforts.

  • Trump is struggling to catch up to Biden's fundraising and aims to boost his campaign account with the help of donors.

  • The campaign warns of consequences for vendors and requests compliance with guidelines to avoid suspension of business relationships.
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Arizona Republicans again block attempt to repeal 1864 abortion ban: Arizona House Republicans blocked an attempt Wednesday to repeal the state’s 1864 near-total ...
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Arizona Republicans again block attempt to repeal 1864 abortion ban
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans foil another effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
  • Arizona House Republicans once again thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to repeal the state's nearly complete abortion ban from 1864, leaving Democrats without a vote on their repeal bill for the second consecutive week.

  • Despite facing pressure from influential conservatives, such as former President Trump and Senate hopeful Kari Lake, urging GOP leaders to lift the ban, the Republicans blocked the repeal.

  • State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.

  • A similar endeavor to repeal the ban was obstructed by Republicans last week. Following persistent criticism of the law by Democrats both within and outside the state throughout the week, prominent figures like Trump and Lake recognized the political risks and advocated for a change in direction within the Legislature.
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Why Biden Should Not Debate Trump: The networks want their show, but to give the challenger equal status on a TV stage would be a dire normalization of his ...
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Why Biden Should Not Debate Trump
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Biden to Run Ads Across Pennsylvania Attacking Trump on the Economy: Winning the state, where he narrowly defeated Donald J. Trump in 2020, is crucial to his ...
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Biden to Run Ads Across Pennsylvania Attacking Trump on the Economy
Quick Glance: Trump Narrows Gap with Young Voters, Biden's Lead Shrinks - Survey Results
  • A new poll shows that former President Donald Trump continues to reduce his deficit with young voters compared to President Joe Biden.

  • In the Harvard Youth Poll released on Thursday, Biden leads among 18- to 29-year-olds with 45 percent compared to 37 percent for Trump, while 16 percent are undecided.

  • Biden holds a significant lead among likely voters who are non-white or female. He outperforms Trump by 47 points among college graduates and by 23 points among students.

  • The survey also indicates that Trump's younger supporters are much more enthusiastic about the former president than their peers who support Biden, and that Biden's approval rating among young adults is only at 31 percent.
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Florida prosecutor suspended by DeSantis running for re-election : A Florida prosecutor who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for refusing to enforce state ...
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Florida prosecutor suspended by DeSantis running for re-election 
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Kari Lake tells supporters they can ‘strap on a Glock’ ahead of November election
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Kari Lake tells supporters they can ‘strap on a Glock’ ahead of November ...
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Pro-Trump network OANN and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case: Smartmatic accused network of broadcasting baseless conspiracy theories about its ...
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Pro-Trump network OANN and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case
Quick Glance: OAN and Smartmatic Reach Settlement in Defamation Lawsuit
  • Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News announced on Tuesday that they have agreed to a confidential settlement of a defamation lawsuit stemming from the outlet's lies about the 2020 presidential elections.

  • The settlement followed a lawsuit filed by Smartmatic against OAN in 2021, alleging that the right-wing conspiracy network 'victimized' the company and spread lies about its role in the 2020 elections to boost viewership and revenue.

  • OAN previously settled a defamation suit in September with former Dominion executive Eric Coomer, revealing collaboration with individuals to propagate falsehoods about the elections.

  • While the Smartmatic case has concluded, OAN still faces another defamation lawsuit from Dominion regarding the dissemination of falsehoods about the 2020 elections.
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Trump, the defendant, confronts courtroom reality: He's not in charge: Trump is quickly learning that Manhattan's criminal courthouse is not like the court of ...
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Trump, the defendant, confronts courtroom reality: He's not in charge
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Biden wants to hike tariffs on Chinese steel as U.S. election looms: As November draws closer, President Biden is calling for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel ...
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Biden wants to hike tariffs on Chinese steel as U.S. election looms
Quick Glance: Joe Biden Calls for Significant Increase in Tariffs on Chinese Steel
  • US President Joe Biden is pushing for an increase in tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium to strengthen union support in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

  • During a meeting with United Steelworkers union members in Pittsburgh, Biden calls on trade representative Katherine Tai to raise the tariffs from the current average of 7.5 percent.

  • The main focus of the measures is to combat China's new export surge and the ongoing price pressure that makes it difficult for American steel companies to compete.

  • The Biden administration's decision to increase tariffs is expected to impact recent efforts by Washington and Beijing to stabilize relations.
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Indian Security Forces Kill 29 Maoist Rebels Ahead of Election: In news from India, security forces have killed 29 Maoist rebels in the central state of ...
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Indian Security Forces Kill 29 Maoist Rebels Ahead of Election
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Croatians vote in election pitting PM Plenkovic against President Milanovic: Exit polls expected minutes after voting ends at 7pm (17:00 GMT) ...
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Croatians vote in election pitting PM Plenkovic against President ...
Quick Glance: Croatians Choose Between PM Plenkovic and President Milanovic
  • Croatians vote between PM Andrej Plenkovic and President Zoran Milanovic in parliamentary election

  • Plenkovic and HDZ expected easy win, but Milanovic challenged them

  • HDZ ruling party since 1991, supports Ukraine against Russia

  • Corruption accusations, allegations, and political discrepancies shape election campaign
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Justices question obstruction charge against Jan. 6 rioter in case that could affect Trump
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Quick Glance: Justices Question Obstruction Charge Against Jan. 6 Rioter
  • The Supreme Court is considering whether Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstructing an official proceeding, potentially impacting Trump's election interference case.

  • During Tuesday's hearing, justices expressed concerns about the Justice Department's use of the obstruction statute to prosecute those involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

  • A potential consequence of a ruling in favor of Fischer could affect Trump, although this outcome is not definitive. Prosecutors in Trump's case have emphasized that even if Fischer succeeds, Trump's actions would still be governed by a more restrictive interpretation of the law.

  • The provision was enacted in 2002 as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, passed after the Enron accounting scandal. Both Fischer and Trump argue that the obstruction law does not apply to their alleged conduct, meaning the charges should be dropped.
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Biden-Trump cash race heats up: 5 takeaways from latest fundraising: Candidates for various offices have submitted their fundraising totals for the first three ...
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Biden-Trump cash race heats up: 5 takeaways from latest fundraising
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Biden Visits His Pennsylvania Hometown To Call For More Taxes On The Rich And Cast Trump As Elitist
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Biden Visits His Pennsylvania Hometown To Call For More Taxes On The Rich ...
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Commentary: With Lawrence Wong set to take over as PM, the clock starts on battle for hearts and minds
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Commentary: With Lawrence Wong set to take over as PM, the clock starts on ...
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Giuliani loses bid to dismiss $148 million defamation judgment : Rudy Giuliani lost his bid on Monday to dismiss the $148 million verdict handed to him last year ...
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Giuliani loses bid to dismiss $148 million defamation judgment 
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Cash, drugs and booze among record election bribes seized by India: A record quantity of bribes, including cash, booze, drugs and precious metals ...
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Cash, drugs and booze among record election bribes seized by India