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Israel briefs US on plan to move Gazans ahead of Rafah invasion

The Israeli military has informed aid groups and the Biden administration of a plan to begin removing Gazans from Rafah ahead of an invasion, according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the situation. The Israel Defense Forces recently told the U.S. government and aid groups operating on the ground that they had developed a plan to move people out of Rafah, the main humanitarian hub in the enclave, to al-Mawasi, a small strip of land on the southern Gaza coast. The IDF sent ...

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John Eastman Suspended From Practicing Law by DC Appeals Court

Donald Trump lawyer John Eastman has been temporarily suspended from practicing law in the District of Columbia in response to a similar prohibition by a California judge. The suspension is temporary until the final disposition of the California proceeding, DC Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby wrote Friday. California State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland on May 1 rejected Eastman’s attempt to lift his suspension in that state, saying his disbarment would “safeguard the public” ...

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Trump has paid $9,000 fine for gag-order violation

Published: May 3, 2024 at 3:10 p.m. ET Donald Trump has paid his $9,000 fine for violating the gag order in his hush money criminal trial. The former president paid the penalty Thursday, ahead of a Friday deadline. Trump’s legal team supplied the court clerk’s office with two cashier’s checks — one for $2,000 and one for $7,000. Context: Trump fined $9,000 for nine gag-order violations... ...

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4 Americans charged with ammunition offenses in Turks and Caicos, accused of bringing live ammo to the islands

Four Americans are charged with possession of ammunition offenses in the tropical Atlantic getaway of Turks and Caicos, according to a post from the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. Carrying firearms in Turks and Caicos is prohibited, according to the TCI Government. Bringing firearms or ammunition, including stray rounds, into the British Overseas Territory without prior permission from police is “strictly forbidden.” Individuals who violate the law face a minimum 12 years in prison, ac ...

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Former UK PM Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID

May 3, 2024, 6:35 AM LONDON -- Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring ID to vote in the U.K.'s local elections. British media reported Friday that Johnson — who introduced the requirement for voters to provide ID with a photo when he was in office — was told by polling station staff in South Oxfordshire Thursday that he would not be able to vote without proving his identity. Sky News reported that Johnson, who served as Co ...

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Biden campaign slams Trump's latest unwillingness to accept results of 2024 election

(ABC News) President Joe Biden's campaign on Thursday attacked former President Donald Trump after Trump doubled down on saying that he wouldn't commit to accepting the results of the upcoming presidential election. "If everything's honest, I'll gladly accept the results. I don't change on that," Trump said in an interview on Wednesday with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "If it's not, you have to fight for the right of the country." Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, did go on to say he anticipates the 2024 election will be "honest." In response to Trump's comments, the Biden campaign released a statement accusing Trump of being a "danger to the Constitution and a threat to our democracy."

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After Large Rallies, Trump Is Greeted at Courthouse by a Single Fan

(DNYUZ) On a day off from court, Donald J. Trump on Wednesday flew to Michigan and Wisconsin for campaign rallies in front of thousands of supporters. On Thursday, he returned to a Lower Manhattan courthouse, where a single supporter stood outside waving a Trump 2024 flag. “I don’t feel lonely because my heart is with Trump,” said the flag-holder, Lily Qi, 62, of Wilmington, Del., as she stood in the park across from the New York City Criminal Court.

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RFK Jr. Event Hosted by MAGA Group With Jan. 6 ties

(Daily Beast) Last Saturday, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appeared at an event that felt entirely on-brand for the anti-vaccine champion: a so-called “medical freedom conference” near Buffalo, New York. But the group that hosted Kennedy isn’t just skeptical of vaccines. It’s also skeptical of the fact that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. That group, Constitutional Coalition of New York State, has founders who not only have ties to Donald Trump but are also connected to the stop-the-steal movement through their activist network, which includes groups that had a presence at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

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Trump Says He Won't Debate RFK Jr.

(Political Wire) Donald Trump on Thursday scoffed at the notion that he would debate long shot presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. even as the former president’s allies show more concern about Kennedy’s campaign,” Business Insider reports. Said Trump: “He’s, uh, not a serious candidate. They say he hurts Biden. I don’t know who he hurts, he might hurt me. I don’t know. He has very low numbers, certainly not numbers that he can debate with. He’s got to get his numbers a lot higher before he’s credible.”

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Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day

1 hr ago - LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Republican National Committee on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day, as the state's law currently permits. The law, passed by Democrats in 2021, pe ... (AP)

Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law

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John Eastman Suspended From Practicing Law by DC Appeals Court

2 hrs ago - Donald Trump lawyer John Eastman has been temporarily suspended from practicing law in the District of Columbia in response to a similar prohibition by a California judge. The suspension is temporary until the final disposition of the California proc ... (BloombergLaw)

Biden vetoes bid to repeal US labor board rule on contract, franchise workers

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Trump has paid $9,000 fine for gag-order violation

3 hrs ago - Published: May 3, 2024 at 3:10 p.m. ET Donald Trump has paid his $9,000 fine for violating the gag order in his hush money criminal trial. The former president paid the penalty Thursday, ahead of a Friday deadline. Trump’s legal team supplied t ... (MarketWatch/AP)

Former government employee charged with falsely accusing coworkers of participating in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

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4 Americans charged with ammunition offenses in Turks and Caicos, accused of bringing live ammo to the islands

4 hrs ago - Four Americans are charged with possession of ammunition offenses in the tropical Atlantic getaway of Turks and Caicos, according to a post from the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. Carrying firearms in Turks and Caicos is prohibited, according t ... (CNN)

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Israel briefs US on plan to move Gazans ahead of Rafah invasion

6 hrs ago - The Israeli military has informed aid groups and the Biden administration of a plan to begin removing Gazans from Rafah ahead of an invasion, according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the situation. The Israel Defense Forces rec ... (Politico)

Former UK PM Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID

6 hrs ago - May 3, 2024, 6:35 AM LONDON -- Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring ID to vote in the U.K.'s local elections. British media reported Friday that Johnson — who introduced the ... (ABC News/AP)

Mark Meadows unmasked in Arizona fake electors indictment, faces 9 felony charges: Report

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Exclusive: Biden campaign rolls out new abortion ads aimed at Latino men

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Jeffco GOP cancels Kristi Noem event amid dog-killing controversy

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"Please let your attorney know": Judge tells Trump he can testify at his hush money trial

8 hrs ago - Published May 3, 2024 11:26AM (EDT) Donald Trump has falsely claimed that he can "not testify" in his own trial because of the gag order. On Friday, Judge Juan Merchan corrected him. The gag order “does not prohibit you from taking the stand," M ... (Salon)

Hope Hicks, a former close Trump adviser, takes the witness stand in his hush money trial

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Missouri abortion rights group collects enough signatures to advance ballot measure

8 hrs ago - May 3, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT A proposed amendment to enshrine abortion access in Missouri’s constitution cleared a key hurdle Friday to appear on the ballot this year after a coalition of reproductive rights advocates submitted the required number ... (NBC News)