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Fact check: RFK Jr. repeats, and then retracts, long-debunked claim that January 6 rioters ‘carried no weapons’
In a formal written statement on Friday, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the wildly inaccurate claim that the participants in the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol “carried no weapons” – and then, three hours later, said he was retracting the claim because he had learned he was incorrect. The claim that…
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Saturday fundraiser for Trump has raised $43 million so far
A high-dollar fundraiser Saturday to benefit former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party has raised $43 million so far, a source familiar with the details told CNN. The event, the first major fundraiser for Trump and the Republican National Committee since he became his party’s presumptive presidential nominee, will have 100 attendees. The Palm Beach, Florida,…
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US and Chinese military officials met in Hawaii to discuss operational safety in the Pacific
US and Chinese military representatives met in Hawaii this week to discuss the safety of forces in the Pacific, marking the first in-person meeting of its kind in years after cancellations by China. The Military Maritime Consultative Agreement Working Group meeting was held in Honolulu on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Eighteen officials from China’s…
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John Eastman wants to keep practicing law, representing Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene – and paying his own bills
Former Trump attorney John Eastman is trying to get his law license back so that he can represent Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene in a political speech fight – and pay his own legal bills as he fights charges stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Eastman is asking a judge…
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US awaits Netanyahu’s response after Biden’s ultimatum
President Joe Biden put his own and America’s credibility on the line in trying to change how Israel is fighting in Gaza. Now, he waits to see how far Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will yield to the most significant tonal and strategic shift by his administration since the start of the war. If Netanyahu declines…
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Biden administration bolsters protections for federal workers, getting ahead of potential Trump moves
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule bolstering protections for career federal workers, marking a move to preemptively halt or significantly slow any efforts by former President Donald Trump, should he win in November, to reduce or alter the federal workforce. “Today, my administration is announcing protections for 2.2 million career civil servants from…
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Judge Cannon rejects a bid by Trump to dismiss criminal charges in classified documents case
A federal judge will not dismiss the classified documents charges against former President Donald Trump, who argued that he had the authority to take classified or sensitive documents with him after he left the White House. The short order from US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday leaves open the possibility that Trump could still…
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Biden to host Japanese PM Kishida next week for official visit as allies seek to counter China
President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at the White House next week for an official visit to the United States, which will include a joint news conference and a state dinner. Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome Kishida and his wife, Kishida Yuko, to Washington on April 8 for…
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Biden and Netanyahu speak for the first time since Israeli strike killed aid workers in Gaza
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are speaking on Thursday for the first time since Israel’s deadly strike on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza, according to a US official. Israel has acknowledged responsibility for the strikes but said the convoy was not targeted and the workers’ deaths were not intentional.…
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‘The Atlantic’ staff writer analyzes Biden administration’s ‘contradictory’ foreign policy patterns
‘The Atlantic’ staff writer analyzes Biden administration’s ‘contradictory’ foreign policy patterns Staff writer for ‘The Atlantic’ David Frum reacts to CNN’s exclusive reporting that State Department officials told House investigators they created Afghanistan withdrawal plans from scratch. Read the full article here