Joe Biden Lobbies to Increase U.S. Immigration Ahead of 2024 Election

President Joe Biden is lobbying House and Senate lawmakers to increase immigration to the U.S. months before the 2024 presidential election.

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Top Education Officials Were Warned of FAFSA Overhaul Hurdles in 2020

Documents obtained by The Times show the department’s troubled FAFSA rollout this year came in spite of early warnings that the project required sustained attention.

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Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial focuses on his wife's New Jersey home

A lawyer testifying at Bob Menendez's bribery trial says a New Jersey businessman rescued the Democrat's then-future wife's home from foreclosure just as the senator allegedly helped him secure a lucrative business relationship with Egypt.

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Left-Wing Activists in Nevada Submit Signatures for Abortion Ballot Measure

Left-wing activists in Nevada submitted signatures for a ballot measure that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.

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Judge blocks Biden administration from enforcing new gun sales background check rule in Texas

A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a new rule in Texas that would require firearms dealers to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.

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Trump’s Eyes Wide Shut Strategy

The prosecution rested its case. And Trump rested his eyes.

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Takeaways from a tense Day 19 of the Trump hush money trial

The prosecution rested their case against Donald J. Trump on Monday in the former president’s hush money trial, which is barreling toward a conclusion as soon as next week.

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Furious judge clears court after Trump defense witness audibly reacts from the stand

Judge Juan Merchan reprimands Robert Costello for audible reactions during final hush money testimony

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Oliver Stone at the Cannes Film Fest: 'Lawfare' Being Used to Take Down Donald Trump

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone said "lawfare" is being used to take down former President Donald Trump and his bid to re-take the White House in November.

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U.S. ‘Condolences’ for Raisi Reflect a Delicate Diplomatic Ritual

Whether it’s Stalin or Castro or Kim Jong-il, the United States struggles for the right words when a reviled foreign strongman dies.

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Nevada abortion-rights measure has enough signatures for November ballot, supporters say

Abortion access advocates in Nevada say they have submitted almost twice the number of petition signatures needed to qualify a measure for the November ballot that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu responds to International Criminal Court arrest warrant request

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FDIC Chairman To Resign Following Report On Agency's 'Toxic Culture'

Martin Gruenberg will step down from his post once a successor is appointed.

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CNN reporter reacts to dramatic moment in court between the judge and witness in Trump hush money trial

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Trump says Judge Merchan has way to gain back ‘respect’ despite presiding over ‘witch hunt’ trial

Former President Donald Trump said Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the NY v. Trump case, could earn back "respect" if he dismisses the case.

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Embattled FDIC Chair Says He’s Ready to Resign After Damning Workplace Probe

Martin Gruenberg says he’s willing to step down as soon as his successor is confirmed.

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Trump Media, valued at $7 billion, booked less than $1 million in first-quarter sales

Trump Media posted a loss of $327.6 million in the first quarter because of a financial transaction.

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Family of Black teen executed in Pennsylvania file lawsuit nearly 100 years after his death

Alexander McClay Williams, who was executed at 16 after being convicted of murder in 1931, is the youngest person put to death in Pennsylvania.

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Image shows wrecked police plane in 2020, not crash that killed Iran's president

The Instagram post shows the wreckage from the crash of an Iranian police plane in 2020, not the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

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Are mortgage rates likely to fall in 2024? Here's what Freddie Mac predicts.

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Taxpayer costs for profiling verdict over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns to reach $314M

The taxpayer costs for the racial profiling verdict arising from then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns are expected to reach $314 million by mid-summer 2025.

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What other leaders have died in aircraft crashes? Iran's Ebrahim Raisi only the latest

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is the latest world leader to die in a plane crash. Some have caused suspicion, grief, and conspiracy theories.

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When not to say 'geez' in court

Sparks flew in the courtroom and the prosecution rested its case in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial. It's Monday's news.

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Trump trial live: Closing arguments expected as soon as Tuesday as Cohen testifies

Former president’s estranged ex-lawyer back on the witness stand for further cross-examination

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The many ventures of Michael Cohen

Cohen testified that he’s thought about running for Congress and worked on a reality television show about his life

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WATCH -- Netanyahu Reacts to ICC Indictments: 'Pouring Gasoline on the Fires of Antisemitism'

Netanyahu condemned ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan for seeking warrants against him and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the war in Gaza.

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Panera's Charged Lemonade cited in lawsuit over teen's cardiac arrest

Panera faces another lawsuit over a highly caffeinated beverage that the restaurant chain said it would phase out.

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Mayor Eric Adams May Rescind Diddy’s Key To New York City

Adams presented Diddy with the key to the city last year, but now is considering “what the next steps forward are going to be.”

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Billionaire Dan Snyder funded a movie about Trump. Now he's reportedly furious it's not flattering.

Billionaire Trump donor Dan Snyder funded a movie about Trump, but is livid about its portrayal of the former president, according to Variety.

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What do war crimes warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders actually mean?

"You can't just say: We're acting in self-defense and therefore the rules don't apply to us."

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Prosecution Rests in Donald Trump Business Records Trial

Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his team of prosecutors rested their case against Donald Trump on Monday afternoon.

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A High-Stress Countdown Begins

The prosecution rested its case and closing arguments are expected to begin next week.

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Michael Cohen admits to stealing from Trump while clawing back hush money

Cohen paid a tech firm to rig opinion polls for Trump, then overbilled his former boss as a form of ‘self help’

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State Department offers condolences for death of Iran's president in 'baffling' move, human rights lawyer says

The State Department offered its official condolences Monday for the death of two Iranian officials killed in a helicopter crash over the weekend.

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Michael Cohen Admits to Stealing $30,000 from Trump Organization

‘I was angered because of the reduction in the bonus and so I just felt like it was self-help.’

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Here's what to know about Kentucky's primary election on Tuesday

Kentucky voters head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the presidential, U.S. House and state legislative primaries.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash caused by 'technical failures'

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. His sudden death leaves room for the IRGC to gain more power.

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ROOKE: Biden Paints Morbid Picture Of Morehouse College Grads’ Future In Speech Meant To Uplift Them

President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College, depicting a dark future for Black college graduates.

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Mike Pompeo: Biden Should Restore Trump's Sanctions on the ICC

Pompeo said Biden should restore Trump's sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is targeting Israel for fighting Hamas..

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‘Mean Girls’ Party Barred Server Due to Weight, Suit Alleges

“Paramount Pictures, the distributors of Mean Girls, specifically asked that he be excluded, solely based on his appearance,” a new lawsuit claims.

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Meet the Mars family, heirs to the Snickers and M&M's candy empire, who avoided the limelight for years

The Mars are the second-richest family in America and famously private, but here's what we do know about the heirs to a candy empire.

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Doomsday Dad Chad Daybell’s Kids Take Stand in Murder Trial

His son testified about finding his mother’s lifeless body on the floor of her bedroom.

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Trump Media and Technology Group posts more than $300 million net loss in first public quarter

Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, lost more than $300 million last quarter.

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DJT: Trump Media reports $771,000 revenue for first quarter, net loss of $327.6 million

Trump Media, the parent company of Donald Trump's Truth Social, debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange in March.

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A Kansas Sheriff’s ‘Election Fraud’ Investigation Has People Alarmed

Calvin Hayden “didn’t know anything about elections.” Then, Johnson County voted for Joe Biden.

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‘Rebalance The Bonus’: MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Comes Up With Excuse For Why Cohen Stole From Trump Organization

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell defended former attorney Michael Cohen Monday for admittedly stealing $30,000 from the Trump Organization.

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OpenAI disables ChatGPT voice that sounds like Scarlett Johansson

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Powerful animal sedative likely cause of overdose spike in Chicago

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Jen Psaki Reveals How She Really Felt About Fox’s Peter Doocy

“People often ask me, ‘How much did you hate that guy?’ And I’m always like, ‘No, I didn’t hate him at all.’”

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Trump Trial Chaos: Judge Clears Courtroom Over Witness Behavior

"Are you staring me down?" Judge Juan Merchan asked the defense witness.

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