Trump asks hush-money judge to lift his gag order, which would leave him free to seek vengeance against trial witnesses

Without a gag order, Trump would be free to attack Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels — as well as jurors.

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Stephen Colbert Mocks Biden’s Border Order, Age, Failed Attempt to Connect with Young Voters

Comedian Stephen Colbert roasted President Joe Biden on his CBS late-night show on Tuessday, mocking the White House's new border order as well as Biden's failed attempts at connecting with young voters.

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Walmart is giving US hourly workers new bonuses that increase the longer they've been at the company

Walmart announced a slate of pay and benefits perks as the company tries to encourage more employees to stick with the job for longer.

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Stanford President’s Office Occupied by Protesters

The group said it took action in response to administrators “refusing to engage” with demonstrators’ demands.

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Boeing's long-delayed Starliner finally takes off with astronauts on board

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft finally took off on its crewed mission on Wednesday after being plagued by delays.

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Service dogs ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans, researchers say

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Modi Hangs on to Power in India with Smaller Margin

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi narrowly holds on to power as his BJP party loses 50 seats and forms a coalition government.

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Trump again suggests he would try to prosecute his political opponents if reelected

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday again suggested he would try to prosecute his political opponents if he’s reelected as he railed against his criminal conviction in New York.

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Trump super PAC says it brought in $70 million in May as it outlines path to electoral victory

One of Donald Trump’s leading super PACs told donors it raised nearly $70 million in May and shared plans to spend $100 million this summer in key battleground states, according to a copy of a memo sent Tuesday and obtained by CNN.

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Hunter Biden gun trial live updates: Laptop introduced into evidence

President Joe Biden’s son is accused of purchasing a firearm while an active drug user in 2018

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EXCLUSIVE: House Foreign Affairs Chairman McCaul Warns Jen Psaki – Testify Or Face A Subpoena

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) sent a letter to former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki's lawyer, threatening a subpoena.

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Texas Border Mayor: Biden's New Immigration Order is About Election-Year Optics

President Joe Biden invited several border city mayors to his signing of an executive order limiting asylum claims at the southwest border on Tuesday. The order allegedly aims to further reduce slower migrant crossing rates that have dropped precipitously since January. One Texas mayor, Rolando Salinas of Eagle Pass, one of the nation’s busiest migrant crossing points during Biden’s first three years in office, was left off the invite list and questions the motive and timing for the president's newest executive order. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

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Pro-Palestinian protesters barricade themselves inside Stanford University president's office

Students and alumni entered President Richard Saller’s office and will “remain inside the building and are refusing to leave until their demands are met,” according to the group.

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50 Cent goes to Capitol Hill to increase Black representation in liquor industry

Studies found that Black Americans participate as consumers at far higher rates in the liquor industry than they do as business owners or employees

44 minutes ago

First witness testifies in Hunter Biden's felony gun trial

Plus: President Joe Biden issues a border directive. | Wisc. AG Josh Kaul has charged Kenneth Chesebro, other Trump aides in a fake elector scheme.

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US flies long-range B-1B bomber over Korean Peninsula in first live munitions drop in 7 years

The United States flew a B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday in the first live munitions drop over South Korea in 7 years as part of joint air exercises between the two countries, the US and South Korea said Wednesday.

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Elon Musk's X has embraced porn. Now what?

X has revamped its adult content policy in support of "sexual expression." But its safety measures aren't nearly robust enough, experts said.

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Iran's Terrorist IRGC Vows Violence Against 'Child-Killing Zionist Criminals'

The head of the IRGC, Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, declared that Iran would take vengeance on Israel for an airstrike against an IRGC terrorist.

57 minutes ago

New York City's first-in-the-nation congestion pricing shelved indefinitely

The toll program, years in the making, had been set to roll out later this month.

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Why did a House panel vote to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt? We explain

“I will not be intimidated, said the head of the Justice Department after Republicans demand audio from Biden deposition.

59 minutes ago

Lead investigator may not testify in Karen Read trial

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TJ Maxx store workers now wearing body cameras to thwart shoplifters

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GOP House candidate declared himself a 'homophobe' as college student body president

Kevin Coughlin, now running for a swing seat in Ohio, said he was simply criticizing discrimination claims made by the "outer fringes of society."

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US Defense secretary’s chief of staff is stepping down

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff, Kelly Magsamen, is stepping down at the end of the month, Austin said in a statement on Wednesday.

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China’s Highest Waterfall Is Actually Being Fed by Pipes

Officials claimed the unnatural water supply, which was spotted by a hiker, was just for the dry season.

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World hits 12 straight months of record-high temperatures — but as warming continues, it'll be "remembered as comparatively cold"

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Maryland’s Popular Republican Senate Candidate Incurs Trump’s Wrath

When former Gov. Larry Hogan asked Americans to “respect the verdict,” the Trump team turned on his Senate candidacy, jeopardizing a potential Republican pickup opportunity.

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FBI reinstates security clearance for former employee who raised questions about Jan. 6 attack

A former FBI employee who raised questions about the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol had his security clearance reinstated and was awarded 27 months of backpay after being suspended since February 2022, his lawyer told CNN.

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Trump endorsement takes center stage in brutal swing state primary as accusations of 'disloyalty' fly

A behind the scenes battle is taking place among those close to former President Trump over whether he should endorse Sam Brown or Jeff Gunter in Nevada's GOP Senate primary.

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Biden goes to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day

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Report: Distracted Joe Biden Obsesses About Hunter's Gun Trial

President Joe Biden is having trouble focusing on work because he is obsessing and worrying about his son's gun trial in Delaware, a report by Politico claims.

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Tim Cook is about to reveal Apple's plan to dominate the internet for another decade

Apple is hoping to recreate the success of a deal it struck with Google back in 2005 by announcing a partnership with OpenAI fit for the AI age.

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Supercommuting almost 5 hours a day has become much more popular in expensive cities like New York, Phoenix, and Washington, DC

If you're reading this on your commute, you're not alone; many Americans are spending nearly 5 hours a day getting to and from work.

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Trump complains that no jurors smiled at him during his trial in rambling interview

Trump said that he ‘knew we were in deep trouble’ by the jurors’ location in his home state in New York

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Allies Warn Former Fighter Pilots Not to Train Chinese Military Members

A new bulletin says China is trying to step up recruitment of Western-trained fighter pilots to improve its air combat capability.

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'Thrilled to endorse': Conservative super PAC unleashes 7-figure push for early voting in key Senate race

A conservative super PAC endorsed Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy and launched an effort to promote early voting in one of the country's closest watched races.

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TRO Blocking ATF Background Check Rule Extended

The district judge who issued a TRO lasting until June 2, 2024, against the ATF's background check rule has extended the TRO to June 16, 2024.

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Tom Cotton Proposes to Bar Illegal Aliens from Birthright Citizenship

Sen. Tom Cotton unveiled legislation that would bar children of illegal aliens from becoming citizens through birthright citizenship.

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Why Are Democrats Holding Their Fire on Trump’s Conviction?

For Biden consultants to look out at this set of conditions and say “We just don’t know what to do” is worse than political malpractice; it’s civic idiocy

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US Warns ‘Top Gun’ Pilots to Stop Training China's Air Force

US Intelligence officials say China is poaching former US "Top Gun" pilots to teach Chinese pilots one of the hardest maneuvers in aviation

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Eric Swalwell Goes Viral For Blistering Takedown Of GOP ‘Cult’ Of Trump

“Guys, I’m starting to think you’re in a cult,” the California Democrat told his colleagues during a congressional hearing.

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U.S. appeals court rejects SEC oversight rule for private equity, hedge funds

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a Securities and Exchange Commission rule intended to give investors more transparency into private funds.

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Why the Boeing Starliner is significant

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Dollar Tree considers potential sale of its Family Dollar chain amid dismal sales

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Kate Middleton ‘May Never Come Back’ as She Was: Report

The incendiary new claim in Us Weekly is likely to displease the palace, which has discouraged any reporting on Kate’s health.

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Hunter Biden's ex-wife to testify in his felony gun trial

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Taco Chain Closes Dozens of Locations in California after Fast Food Minimum-Wage Hike

The restaurant cited the ‘rising cost of doing business in California’ as the reason for the closures.

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Boeing Starliner to make another attempt at launching NASA astronauts

Boeing aims to launch its first Starliner flight with astronauts on Wednesday, in the latest attempt to fly the long-delayed spacecraft.

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MSNBC Host Chris Hayes Guffaws At Matt Gaetz's Law' Response To Trump Verdict

The cable news channel has been yukking it up lately at Republican antics.

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I left the Bay Area and moved countries for a tech job — and I'm 100 times happier and less stressed now than I was in Silicon Valley

This woman left the Bay Area and moved to Poland with her husband. She ended up getting a tech job and says she lives a way less stressful life.

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