CNN's Tapper: 'Most' Campus Demonstrations 'Peaceful' and for 'Palestinian Rights' and Not Like Charlottesville

On Thursday's broadcast of CNN's "The Lead," host Jake Tapper reacted to 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump comparing | Clips

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Ex-Makeup Guru Talks. It’s Not Pretty.

Makeup artist Akil McCoy claims he witnessed “acts of selfishness” while working for the rapper and corroborates allegations made by the cameraman suing her.

21 minutes ago

Trump Is Getting What He Wants

The Supreme Court seems to be endorsing his views on presidential power.

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Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after finalizing $1.9B tax cut and refund for businesses

Tennessee’s GOP-controlled General Assembly has adjourned for the year, concluding months of tense political infighting that ultimately doomed Republican Gov.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and ‘mentor’ Trump: Key takeaways from Trump’s day in court

‘I felt that Donald Trump was my mentor. He helped me throughout my career,’ testified David Pecker on latest day of hush money trial

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Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats

Two U.S. officials say Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia.

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High School Athletic Director Framed Principal With Fake AI-Generated Racist Audio

The alleged ploy led police to arrest and charge Dazhon Darien with theft, stalking, disruption of school operations, and retaliation against a witness.

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American arrested in Turks and Caicos after ammo found in luggage out on bail, faces June court date

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USC Cancels Main Graduation over Pro-Palestinian Protests

The University of Southern California (USC) has canceled its main graduation due to pro-Palestinian protests.

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Should Clarence Thomas recuse on Jan.6 cases?

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Seniors say ‘military’ crackdown on USC pro-Palestine protests has ruined final weeks

The university in Los Angeles has seen protests dispersed by police with riot gear and rubber bullets. Students tell Mike Bedigan the final few weeks of academia have been forever tainted by the violence

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Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Who Criticized Trump Says Bureau Failed to Warn Her About Stalker

A man who pleaded guilty to stalking the lawyer, Lisa Page, had been discharged from the Marines after expressing an obsession with her as well as mass shootings, information that was shared with the F.B.I.

35 minutes ago

How Fox News Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Michael Avenatti

The conservative cable giant used to relentlessly mock and scorn Avenatti but now that the convict sympathizes with Trump, they’ll turn to him for expertise.

36 minutes ago

CAIR Calls On MSNBC to Ban ADL Boss Over ‘Iranian Proxies’ Remark

The Muslim civil rights group says Greenblatt should be barred from the network for likening Palestinian and Jewish student protests to Hezbollah.

38 minutes ago

Republicans Sound Alarm On Efforts To Shield Ukraine Funding From American Voters

Officials from Brussels to Washington are working to hamstring former President Donald Trump from taking a different route should he win back the White House.

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Takeaways from the Trump hush money trial: Ex-publisher details tabloid tactics

Former American Media Inc. chairman David Pecker took jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money case inside how he paid for Karen McDougal’s story to keep her quiet about her alleged affair with Trump – and how his decision not to pay for Stormy Daniels’ story led to Michael Cohen ultimately paying for it.

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17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion

Seventeen states are challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions.

49 minutes ago

Pace of economic growth slows as inflation remains stubborn

52 minutes ago

Weepy Weinstein Can’t Wait to Return to NYC

Even if he’s still locked up.

53 minutes ago

Columbia Students File Civil-Rights Complaint over Treatment of Pro-Palestinian Protesters

The complaint claims the school has ‘actively contributed to pervasive racism and discrimination against Palestinian students on campus.’

54 minutes ago

Key Takeaways from Trump’s immunity arguments at the Supreme Court

Much of Thursday’s debate surrounded what an ‘official act’ is and if former president’s alleged actions fell under that

57 minutes ago

Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war

Donald Trump on Thursday claimed a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was “nothing” compared to the college campus protests that have sparked around the country over the Israel-Hamas war.

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King Donald’s Day at the Supreme Court

A political hit job? A military coup? Trump’s lawyer tests the boundaries of a truly imperial Presidency.

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News, Politics, Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis

In-depth reporting, commentary on breaking news, political analysis, and opinion from The New Yorker.

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SCOTUS Poised to Agree with Trump: Former Presidents Have Some Immunity

A majority of Supreme Court justices sympathized with Donald Trump's attorneys' arguments that a president does enjoy some level of immunity.

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Bodycam video shows handcuffed man telling Ohio officers 'I can't breathe' before his death

In video of the April 18 encounter, Frank Tyson can be seen lying motionless on the floor of a bar for more than 5 minutes before police check him for a pulse.

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Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall.

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Astronauts thrilled to be making first piloted flight aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft

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Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump immunity case

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Biden Campaign Tries to Spark Another Donald Trump Hoax by Manipulating Charlottesville ‘Little Peanut’ Quote

The Biden campaign is again working to contrive a false narrative about former President Donald Trump by twisting his remarks.

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Selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York is now illegal

It's now illegal to sell weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York. The first-in-the-nation law went into effect this week.

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Forbes didn't put Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on its cover. Image is fabricated

No such cover exists in Forbes' online vault. The magazine has not ranked people based on the power they have since 2018.

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The wild past 24 hours of Trump legal news, explained

Trump allies newly indicted in Arizona, testimony continuing in New York, and the Supreme Court hearing arguments in DC.

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No cameras allowed: Meet the sketch artists bringing color to the Supreme Court

Those inside the Supreme Court would have to rely strictly on their visual memory of oral arguments – since photography and video are prohibited while court is in session – were it not for the veteran courtroom sketch artists.

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Transgender Rachel Levine Attacks Heterosexuality, Homosexuality

Biden's deputies are using agencies to promote transgenderism throughout society, according to documents posted by America First Legal.

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Trump Defense Attorney Fires Crippling Shots At Alvin Bragg’s Case Just Minutes Into Cross-Examination

Trump's defense attorney fired multiple tough shots at the core of Alvin Bragg's case just minutes into cross-examining the first witness.

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Peter Schey, Tenacious Lawyer Who Defended Migrant Rights, Dies at 77

He won the right to services like school and health care for people illegally crossing the border into the U.S. He also fought the Trump administration’s family separation policy.

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Trump feared for campaign, his not family, as sex scandals were caught and killed, ex-Enquirer CEO tells hush-money jury

Trump was fixated on winning the 2016 election, ex-Enquirer CEO David Pecker told the Manhattan hush-money jury. "His family was never mentioned."

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Giuliani, Meadows indicted in Arizona: What to know

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Agent Removed From Harris’s Detail After ‘Distressing’ Behavior

The Secret Service agent was removed during an incident on Monday morning shortly before Vice President Kamala Harris left for a campaign event in Wisconsin.

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Supreme Court questions Donald Trump obstruction counts while weighing immunity from all charges

Supreme Court justices raised questions about an obstruction charge against Donald Trump and hundreds of others -- while hearing a different case.

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Bird flu particles were found in pasteurized milk. Trump's former surgeon general says he isn't changing what he eats.

Store-bought milk may contain genetic fragments of H5N1 bird flu virus, but a former surgeon general isn't worried about safety of the food supply.

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New testimony in Trump "hush money" trial

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Debates to play a major role in Pennsylvania's 2024 US Senate election

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania wants a series of three debates with his Republican challenger David McCormick ahead of the November election, and McCormick is readily accepting.

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NFL draft kick off in Detroit: What to know

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Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction was overturned. It's Thursday's news.

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S&P 500 futures pop in overnight trading, boosted by Alphabet and Microsoft: Live updates

Alphabet and Microsoft get a lift in extended trading after issuing quarterly results.

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CNN Poll: Few think Trump is being treated the same as other defendants

As the first criminal prosecution of a former American president began just 13% nationwide feel Donald Trump is being treated the same as other criminal defendants, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Most of the country was divided over whether he is being treated more harshly (34%) or more leniently (34%) than other defendants.

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Hersh Goldberg-Polin's mother on Hamas video of son in captivity

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Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse has given their final approval on legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent.

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