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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.

Senate passes FAA reauthorization bill, sending legislation to the House

4:34am May 10, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Senate passed a bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires.

Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings Tuesday as Stormy Daniels, far right, answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche look on.

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Judge in hush money trial denies Trump's second request for a mistrial

7:22pm May 09, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

New York Judge Juan Merchan on Thursday denied the attempt to toss out the trial following two days of testimony from adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Image shows opponents of the voter ID law

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Democratic lawmakers say voter ID law was rushed

6:43pm May 09, 2024

by Paul Garber and Sheryl Zhang

Two Democratic state representatives testified in federal court Thursday that the voter identification law passed in 2018 was rushed through the General Assembly by Republi

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In Moscow's Red Square, Putin recalls World War II glory as Ukraine conflict drags on

6:04pm May 09, 2024

by Charles Maynes

Russia marked the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin drew parallels between history and the current fight in Ukraine.

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Stormy Daniels faced cross examination in hush money trial

5:54pm May 09, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

Defense attorneys wrapped up their cross examination of Stormy Daniels. She held her ground, saying she had sex with Trump and was paid to keep quiet about it in the waning days of the 2016 campaign.

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Autocracies are pushing propaganda against democracy itself, says 'Atlantic' writer

4:55pm May 09, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic" about her latest cover story for the magazine, "The New Propaganda War."

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In Sweden, tens of thousands demonstrate against Israel participating in Eurovision

4:25pm May 09, 2024

by Willem Marx

In Sweden, tens of thousands of people are demonstrating against Israel participating in the Eurovision song contest due to the country's actions in Gaza.

Former President Donald Trump greets people after announcing he is running for president for the third time as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., in 2022 as his son, Barron Trump, watches.

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Barron Trump will serve as a Florida delegate at the GOP convention

3:16pm May 09, 2024

by Jeongyoon Han

Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March, has largely been kept out of the spotlight — until now. His name appears on a list of delegates for Florida at the Republican National Convention in July.

Police arrest an alleged thief, not shown, on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, New York. The neighborhood has seen a jump in robbery over the past year. Many residents blame migrants, but this suspect was American.

Migrant crime is politically charged, but the reality is more complicated

1:30pm May 09, 2024

by Martin Kaste

Republicans have raised the alarm about a migrant crime wave. Nationally, crime is down even as immigration has surged, but the concerns are real in some neighborhoods.

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Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee leans against a 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood that has been in his family for years, while campaigning at a parade in Atlanta on April 27. McAfee, the trial judge in the Georgia election interference case, is up for reelection this month in a nonpartisan race.

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The judge and the prosecutor in the Georgia Trump case are running for reelection too

1:08pm May 09, 2024

by Sam Gringlas

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case is running for reelection this month. So is the case's top prosecutor. It's a unique subplot to an unprecedented case.