The president said the U.S. is committed to provide defensive weapons, but won’t ship offensive weapons out of concern for the more than 1 million civilians sheltering in Rafah on the Gaza Strip.
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House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Johnson
Maine Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden voted with the majority as Republicans tried to oust their own speaker, stirring an unheard-of level of party turmoil with a move rarely seen in U.S. history.
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Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at D.C. campus
City officials were set to appear before hostile Republicans in Congress who are demanding police crackdowns on protests nationwide, but the hearing was canceled.
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Georgia appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
The move seems likely to delay the case and is the second time in as many days that the former president has gotten a favorable ruling that could push any future trials beyond the November election.
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Judge is asked to question jurors over hefty award in New Hampshire youth center abuse case
Attorneys for the man who won his lawsuit say jurors were unaware of the state law that caps damages at $475,000 per incident and so didn’t know to enumerate ‘incidents.’
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Some colleges that had been permissive of pro-Palestinian protests begin taking a tougher stance
Tensions have continued to ratchet up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across the U.S. and in Europe nearly 3 weeks into a movement launched by a protest at Columbia University.
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In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by protests and war
The president has struggled to balance his support for Israel since the attack by Hamas – the deadliest day for Jews worldwide since the Holocaust – with his efforts to protect civilian life in Gaza.
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TikTok sues U.S. to block the law that could ban the social media platform
The popular social video company alleged the law is so ‘obviously unconstitutional’ that its sponsors are trying to portray the law not as a ban, but as a regulation of TikTok’s ownership.
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Key takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony in Trump hush money trial
The porn actor is at the center of the case because she was paid $130,000 in the final weeks of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to keep quiet about what she says was an unexpected sexual encounter with Trump a decade before.
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Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but launches strikes in Rafah
Hours earlier, Israel ordered some 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating the southern Gaza town of Rafah, signaling that an attack was imminent.