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A member of the National Guard has been arrested for leaking classified documents
US President Joe Biden has travelled to Dublin Castle for an official visit. Biden was accompanied by his wife, Jill Biden, and their two children during his visit to Dublin. Biden’s visit comes a day after he visited the US Capitol, where he received a briefing from Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ben Carson on the…
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The Florida house passed a six-week abortion ban
The Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks ofpregnancy, a proposal signed into law by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. “Right to choose begins before you have sex,” state Rep Kiyan Michael, a Jacksonville Republican, said. The law in Florida states that the drugs used in abortions could only be purchased…
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A defamation trial against Fox News is about to begin
Fox News’ defence in its $1.5 billion defamation suit against Dominion Voting Systems has suggested that President Donald Trump appeared to be trying to get around the judge by saying that he did not want the case heard in the public eye. Trump’s lawyer had earlier claimed that Trump didn’t want the case heard in…
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Russia will make it harder for men to avoid call up
Russia’s Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow more people to volunteer for the military. The measure, which needs President Vladimir Putin’s signature before it becomes a law, would allow people to report for military service up to 30 days prior to the expiration of their compulsory service. The measure would come into…
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Feinstein wants to be replaced on the Judiciary, because of party pressure to resign from the Senate
US Senator Susan Feinstein, the oldest member of the US Congress, has resigned from the Judiciary Committee after being diagnosed with shingles. The 91-year-old said she expected to return at the end of March after being diagnosed with shingles. Last year Feinstein said she wouldn’t seek reelection in 2024. Feinstein is the oldest member of…
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The Arizona House expels a lawmaker for her testimony
The US state of Arizona on Wednesday expelled a Republican legislator after an ethics committee report said that she had invited a witness to present false charges about lawmakers and other state officials. As per the report, Liz Harris had invited Jacqueline Breger to present findings of what Breger and Harris claimed were an investigation.…
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The Tenneesee commission votes on the ousted lawmaker
Shelby County commissioners have voted to appoint William Pearson to the Tennessee House seat which he vacated last week when he and two other Democrats were expelled for calling for gun reform. Pearson was expelled along with Justin Jones after they broke procedural rules to lead a protest from the House floor. Jones was reinstated…
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Biden is going to Ireland for a number of reasons
US President Joe Biden, who arrived in Ireland for a three-day visit, will also visit Belfast and Dublin over the week. This will be Biden’s third visit to Ireland since taking office in the White House in January last year. Last year, Biden met with Irish President Mary McAleese during his first visit to the…
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The judge ruled January 6 cannot be brought up at the Fox News defamation trial
Fox News can’t bring up broadcasts that factchecked Donald Trump’s lies on the 2020 election to prove that other broadcasts that amplified those lies weren’t defamatory, a Delaware Superior Court judge ruled. Those broadcasts are not relevant because someone else told the truth, he added. Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox for defaming it by…
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Taiwanese foreign minister tells CNN that military drills suggest China is ready to begin a war against Taiwan
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has said that the cost of a visit to the country is too high. This comes after China conducted military drills on Taiwan. Earlier, Taiwan’s President sailed back from a 10-day visit to Central America and the US. “China cannot dictate what Taiwan does. And China cannot dictate how our friends…
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There is a long-term problem with the GOP silence on guns and abortion
US President Joe Biden said that the shooting in Nashville, Tennessee was a “terrible reminder” that “we have to do everything we can to prevent such atrocities”. Biden added, “As a country, we have to do more than just respond to these events.” He also said, “Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected…
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Tucker Carlson is said to be the reason Texas Gov. Abbott will pardon a convicted killer
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said that he wants to pardon Daniel Perry, the man who was shot dead during a rally against Black Lives Matter. Perry’s family has called for an expedited review of the conviction of the Army Sergeant who shot him. The state pardons board is mulling a request from the governor…
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Opinion – The one thing that never will be done by Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that Florida’s new Governor, Ron DeSantis, “will be our candidate in 2020 presidential election”. “He’s a very good person, a great person. He’s going to be an outstanding…presidential candidate,” Trump added. DeSantis, who takes office on Saturday, has said he would support US President Trump in the 2020 presidential…
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Jones has called for gun reform in the past
After being expelled from Tennessee House of Representatives, Democrat Justin Jones said he’ll keep campaigning for gun reform. “The first thing I do when I walk into this building as a representative is to continue that call for common sense gun legislation,” Jones added. Jones and another black Democrat, Justin Pearson, were expelled after a…
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Biden is going to Ireland in part for homecoming and also for diplomacy and politics
US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland this week would be a big help in resolving some of the differences, Sinn Fein MP Conor Kennedy said. “The Good Friday Agreement is certainly one of those things where you can get real bipartisan buy-in in Washington,” he added. Biden arrived in Northern Ireland on…
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Local officials are likely to return the Tennessee lawmakers to the state House
The Nashville Metropolitan Council has appointed Michael Jones, who was expelled from the Tennessee State House of Representatives for protesting against gun reforms, to the House of Representatives in an interim capacity. This comes days after the state’s House Speaker said he wouldn’t stand in the way of the appointments if local bodies decide to…
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The lawmakers are expected to return to the state House
Two Democratic state lawmakers were expelled from the US state of Tennessee after they staged a protest on the House floor, calling for gun law reforms. Following the demonstration, the Speaker called it “unacceptable”. The two lawmakers were forced out of the legislature in a two-thirds majority vote last Thursday after they participated in a…
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Governor Greg Abbott wants a pardon for the soldier who shot and killed someone at a BLM protest
Following the conviction of an Army sergeant for killing a protester during Black Lives Matter rally, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that he was working to pardon the officer. Abbott said that Texas has one of the strongest “Stand Your Ground” laws of self-defence that can’t be nullified by a jury or a progressive district…
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Gov. Abbott wants to pardon a man who was recently convicted of murder
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he is trying to pardon a soldier who was sentenced to life in prison last week for killing a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2018. The prosecution believed there was a red light running and that Perry started the confrontation by running into them. Perry was working…
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3 states struck deals to stock up on abortion pill
Texas US Representative Adrian Gonzales has said that he can’t keep the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) away. He made the statement in response to a Republican lawmaker who asked him what he could do to keep the FDA away. This comes after a federal judge ruled that the FDA made a mistake when…
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Protests are being planned on Monday for the Tennessee House expusion
Two former Democratic US lawmakers, who were expelled from the Tennessee House for protesting against gun-law reforms, have said they want their seats back. Justin Jones and Mike Turner were expelled after they staged a protest in the House floor. As per Tennessee law, a state representative must be at least 21 years old, a…
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I used to work at the F.D.A. The Abortion Pill decision is dangerous
Texas Republican Representative Tony Gonzales said that his party could use its House Majority to punish the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if the agency took such a step. His comment comes after a US federal judge in Texas invalidated the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a medication used safely by hundreds of thousands of women…
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Joe Biden called LSU forward Angel Reese after the championship win
After LSU men’s basketball team refused to visit the White House, US First Lady Jill Biden said, “We’ll have the champions come to the White House, we always do.” Reese Witherspoon, a member of the women’s team, had earlier said she wouldn’t attend the visit due to racism and police brutality in the country. However,…
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The Governor wants a pardon for Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, who was responsible for the death of the protester at the BLM protest
US’ Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said that he’s working to pardon Army Sergeant David Perry, who was convicted of killing a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020. “Texas has one of the strongest Stand Your Ground laws of self-defence…that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney,” Abbott…
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The reason for expelling the Black members of the Tennessee Three is thought to be real
A group of Black lawmakers in the US state of Tennessee has said that they were “assaulted” and “humiliated” when a Republican lawmaker asked them to remove their protest over the recent school shooting in the state. “We’re not being silenced. We’re not being ignored,” the lawmakers added. They had been protesting against a bill…