Senate approves debt ceiling deal to avoid default
CNN — The Senate approved a bill late Thursday to suspend the nation’s debt limit until Jan. 1, 2025, averting a first US default just days before the deadline. The House earlier this week already approved the measure, which can now be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature. Moments after the Senate passed the debt limit bill, Biden praised Congress for its efforts, saying in a statement: “I look forward to signing this bill into law as soon as possible.” The president will deliver an address to the nation on Friday to avoid default. Suspending the debt limit…
Read More »UMMC to close LGBTQ+ clinic amid political pressure
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is disbanding the LGBTQ+ clinic that came under scrutiny from lawmakers last fall for offering gender-affirming care like hormone therapy and puberty blockers to trans minors. About 67 LGBTQ+ Adults who have received services at the clinic this year, from routine check-ups to gender-affirmation care, will be affected. It is unclear whether trans adults will be able to receive gender-affirming care at other UMMC clinics. The center’s co-director who oversees the TEAM clinic said he felt “completely blindsided” by the decision to close operations on June 30, which was made without him, and worries…
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How AI will revolutionize politics in 2024 and why voters should be watching
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Imagine waking up tomorrow to find that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfeld has made yet another rule change in America’s pastime: All performance-enhancing drugs are legal. Imagine the increases in strength, speed and endurance that baseball would have to deal with as players on every team experimented with pharmaceutical cocktails to give them the ultimate edge. What we’re about to see in the 2024 election cycle, with the introduction of artificial intelligence, is the rise of “performance-enhancing digital.” AI will revolutionize politics in the coming months. Across America, agencies and digital agents—Democrats and…
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Trump says Biden family ‘protected’ by ‘corrupt’ and ‘one-sided’ justice system
Former President Trump said President Biden and his family are “protected” by America’s “corrupt” and “one-sided” justice system, while telling Fox News he should not have been impeached, especially if the officials knew it. at the time, from Hunter Biden’s “evil” laptop. During a Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity in Clive, Iowa, on Thursday night, Trump criticized the “witch hunts” he has faced throughout his political career while illustrating a double standard between how he is handled in front of Biden and his family. TRUMP PLEDGES TO FIGHT DRUG CARTELS, COMBAT FENTANYL CRISIS IF RE-ELECTED IN 2024…
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The political sign lands veteran in the debate about freedom of expression with the police
WARNING: This report contains words and graphic images. Lee Yoshimatsu knew that the political poster in his yard would attract attention: that was the goal. What she didn’t expect were multiple visits from Wickenburg police officers who told her that her anti-Trump messages and images were illegal. “Honestly, I was prepared to take the signs down after the 2022 election until I got a visit from the police,” he said. “And that’s when I got mad.” [Editor’s note: Due to the controversial content of his sign, Lee asked ABC15 to use a last name he uses for business for this…
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Fuller Park shooting today: 7 hospitalized after Chicago police shooting on South Side, COPA, fire officials say
ForLiz Nagy i ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Friday, June 2, 2023 04:12 CHICAGO (WLS) — Seven people were hospitalized after a South Side police-involved shooting Thursday evening, officials said. The incident happened on Wells Street near Root Street in Fuller Park. Police told ABC7 that four people, identified only as men, were shot. Firefighters said at least two of those shot were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious to critical condition. Three CPD officers and two other people were also injured and taken to the same hospital in good condition, CFD said. Police told ABC7 the…
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Trump is liable in the E. Jean Carroll case for sexual abuse, defamation
A federal jury in New York has found former President Donald Trump liable for assault and defamation in a civil trial stemming from allegations that he raped writer E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. He was awarded a total of $5 million in damages. The jury, made up of six men and three women, received the case earlier Tuesday and deliberate for less than three hours. The jury’s decision had to be unanimous. In closing arguments, Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, reminded the jury that for the battery charge, “all it takes is that it’s…
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12:45 PM ET: Senate passes debt ceiling measure – CNN Breaking News Alerts
12:45 a.m. ET: Senate passes debt ceiling measure – CNN Breaking News Alerts – Podcast on CNN Audio 10 p.m. ET: Senate debt limit vote, Bill Cosby lawsuit, Biden falls and more 5 things listen toCNN 5 things Friday June 2 On PC On Mobile Smart Speakers Global US Political Business podcast Hear the news as it breaks, right in your podcast app. From the team behind CNN 5 Things. 12:45 PM ET: Senate passes debt ceiling measure Breaking news alerts from CNN June 2, 2023 12:39 p.m. EDT The Senate passed the debt limit bill Thursday evening. Listen for…
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