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Former President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a recess at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump returned to the courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)

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The first six jurors were chosen Tuesday in a New York trial to decide whether former President Donald Trump criminally concealed hush money payments to a porn star around the 2016 election.

Mayorkas feuds with GOP as Senate begins long-delayed impeachment

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn-in before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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The House finally delivered articles impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, kicking off what’s expected to be an abbreviated process Democrats have vowed will end in acquittal.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn-in before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Mayorkas feuds with GOP as Senate begins long-delayed impeachment

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 12, 2024. The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021. The justices did not comment in leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph Norman of South Carolina. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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An installation and maintenance technician uses a fusion splicer to install fiber optic cable that is being run to a home, in Concord, Vt., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

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A delegate walks to his seat as they arrive at the closing ceremony for China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

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A delegate walks to his seat as they arrive at the closing ceremony for China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Chinese government linked to illicit fentanyl trade

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A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system, deployed to intercept rockets, sits in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Aug. 7, 2022. Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, but does Tehran actually want a war?

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The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge lay on top of the container ship Dali, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Baltimore. The FBI confirmed that agents were aboard the Dali conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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This Tuesday, March 12, 2019 file photo shows the iconic Tommy Trojan statue at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. University of Southern California officials have canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian, a pro-Palestinian Muslim, citing “substantial risks relating to security and disruption” of the event that draws 65,000 people to campus. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

USC cancels speech by valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians

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Britain's Prince Harry, right, and wife Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the 2024 Royal Salute Polo Challenge to Benefit Sentebale, on April 12, 2024, in Wellington, Fla. Prince Harry’s fight for police protection in the U.K. has received another setback. A judge on Monday, April 15, 2024 rejected his request to appeal an earlier ruling upholding a government panel’s decision to limit his access to publicly funded security after he quit as a working member of the royal family. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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Musician Billy Joel performs during his 100th lifetime performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in New York (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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This Jan. 19, 2020, photo shows microplastic debris that has washed up at Depoe Bay, Ore. Dozens of scientists from around the U.S. West will attend a gathering this week in Bremerton, Wash., to better focus the research on the environmental threat. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) **FILE**

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A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system, deployed to intercept rockets, sits in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Aug. 7, 2022. Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, but does Tehran actually want a war?

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Airman 1st Class D'elbrah Assamoi, from Cote D'Ivoire, signs her U.S. certificate of citizenship after the Basic Military Training Coin Ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, in San Antonio, April 26, 2023. The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals in 2024, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes. But the Navy, while improving, expects once again to fall short. (Vanessa R. Adame/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

Army and Air Force say recruiting outlook is getting better, but Navy still falling short

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A delegate walks to his seat as they arrive at the closing ceremony for China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Chinese government linked to illicit fentanyl trade

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fight over foreign aid pushes House GOP to the brink of leadership chaos

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn-in before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Mayorkas feuds with GOP as Senate begins long-delayed impeachment

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An installation and maintenance technician uses a fusion splicer to install fiber optic cable that is being run to a home, in Concord, Vt., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

Senators balk at surveillance law expansion that could loop in cable providers

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U.S. Rep. David Trone, D-Md., is seen speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17, 2019. Rep. Trone has hit an all-time high for self-funding of a primary race after reports revealed he pumped another $18.5 million of his own money into his campaign for Maryland's open Senate seat. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Trone spends over $18 million in personal funds for Maryland Senate seat

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Daniel Kapilov with the Israel Defense Forces recovers from his war injuries at Sheba Medical Center in Israel in this April 2024 photo. (Cheryl Chumley/The Washington Times)

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President Ronald Reagan is applauded by Beverly LaHaye, president of Concerned Women for America, right, shortly before he addressed the group in Arlington, Va., Sept. 25, 1987. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart) ** FILE **

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Ryan Bethea produces "The Exorcist Files," a docuseries podcast that tells true stories from renowned exorcist Father Carlos Martins. He shares some of the unbelievable stories from Season One and what listeners can expect from upcoming Season Two.

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Iranian demonstrators attend an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 15, 2024. World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Former President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a short recess during the second day of jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump returned to the courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. (Justin Lane/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump rakes in over $1 million after first day in New York hush money trial

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President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. Biden has begun three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania in his childhood hometown of Scranton. The Democratic president is using the working class city of roughly 75,000 as the backdrop for his pitch for higher taxes on the wealthy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden uses tax-the-rich mantra in appeal to Pennsylvania’s working-class voters 51 minutes ago

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U.S. Rep. David Trone, D-Md., is seen speaking at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17, 2019. Rep. Trone has hit an all-time high for self-funding of a primary race after reports revealed he pumped another $18.5 million of his own money into his campaign for Maryland's open Senate seat. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

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Former President Donald Trump speaks before entering the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump returned to the courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, right, conferring with defense lawyer Todd Blanche, left, during his appearance at the Federal Courthouse in Washington, Aug. 3, 2023. Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised. He's joining media outlets that say the American public should be able to watch the historic case unfold. (Dana Verkouteren via AP) **FILE**

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, answers questions at a news conference in which he declared a state of emergency for North Carolina, March 10, 2020. Cooper’s decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in bars being shuttered or severely restricted while restaurants that served alcohol could reopen were "illogical" and don't appear justified by evidence, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Julia Wall/The News & Observer via AP, File)

Governor’s ‘illogical’ pandemic rules for bars violated N.C. Constitution, appeals court rules

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Former President Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a recess at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump returned to the courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)

N.Y. court swears in six jurors for Trump hush money trial

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The likeness of Benjamin Franklin is seen on U.S. $100 bills, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Marple Township, Pa. When it comes to the mental load of managing financial tasks, couples can fall into unproductive patterns that can lead to conflict, resentment and even willful ignorance. But by balancing these tasks with other household responsibilities, partners can each take ownership of occasional tasks such as doing taxes or adjusting investments, and day-to-day decisions such as budgeting and spending. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Fewer people getting tax refunds checks in 2024

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The download screen for Truth Social app is seen on a laptop computer, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in New York. Shareholders vote Friday on a deal to merge Trump Media & Technology Group, which runs Truth Social, and Digital World Acquisition Corp. — a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC., also referred to as a blank check company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Truth Social plans to dabble in streaming

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A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system, deployed to intercept rockets, sits in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Aug. 7, 2022. Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

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Airman 1st Class D'elbrah Assamoi, from Cote D'Ivoire, signs her U.S. certificate of citizenship after the Basic Military Training Coin Ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, in San Antonio, April 26, 2023. The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals in 2024, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes. But the Navy, while improving, expects once again to fall short. (Vanessa R. Adame/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

Army and Air Force say recruiting outlook is getting better, but Navy still falling short

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A delegate walks to his seat as they arrive at the closing ceremony for China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

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Israeli military spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, display to the media one of the Iranian ballistic missiles Israel intercepted over the weekend, in Julis army base, southern Israel, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Failed deterrence: Iran attack on Israel a second failure of Biden administration to stop conflict

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The New York Rangers and fans celebrate a shootout victory over the New York Islanders in an NHL hockey game April 13, 2024, in New York. As the NHL playoffs begins this weekend, ushering in the most exciting hockey of the year, business is booming and the league has bounced back in a big way from the pandemic. (AP Photo/John Munson, File) **FILE**

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President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. Biden has begun three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania in his childhood hometown of Scranton. The Democratic president is using the working class city of roughly 75,000 as the backdrop for his pitch for higher taxes on the wealthy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Airman 1st Class D'elbrah Assamoi, from Cote D'Ivoire, signs her U.S. certificate of citizenship after the Basic Military Training Coin Ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, in San Antonio, April 26, 2023. The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals in 2024, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes. But the Navy, while improving, expects once again to fall short. (Vanessa R. Adame/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

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The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) stands on North Capitol Street on April 15, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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In this image from video provided by the U.S. Navy, a Chinese J-16 fighter flies aggressively close to a U.S. RC-135 aircraft flying in international airspace over the South China Sea on Friday, May 26, 2023. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning responded Wednesday, May 31, 2023, to complaints from the United States about a Chinese fighter jet’s dangerous interception of an American Air Force reconnaissance aircraft, saying that China would keep taking measures it deems necessary to safeguard its sovereignty. (U.S. Navy via AP, File)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies budget hearing on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) **FILE**

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Paris, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. On Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, a Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from an F-35 Lightning II over North Charleston, S.C. The search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes north of North Charleston, military officials said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

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The icon for the dating app Tinder appears on a device, July 28, 2020, in New York. Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps are designed with addictive features that encourage “compulsive” use, a proposed class action lawsuit against parent company Match Group claims. The lawsuit filed Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, says Match intentionally designs its dating platforms with game-like features that “lock users into a perpetual pay-to-play loop” prioritizing profit over promises to help users find relationships. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appears before the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Capitol Hill, on April 10, 2024, in Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-la., says he is sending impeachment charges against Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, April 16, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that Mayorkas has "willfully and systematically" refused to enforce existing immigration laws. While the Senate is obligated to convene a trial under the rules of impeachment, Democrats are expected to dismiss or table the charges before any of the arguments are even underway. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., gives remarks during a presentation at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) ** FILE **

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The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. A fake image purportedly showing an explosion near the Pentagon has been widely shared on social media, sending a brief shiver through the stock market. But police and fire officials in Arlington, Virginia, said Monday, May 22, 2023, that the image isn't real and there was no incident at the U.S. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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The Indiana Statehouse appears on May 5, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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Former President Donald Trump speaks before entering the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump returned to the courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Demonstrators protesting the ongoing war in Gaza, block southbound traffic on Interstate 880 in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2024. Traffic in the San Francisco Bay Area was also snarled for hours Monday morning as pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down both directions of the Golden Gate Bridge and stalled a 17-mile (27-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 880 in Oakland. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

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