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Trump team wears down Michael Cohen’s credibility in front of jury

Michael Cohen departs his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in New York. The prosecutors’ star witness in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump is returning to the witness stand as defense lawyers try to chip away at Cohen’s crucial testimony implicating the former president. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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Lawyers for ex-President Donald Trump painted Michael Cohen on Thursday as a man who lies about anything and everything in a cross-examination that sought to eviscerate the credibility of the prosecution’s main witness to a 2016 hush payment and alleged crimes to cover it up.

States ask for federal help to block noncitizen voting

A roll of "I Voted!" stickers are shown, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The federal government needs to give states access to critical databases to weed out noncitizens who are registering and casting ballots in elections, Florida’s secretary of state told Congress on Thursday.

A roll of "I Voted!" stickers are shown, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

States ask for federal help to block noncitizen voting

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An Israeli Apache helicopter fires a missile towards the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Former President Donald Trump addresses reporters following the day's proceedings in his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Trump: My only crime was beating Hillary Clinton

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Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during a primary night election party Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Annapolis, Md., after he won the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat opened by Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin's retirement. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Hogan embraces pro-choice label, vows to restore Roe-protected abortion rights into federal law

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SCOTUS rules CFPB funding structure is lawful, jarring conservative attempt to undo Wall Street cop

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A Metropolitan Police Department car blocks the road near the Washington Monument in an effort to discourage crowds from visiting the cherry blossom trees in full bloom, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

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President Joe Biden speaks as he meets in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Actor Jane Fonda briefs reporters on expectations for the new High Seas Treaty, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (Loey Felipe/United Nations Photo via AP)

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Former President Donald Trump addresses reporters following the day's proceedings in his trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Trump: My only crime was beating Hillary Clinton

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States ask for federal help to block noncitizen voting

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