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Democrats in tight races support border bill despite past opposition to stricter asylum rules and border wall money

By Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Democrats were roundly united against former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. But as the situation at the border has worsened under President Joe Biden, many Democrats have come to embrace some of the very policies they once opposed. That was on display Thursday in the Senate, when a number

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US issues new visa restrictions, will review relationship with Georgia in response to ‘foreign agents’ bill

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department is implementing a new visa restriction policy in response to a repressive law and crackdowns on protests in Georgia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday. Blinken, who noted that he hopes the country’s leaders will reconsider the so-called “foreign agents”

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Obama makes an appearance at White House’s Kenya state dinner

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The invitation list for Thursday’s White House state dinner included celebrities, politicians, and allies of the president, as President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden roll out the red carpet for Kenyan President William Ruto and first lady Rachel Ruto. Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor LeVar Burton, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,

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Fulton County DA appealing judge’s decision to dismiss some Trump Georgia election subversion charges

By Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss several counts in the Georgia election interference indictment against former President Donald Trump and several codefendants. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who is presiding over the sprawling racketeering case, ruled in March that six

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Aid brought into Gaza via the US constructed pier is now being distributed following days of delays

By Jennifer Hansler, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Aid groups have begun distributing the humanitarian assistance offloaded at the US pier in Gaza to Palestinians, after encountering significant obstacles on distribution routes including Hamas drones and looting that delayed the deliveries. More than 500 metric tons of food and other

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Biden campaign official meets with Haley supporters hours after she said she’d vote for Trump

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — A Biden campaign official met Wednesday night with Nikki Haley supporters from across several states in a pre-scheduled Zoom call hours after the former Republican presidential candidate said she would be voting for Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the call told CNN. The meeting was part of an ongoing effort by the

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Senate Democrats launch investigation into alleged Trump ‘quid pro quo’ with oil executives

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats have launched an inquiry into recent reports that Donald Trump offered oil executives the reversal of some of President Joe Biden’s climate policies upon the former president’s reelection in exchange for campaign contributions. The chairs of the Senate Finance and Budget committees announced in a joint statement

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