Thursday, April 18, 2024
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12-Person Jury is Seated for Trump’s Hush Money Trial, After Juror Who Tore Down Right-Leaning Posters Is Dismissed for Lying About Arrest Record
The judge has yet to seat all the alternate jurors needed for opening statements to begin.
Flights Diverted in Western Iran Amid Reports of Explosions Near Isfahan
Isfahan is home to a major airbase for the Iranian military, as well as sites associated with its nuclear program.
A New and Potentially Decisive Issue Between President Trump and Jack Smith Is Moving To the Fore — Prejudice
A clash is brewing between the special counsel and the 45th president over who holds the constitutional high ground.
Prominent Iranian Dissident Says Regime Is Using Cover of Israel Strikes, Gaza War To Renew Its ‘War Against Women’
Argentina Takes First Steps Toward Becoming ‘Global Partner’ With NATO
Columnists
Editorials
Opinion
Unlike Bill Clinton, Who Claimed ‘I Feel Your Pain,’ Biden’s Economic Message Is: Stop Complaining
With Its Failed Attack on Israel, Iran Has Lost the Narrative
America’s Top 1 Percent Endorse Election Cheating, Oppose ‘Too Much Individual Freedom,’ and Love NPR
Declining Voter Registration Numbers in Swing State of Pennsylvania a Worry for Democrats
National
Republican Attorneys General Sue Biden Administration Over Electric Vehicle Mandates
Republican attorneys general are hoping to have a rule aimed at increasing electric vehicle sales tossed in court.
Knicks Will Tangle With the 76ers in the First Round of the Playoffs as They Dream of a Deep Run
A triumphant regular season sets the stage for hopes of playoff glory.
Metro Detroit Steels Itself for ‘Crime Tourists’ as South American Gangs Take Advantage of Border Chaos, Visa Programs and Spread ‘All Over the Country’
‘We can’t stop it alone,’ a Michigan sheriff tells the Sun, seeking federal border enforcement as his county is targeted by transnational gang members.
House Republicans Demand Columbia Protect Jewish Students, as Anti-Israel Demonstrators Occupy Its Campus
At a hearing Wednesday, Republicans listed off a number of antisemitic incidents in recent months and years that have gone unpunished by the administration.
NPR’s New Chief Executive Faces Growing Scrutiny Amid Fallout From Senior Editor’s Resignation
Critics are also demanding NPR have its government funding withdrawn for prioritizing politics over journalism.
Victims of Unlawful Protest on Golden Gate Bridge May be Paid Damages, California District Attorney Says
Drivers who were ‘falsely imprisoned’ by protesters on the bridge could be entitled to restitution and other victim rights.
Foreign
Trump Criticizes Johnson’s Foreign Aid Bill, Even Though GOP Senators Are Confident It Would Pass
‘If we can get it done then let’s get it done,’ the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee tells the Sun.
‘I Just Heard Enough,’ Yank Envoy Tells the Sun After Walking Out of Iranian Speech at the UN
Biden, meanwhile, emerges as ambiguous on whether he’ll back an Israeli attack on Rafah, Hamas’s last remaining stronghold.
Rafah Operation Gets Washington’s Okay If No Counterstrikes on Iran: Report
Although some Israeli action against Iran’s unprecedented attack seems a foregone conclusion, ahead of the Passover holiday considerable ambiguity prevails.
Biden Reportedly Plans Eventually To Recognize a Palestinian State
Yet because American laws forbid funding any UN body that recognizes Palestine as a full member, even if Biden wanted to support Palestinian UN membership, he would be forced to veto the current motion, several non-American diplomats tell the Sun.
Belgian Courts Rules Conservative ‘NatCon’ Conference To Resume at Brussels Despite ‘Far Right’ Attendees
‘How can Brussels claim to be the heart of Europe if its officials only allow one side of the European conversation to be heard?’
Ukraine, With Capital’s Largest Power Plant Destroyed by Russian Bombardment, Laments Double Standard on West’s Missile Defense for Israel
Neither Israel nor Ukraine is a NATO member.
Politics
Republicans Push To End Taxpayer Funding for NPR Following Investigation of New Left-Wing Chief Executive
One senator and one congressman are introducing legislation to strip federal funds from the liberal news outlet.
‘Squad’ Members and One Republican Vote Against Resolution Condemning Iran’s Attack on Israel
Democrats say the resolution was designed to increase the chances of war in the region.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Leans Into Space Lasers in Amendment to Foreign Aid Bill
Congressman Jared Moskowitz wants the House to declare Ms. Greene is ‘Putin’s Special Envoy to the United States.’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Nominated by Natural Law Party in Michigan, Will Appear on November Ballot
‘He’s the most qualified candidate in the modern-day history of America,’ says the chairman of the Natural Law Party, Doug Dern.
White House Considers Declaring a ‘Climate Emergency’ in Order To Crack Down on Fossil Fuels
Discussions of a declaration come amid record high oil production in America.
Editorials
Opinion
Unlike Bill Clinton, Who Claimed ‘I Feel Your Pain,’ Biden’s Economic Message Is: Stop Complaining
With Its Failed Attack on Israel, Iran Has Lost the Narrative
America’s Top 1 Percent Endorse Election Cheating, Oppose ‘Too Much Individual Freedom,’ and Love NPR
Declining Voter Registration Numbers in Swing State of Pennsylvania a Worry for Democrats
Popular
A New and Potentially Decisive Issue Between President Trump and Jack Smith Is Moving To the Fore — Prejudice
Columbia Learns the Lesson of 1968
‘I Just Heard Enough,’ Yank Envoy Tells the Sun After Walking Out of Iranian Speech at the UN
White House Considers Declaring a ‘Climate Emergency’ in Order To Crack Down on Fossil Fuels
NPR Against the First Amendment
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