Kirby: Russia used North Korean missiles in Ukraine

Russia recently used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles, a top White House official said Thursday. "Our information indicates that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea recently provided Russia with ballistic missile launchers and several ballistic missiles. On Dec. 30, 2023, Russian forces launched at least one of these North Korean...

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‘The grassroots have left DeSantis’: Trump crushes Florida governor in Miami-Dade GOP straw poll

MIAMI — Donald Trump trounced Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor’s home state. Again. Miami-Dade County Republicans overwhelmingly chose Trump over DeSantis to be their presidential nominee in a straw poll the party’s executive committee held this week. Of 65 party members who met in Miami Wednesday night, 53 votes went for Trump. Only five voted for DeSantis. “[Trump]...

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New Jersey considered $5 million to handle migrant influx but didn't follow through, records show

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration considered setting aside $5 million in federal Covid-19 aid for a “rapid response plan” for migrants coming into the state from the southern border last summer but the plan never came to fruition, according to records and his office. That proposal, mentioned in a June application to use relief funds and obtained by POLITICO through...

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RFK Jr. criticizes decisions to remove Trump from the ballot

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sided with Donald Trump on Wednesday in the former president's battle to remain on the ballot. “Donald Trump has not been convicted of an insurrection. Maybe he did it but, you know, he hasn’t been charged with it,” said Kennedy, who is also an attorney. "I don't think it's fair." Kennedy also said that if Trump remains off the...

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US and allies warn Houthis of ‘consequences’ as Red Sea crisis intensifies

Statement calls for 'collective action' amid spate of attacks in crucial trade route. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/6q08B7A via IFT...

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Michael Cohen can’t hold Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, appeals court says

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen can’t hold his former boss, former President Donald Trump, liable because he was jailed for what he claimed was retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir, an appeals court said Tuesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said in an order that it would not revive a lawsuit that a lower-court judge had tossed out because the law did...

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Republicans claim victory for Harvard president's resignation

Republican lawmakers welcomed Harvard University president Claudine Gay’s resignation after weeks of calling for her to step down over her response to anti-semitism on campus — and her testimony on the topic at a fiery House hearing in December. Gay’s resignation letter was published to the Harvard University website on Tuesday afternoon. “TWO DOWN. @Harvard knows that this...

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