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Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks with AP about his faith, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP that Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic and a giant sea turtle gets an unusual scan.
But first, Democrats try to start winning back rural America. |
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Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Colmon Elridge addresses a "Rural Listening Tour" gathering in Paintsville, Ky., Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow) |
The Democrats' path back to power might start in places like this Appalachian town |
Nationally, Trump won 60% of small town and rural voters in 2020, according to AP VoteCast data, and 63% in 2024. That's a far cry from a generation ago, when Democrat Bill Clinton won pluralities in Johnson County on his way to capturing Kentucky's electoral votes in the 1992 and 1996 White House races. Read more. |
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, of La., poses for a photo in the Congressional Prayer Room at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro) |
At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer |
It was just past 3 a.m., a few hours before the House vote on President Donald Trump's top priority in Congress, his "big, beautiful bill." House Speaker Mike Johnson was rushing through the Capitol halls with his security guards and aides in tow. For a moment, he paused. Would you like to see the prayer room? he asked an Associated Press reporter. The question was in response to another question about his leadership style: whether his religion, his Christian faith, had been guiding him through the tumultuous process. Read more. |
Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP |
Several Palestinians and soldiers told the AP that Israeli troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for explosives or militants. The AP spoke with seven Palestinians who described being used as shields in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and with two members of Israel's military who said they engaged in the practice, which is prohibited by international law. Read more. |
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In this photo provided by Marisa Marulli a veterinary team conducts a CAT scan on a sea turtle named Pennywise at an equine center in Wellington, Fla., on Wednesday May, 21, 2025. (Marisa Marulli via AP) |
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