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In the news today: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a close ally of Donald Trump, was shot and killed at a Utah college event; Trump's D.C. emergency order is expiring, but new limits loom; and Senate Republicans block Democrats' effort to release Epstein files. Also, a deadly shooting at a Colorado high school. |
Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university and the shooter is still at large
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Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination. Read more. |
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Trump's emergency order for DC is expiring, but House moves to place new limits on the city |
President Donald Trump's emergency order over the nation's capital, which federalized its police force and launched a surge of law enforcement into the city, was set to expire overnight Wednesday after Congress failed to extend it. But the clash between Republicans and the heavily Democratic district over its autonomy was only set to intensify. Read more. |
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The National Guard and some other federal agencies will continue their deployment, and at least some National Guard troops from outside the District of Columbia will remain in the nation's capital at least through the end of November at the request of the Trump administration. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement that he had approved a request from the Secretary of the Army for 150 military police to carry out patrols in Washington through Nov. 30.
A House committee is beginning to debate 13 bills that would wrest away even more of the city's control if approved. The bills call for repealing or changing D.C. laws. Some provisions in play would remove the position of the district's elected attorney general, who recently asked a judge to intervene in the takeover. Others would allow the president to appoint someone to the position.
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Senate Republicans defeat Democrats' effort to force the release of Epstein files
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In a close vote, Senate Republicans defeated an effort Wednesday by Democrats to insert language into Congress' annual defense authorization bill that would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein. The Senate voted 51-49 to dismiss the changes to the bill, with Republican Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Rand Paul of Kentucky joining with all Democrats in opposition. Read more. |
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For months, Democrats have clamored for the release of what's become known as the Epstein files, looking for practically every opportunity to force Republicans to either join their push for disclosure or publicly oppose a cause that many in the Republican base support. So far, Democrats have been successful in forcing Republican leadership to grapple with the issue, yet it was unclear whether they would actually be able to crack Trump's hold on congressional Republicans to force legislation through Congress.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover taking a selfie, made up of 62 individual images on July 23, 2024. (NASA via AP)
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