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News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Supreme Court stalls Trump’s federal election trial while weighing his immunity bid https://t.co/JeIu2ZID16
— POLITICO (@politico) February 28, 2024
At least 100 killed and 700 injured in chaotic incident where IDF opened fire as people waited for food in Gaza, Palestinian officials sayhttps://t.co/4lRDTbWmsc
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 29, 2024
The Biden administration is considering airdropping aid into Gaza, a U.S. official tells @NBCNews. https://t.co/CkdMDYdfkr
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 29, 2024
The House just passed a stopgap bill that kicks Congress’ two government shutdown deadlines further into March.
— POLITICO (@politico) February 29, 2024
The Senate is hoping to fast-track its final passage as early as this evening. https://t.co/5ykjd4o2Mm
President Biden and former President Trump met with local officials and law enforcement simultaneously during their respective trips to the border.
— The Hill (@thehill) February 29, 2024
Follow along live: https://t.co/iM5aEr0j2g pic.twitter.com/LeFCVXMwcX
JUST IN: A federal judge has temporarily halted a Texas law that would allow local authorities and judges to arrest and deport immigrants suspected of illegally crossing the U.S. border. https://t.co/zGgHJugUVw
— Axios (@axios) February 29, 2024
Illinois becomes third state to kick Trump off the ballot over Jan. 6 https://t.co/ydQHt0jWck
— POLITICO (@politico) February 29, 2024
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas says he is running to become the next GOP leader in the Senate, kicking off the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell when he steps down after the November elections. https://t.co/lP6UuMpw3v
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 29, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified that he takes "full responsibility" for keeping the White House in the dark when he underwent surgery and later when he was admitted to the intensive care unit after suffering complications. https://t.co/kjTP6r34Ny
— ABC News (@ABC) February 29, 2024
Alabama's Republican-led House voted to advance a bill aimed at protecting the IVF industry after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children, prompting at least three Alabama providers to halt the fertility procedure https://t.co/6HkVLimAv2 pic.twitter.com/zkSUoIawxj
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 29, 2024
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit former Pres. Trump next week at Mar-a-Lago, according to a person briefed on the plans. https://t.co/1eIefm8D3x
— ABC News (@ABC) February 29, 2024
Former President Trump called on President Biden to take a cognitive test after Biden's doctors determined he did not need one during his physical a day earlier. https://t.co/dGdC5dgE1r pic.twitter.com/JAwpvf5ZMb
— The Hill (@thehill) February 29, 2024
At least one person has died as a result of fires in the Texas Panhandle, an official says. One of the wildfires has scorched over 850,000 acres. Follow live updates. https://t.co/aMso3b4EbO
— CNN (@CNN) February 29, 2024
We add a leap day every four years, on Feb. 29 — today — to sync the natural world to our calendars. We spoke with a top time researcher about Julius Caesar, how leap day was invented to keep the holidays from colliding and more. https://t.co/F4F8Gf9zJo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 29, 2024