POLITICS:
House Democrats join Republicans to pass bills sending foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel. The measures now go to the Senate. https://t.co/NDx9zE5TOY
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 20, 2024
As you might imagine, members of the pro-Putin, “America First,” ultra-MAGA wing of the GOP aren’t super-happy…
The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon https://t.co/njhkcJEnPn
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2024
U.S. Senate votes 60-34 to reauthorize a powerful surveillance tool the U.S. government describes as critical to combating terrorism, after defeating efforts by civil liberties advocates on the left and right to rein it in. https://t.co/0IKAT0Ivz0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 20, 2024
NATIONAL NEWS:
JUST IN: In a seismic union election Friday evening, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Auto Workers Union.https://t.co/txkofUEy5h
— ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2024
The man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial has died, police said. https://t.co/j5EWWyxr3K
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) April 20, 2024
INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
Two mayoral candidates in Mexico were found dead Friday, bringing to 17 the number of contenders slain in the lead-up to the June 2 election. https://t.co/hDrVE9mOUF
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 20, 2024
Dear MAGA,
This is what actual election interference looks like…
More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island have been evacuated due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. https://t.co/s4JiNiAqci
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 20, 2024
ENTERTAINMENT:
Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," became Spotify's most-streamed in a single day. Swift is not only dominating streaming, but she's becoming a topic of study in classrooms. @jolingkent has more on the "Swift effect" sweeping across college campuses. pic.twitter.com/G3XJYpNUYO
— CBS Saturday Morning (@cbssaturday) April 20, 2024
Dick Van Dyke is vying for a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98. https://t.co/olsFuqQ9fC pic.twitter.com/lxMdULyYU6
— ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2024
WEATHER:
A storm system in the South will bring rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms across parts of the Gulf Coast states on Saturday. https://t.co/PfWKPKF9VU
— ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2024
And that’s a wrap for today’s news. This is an open thread.