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House Democrats seek clearer Hunter Biden strategy as GOP impeachment threats loom | Regional/National Headlines [Video]

(CNN) — While House Democrats are confident they can defend President Joe Biden against a potential impeachment inquiry, many wish for a clearer strategy against GOP allegations on a known sensitive topic in the West Wing: Hunter Biden.

A new CNN poll out Thursday shows the issue has potency: Most Americans (55%) think the president was involved in his son’s business dealings with Ukraine and China while he served as vice president, with even one-third of Democrats saying so. The Hunter Biden headaches show no signs of going away either, as the Justice Department said Wednesday it intends to seek an indictment against Hunter relating to gun charges by the end of the month.

Conversations with more than a dozen House Democrats and aides reveal that the party has contrasting views on how to best message a sensitive issue at a critical time – even as the White House has been adamant it has been aggressively providing Democrats …

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US President Joe Biden will halt shipments of weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah [Video]

In an interview with CNN, U.S. President Joe Biden said he will halt shipments of weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah. We talk to Rajan Menon, director of the Grand Strategy program at Defense Priorities about this. Washington, DC police began clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday morning. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Budapest late on Wednesday marking the third stop on his first European tour in five years. And If taking out the trash isn't on your list of favorite things to do; AI robots may soon be able to help with that chore or any other mundane physical task you can think of.

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Europe Day marks 1 month till EU elections. Rise of hard right, wilting of Green Deal are possible | KLRT [Video]

BRUSSELS (AP) The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday, but instead of the humdrum celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in a months time, which portend a steep rise of the extreme right and a possible move away from the blocs global trendsetting climate policies. After decades in which []

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Georgian PM Defends 'Foreign Agent' Bill, Repeats Claims Of Foreign Interference [Video]

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has continued to defend the "foreign agent" legislation that has sparked mass protests in Tbilisi, saying it is necessary to achieve "depolarization," in keeping with recommendations by the European Union.