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Lawmakers are going virtual to ensure President Joe Biden's name would appear on Ohio's ballot. It's Tuesday's news. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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The Short List

Tue May 28 2024

 

Laura L. Davis Audience Editor

@lauradavis

Democrats were forced to find a workaround to ensure President Joe Biden would appear on Ohio's ballot. Pivotal closing arguments were held in Donald Trump's hush money trial. And after a deadly weekend, brutal storms battered Texas yet again.

👋Hey Tuesday! Laura Davis here. Let's get caught up on the news.

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The meeting code is... 

After Ohio lawmakers dragged their feet in changing a state deadline that clashed with the party's convention, Democrats decided on Tuesday to hold a virtual roll call vote ahead of the August convention to ensure President Joe Biden's name would appear on the ballot in Ohio come November.

So, what's the deal? The issue centered around Ohio's ballot certification deadline, which is 12 days before the Democratic convention. Alabama and Washington faced similar problems but resolved them: The Alabama Legislature voted to change the deadline, while Washington's secretary of state agreed to provisionally certify Biden. Democrats sought provisional certification in Ohio, but state officials struck down that idea. Ohio lawmakers also deadlocked on a plan to change the certification date. 👉 Here's a closer look.

Hush money case inches closer to the jury

Closing arguments stretched into the evening Tuesday in Donald Trump's hush money trial, making room to hand the case over to the jury for deliberation Wednesday. Prosecutors have spent the better part of the last six weeks building the case that Trump authorized the $130,000 in hush money Michael Cohen paid porn star Stormy Daniels, that the payment violated campaign finance laws, and Trump disguised the reimbursement as a legal expense.

What's next? Judge Juan Merchan must first give the jury instructions on what law is applicable in the case, then it will be handed off to 12 Manhattanites who will either issue a verdict or force a mistrial in the first criminal trial of a former president in U.S. history. 👉 Everything from the courtroom.

Judge rejects prosecution gag request in Trump's classified docs case.

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Texas braces for more severe storms

Fierce storms swept over Texas and the southern Plains on Tuesday, uprooting trees, overturning semi-trucks, damaging buildings and knocking out power to thousands – the latest outbreak of severe weather in the region following a series of deadly storms that killed at least 22 people over the holiday weekend. The warm, moist air that's fueled one of the most active periods for tornadoes in recent years will linger over the Plains, bringing thunderstorms capable of spawning twisters this week, the National Weather Service said. More than 800,000 homes and businesses across north-central Texas were without power Tuesday afternoon as up to 2.5 inches of rain fell in some areas. ⛈️ See what's happening now.

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Wreckage is strewn across a property in Valley View, Texas, a day after a deadly series of tornados hit the central United States.

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Gaza aid pier towed to Israel for repairs

The $320 million pier the Pentagon built to ferry desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza was damaged by high seas from storms and must be towed to Israel for repairs, officials said Tuesday. The Biden administration had touted the pier for weeks as a vital alternative to land routes to ship food and medicine to Palestinians caught in the war between Israel and Hamas. Its operation, however, got off to a rough start with the first trucks laden with aid prevented by mobs from reaching their destination. 👉 What we know about the damage.

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The Trident Pier is seen on the Gaza coast on May 16, 2024.

US Central Command (CENTCOM)/AFP

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Laura L. Davis is an Audience Editor at USA TODAY. Say hi: laura@usatoday.com. Support quality journalism like this? Subscribe to USA TODAY here.

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A natural gas explosion in Youngstown, Ohio damaged a building and left seven people hospitalized. One worker was unaccounted for.

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Another house collapses into the ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks

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Jason Kelce and his wife Kylie watch the 2024 AFC playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs in Buffalo.
 

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A man walks near a sign on the Ocean City music pier in Ocean City, New Jersey on January 8, 2020. - Pizza joints and popcorn stands jostle for attention all along the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey -- but good luck finding a drink. A full century after the Prohibition era began in America, being dry has become a trademark for the beachside resort.In between ads for local churches, signs posted all along the Atlantic serve as a stern warning to anyone tempted to   crack open a beer on the beach: "Alcoholic beverages prohibited. Strictly enforced. Fine $275." Although Prohibition ended nationwide in 1933, the island of 11,000 residents is one of hundreds of American cities and jurisdictions that continue to ban alcohol sales. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
 

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