📹: Judge presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse trial says he banned MSNBC staff from the courthouse after a man, who claimed to be one of its employees, attempted to follow jurors.

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❗️ Biden says 'considering' US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

😮 "Outnumbered" co-host Kayleigh McEnany slammed Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she "lost the media" over her "ineptitude" after reports surfaced suggesting she feels underused in her role.

McEnany made those remarks on "Outnumbered" on Thursday, arguing there must be a "little truth to the matter," citing a CNN report with dozens of sources.

Sputnik is live from the outside of the Kenosha County court as jury reaches the verdict on the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial.

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A 46 percent plurality of registered US voters eyeing the 2022 elections at the midpoint of the Biden presidency would prefer that Republicans regain control of both the US House of Representatives and Senate, a Quinnipiac University poll said.

"Among registered voters, 46-41 percent say they would like the Republican Party to win control of the US House of Representatives and 46 - 42 percent say they want to see the Republican Party win control of the US Senate," a press release explaining the poll said.

⚡️ Judge in Wisconsin trial of Kyle Rittenhouse says jury to go home after third day of deliberations

⚡️ VP Kamala Harris' communications director steps down

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A conservative US senator drew guffaws on Thursday during a confirmation hearing for a Department of Treasury nominee who was raised in the Soviet Union after he repeatedly asserted that she was a communist.

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📹: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy delayed a vote on the "Build Back Better" bill on Thursday night, breaking Speaker Pelosi's previous record for the longest speech on the House floor.

He spoke for eight and a half hours.

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👀 Border Patrol agents in the city of Laredo, Texas, have discovered a stash house with over 30 undocumented individuals from Guatemala, Mexico, and El Salvador.

One person was found hiding right in the ceiling.

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Check out some news you may have missed:

▪️A boycott of the 2022 Games by the US will harm the Olympic movement, Beijing says.

▪️Two US lawmakers have introduced a resolution to end Washington's recognition of Putin as Russian president if he remains in power after 2024.

▪️Alaska Republican, Senator Dan Sullivan called Jen Psaki "Baghdad Bob" after the White House's reaction to rising inflation.

▪️A 12-person jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse case is set to debate again – for a fourth consecutive day.

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🧑‍⚕️ Joe Biden is due for a routine physical later on Friday, his first since taking office.

The president, the oldest sitting in US history, turns 79 on Saturday.

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⚡️ Joe Biden will transfer power to VP Kamala Harris while under anaesthetic during a medical checkup.

The president will need the anaesthetic for a routine colonoscopy.

⚡️ US House approves Biden's $1.75tln social, climate spending bill

The vote took place despite earlier efforts by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to delay it.

The final tally for the vote was 220 in favour and 213 opposed. After the vote wrapped up, the House lawmakers erupted into cheers.

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🔈 SOUND ON: Cheers are heard outside the House floor

📸: Happy Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the House passes the act