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Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, April 15, 2024

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Trump’s historic hush-money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked

The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life.




























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SCOTUS appears divided on case that could upend felony charges against Jan. 6 rioters

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a case that could invalidate felony charges for more than 300 individuals connected to the Capitol riot -- including Donald Trump.
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Johnson says he's "not resigning" as effort to oust him gets new backer

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Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a new call by another Republican lawmaker to step down or face removal, but he said Tuesday he's not resigning.

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie said Tuesday that he'd co-sponsor a motion to vacate the speaker filed last month by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. She laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to strip Johnson of his gavel after he worked with Democrats to approve a government funding package and avert a partial shutdown weeks ago. But Greene has yet to commit to a timeline on...
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Cotton Urges Citizens to Forcibly Confront Pro-Palestinian Protesters

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Senator Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, on Monday urged people whose routes were blocked by pro-Palestinian protesters to “take matters into your own hands” and confront the offenders, endorsing the use of physical force against peaceful demonstrators.

In a series of social media posts after protesters shut down traffic in cities across the country including major roads in Oakland, Calif., the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and near O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Mr. Cotton called those responsible “pro-Hamas” and “criminals.”

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El Niño ends with uncertainty over cooler future

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The natural event that adds to global warming has ended but scientists are unsure of what comes next.
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Togo opposition denounces presidential 'power grab'

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Authorities say the reforms are necessary - but opponents say they will lengthen the president's rule.
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Kansas women allegedly killed by 'God's misfits'

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Four members of an "anti-government" group are suspected of kidnapping and killing two Kansas mothers.
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Just 35% of US adults say Trump broke the law in New York hush money case, poll finds

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Many U.S. adults are not convinced that former President Trump committed a crime in the hush money case that began jury selection in New York City on Monday, according to a new poll.

Only 35% of U.S. adults say Trump did something illegal in the case that alleges he falsified business documents to cover up hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who has said that she and Trump had a sexual encounter, an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found.

Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies any extramarital sexual encounter with...
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Newsom refuses to back fellow Dems taking on Google, Big Tech through news link legislation

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Gov. Gavin Newsom's office is staying silent on a Democrat-led bill moving through the legislature that would create a "link tax" requiring big tech companies, like Google, to pay media companies for linking to their pages.

Last week, Google began removing news links to news pages while the legislation, dubbed the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), is under consideration. The bill, authored by Democrat Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, would effectively charge Google, Microsoft, Facebook and other big tech companies for linking to state news...
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Soros nonprofit drops massive 8-figure donation to super PAC bankrolling left-wing groups

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A nonprofit founded and funded by liberal billionaire George Soros funneled a massive eight-figure sum into a prominent liberal super PAC that bankrolls several left-wing groups, according to records reviewed by Fox News Digital.

Soros’ Fund for Policy Reform poured $60 million into the Democracy PAC in the first quarter of this year, which then funneled millions of dollars into top Democratic committees benefiting House and Senate races, along with other liberal groups, FEC records posted on Monday show.

Of the $21 million that Democracy PAC sent...
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Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager, dies at 92

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Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died
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Man gets 37-year sentence for kidnapping FBI employee in South Dakota

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One of three people convicted of carjacking and kidnapping an FBI employee in South Dakota has been sentenced to 37 years in prison
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Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban

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A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools
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Supreme Court hears case that may impact Trump prosecution

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The case could undo felony charges for the former president and hundreds of 6 January rioters.
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Baby hurt in Sydney stabbing out of intensive care

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The daughter of Ashlee Good, who died protecting her, is one of six people still in hospital.
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Last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War will lie in honor at the US Capitol

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Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War, will lie in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.

He died at home on Monday, April 8. He was 97. The ceremony will happen on Monday, April 29, the lawmakers said.

"The extraordinary valor of Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr. represents the best of the 1.7 million Americans who left home to fight for freedom in the Korean War," the two lawmakers said in a joint statement.

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