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Today's Political News Compilation - Thursday, April 8, 2024

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President Joe Biden is defending the right to free speech but says “order must prevail” on college campuses. Biden’s remarks broke days of silence as police crack down on encampments erected to show solidarity with Gaza.
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Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over the war in Gaza


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face a wave of violence, outrage and fear. “Dissent is essential for democracy,” Biden said at the White House. “But dissent must never lead to disorder.”

























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Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Pelosi, Gore, Ledecky and more

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Vice President Al Gore and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.

The awards will be presented at the White House on Friday.

"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that shaped America for the better. They are the pinnacle of leadership in their fields. They consistently demonstrated over their careers the power of...
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VP Stakes: Trump meeting with potential running mates this weekend

  • News source: FOX News
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Former President Donald Trump moves from the courtroom in New York City to the banquet rooms in South Florida on Friday, as he headlines a gathering of top Republican donors and teams up with potential running mates.

Trump starts his day in a Manhattan courtroom, where the former president is being tried on nearly three-dozen state felony charges for falsifying business records in relation to hush-money payments during the 2016 election he made to Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about his alleged affair with the adult film actress.

Trump has...
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FLASHBACK: Biden confidante made revealing admission about Obama DOJ in unearthed interview

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A former U.S. senator and longtime political confidante of President Biden openly acknowledged that the Department of Justice was "full of Biden people" during the Obama presidency, sparking criticism from skeptics as Biden's DOJ continues to fight questions about its impartiality in high-profile investigations.

"The Justice Department is full of Biden people!" Former Delaware Democratic Sen. Ted Kaufman said in a 2012 "Oral History" Senate interview reviewed by Fox News Digital in response to a question about Biden's input on cabinet...
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China set to launch probe to far side of moon

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 probe is to lift off on Friday for a 53-day mission to collect samples.
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Celebrity scandals and secret recordings dominate Trump trial

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Defence pursues a heated line of questioning with Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer, who brokered hush-money deal.
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NY v Trump: Remaining alleged gag order violations hang in balance as trial resumes

  • News source: FOX News
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Former President Trump’s unprecedented trial in Manhattan resumes for its 11th day on Friday, when the presiding judge could rule on the former president's remaining alleged gag order violations, and the court is expected to hear continued testimony from a computer forensics expert.

Trump is expected back in court at 9:30 a.m. Friday for the final day of the third week of his trial.

Judge Juan Merchan held a hearing Thursday morning to consider the remaining alleged gag order violations against Trump. The 45th president was fined $9,000 on Tuesday...
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UK's governing Conservatives suffer big losses in local elections

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Britain’s governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a U.K. general election in which the main opposition Labour Party appears increasingly lik...
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Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampments at universities in Australia

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Pro-Palestinian protesters are camped on university campuses across Australia, with some scuffling with pro-Israel protesters in Sydney, mirroring similar events in the United States
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Lewiston bowling alley reopens 6 months after Maine's deadliest mass shooting

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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It’s a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting
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Myanmar stops men from working abroad as war itensifies

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Authorities said they would suspend accepting applications for overseas work permits.
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Iran charges journalists after BBC report on teen protester's death

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Iran’s judiciary rejects as “fake” a BBC report that alleges security forces killed Nika Shakarami.
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Mexican police search for missing foreign tourists

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Mexican police have arrested three people over the disappearance of an American and two Australians.
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US jobs report for April will likely point to a slower but still-strong pace of hiring

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The American economy likely delivered another solid hiring gain in April, showing continuing durability in the face of the highest interest rates in two decades
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Pregnant woman found stabbed to death in home: Authorities

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies found the victim after responding to a residence in Palmdale, California, Tuesday night to conduct a welfare check.
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Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect with few exceptions

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A new abortion law goes into effect in Florida on Wednesday. It will sharply restrict the procedure after six weeks. Florida’s new law includes exceptions for rape, incest, fetal abnormalities and the life of the mother.
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