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Israel defense minister’s meeting with Lloyd Austin comes at a delicate moment in push for US weaponry
When Israel’s defense minister Yoav Gallant meets with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday, Gallant is expected to ask for more US weaponry and equipment to support Israel’s war in Gaza, US officials said — an extremely delicate request at a moment when US weapons sales to the country are under intense scrutiny by…
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Trump is just 3 weeks from becoming the first ex-president to go on trial
In 60 surreal New York minutes, Donald Trump staved off a personal and financial disaster but moved perilously closer to historic ignominy. It didn’t start out too bad for the ex-president on Monday. He won a legal triumph when an appeals court more than halved the value of a half-billion-dollar bond pledge needed to stop…
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Haberman reveals what Trump’s aides are saying privately about hush money case
Haberman reveals what Trump’s aides are saying privately about hush money case New York Times reporter and CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to detail her takeaways from former President Donald Trump’s latest legal developments. Read the full article here
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sister reveals why she isn’t voting for him
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sister reveals why she isn’t voting for him Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination is too much for a family that defined the modern Democratic Party. CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks with Rory Kennedy about the potential impact and implications of his presidential run. Read…
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Another man who threatened then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs sentenced to prison
A man who made threats against then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in 2022 was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Monday, Justice Department officials announced during a news conference on threats to state election workers. Joshua Russell, from Ohio, made multiple death threats, according to the Justice Department, leaving a…
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These lawmakers sound fed up too
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. There was an interesting and telling exchange recently between Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the Alaska Republican, and CNN’s Manu Raju. In the hallway exchange, Murkowski expressed frustration that former President Donald Trump is her party’s…
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Fact check: Trump repeats baseless claims about Biden orchestrating his trials
Former President Donald Trump repeated some familiar baseless claims in remarks on Monday after major developments in two of his New York legal cases. He spoke after a judge set an April 15 date for the beginning of his Manhattan criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records in relation to a hush money scheme, and, separately,…
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Fact check: Trump tells ‘mind-bogglingly nonsensical’ story about the New York Stock Exchange
Former President Donald Trump told a story on Monday in which he claimed that he decided not to list the Trump Media & Technology Group on the New York Stock Exchange, even though the exchange “badly” wanted the company, because businesspeople are “treated too badly in New York” and “don’t want to be attacked by a thug…
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Doctors challenging mifepristone face scrutiny over their limited experience with the abortion drug
The blockbuster case at the Supreme Court that could make it harder for millions of Americans to access the abortion pill mifepristone has turned almost entirely on 11 anti-abortion doctors and advocates who say their work has been upended by patients experiencing complications from the drug. One of those doctors is also a Republican state…
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Trump snaps at reporter over campaign funding question. Here are the facts
Former President Donald Trump said the bond amount he has to pay to appeal the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him was preventing him from giving money to his campaign. A New York appeals court reduced the amount Trump has to put up to appeal the case to $175 million. CNN’s Kristin Homes discusses…