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Top Political News Compilation - Weekend Update - March 18 & 19, 2023

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DA leading Trump case says rhetoric won’t intimidate office

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is standing firm against Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office won’t be intimidated or deterred as it nears a decision on charging the former president.






































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Today's Top Political News Compilation - Friday, March 17, 2023

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International court issues war crimes warrant for Putin

THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court said Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine.




































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Michael Cohen asked to be available for Trump grand jury, sources say

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An attorney may be called before a Manhattan grand jury on Monday to discredit star witness Michael Cohen in the investigation into former President Donald Trump, two sources confirmed to CBS News.

Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney, has been asked to be available if needed before the grand jury, which is investigating an alleged "hush money" payment Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Cohen has been asked to be in close proximity to the grand jury, which...
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National Security Council coordinator John Kirby on "The Takeout" - 3/19/2023

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National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby joins Major Garrett on "The Takeout." Kirby comments on Russian downing a U.S. drone, saying it was "deliberate" and "overly aggressive." On support for Ukraine, Kirby says Americans should understand that "we didn't win our independence without help from abroad." He also discusses the security threat that TikTok poses.
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Face The Nation: Cohn, Swisher, Galloway, McMasters

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Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the "contagion effect" if people lose confidence in banks; Podcast co-hosts Swisher and Galloway on the "two Americas in Silicon Valley" and "more and more evidence" that China is supporting Russia.
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Military pilots, ground crews face higher rates of cancer, study says

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A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.

The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer. They were told that earlier military studies had found they were not at greater risk than the general U.S. population.

In its yearlong study of almost 900,000 service members who flew or worked on...
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3/19: Costa, Warren, McHenry

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Former President Donald Trump said over the weekend in a social media post that he expected to be arrested Tuesday. Robert Costa reports on what he has been hearing from the Trump legal team and what could happen with the former president's 2024 campaign.
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Full transcript of "Face the Nation" on March 19, 2023

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On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:

Click here to browse full transcripts of "Face the Nation."

MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.

And this week on Face the Nation: Has the banking crisis cooled, or are we in for another wild week?

Plus, former President Trump says he expects to be arrested this week, and, no surprise, that set off a political firestorm. Politics are out in full force, as former President Trump rallies his supporters ahead of a possible indictment in the Stormy Daniels hush...
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Judge orders Trump's attorney to testify in classified documents investigation

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Washington — Donald Trump's attorney must testify before a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating the former president's retention of documents with classified markings, a federal judge secretly ruled on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the proceedings.

The attorney, Evan Corcoran, previously refused to answer questions from investigators about his conversations with Trump over attorney-client privilege concerns. Prosecutors in special counsel Jack Smith's office wanted to ask Corcoran about an alleged call he had with...
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Transcript: "Pivot" co-hosts Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway on "Face the Nation," March 19, 2023

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The following is a transcript of an interview with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, co-hosts of "Pivot" podcast, that aired on "Face the Nation" on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're back now with the co-hosts of the 'Pivot' podcast, Kara Swisher, who joins us from San Francisco, and Scott Galloway, who joins us this morning from Miami. And in the interest of full disclosure, we want to note that Galloway is a marketing professor at NYU, but also directly or indirectly involved with several firms who have had funds at SVB Bank, none...
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Transcript: H.R. McMaster on "Face the Nation," March 19, 2023

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The following is a transcript of an interview with H.R. McMaster,former national security adviser in the Trump White House and a CBS News contributor, that aired on "Face the Nation" on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

MARGARET BRENNAN:We turn now to former national security adviser retired general H.R. McMaster, who joins us from Palo Alto, California. I want to talk about Russia and China with you, but first, stability in this country. The former president, who you worked for, has issued this call for protests. How concerned are you about security and what...
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Transcript: Gary Cohn on "Face the Nation," March 19, 2023

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The following is a transcript of an interview with Gary Cohn, the former top economic adviser in the Trump White House and now vice chairman of IBM, that aired on "Face the Nation" on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we are back now with the former top economic adviser in the Trump administration and currently the vice chairman of IBM, Gary Cohn. Good morning to you.

GARY COHN: Good morning, Margaret.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We should also say you also used to run Goldman Sachs many years ago. So that's why I want to talk to you about...
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McHenry: "All options should be on the table" in buying smaller banks

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Washington — Rep. Patrick McHenry, the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, said Sunday that he believes "all options should be on the table" to prevent further crisis in the banking sector following the abrupt collapses of two banks this month, including allowing a large, too-big-to-fail institution to buy a smaller, troubled one.

In an interview with "Face the Nation," McHenry said Congress must explore the circumstances that led to the closures of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10 and Signature Bank of New York two days later, as well...
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Warren says proposal to lift FDIC insurance cap has "got to be on the table right now"

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Washington — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Sunday that a proposal from Congress to lift the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) insurance cap from its current $250,000 limit is an option that has "got to be on the table right now" as lawmakers debate how to respond to the rapid collapse of two banks earlier this month.

"I think the lifting the FDIC insurance cap is a good move," Warren said in an interview with "Face the Nation." "Now the question is where's the right number on lifting? But recognize that we have to do this...
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Transcript: Rep. Patrick McHenry on "Face the Nation," March 19, 2023

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The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Patrick McHenry, Republican of North Carolina, that aired on "Face the Nation" on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We are joined now by the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry. Good morning. Good to have you here in person.

REP. PATRICK MCHENRY: Great to be here.

MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to go into the banking crisis, but I first want to ask you about a bit- bit of business in regard to what Speaker McCarthy has said. He's...
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Transcript: Sen. Elizabeth Warren on "Face the Nation," March 19, 2023

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The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, that aired on "Face the Nation" on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

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MARGARET BRENNAN We want to turn now to our other big story, the banking crisis. We go to Boston, and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren. Good morning to you, Senator.

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN: Good morning.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We saw this multibillion dollar attempt by the biggest banks to shore up one of the regional banks, First...
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Trump expects to be arrested Tuesday as DA eyes charges

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Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.

Trump said in a post on his Truth Social network early Saturday that "illegal leaks" from the Manhattan district attorney's office indicate that "THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK."

Trump attorney Susan...
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