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Inside the head-spinning week of Donald Trump’s legal drama

Donald Trump’s criminal trial began in earnest with opening statements and testimony. But the unprecedented moment of a former president standing trial unfolded this past week amid a crescendo of developments in other legal cases.




























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McConnell stands by past statement that ex-presidents are "not immune" from prosecution

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he stands by comments he made in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol that former presidents, including Donald Trump, are "not immune" from criminal prosecution.

"Face the Nation" moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan asked McConnell if he still believes former presidents are not completely immune from prosecution, as he said in early 2021 a little over a month after rioters who supported former President Trump stormed the Capitol.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" | full interview

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Watch the full version of Margaret Brennan's interview with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell that aired on April 28, 2024, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
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Amid college protests and arrests over Gaza, WH says they don't want 'anybody hurt'

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Amid college protests over Gaza, the White House says Biden respects the right of demonstrators but they should be peaceful and "we don't want to see anybody hurt"
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Abbas appeals to US to stop Israel's Rafah offensive

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Palestinian president says any attack on city could see large numbers of Palestinians flee Gaza entirely.
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Weinstein in hospital after conviction overturned

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A lawyer said the disgraced movie mogul was "somewhat of a train wreck health wise".
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Colin Jost Falls Flat at White House Correspondents Dinner

  • News source: Jason Zinoman
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People in the media have long worried about the impact of the White House Correspondents Association dinner on journalism. The concern is that it makes the press look too chummy with politicians it’s covering. But what is the impact on comedy?

A high-ceilinged hotel ballroom filled with television anchors and network executives is a tough room for stand-up, but no more so than an awards show. Trevor Noah was funnier two years ago at the dinner than he was at this year’s Grammys.

A murderer’s row (George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Conan O’Brien, Wanda...
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CBS News poll: Biden-Trump race tight in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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For years, they've been three of the handful of states that decided presidential elections. In the summer of 2020, amid the COVID pandemic and lockdown debates, sizable majorities in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania rated state economies badly. Incumbent President Donald Trump trailed in polls, and ultimately, the three close contests were won by challenger Joe Biden.

Four years on, some things haven't changed. We have the same two candidates locked in close — effectively even — races. And there are still negative views of the economy that now...
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Stars turn out as Kidman get life achievement gong

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Nicole Kidman becomes the first Australian actor to win the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award.
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Have Iran-Israel missile strikes changed the Middle East?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Political and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of fire, writes James Landale.
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Tesla founder Elon Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has arrived in the Chinese capital, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show
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Burkina Faso rejects accusation of villagers' massacre

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Human Rights Watch says at least 56 children were killed by soldiers in Soro village.
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Musk in China to discuss full self driving - reports

  • News source: BBC News - World
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China is Tesla's second-biggest market but the company has not enabled autonomous driving in the country.
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Russia arrests two more journalists - reports

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Sergei Karelin and Konstantin Gabov have both worked for international outlets.
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Watch: Moment tornado hits power lines in China

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A tornado that hit China's Guangdong province killed five people and left dozens injured.
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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein among 100 arrested protesting at Washington University

  • News source: FOX News
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Green Party 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein was among 100 people arrested Saturday at Washington University in St. Louis, her campaign manager confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Stein's campaign manager, Jason Call, said that he, Stein and deputy campaign manager Kelly Merrill-Cayer were all arrested at the encampment on the campus.

"The demand from the encampment was specifically for the university to divest from Boeing, which manufactures munitions used in the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza at their nearby St Charles...
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