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Jun 05, 2024
New Biden Action To Dramatically Limit Asylum Claims At The Border
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President Biden is launching a new crackdown on illegal immigration at the southern border with strict limits on asylum seekers set to take effect at midnight. Senator Joe Minchin joins to give his reaction live. Plus, sensational testimony and evidence in the Hunter Biden federal gun trial as prosecutors introduce his infamous laptop and illegal drug photos found on it.
A jury was selected in Hunter Biden’s federal trial on gun charges with opening statements expected tomorrow morning. We break down the legal issues and the political stakes in this unprecedented prosecution of a sitting president’s child. Plus, chaos erupts as a Republican-led House panel grills Anthony Fauci about the Covid-19 pandemic.
Donald Trump is raging after his historic criminal conviction, condemning it as a scam and promising an appeal. We look at the road ahead for the former president and his campaign to return to the White House. Plus, top Republicans are rushing to Trump’s defense with House Speaker Mike Johnson taking it to a whole new level by saying the Supreme Court should step in.
Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial is now in the hands of jurors who are already making request to rehear testimony from two key prosecution witnesses, former lawyer and Trump fixer Michael Cohen and former National Enquirer boss David Pecker. Our experts breakdown all the possible outcomes as the jurors review evidence to determine the fate of Donald Trump.
Prosecution Delivers Closing Argument In Trump Trial
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The prosecution in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York is getting the last word before the judge sends the case to jurors who will decide the former president’s fate. We break down the latest in the final lap of the criminal trial, from gavel to gavel, bringing you all the latest details and analysis.
Netanyahu: Deadly Israeli strike on Rafah Refugees a “Tragic Mistake”
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An Israeli airstrike turned a camp for displaced people in Gaza into a fiery death trap. Top U.N. officials say the scenes are horrific and a testament to how the city of Rafah has been turned into a "hell on earth.” This as the Israeli prime minister is now claiming the killing of dozens of civilians was a mistake. Plus, both sides are preparing to make their final pitches to jurors in the New York hush money cover up trial.
The Biden campaign launches a new attack ad warning that Donald Trump has “snapped.” The president’s team is sharpening its pre-debate strategy against Trump as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s potential as a spoiler is on display with a new appeal to the Libertarian Party. Also, why Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is returning to the hospital.
Partisan Sparring Over Provocative Flags Flown At Alito’s Home
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Donald Trump is out on the campaign trail as Republicans are increasingly closing ranks around him including his onetime bitter opponent turned supporter, Nikki Haley. Plus, partisan sparring over Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and whether he has crossed ethical lines amid growing controversy over politically provocative flags flown at his home.
Nikki Haley declares she will vote for Trump in the upcoming presidential election after fiercely attacking him during her 2024 presidential bid. We are breaking down her announcement and the timing of this development in the upcoming election. Also, the judge in the Trump classified documents case holds the first hearings since delaying the trial and a shouting match erupts.
Trump Doesn’t Testify In His Own Defense After Saying He Would
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The judge and lawyers in Donald Trump’s criminal trial just wrapped up pivotal talks on jury instructions that could potentially influence the final outcome. Closing arguments are now set for next week followed by jurors’ deliberations on the former president’s fate. Plus, new details on a commercial flight that turned deadly.