It is intense in the courtroom. There have been multiple objections from the defense and Trump is scowling in the direction of the witness stand as Stormy Daniels testifies about them having sex, saying he did not use a condom.

Kristi Noem’s book rollout has put the governor in an unwanted spotlight. But she had already fallen off Trump’s VP shortlist | CNN Politics

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“No,” Biden says when asked if the campus protests have change his policies. And he said “no” he doesn’t think the National Guard should be called in.

Exclusive: DOJ civil rights leader says she was a victim of abuse in extraordinary statement

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Noem on Fox: “Dogs that have this kind of a problem, that have been to training for months and still kill for fun, they are extremely dangerous and a responsible owner does what they need to do and what the law will allow.”

WATCH: Columbia University students Jessica Schwalb and Jonas Du join Kasie Hunt to share what they've witnessed on campus as protestors occupy Hamilton Hall.

'It is extremely scary.'

NEW CNN poll that began fielding a few days after Trump’s NY trial jury selection started:
-only 13% nationwide feel Trump is being treated same as other criminal defendants
-34% think he’s being treated more harshly
-34% think he’s treated more leniently
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Tune into CNN this hr for a piece of my intv w/ Sec Blinken in Beijing. He said there’s evidence of China attempting “to influence & arguably interfere” in US elections.. & “it’s a concern” that China is seeking to mirror Russia’s playbook of influence campaigns in the US.

Happened to run into one of the courtroom sketch artists in the bathroom at the Supreme Court, which inspired me to write this story: cnn.com/2024/04/25/pol…

I’m inside the Supreme Court today to hear oral arguments in Donald Trump’s immunity case —

This morning, Trump told reporters in NYC, where the hush money trial continues, “A president has to have immunity. If you don't have immunity, you just have a ceremonial president.”

Asked Mitt Romney about the hush money allegations against Trump.

“I think everybody has made their own assessment of President Trump's character, and so far as I know you don't pay someone $130,000 not to have sex with you.'

From a phone call with Hakeem Jeffries after Iran attacked Israel to prayer to deciding what he learned from intel briefings was more important than pleasing his right wing: how Mike Johnson came around on Ukraine aid

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Donald Trump’s Wilmington, NC rally is canceled due to weather, he announces over loud speaker. It hasn’t started raining here yet but the sky has become quite dark and wind is picking up.

“We’re going to have to do a rain check,” Trump said.

Speaker speaks

.Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses threat of motion to vacate:

“I have to do my job. We did. I've done here what I believe to be the right thing to allow the House to work its will.”

Luna and Hageman are also open to MTV…

Greene could pull the trigger tomorrow and leadership would have to act within 2 legislative days

Per Mark Morales & Brynn Gingras -- A man lit himself on fire outside of the courthouse where the Trump trial is underway, two law enforcement sources confirmed to CNN.

Trump, who is in court today for day four of his criminal hush money trial, was just asked if he was going to listen to the tortured poets department: