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Trump on trial in 60 seconds — day 18
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  • Brain-dead pregnant woman kept alive under Georgia's strict abortion ban, says family

    07:29

  • Trump meets with lawmakers to push huge spending bill

    07:22

  • Trump signs bill cracking down on explicit deepfakes

    07:49

  • Deadly storms highlight concern about Trump's cuts to National Weather Service

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  • How J.D. Vance went from 'thoughtful' to being 'hostile' and what it says about the country

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  • Jonathan Capehart on how time spent with grandparents in the South informs 'Yet Here I Am'

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    05:44

  • 'Friends without benefits': No end in sight to war in Ukraine after Trump/Putin phone call

    09:55

  • 'Our superpower': Trump confronted by diverse, robust pushback on 'a million' different fronts

    09:12

  • Deadly storms highlight concern about Trump's cuts to National Weather Service

    10:31

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Trump on trial in 60 seconds — day 18

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MSNBC Legal Contributor Katie Phang breaks down what happened during day 18 of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial.May 16, 2024

  • UP NEXT

    John Krasinski goes down an internet rabbit hole in new one-man play

    06:38

  • Secretary of State Rubio testified before Senate committee

    06:07

  • Lawyer for U.S Institute of Peace speaks out on federal judge blocking DOGE's takeover

    03:34

  • Trump on Capitol Hill now to push for agenda

    08:49

  • New Jersey Rep. McIver calls charges against her 'political intimidation'

    01:31

  • Rep. Swalwell speaks out on Trump DOJ filing charges against Rep. McIver

    06:17

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