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Apr 2024
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6 AM ET: Trump opening statements, campu...

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Opening statements are expected today in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. The House has passed a $95 million foreign aid package, but now Speaker Mike Johnson is under threat. Columbia University is in a crisis over campus protests and antisemitism. The Supreme Court will hear arguments today over whether cities can punish people for being unhoused. Plus, we'll tell you what Cher, Mary J. Blige and Ozzy Osbourne all have in common.

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