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The majority leader says the measure to help Ukraine and other recent bipartisan efforts show there is a path to success on Capitol Hill. But deep partisan differences and institutional problems remain.
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A profile of Humza Yousaf, the SNP leader, who faces a no confidence vote in the Scottish Parliament.
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 Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesAs the first week of testimony in Donald Trump's criminal trial wrapped up Friday, former tabloid king David Pecker was on the defensive.
Trump defense attorney Emil Bove already faced a tongue-lashing on Thursday from the judge—New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan—over the way Bove was "misleading" the jury as he cross-examined Pecker about the hush-money payments that went to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
But Bove picked up right where he left off on Friday, asking Pecker detailed questions about specific aspects of Pecker's previous testimony, looking for any inconsistencies in the publishing magnate's recollections to plant a seed of reasonable doubt in jurors' minds.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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 NBC NewsAs the Supreme Court weighs whether Donald Trump is shielded from prosecution for acts committed while president, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he opposes Trump's view of absolute immunity.
McConnell spoke with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker Thursday for a pre-recorded interview set to air Sunday.
During their talk, Welker inquired whether McConnell stood by his February 2021 comment—made just after he voted to acquit "shameful" Trump during his Jan. 6-related impeachment trial—that former presidents are not immune from criminal prosecution.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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