Michael Cohen on the Trump Trial: Prepare To Be Surprised  —  Trump's former attorney on the hush money trial, how he's preparing for life as the key witness and who he expects Trump will choose as a 2024 running mate.  —  Michael Cohen may be the only person standing between Donald Trump and jail.

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Trump Media shares drop below $30, company sheds more than half of market cap since trading debut … The price of Trump Media shares fell below $30 in early trading Friday morning, which is more than $40 lower than what its shares first sold for when the social media company began public trading on March 26.

U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread  —  Tel Aviv — Israel is bracing for a worst-case scenario that U.S. officials believe could materialize within just hours — the possibility of a direct attack on Israeli soil by Iran …

Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting It Back on Track  —  Speaker Mike Johnson scaled back the measure to two years from five, winning over hard-right Republicans who believe Donald J. Trump will be president by the time it would expire.  —  The House took a critical …

What Donald Trump wants in his next vice president — and who he's considering  —  Donald Trump's perfect vice president looks the part: attractive and telegenic.  They are ideally Black or a woman, though that's not required.  And they are most certainly not taller than Trump himself.

Biden administration cancels another $7.4 billion in student loans  —  The president is wiping away the loan balances of 277,000 Americans through a mix of existing forgiveness programs  —  Days after heralding its latest student debt forgiveness plan, the Biden administration …

Biden campaign unveils ‘MAGA Mike’ video linking Johnson, Trump on abortion  —  President Biden's reelection campaign on Friday unveiled a video linking former President Trump with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an attempt to highlight their views on reproductive rights issues.

Trump Team Calls For More Debates With Biden, ‘Much Earlier’ Than Currently Planned  —  Ironically, though, the former president did not join any of the Republican presidential primary debates.  —  LOADING  —  Former President Donald Trump wants to face off with President Joe Biden on the debate stage …

‘Unprecedented’ and ‘stunning’ number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection  —  A minimum of 16 Trump administration veterans have sharply criticized the ex-president, with terms such as “threat to democracy,” “erratic,” “delusional” and “narcissistic.”

Scoop: DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe … - In January 2023, special counsel Robert Hur began investigating Biden's handling of classified documents after papers from Biden's vice presidency were found at his office and home.  — From July 2023 to February 2024 …

Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in 'level of corruption that we've just never seen' with foreign relations  —  Former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner engaged in a “level of corruption that we've just never seen” …

Colorado group says it has enough signatures for abortion rights ballot measure this fall  —  A Colorado campaign that's trying to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution has gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot this November, CBS News has learned.

OJ and CRT  —  Marc Lamont Hill is a prominent guy, although you probably haven't heard of him because you aren't a racist Leftist who is glad OJ Simpson got off despite being an obvious murderer.  —  Lots of people agree with him, though, because they are racist Leftists who think it's fine …

Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices  —  The conservative judicial activist called the move ‘politically motivated,’ and the committee chair said Leo had left them ‘no other choice’ but to move forward with the compulsory process

Both the Biden and Trump presidencies are viewed as mostly doing more harm than good across a range of issues  —  Asked which president did more to help people like them, 35% of adults say Trump did more, 26% say Biden did more, and 30% think neither was effective in helping people like them.

Third South Dakota tribal nation bans Noem from reservation  —  The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has become the third tribal nation to ban South Dakota Kristi Noem (R) from its reservation land.  —  On Wednesday, the Standing Rock Tribal Council voted to ban Noem from its land for “racially charged” …

Covid vaccines not linked to fatal heart problems in young people, CDC finds  —  The new report debunks widespread misinformation that the mRNA shots were connected to sudden cardiac death in young athletes.  —  There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest …

House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday.

Biden's poor polling may be as good as it gets for him  —  Although it hardly looks like it, President Joe Biden may already be peaking in his race to keep the White House.  His biggest internal threat remains: his inability to campaign effectively.  And his biggest external threat looms …