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Trump’s GOP rivals slam ruling that bars him from CO ballot Dec 21, 2023

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Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay out of the legal dispute over his claim of immunity from federal election subversion charges, at least for now. The Trump team is opposing the special counsel's request for the justices to immediately review the case. Trump is planning to take a very different matter to the high court. We are awaiting his formal appeal of the historic decision barring him from the Republican primary ballot in Colorado. Tonight, Trump's GOP rivals are taking his side and slamming the ruling. Plus, President Biden says the United States is pushing Israel and Hamas to reach a new deal to free more hostages held in Gaza.

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Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from 2024 primary ballot Dec 20, 2023

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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Trump should not appear on the ballot in 2024. This is surprising in part because they are reversing a lower court that found, while Trump did engage in an insurrection on January 6th, that Section Three of the 14th Amendment did not apply to presidents, and therefore, he should not be kept off the ballot. This as the Trump campaign expects to clinch the GOP nomination by March. Plus, a major legal challenge to a strict and sweeping new immigration law in Texas.

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Four weeks to Iowa: Trump’s rhetoric going to dark extremes Dec 19, 2023

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With the leadoff Iowa caucuses only four weeks away, Donald Trump is taking his campaign rhetoric to dark extremes. We're getting new reaction to Trump's immigrant-bashing that's invoking comparisons to Nazi Germany. The GOP governor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu joins us live this hour. Also, two former Georgia election workers are suing Rudy Giuliani again after he was ordered to pay the women nearly $150 million in damages. We're going to tell you what they want now. Plus, Hamas releases video of three elderly Israelis its holding captive in Gaza.

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Nearly $150M verdict against Giuliani in defamation damages trial Dec 16, 2023

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Rudy Giuliani has been ordered by a jury to pay $150 million in damages to two Georgia election workers he defamed. We're breaking down the huge verdict against the former Trump lawyer tied to his lies about the 2020 presidential election and speak live to an attorney for the two election workers. Plus, protests in Tel Aviv, calling for a ceasefire as the IDF says it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza.

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CNN gets rare, independent access to war-torn southern Gaza Dec 15, 2023

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A CNN team gets rare independent access to war-torn southern Gaza, sharing an extraordinary firsthand look at the humanitarian crisis there. This as the U.S. is ramping up pressure on Israel to limit civilian casualties. Also tonight, it's now up to a jury to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for the harm he caused by spreading conspiracy theories about them. The first day of deliberations wrapped up a short while ago after Giuliani opted not to take the stand.

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House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry Dec 14, 2023

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The full House of Representatives just formalized the impeachment inquiry of President Biden as Republicans seek to move the probe forward. The vote comes hours after Hunter Biden defied a GOP subpoena to testify behind closed doors, accusing Republicans of lying over and over about him and his father. Also breaking, a federal judge is pausing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case. The order could delay Trump's scheduled March trial date potentially pushing it closer to election day. Plus, President Biden meets with the families of American hostages held by Hamas amid new fractures in his relationship with the Israeli Prime Miinister Netanyahu over the war in Gaza.

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Zelensky: giving up territories to end war is “insane” Dec 13, 2023

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington on Tuesday to make an in-person plea for the military and economic aid he said is necessary to continue Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Plus, President Biden is warning that Israel is losing international support for its war against Hamas, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly rejects American plans for postwar Gaza. Also, CNN has learned that Donald Trump contacted a former Mar-a-Lago employee who witnessed his alleged mishandling of classified documents, repeatedly calling him in the months before trump's criminal indictment. We get reaction to CNN's exclusive new reporting from legendary journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.

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Supreme Court to rule on Trump immunity claims Dec 12, 2023

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The United States Supreme Court just agreed to weigh in for the first time on Donald Trump’s historic criminal prosecution. The justices are now set to quickly decide whether to accept the special counsel’s request to rule on Trump’s claims of immunity. Also, CNN’s new polling in Michigan and Georgia finds Trump is leading President Biden in both those pivotal swing states. Plus, Ukrainian President Zelensky is in Washington right now to meet with key lawmakers about stalled U.S. aid to Ukraine.

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Trump gag order mostly upheld in federal election subversion case Dec 09, 2023

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Donald Trump's gag order is mostly upheld in his federal election subversion case. An appeals court admonishes the former president while giving him a green light to attack the special counsel, Jack Smith. Also, a look at the new criminal indictment of Hunter Biden and the legal and political fall-out. The president's son accused of spending millions on a lavish lifestyle instead of paying his taxes. Plus, the Michigan gunman who killed four classmates at a school back in 2021 is now sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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Trump exits court defiant after attending civil fraud trial Dec 08, 2023

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A defiant Donald Trump leaves his civil fraud trial in New York after hearing a key defense witness try and poke holes in the case against him. Also tonight, some of Trump’s GOP rivals hit the campaign trail in Iowa and New Hampshire after their fourth debate without him. Plus, smoke in the air over Gaza and fierce fighting on the ground as new images show Israeli soldiers detaining dozens of men stripped to their underwear.

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