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Two outgoing GOP senators block Donald Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to attorney general, but the president has a plan to get around it. Will it work? ... The risk of a widening war in the Middle East seems more like a reality. Is the conflict in Iran expanding faster than t ...  Show more

New CNN polling shows Democrats now leading Republicans in the midterms. So what's behind the surge? ... The brief pause in the Iran war appears to be over as the resumes strikes and the war now expands to Egypt ... A Senate hearing on Covid quickly turns confrontational. Why wer ...  Show more

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Dr. Mehmet Oz to oversee Medicare and Medicaid. A once-in-a-decade “bomb cyclone” is taking shape in the western US. Russia is suspected of sabotaging undersea internet cables. A House Republican is pushing to ban transgender women from usi ...  Show more

Wednesday, May 8. The seven stories you need to know today.

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First: As today's show begins we're about to find out how much Donald Trump will have to pay after being found liable for defamation and sexual abuse. It is now all up to the jury. We will have live updates from inside the courtroom.  Plus: President Biden dispatches his CIA dire ...  Show more

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas over a ceasefire and hostage exchange have paused. The criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump continued today with mundane, but crucial testimony about bookkeeping and finances. The US is seeing a lot more tornados than us ...  Show more