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Twelve jurors were seated yesterday, leaving only the selection of alternate jurors ahead of a planned hearing on the scope of the prosecution's cross-examination should Trump testify.

One co-defendant's lawyers asked this month for five charges against him to be dismissed, while another’s requested that all charges against their client be tossed out.

The former president perked up at certain remarks by members of the jury pool, while at other times he appeared ambivalent and stared straight ahead.

One juror was removed today after raising concerns about her privacy and another after questions about a past arrest.

Jury selection got off to a rocky start Thursday after two of the jurors seated earlier in the week were excused. But by the end of the day, 12 jurors and an alternate had been sworn in.

Plus, a full 12-person jury is selected in Trump's historic hush money trial.

Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy III told NBC News in an exclusive interview that he thinks his the candidacy of his uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., "poses a threat to the country that I love."

House Speaker Johnson plans to package TikTok legislation with critical aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and send it to the Senate. President Joe Biden vowed to sign it into law.

Republicans are publicly dismissing concerns about fundraising, saying their House candidates can remain competitive with Democrats.

As a vice presidential candidate, the Bay Area lawyer and entrepreneur can spend unlimited amounts of her own money on the campaign.

The move was a response to Iran's attack on Israel last weekend, which Tehran said was in retaliation for the Israeli bombing of the Iranian Consulate in Syria this month.