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Trump defends comments from 'Access Hollywood' tape during deposition: 'True with stars'

Portions of former President Trump’s 2022 video deposition have been released as part of the E. Jean Carroll case. NBC News' Ron Allen reports on the video shown to the jury.
Trump defends comments from 'Access Hollywood' tape during deposition: 'True with stars'
Trump defends comments from 'Access Hollywood' tape during deposition: 'True with stars'

Opponents of Florida's abortion ban aim to put reproductive rights on the state's 2024 ballot

A coalition including Planned Parenthood affiliates and the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida will launch their effort to amend the state constitution Monday in Tallahassee.
Abortion rights activists wave signs while protesting on a street corner in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Abortion rights activists wave signs while protesting on a street corner in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Judge questions DOJ's handling of a Jan. 6 rioter who 'scuffled' with an officer who died by suicide

David Walls-Kaufman, a D.C. chiropractor with a shop just blocks from the U.S. Capitol, had been set to be sentenced in a misdemeanor case on Friday.
David Walls-Kaufman at the U.S. Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021.
David Walls-Kaufman at the U.S. Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021.

Biden picks Neera Tanden as top domestic policy adviser

Tanden, a longtime Democratic aide who has served in the Obama and Clinton administrations, will replace Susan Rice at the Domestic Policy Council.
Image: Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), appears before a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 10, 2021.
Image: Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), appears before a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 10, 2021.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is stepping down from agency

Walensky took over at the beginning of Biden's term in January 2021 as the administration began to roll out vaccines for Covid-19.
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Washington, on May 4, 2023.
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Washington, on May 4, 2023.

Biden warns debt ceiling crisis could cost jobs and undo economic progress

The president and four top leaders from Congress are scheduled to meet next week to discuss the looming debt limit deadline.
President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House on April 20, 2023.
President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House on April 20, 2023.

Florida Republicans increase budget for Ron DeSantis' election police effort

The Legislature authorized a roughly 20% increase for the office, even as its efforts have been widely criticized and many of the cases have been dismissed.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference

Biden shifts southern border strategy — without congressional action behind him

The Biden administration is stepping in to manage waves of people arriving at the border asking for asylum because Congress hasn't updated immigration law for decades.
Migrants that were trying to evade U.S. Border Patrol agents, wait to be processed in Granjeno, Texas
Migrants that were trying to evade U.S. Border Patrol agents, wait to be processed in Granjeno, Texas

Justice Thomas defenders make the case for Supreme Court ethics reform

Republicans and conservative legal activists have pointed to alleged ethical lapses from liberal justices that serve to emphasize gaps in existing rules.
Supreme Court associate justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Supreme Court associate justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

With his wife set to attend King Charles’ coronation, Biden sends a message to a key ally

Jill Biden will be the first U.S. first lady to witness the crowning of a British monarch Saturday.
First lady Jill Biden, King Charles.
First lady Jill Biden, King Charles.

Trump, looking to regain 2016 magic, moves away from the Republican brand

The former president is still selling an us-vs.-them brand of politics. But, in a callback to his 2016 campaign, it's not just about the party divide.
Former President Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland, on May 2, 2023.
Former President Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland, on May 2, 2023.

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