A Tense Testimony

12/01/2024 2 min

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Episode Synopsis

On the last day of his civil fraud trial, Trump gave a tense courtroom speech accusing the NY attorney general and judge of political agendas while proclaiming his innocence. House GOP hard-liners are pressuring Speaker Johnson to abandon the shutdown-averting budget deal he struck with Democrats in favor of deeper cuts. Bill Belichick announced he is leaving the New England Patriots after a historic 24-year coaching run. A grand jury declined to charge a woman criminally over a miscarriage after she was prosecuted for corpse abuse in Ohio. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis fiercely attacked each other at the GOP debate trying to position themselves as the Trump alternative. NYC inspectors issued a vacate order for buildings near an illegal tunnel found under a Brooklyn synagogue that structurally compromised them. A California ski resort avalanche killed 1 expert skier and injured 3 others on Wednesday.
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