Former President Donald Trump’s so-called hush money trial in New York resumed on April 22, with opening statements from both sides and the first witnesses taking the stand. President Trump called on would-be demonstrators to “go out and peacefully protest” against the case. Before entering the courtroom, the former president said, “This is election interference, everybody knows it.”
Columbia University has canceled in-person classes, and new demonstrations have broken out on other U.S. college campuses as tensions continue to grow over the Israel–Hamas war. On Sunday, a rabbi at Columbia sent a WhatsApp message to more than 200 Jewish students, urging them to leave the New York City campus if they did not feel safe. Following arrests last week at Columbia, pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up protest encampments on other campuses around the country.
The Supreme Court is considering whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The case is considered the most significant argument on homelessness to come before the nation’s highest court in decades, as incidences of illegal camping and homelessness reach record levels in the United States.
Topics in this episode include:
- Opening Statements in Trump’s NY Criminal Trial
- Engoron to Decide Validity of Reduced Trump Bond
- Trump: No Immunity? Then Biden Doesn’t Either
- Trump to Testify: Will It Help or Hurt Him?
- Ag James Pushes for New Trump Bond
- Broad Impact of Trump’s Cases on America
- Trump Rally in NC Canceled Due to Weather
- Trump Endorses Absentee Voting as ‘Good’ Option
- Young Trump Supporters Explain the Appeal
- RFK Jr. Will Appear on Hawaii Ballot
- Biden to Unveil New Solar Energy Funding
- How Will Title IX Changes Affect Students?
- House Passes Controversial Ukraine Aid Bill
- Israeli Leaders Oppose Expected U.S. Sanctions on Idf
- Israeli Military Intel Chief Resigns Over Oct. 7 Failures
- Student Reports Assault at Pro-Palestine Rally
- Columbia University to Hold Classes Virtually Today
- Fatal: Car Crashes Into Birthday Party
- S. Downplays Chip in Advanced Huawei Phone
- Two Japanese Navy Helicopters Crash During Exercise
- EU Foreign and Defence Ministers Meet in Luxembourg
- Sweden: Russia Sanctions Must Target Oil Fleet
- Russia Warns of Direct Clash Between Nuclear Powers
- Germany Arrests 3 Suspected Chinese Spies
- New Border Checks: UK Stores Fear Costs, Delays
- Prepares 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington
- Ohtani Sets Japanese-Born Player Home Run Record
- Cinnamon Found to Reduce Blood Sugar Levels: Study
- House Passes Bill That Could Ban TikTok in the U.S.
- House Passes Foreign Aid, No U.S. Border Provisions
- Mtg: Motion to Oust Mike Johnson Coming
- Bill Barr Picking Trump Over Biden
- Scotus to Consider if Cities Can Ticket Homeless People
- Police Arrest Suspect for Breaking Into La Mayor’s Home
- Tesla Cuts Prices in China, Germany, U.S.
- Volkswagen Tennessee Factory Workers Join UAW
- New California Battery Plant Among the World’s Largest
- Elon Musk Postpones India Visit
- RPT: Michigan Per Capita Income in Rapid Decline
- Boeing to Release First Quarter Results Wednesday
- Minimum Staffing Rule at Nursing Homes Finalized
- Heavy Rainstorms Kill 4 in Southern China
- Blinken to Travel to China to Bolster Relations
- WADA: Chinese Swimmers Failed Doping Test Before Tokyo
- Harvard Students Disrupt Chinese Ambassador’s Speech
- Emails Allege FBI Knowledge of Coronavirus Issue
- Feds Investigate New Trend in Marijuana Growing
- Growing Momentum in Stand Against Communist China