All 12 jurors have been seated in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in Manhattan. While jury selection continues today for alternates, the judge overseeing the case said opening arguments in the trial could come as soon as Monday. Former federal prosecutor Gene Rossi breaks down the challenges of seating a jury in such a historic, high-profile case.
Google announced late Wednesday that it fired 28 workers who staged sit-in protests at some of the company’s offices this week. The protests were organized by the group No Tech for Apartheid. They were demonstrating against a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon to provide the Israeli government and military with cloud computing services.
And in headlines: Mutliple news outlets reported that Israel launched a strike on Iran, House lawmakers will again take up a bill to potentially ban TIkTok, and sports icons Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are set to produce a queer soccer romance called “Cleat Cute.”
Show Notes:
Israel Ordered To Prevent Acts Of Genocide
CIA Chief Heads Abroad to Broker Gaza Deal
How NYC’s Mayor Fails Migrants
Nikki Haley Gets Trumped In New Hampshire
Supreme Court Rules Against Texas' Border Razor Wire
DeSantis Discontinued
Fani Willis Fights Back Against Misconduct Claims
Gaza Gets Crucial Medicine Delivery
The Push For More Ukraine Aid
Iowa's Participation Awards Go To...
Caucusing Up A Storm
Explaining Iowa's Raucous Caucus
Israel Goes On Trial For Genocide
Trump's Unappealing Appeal
Florida Man Gets Fired
Boeing Troubles Take Off
NYC Sues Over Migrant Buses
Abortion Rights And Texas Wrongs
Trump's Maine Squeeze
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