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he has, well, its an ongoing saga about his activity on twitter, or x. the bbc had to change its entire social media guidelines because he always seems to be... well, people were asking if he crossed the lines politically. this latest drama is all about a letter, criticising the governments policy about asylum seekers. he signed the letter, and then there was some criticism from conservative mps, and he responded to those mps — for instance, lee anderson. he said if he lost his seat ...

now as hunter biden was supposed to be sitting right now behind closed doors for a deposition on the hill. but this morning again he said he will speak only to lawmakers if he can do so publicly. welcome to "the faulkner focus", everybody. good morning, im martha maccallum in for harris. republicans said they wanted to talk to hunter biden closed doors. they would hold him in contempt if he didnt show up. he did show up on his own terms. he stood before the cameras on the senate side o...

thanks again, everyone. [applause] >> all right, thanks, jake. good evening. i am abby phillip in washington. and you were just watching a special live cnn town hall. and tonights candidate on that main stage was ron desantis, of course. tonights setting is iowa, where many now see the stakes there for ron desantis as do or die. the florida governor said that the polls dont tell the whole story, and that he is building momentum. among tonights highlights, ron desantis said that he does...

judges gag order still in place, so he cant speak about certain things. he has to be so careful. that is so unconstitutional, in my opinion. we have first amendment rights. we have rights as attorneys. sixth amendment rights. those are all being violated, and he still wants to take the stand even though my advice is, at this point, you should never take the stand with a gag order. but he is so firmly against what is happening in this court. >> trump lawyer alina habba previewing the fo...

just into cnn, brand-new poll numbers that spell trouble for president bidens campaign in two key battleground states. plus, former president donald trump not testifying after all today in his civil fraud trial in new york. so what changed? and with time running out for aid to ukraine, a special guest will appear at the white house this week. ♪ good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im kasie hunt. its monday, december 11th, 5:00 a.m. here in washin...

thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell has more news right now. >> right now on andrea mitchell report, ukraines president zelenskyy is in washington in a last ditch effort to persuade reluctant lawmakers for billions more in aid. republicans are tieing it to more money for the border. also, president trump reverses course at the last minute and says he will not testify as a closing defense witness in today as new york civil trial despite previous claims that he woul...

united states, around the world and streaming on cnn max. im rosemary church. just ahead, donald trump changes his mind when it comes to plans to appear in court today. well look at how that will affect his new york civil trial. i want to be a dictator for one day. >> the republican front-runner doubles down on a controversial comment. why he says its a hoax. what the u.s. has to say about civilian protection in gaza. good to have you with us. just days ago, former president dona...

world. im max foster in london, bianca is off today, just ahead on "cnn newsroom." president zelenskyys visit to washington on tuesday will come at a critical moment as lawmakers are working to come up with a package that would include new aid to ukraine. we need to bring america to a stop. thats what leadership should be doing. >> donald trump doubled down on comments he made during a town hall on fox news earlier in the week. >> you know why i wanted to be a dictator because i wa...

fascinating move, hes calling on the supreme court to weigh in and decide on donald trumps claim that immunity, once and for all. meanwhile, no trump, no trial, at least for today. the former presidents civil fraud trial on hold until tomorrow after he says he will not, in fact, testify as promised. so why the last-minute change of heart? could it impact the judges thinking as he weighs the future of trumps business empire in new york. plus, it doesnt matter what the other candidates...

its sunday, december 10. im victor blackwell. >> im amara walker. thank you for joining us this morning. heres what were watching for you. >> everything just, like, exploded. this is what it felt like. like everything exploded. a lot of pressure built up and popped. >> at least six people are dead after tornados ripped through tennessee overnight. we are hearing of significant damage in some towns and a state of emergency remains in effect. also, tracking a threat for more severe storm...