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allie, i just want you to know i effectively advocated for the team here at the table today with one of the big bosses. we will tell you more later. the table might get bigger. i m liking that idea, because mobile will just see his face. i get more my news from kyle griffin and i think any other single source. his tweets go up for the news alerts go up. not only did that tweet go up. it s like, how do you get that news? for anybody who doesn t follow, you can really learn a lot of news by following kyle griffin. he s also an amazing writer. you must be a great multitasker. is probably tweeted this whole segment. you guys have a great weekend, and we will see you next weekend. could morning to you. it is sunday, april 28th. a few days in american politics can compare to what we saw last thursday when a pair of court proceedings for donald trump as he runs for president while also facing multiple criminal prosecutions. in a manhattan courtroom, donald trump, the t ....
it s perhaps the election year. globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls. at least 64 countries, containing just under half of the world s total population, are expected to hold nationwide polls. the results of which, for many, will prove consequential for years to come. the biggest parliamentary vote is being held in india an operation so vast, it s being held in several stages with the second phase getting under way today. let s get more of this in delhi. taken through this next what does it involve, who is voting what seats are contested? b5 involve, who is voting what seats are contested? are contested? as you correctly said, are contested? as you correctly said. this are contested? as you correctly said. this is are contested? as you correctly said, this is the are contested? as you correctly said, this is the biggest - are contested? as you correctly i said, this is the biggest democracy in action in the world. 540 plus parliame ....
the senate taking up articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas democrats may look to dismiss the articles quickly, but we ll republicans let them will take you there and just moments plus house speaker mike johnson trying to fend off threats by republican hardliners, a standoff that could now jeopardize the much delayed push to pass aid for israel and ukraine and in the donald trump criminal case in new york, nearly half of the jurors have now been chosen. what we know about them and how quickly the entire jury could be seated are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central thanks so much for joining us this afternoon in a matter of just moments, the historic and controversial senate impeachment trial of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas is set to begin. the democratic majority in the senate is looking to move quickly to acquit or to dismiss the case altogether, ....
house. accusing paxton of bribery, dereliction of duty, and abuse of public trust. all to help one of his donors. joining me right now, msnbc s priscilla thompson. priscilla welcome, what more can you tell us about what is going to happen now. and what all the senators had to consider? yeah alex, just a short while ago senators are going to walk into the chamber. that voting process well again, each of those 16 articles of impeachment are going to be red, and those senators will have an opportunity to vote on each one. it only takes a vote to impeach on one of those articles for ken paxton to ultimately be impeached, it will require a two thirds majority and over for that to happen. their authority senators that are going to be voting. 12 democrats, 18 republicans. that is what we are waiting to see, but as he mentioned, this comes after many days of testimony. people hearing from former, some of paxton s former top staffers detailing this abuse of power that they say ....
i was sitting there, over there, and i heard you say that and i went, wait a minute, we don t have that. what s that? it s happening right now. all right, i ll tune in. thank you, alex. have a good show. we do have this filing from district attorney fani willis, basically insisting on trying all 19 defendants in the state of georgia, versus donald trump case together. she says the state maintains that all the defendants shall be tried together. she stresses that the law favors trying all of the defendants together. she says, fani willis says, the trial of 19 defendants would be feasible, within the fulton county courthouse, whereas breaking this case up into multiple, lengthy trials, would create an enormous strain on the judicial resources of the fulton county superior court. the state is capable of trying a large and complex case. for example, the atlanta public schools case began with 35 defendants, 13 of which were eventually tried simultaneously. as fani ....