donald trump s lawyer arranging $130,000 payment to a former adult film star. he reportedly did settle in october 20 16th 2016. these are felony crimes in new york state, no matter who you are. we have officially begun the first criminal trial of the former president of the united states. he seems old and tired and mad. the first witness in this criminal trial is now taking the stand. ecker was right there in the beginning of the plan to keep his relationship with stormy daniels secret. just started crying. stormy daniels testified in vivid detail about their alleged sexual encounter. michael cohen was formally called to the witness stand to testify against his former boss. both sides made their final pleas to the jury. verdict has been reached in former president trump s new york criminal trial. found guilty on all 34 felony counts. we did our job. the american principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed. good evening. once again, i
and identity theft that he pled not guilty, i should note. but that led to what you saw happening on the house floor today. santos is facing a house ethics investigation. they have promised an update coming in the next two weeks o. house republicans are waiting to see what happens there. we will keep you updated. thank you so much for joining us. cnn newsnight with abby phillip starts right now. an american president under pressure suggesting a pause in israel s bombing campaign as the war tears this world further apart. that s tonight on newsnight. good evening. i m abby phillip washington. as the war against hamas continues to accelerate, the more it appears that old global divides are growing wider and deeper. today again palestinians carrying children away from heaps of mangled concrete. the idf struck jabalia, rocking that refugee camp for a second time this week. israel says that hamas is hiding leaders and infrastructure there and using civilians as shields. bu
down the legal ladder, keeping it on the market for the foreseeable future. also, the president of the united states huddling with world leaders at the g7 summit in italy ahead of a highly anticipated news conference with ukraine s president zelenskyy. the former president returns to the capitol right near the scene of the most controversial moment of his time in office on january 6th, shoring up support among republican lawmakers and business leaders with hopes of returning to the white house. a very good day to all of you. i m alex witt in for andrea mitchell. a major ruling from the supreme court today. it s unanimous. the widely used abortion pill mifepristone can stay on the market. the supreme court rejected a challenge to the drug brought by anti-abortion doctors who question the food and drug administration s authority to ease access to the pill saying the groups had no legal standing. writing for the court, justice kavanaugh said, while plaintiffs have since
plus, senate republicans block a bill to protect access to birth control as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we are now 153 days away from the election, and it that means it is exactly five months from today. and as we get closer to that day, president biden is trying to show the sharp differences between him and donald trump. right now he s in france to mark tomorrow s 80th anniversary of d-day. and while he is there for a very important occasion, he is also trying to reassure our allies about america s place on the world stage. and what will happen when voters go to the polls in november. as our friend reports for the atlantic, quote, in capitals across the continent, leaders and diplomats express a sense of alarm bordering on panic at the prospect of donald trump s re-election. on friday, he is scheduled to give a major speech on democracy and the global struggle against authoritarianism. compare that
france for the d-day anniversary. his plan to tout american leadership on the world stage and highlight the stark contrast with donald trump. then my keynote conversation about skipping the small talk and getting real. plus, senate republicans lock a bill to protect access to birth control as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we are now 153 days away from the election and that means it is exactly 5 months from today. as we get closer to that day, president biden is trying to show the sharp differences between him and donald trump. right now he is in france to mark tomorrow s 80th anniversary of d-day and while he is there for a very important occasion, he is also trying to reassure our allies about america s place on the world stage and what will happen when voters go to polls in november? in capitals across the continent leaders and diplomats express a sense of alarm bordering on panic at the prospect of d