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This combination photo shows President Joe Biden, left, on March 8, 2024, in Wallingford, Pa., and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 28, 2023. AP hide caption

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Bibi & Biden: Bromance Or Bust?

As the United States tries to seek a resolution to Israel's war in Gaza, we look at the complicated and strained relationship between the White House and the Netanyahu government.

Bibi & Biden: Bromance Or Bust?

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Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of a pre-trial hearing with his defense team at Manhattan criminal, Monday, March 25, 2024, in New York. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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Trump's N.Y. Civil Case Bond Slashed 61 Percent

Former President Trump got a brief reprieve in his New York civil case, as the amount he owes to secure a $454 million bond has been temporarily reduced on appeal. But Trump still faces both legal and financial headwinds ahead of the case going to trial next month. We explore what's at stake.

Trump's N.Y. Civil Case Bond Slashed 61 Percent

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A man wearing a hat with patches supportive of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump sits at a Buckeye Values PAC rally awaiting remarks from Trump on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption

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The Sound And The Fury

The presidential campaign is heating up, and candidates are hitting the road to convince people to vote for them. Today, we take a look inside a Donald Trump rally — the sights, the sounds & the scenes — and talk about who still is motivated to attend a political event for a candidate who is & remains well known.

The Sound And The Fury

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., discusses President Joe Biden's policies at the Mexican border during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite /AP hide caption

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Roundup: Ouster Threat For Mike Johnson; Biden App Turns Volunteers Into Influencers

The House of Representatives reached a deal on government funding, but Speaker Mike Johnson again had to rely on Democratic votes to pass the bill. Now, he's facing an ouster threat.

Roundup: Ouster Threat For Mike Johnson; Biden App Turns Volunteers Into Influencers

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Asylum-seeking migrants line up in a makeshift, mountainous campsite to be processed after crossing the border with Mexico, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption

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Some Trump Voters' Jobs Rely On Migrants. They Hope He's Bluffing About Deportation.

Texas has a controversial immigration law that, if implemented, would empower local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. It's a reminder that immigration isn't going anywhere this campaign season and that the politics are more complicated than you might think.

Some Trump Voters' Jobs Rely On Migrants. They Hope He's Bluffing About Deportation.

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Voters arrive at a polling location as Arizonans cast their ballot on primary election day, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Guadalupe, Ariz. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Almost every American lives in a state that offers the option to vote early

New data shows that voting in America has gotten easier over the past two decades. More voters have the ability to cast a ballot before Election Day, with the majority of U.S. states now offering some form of early in-person voting and mail voting to all voters.

Almost every American lives in a state that offers the option to vote early

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Morning light streams into a polling location on Ohio primary election day in Knox Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Today's Primaries: Arizona Sidelines Independents; Ohio's MAGA Candidate

Is reform coming to Arizona's presidential preference election, which blocks independent voters from participating? And Donald Trump and Ohio's governor have backed different candidates in that state's Republican Senate primary. Here's why Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown would probably prefer to face Trump's pick.

Today's Primaries: Arizona Sidelines Independents; Ohio's MAGA Candidate

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, in Orangeburg, S.C. Harris campaigned in the state a day before Democrats' leadoff presidential primary. Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption

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What Kamala Harris, 59, Brings To The Reelection Effort

Vice President Harris was known as a middling campaigner during the 2020 presidential primary, but she's since come into her own as a capable messenger on reproductive and abortion rights as well as other issues important to young voters. Voters are also weighing whether she would be an effective president if Biden, now 81, can no longer serve.

What Kamala Harris, 59, Brings To The Reelection Effort

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis arrives during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. Alex Slitz/AP hide caption

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She Can Stay. But He's Gotta Go!

Fani Willis, Fulton County District Attorney, can continue to lead the prosecution against former President Donald Trump. A Georgia judge ruled Willis can continue on the case related to the attempt to interfere with the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia – but only if her ex-boyfriend, Nathan Wade, no longer works on the case.

She Can Stay. But He's Gotta Go!

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Devotees of TikTok gather at the Capitol in Washington, as the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn't sell, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Is Time Ticking For TikTok?

Congress is giving the popular Chinese social media app TikTok an ultimatum—find an American buyer or face a nationwide ban in the United States. Will the Senate pass the bill to ban the social media app and what does a sale of TikTok actually look like?

Is Time Ticking For TikTok?

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