Russia and Ukraine have been fighting for months now to control Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine. But the battle has turned into the bloodiest fight of the war so far. It comes as Ukraine prepares to launch an important spring counteroffensive.

Guests: Axios' Dave Lawler, Nathan Bomey and Kelly Tyko.

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Former President Donald Trump, in a Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.

Guests: Axios' David Lindsey, Alex Fitzpatrick and ProPublica/NPR's Ilya Marritz.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was joined by state lawmakers on Monday to announce potential new measures to protect teachers and students against gun violence. This was in response to the deadly mass shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School where three children and three adults were killed last week.

Guests: Axios' Adam Tamburin, Sara Fischer and The Guardian’s Abené Clayton.

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At least 32 people are dead after a series of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes hit the South, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic over the weekend. That brings the American death toll from tornadoes over the past two weeks to more than 50.

Guests: Axios' Andrew Freedman, Cuneyt Dil and Adriel Bettelheim.

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A Manhattan grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on Thursday, on criminal charges related to a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 campaign. He will be the first former president to face criminal charges.

• Plus, the push for anti-trans legislation in America.

Guests: Axios' Margaret Talev and Russell Contreras.

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More than 20 years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the war authorization that allows the office of the President to invade that country without the approval of Congress.

Guests: Axios' Hans Nichols and Jeff Tracy.

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People from all over the world are arriving at the Southern U.S. border, including an influx of Chinese migrants and asylum seekers. Meanwhile, a deadly fire at a migrant holding facility in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez broke out late Monday, killing 39 people and injuring 29 others. It’s the latest example of the dangers asylum seekers face when trying to enter the U.S.

• Plus, fake bomb threats are used to harass China critics.

Guests: Axios' Astrid Galván, Stef Kight and Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he will delay his coalition's judicial overhaul legislation to “avoid civil war.” Protesters have flooded the streets of Israel for months in opposition to his plan to weaken Israel’s Supreme Court.

Guests: Axios' Barak Ravid and Shane Savitsky.

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The National Relations Labor Board recently ruled that broad non-disparagement clauses — which some companies make workers sign to receive severance benefits — are unlawful.

Guests: Axios' Emily Peck and Shawna Chen.

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Former President Trump could be facing an indictment over an alleged campaign finance violation — but some Democrats worry that this could undermine future prosecution of more serious charges.

Guests: Axios' Ashley Gold, Alexi McCammond, Hans Nichols and Jeff Tracy.

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