Michigan board votes to certify election results despite pressure from President Trump. The U.S. Coronavirus death toll tops 257,000 with 12.3 million cases. Biden picks first latino to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and the first woman to head the intel community. Biden's chief of staff says the impact of Trump blocking transition is escalating. GOP support for Trump effort to overturn the election is crumbling. Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects the Trump campaign's effort to block counting certain absentee ballots. Millions traveling for holiday despite urgent CDC warning. U.S. sees 500,000+ new cases in just three days. U.S. average daily death toll climbs to 1,500+. Astrazeneca says early data show vaccine is about 70% effective.

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Biden Makes Historic Picks Filling Top Cabinet Posts

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A longtime trusted aide to Donald Trump takes the stand in the hush money money cover trial, wrapping her blockbuster testimony just a short while ago. Hope Hicks took jurors inside Trump world as the Stormy Daniels story broke and described how Trump feared allegations of sexual misconduct would hurt his 2016 presidential campaign. Hicks teared up at one point as she faced cross-examination with her former boss only a few feet away.  
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Longtime Trump Aide Hope Hicks Wraps Blockbuster Testimony

CNN just received a new court transcript on the critical testimony by Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer who revealed new details about the hush money payment he negotiated for the adult film star. The defense seized on the lawyer’s history of celebrity clients with sensational cases in hopes of undermining his credibility. We break down all the latest in the trial. 
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Stormy Daniels’ Ex-Lawyer Wraps Key Testimony In Trump Trial

Police in riot gear are now on the scene of escalating protests at Fordham University in New York. Law enforcement is making arrests at multiple U.S. college campuses after days of student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. This as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups violently clash at UCLA. We cover the protests live and from every angle. 
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New Campus Protests Across U.S.

We just got a transcript of today’s testimony inside Trump’s trial, including new details from Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer about the adult film star’s hush money deal and a prediction that if her affair allegations goes public it could be the final nail in the coffin for Trump just weeks before the 2016 election. The explosive testimony wrapped up shortly after Trump was forced to take down inflammatory posts, complying with the judge’s ruling that he’s violated his gag order. Trump is now on notice that he could be jailed if he is found in contempt again. 
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New Transcript of Today’s Trump Trial Testimony Just Released

Campus unrest boils over as colleges across the United States attempt to crack down on protests against the Israel-Hamas war. Police are confronting and arresting demonstrators at the University of Texas at Austin. In New York, Columbia University announced they have begun suspending students who have defied an ultimatum to clear encampments.  
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Biden Makes Historic Picks Filling Top Cabinet Posts

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