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First: Joe Biden officially enters the 2024 presidential campaign. His announcement video makes clear he expects to stair down Trump in a rematch and mirrors his message in 2020. 

Plus: Nikki Haley tries to change the Republican party's conversation about abortion with a message calling for more compassion. 

And: Jury selection kicks off in a civil case over whether former President Donald Trump defamed a writer who accuses him of rape. 

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First: Fox makes a stunning announcement: It's severed ties with its highest-rated anchor, Tucker Carlson. This will no doubt raise eyebrows as it happens one week or so after a nearly $800 million settlement for election lies. 

Plus: The president's team rushes to lock in key pieces of a would-be 2024 campaign, videotaping an official announcement and choosing a campaign manager. But still no word on when Joe Biden will greenlight his re-election bid. 

And: Ron DeSantis visits Japan, trying to look the part of Commander-in-Chief. But he's still playing coy about if or when he'll challenge Donald Trump. 

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In just a matter of days, President Biden is expected to take the plunge and formally announce his bid to retake the White House.

Plus, Ron DeSantis ups the ante in his contentious war against Disney, as the Florida Governor continues to lose Republican endorsements to Trump.

And, could GOP hardliners upend Speaker McCarthy’s debt limit deal?

Also, the Tennessee Democratic lawmakers targeted by Republican State House officials for protesting on gun reform, join to talk about the future of gun reform ahead of their White House visit tomorrow.

Finally, former First Lady Michelle Obama gets personal in a new interview with Jimmy Fallon about what it was like living in the White House. 

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First: The official re-election announcement for Biden-Harris 2024 will come in a video likely early next week. This, even though many Democrats are lukewarm about a second term. Team Biden is betting again that Republicans are about to remind voters why they chose Biden back in 2020. 

Plus: All eyes today are on the Supreme Court, which faces a midnight deadline for a pivotal decision on the abortion drug mifepristone. 

And: Brand new CNN reporting on how Donald Trump's allies looked for ways to challenge -- possibly even decertify -- the Democrats' win in a key Georgia Senate race.  

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First: SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever, gets off the launch pad, then explodes just minutes into its mission. 

Plus: Mediators order election denier Mike Lindell to give an expert $5 million for debunking Lindell's election lies. 

And: We look into an IRS agent's stunning allegations: that the President Biden's team is mishandling the investigation into his son Hunter, and that Attorney General Merrick Garland lied to Congress. 

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Fox inks a $787 million settlement with Dominion -- a historic and embarrassing sum. But ... the network escapes without publicly saying these words to its viewers: "Sorry. We lied to you." 

Plus: Two Florida men battle for the approval of mostly other Florida men, as Donald Trump tries to outshine Ron DeSantis by nabbing more congressional endorsements from Florida. 

And: Alabama police announce they've arrested two teens on reckless murder charges in connection to the Sweet 16 mass shooting that killed four. 

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First: The fate of the abortion pill mifepristone is in the hands of the Supreme Court. A decision could happen at any moment. 

Plus: The man who shot a Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell is still not under arrest. Attorneys for Ralph Yarl's family say that's an outrage ... and that the reason is Black and White  

And: More on the Florida governor versus the house the mouse built. Ron DeSantis threatens retaliation against Disney with rival amusement parks, perhaps with a state prison to crowd Cinderella's castle. 

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First: Congress is back today, and lawmakers returned to a very long to do list this morning. The House Speaker Kevin McCarthy used the New York Stock Exchange as the backdrop for a speech in which he placed blame for the debt ceiling stalemate at President Biden's feet. 

Plus: House Judiciary Republicans hold a hearing in Manhattan to try and turn up the pressure on DA Alvin Bragg, calling him soft on crime. Is it an attempt to deflect attention from Bragg's prosecution of Donald Trump. 

And: Does a delay on the eve of a billion-dollar trial signal Fox is ready to settle with Dominion are headed for a settlement? 

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Why did a young member of the Air National Guard have access to some of America’s closest held secrets? Also, Ron DeSantis signs an abortion ban in Florida as some conservatives worry they’ve gone too far for most voters. Will GOP leaders moderate their policies or just their rhetoric? Plus, some Democrats are calling for Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) to resign after a series of health concerns.

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First: 21-year-old Air National Guard member Jack Texiera made his first court appearance today, where he was formally charged with leaking top-secret US intelligence documents online. 

Plus: New CNN reporting on an intriguing avenue of investigation for Special Counsel Jack Smith, who wants to know if Donald Trump is using an army of lawyers to intimidate potential witnesses. 

And: Did Ron DeSantis just make himself unelectable? Florida's governor just signed one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws, barring the procedure after just six weeks of pregnancy. 

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