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The legal battle between the Justice Department and Donald Trump over sensitive government documents seized from Mar-a-Lago resumes in court today. We bring you the latest. Plus: Joe Biden will use a prime-time national address tonight to warn that Republicans are actively working to undermine American democracy. And: Sarah Palin loses in her comeback attempt as Alaska sends a Democrat to the House for the first time in 50 years.

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Government lawyers file a late-night response in the Mar-a-Lago docs dispute, alleging he and his people concealed sensitive records, his lawyers outright lied, and the former president's team likely tried to obstruct justice. Plus: New CNN reporting indicates Trump's legal troubles are pushing him to rethink when and how to announce his 2024 plan. And: The latest on the increasingly dire public health emergency in Jackson, Mississippi, which now has no running water.

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Joe Biden enters the campaign fray today as he travels to Pennsylvania for a planned speech on gun violence. The president will suggest Republicans have little standing to talk tough on crime if they keep bowing to the gun lobby. Plus: The government's response to a federal judge over the Mar-a-Lago search is due today. Prosecutors hope to make the case that they were careful and that there's no need for a special master to sort through the documents the FBI seized. And: A noteworthy MAGA makeover, as a CNN review details how the election denier running for the senate in Arizona scrubbed his website to erase a lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

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The US intelligence chief tells congress a review is under way to determine the national security impact of keeping top-secret documents at Mar-a-Lago. Plus, nuclear watchdogs get access to a Ukrainian power plant caught in the crossfire. And, Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan sparks a new midterm campaign brawl.

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A newly unsealed affidavit shows former President Trump held onto boxes of classified documents, and the FBI had reason to believe he could be obstructing their investigation. The search warrant itself was based on the 15 boxes of documents Trump handed over to the National Archives in January. Those included 184 documents with classification, including some that may have put US informants abroad at risk.

Plus, why Republicans are readjusting their midterms outlook as campaigning heats up.

And how a campaign promise became a financial reality for millions of Americans after President Biden announced his student debt forgiveness plan.

On today’s panel: Alex Burns of the New York Times, Yasmeen Abutaleb of the Washington Post, CNN’s Melanie Zanona, Toluse Olorunnipa of the Washington Post.

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The Justice Department submits its proposal for redacting the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit, as the legal fight to bring more transparency into the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home continues. But the fight will mostly take place in secret. Plus: President Biden runs into second-guessing over his plan to cancel some student loan debut. And: Rain submerges entire towns in the south.

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Democrats say a win in New York proves abortion is on the ballot in November. Plus: President Biden follows through on a core campaign pledge by wiping away thousands of dollars in student loan debt. And: Russia's war on Ukraine turns six months old today and remains locked in a bloody stalemate.

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Today we learned the National Archives retrieved more than 100 classified documents from Mar-a-Lago back in January, including materials marked as Sensitive Compartmented Information, meaning they must be viewed in a secure government facility. Meanwhile, the former president's legal team has requested a 'special master' -- a third-party attorney -- review the docs. Former prosecutor Elliott Williams joins CNN correspondents Evan Perez and Phil Mattingly to discuss these latest developments.

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"The facts are reliable." Those words came from Judge Bruce Reinhart in a new court order this morning which makes clear he views the affidavit used to justify the unprecedented search of Mar-a-Lago as iron clad. Plus: Big-name Republicans spent the weekend testing the 2024 waters. And: The Biden White House faces a critical decision on student loans.

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