Former President Donald Trump will make his first court appearance in Manhattan today, to answer to criminal charges handed down by a grand jury on Thursday. He’s expected to face dozens of charges related to hush money he paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Starbucks is facing more scrutiny, after former CEO Howard Schultz was grilled by Senate lawmakers last week over the company’s labor practices and allegations of union-busting. Michelle Eisen, who helped form the chain’s first-ever bargaining unit in Buffalo, New York, joins us to discuss where things stand for Starbucks Workers United.

And in headlines: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat to the country's right-wing National Coalition Party, a federal judge temporarily blocked Tennessee’s anti-drag law, and NASA named the crew for its first lunar mission in 50 years.

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