he US Supreme Court has heard an extraordinary case, in which Donald Trump's lawyers argued that presidents should have blanket immunity for criminal acts committed during their presidencies. And the first witness has testified at the former president's criminal trial in New York. Meanwhile President Joe Biden has signed off on a US$95b aid package for Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel. Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.

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