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And Rep. Cuellar vows to continue re-election effort amid criminal charges [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Sunday, May 05, 2024 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [Alternate text] An eventful second week in Donald Trump’s hush money trial concluded with [bombshell testimony]( from Trump’s longtime aide Hope Hicks, who painted a revealing picture of the panic inside the Trump campaign after the “[Access Hollywood” tape]( leaked in October 2016. This week also saw testimony from [Keith Davidson](, a lawyer who represented alleged hush money recipients Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels, and from [Gary Farro,]( Michael Cohen's former banker. Earlier in the week, Trump was fined $9,000 for violating his gag order, with Judge Juan Merchan warning that further violations could force the judge [to jail him](. Afterward, Trump claimed that the gag order prevented him from taking the stand, a claim that Merchan corrected, saying Trump has the “absolute right” to testify. Colleges across the country cracked down on [student protests against the war]( in Gaza this week, leading to more [than 2,000 arrests]( on campuses such as NYU, UCLA, and others. The pro-Palestinian protests have sprung up at more than [150 colleges so far](, many of which have involved outdoor Gaza solidarity encampments and civil disobedience. Congress responded by passing [a problematic bill]( with broad bipartisan support on Wednesday that aims to change how antisemitism can be investigated in schools. Florida's six-week abortion ban has gone into effect, cutting off access to [critical reproductive care]( for much of the South. Meanwhile, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a repeal of the state’s near-total 1864 abortion ban, having [narrowly passed]( the state’s Senate when two Republican senators broke with their party to secure its passage. Missed something? Don't worry. Here are our select columns and videos from the week. And don't forget to check out [MSNBC.com]( for more.   UNDERSTAND MORE [Alternate text] [STEVE VLADECK]( [The perverse irony at the bottom of Trump’s doomed new Mar-a-Lago dismissal gambit]( Trump is about the worst person to argue selective prosecution. That didn't stop his lawyers. [Read more.]( [MICHAEL A. COHEN]( [Comparisons between 1968 and 2024 are all the rage. They’re also wrong.]( Vietnam was one of the pre-eminent issues on the minds of American voters. The war in Gaza doesn’t even crack the top 10. [Read more.]( [KRISTY GREENBERG]( [Judge Merchan needs to rein in Trump’s hush money lawyer before it’s too late]( Trump’s lawyer is on thin ice with Judge Merchan — but the damage to the jury could be real. [Read more.]( [JAMES DOWNIE]( [Bill Barr wants to resurrect the right's favorite excuse for Trump]( Bill Barr is downplaying Trump's violent diatribes like it's 2016 again. He should know better. [Read more.]( [HAYES BROWN]( [Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Mike Johnson has a bizarre new obstacle]( The MAGA firebrand's attempt to remove the speaker has run into opposition from House Democrats playing the long game. [Read more.]( JULIO RICARDO VARELA [Republicans’ failure with a crucial voting block is giving Biden exactly what he needs]( As the Republican National Committee pulls back on its Latino outreach, a new poll has good news for Biden. [Read more.]( MUST WATCH [Alternate text] [ALI VELSHI]( [Ornstein: Trump’s second term plans make it impossible to treat this like a ‘typical’ election]( [WATCH NOW]( Trump's new interview in Time Magazine paints a disturbing picture of his plans for a second term. Norm Ornstein, senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, shares the most "stunning" revelations from the interview. [WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT]( [Rep. Cuellar vows to continue re-election effort amid criminal charges]( [WATCH NOW]( Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar says he is still going to seek reelection after the bombshell news that the DOJ has indicted him and his wife on bribery and foreign influence charges. [THE WEEKEND]( ['Trump did this’: Florida lawmaker pins abortion restrictions on the former President]( [WATCH NOW]( Florida's six-week abortion ban has gone into effect, cutting off access to critical reproductive care for much of the south. Florida State Rep. Fentrice Driskell and Paula Avila Guillen unpack the effects of the ban. [POLITICSNATION]( [Rep. Nadler: We can't let Mike Johnson be punished for 'doing the right thing']( [WATCH NOW]( MSNBC's the Rev. Al Sharpton is joined by Rep. Jerry Nadler to discuss campus unrest over the Israel-Hamas war, the House's passing of the Antisemitism Awareness Act, and more recent news.     DON'T MISS [Alternate text] The latest episode of “How To Win 2024” is now available. Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri speak with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Executive Director of NextGen America, on what the new generation of voters want and how to reach this important constituency. [Listen now.]( Tomorrow, Joy Reid sits down with Brittney Griner in her first cable interview since her arrest in Russia. She'll discuss her time spent in a Russian Penal Colony, how her story became a big political conversation, and her ongoing efforts around advocating for other prisoners. 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