CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports that Ukrainians are hopeful that with the US passage of an aid bill, soldiers can turn things around in their fight against Russia. #CNN #News

New York Times reporter and CNN senior political analyst Maggie Haberman explains the significance of David Pecker, the ex-publisher of the National Enquirer, taking the stand in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump. #CNN #News

Stephanie Grisham, former Trump White House Press Secretary and former chief of staff to Melania Trump, joins CNN's Erin Burnett to discuss how Melania could react to the latest details of her husband's hush money trial. #CNN #News

Prosecutors and Trump’s attorneys delivered opening statements and the first witness was called in the former president’s historic and unprecedented criminal trial. Criminal defense attorney and former contestant on “The Apprentice” Stacy Schneider, criminal defense attorney and CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson, former US prosecutor from the Southern District of New York Sarah Krissoff, and CNN politics reporter Jeremy Herb join Erin Burnett to discuss. #CNN #News

Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti joins CNN's Jake Tapper and Paula Reid after opening statements were made in former President Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial.#CNN #News

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Ex-Nixon White House counsel John Dean explains why he's doubtful Donald Trump will testify in the ongoing hush money criminal trial and which topics he thinks could surface if the former president does take the stand. #CNN #News

CNN's Kara Scannell describes former President Donald Trump's demeanor during opening statements and the first day of testimony in his criminal trial. #CNN #News

The first witness took the stand in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial after both sides laid out parts of their cases to the jury in opening statements. During his testimony, David Pecker described his job at the time as the former chairman of the National Enquirer’s parent company. #CNN #News

A man was rescued from his car after it had caught fire on the highway in Minnesota. Drivers passing by stopped to rescue him as flames engulfed the vehicle. The driver had no reported injuries.

Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo said that the "conspiracy began" a few months after Donald Trump announced his candidacy in 2015 at a meeting with Trump, David Pecker and Michael Cohen. Colangelo said that the conspiracy extended to payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels by Cohen, just weeks before the 2016 election. #CNN #News

Former President Donald Trump addressed the media before entering a Manhattan courtroom, where opening statements in his hush money trial are set to begin. CNN's Kaitlan Collins fact checks Trump's statements. #CNN #News

Officials at Columbia University, facing surging tensions on campus that raised safety concerns, have announced all classes will be virtual as Passover begins. Columbia President Minouche Shafik said in a statement the decision was made to “deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps.” #CNN #News

Former President Donald Trump is due back in a Manhattan court for opening statements in his hush money trial after spending the weekend fuming on social media over the court proceedings. #CNN #News

Republican strategist Alice Stewart reacts to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) latest comments calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to resign his speakership or else she will send her motion to vacate to the House floor. #CNN #News

Opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are set to begin in New York, more than a year after the former president was indicted in the case. CNN’s Marshall Cohen reports, and former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin joins CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield to discuss what he thinks of the case. #CNN #News

As tensions in the Middle East rise, Lebanon could be the next front in a widening conflict. CNN's Paula Hancocks takes you you inside Beirut, where people are used to tragedies and wars, and the atmosphere is still quite relaxed.

CNN's Fareed Zakaria sits down with actor Michael Douglas, who plays "Franklin" in the Apply TV+ series, to discuss the series. Zakaria also asks Douglas if he thinks President Biden is too old for a second term. #CNN #News

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem tells CNN’s Dana Bash that she plans on supporting former President Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential election over President Biden even if he loses his hush money trial. #CNN #News

Retiring Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and former Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, sit down with CNN's Manu Raju to talk about the state of US politics. #CNN #News