NTD News Today Full Broadcast (April 22)

Former President Donald Trump’s so-called hush money trial in New York resumed on April 22, with opening statements from both sides and the first witnesses taking the stand. President Trump called on would-be demonstrators to “go out and peacefully protest” against the case. Before entering the courtroom, the former president said, “This is election interference, everybody knows it.”

Columbia University has canceled in-person classes, and new demonstrations have broken out on other U.S. college campuses as tensions continue to grow over the Israel–Hamas war. On Sunday, a rabbi at Columbia sent a WhatsApp message to more than 200 Jewish students, urging them to leave the New York City campus if they did not feel safe. Following arrests last week at Columbia, pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up protest encampments on other campuses around the country.

The Supreme Court is considering whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The case is considered the most significant argument on homelessness to come before the nation’s highest court in decades, as incidences of illegal camping and homelessness reach record levels in the United States.

Topics in this episode include:

1. Opening Statements in Trump’s NY Criminal Trial
2. Engoron to Decide Validity of Reduced Trump Bond
3. Trump: No Immunity? Then Biden Doesn’t Either
4. Trump to Testify: Will It Help or Hurt Him?
5. Ag James Pushes for New Trump Bond
6. Broad Impact of Trump’s Cases on America
7. Trump Rally in NC Canceled Due to Weather
8. Trump Endorses Absentee Voting as ‘Good’ Option
9. Young Trump Supporters Explain the Appeal
10. RFK Jr. Will Appear on Hawaii Ballot
11. Biden to Unveil New Solar Energy Funding
12. How Will Title IX Changes Affect Students?
13. House Passes Controversial Ukraine Aid Bill
14. Israeli Leaders Oppose Expected U.S. Sanctions on Idf
15. Israeli Military Intel Chief Resigns Over Oct. 7 Failures
16. Student Reports Assault at Pro-Palestine Rally
17. Columbia University to Hold Classes Virtually Today
18. Fatal: Car Crashes Into Birthday Party
19. S. Downplays Chip in Advanced Huawei Phone
20. Two Japanese Navy Helicopters Crash During Exercise
21. EU Foreign and Defence Ministers Meet in Luxembourg
22. Sweden: Russia Sanctions Must Target Oil Fleet
23. Russia Warns of Direct Clash Between Nuclear Powers
24. Germany Arrests 3 Suspected Chinese Spies
25. New Border Checks: UK Stores Fear Costs, Delays
26. Prepares 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington
27. Ohtani Sets Japanese-Born Player Home Run Record
28. Cinnamon Found to Reduce Blood Sugar Levels: Study
29. House Passes Bill That Could Ban TikTok in the U.S.
30. House Passes Foreign Aid, No U.S. Border Provisions
31. Mtg: Motion to Oust Mike Johnson Coming
32. Bill Barr Picking Trump Over Biden
33. Scotus to Consider if Cities Can Ticket Homeless People
34. Police Arrest Suspect for Breaking Into La Mayor’s Home
35. Tesla Cuts Prices in China, Germany, U.S.
36. Volkswagen Tennessee Factory Workers Join UAW
37. New California Battery Plant Among the World’s Largest
38. Elon Musk Postpones India Visit
39. RPT: Michigan Per Capita Income in Rapid Decline
40. Boeing to Release First Quarter Results Wednesday
41. Minimum Staffing Rule at Nursing Homes Finalized
42. Heavy Rainstorms Kill 4 in Southern China
43. Blinken to Travel to China to Bolster Relations
44. WADA: Chinese Swimmers Failed Doping Test Before Tokyo
45. Harvard Students Disrupt Chinese Ambassador’s Speech
46. Emails Allege FBI Knowledge of Coronavirus Issue
47. Feds Investigate New Trend in Marijuana Growing
48. Growing Momentum in Stand Against Communist China