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The latest CBS News polls show President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in a close race in most of the states that decided the last two elections. However, there is a difference this time. Many more voters say they're considering a third party or independent candidate.
Former President Donald Trump rallied support in the Bronx this week. Meanwhile, the Biden campaign held calls with supporters of former Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley about their policy priorities after Haley said she will vote for Trump.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito faces new calls to remove himself from cases tied to former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. The New York Times reports Alito's home displayed a second flag used by Jan. 6 protesters.
Prosecutors allege 18 Republican leaders and activists conspired to try tipping Arizona's electoral college votes to former President Donald Trump. The Democratic state attorney general has charged them with fraud, forgery and conspiracy. Some of those charged include Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman.
After the prosecution rested its case Monday in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial, the defense could call witnesses. At one point, the judge in the case cleared the courtroom over the behavior of a witness for the defense.
In the latest CBS News poll, former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden by 5 points in Arizona and nine points in Florida.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, the foreign minister and other officials were killed in a helicopter crash. It took searchers hours to find the wreckage in the steep and mountainous terrain in northwestern Iran.
The defense for former President Donald Trump pointed to Michael Cohen's past conviction for lying under oath in an attempt to discredit his testimony on his third day on the stand.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announced his wife, Nadine Menendez, is being treated for grade 3 breast cancer. Her trial is on hold as she undergoes treatment. The couple is accused of engaging in a bribery scheme.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two presidential debates, one in June and one in September. The debates will be happening earlier than normal, which the candidates desired because early voting in some states starts in September.
