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Former President Trump is in a New York City courtroom for day two of jury selection in his hush money criminal trial. When entering the court, Trump said experts are calling the trial a disgrace and it should have been thrown out a long time ago. The former President is accused of falsifying business records in order to cover up payments made to an adult film star just prior to the 2016 election.        The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could invalidate felony obstruction charges for defendants connected to the U.S. Capitol riot. The justices are hearing an appeal brought by defendant Joseph Fischer, a former police officer, who is seeking to dismiss a charge accusing him of obstructing the certification of President Biden's election victory. The court will weigh whether a charge of seeking to obstruct an official proceeding applies to the attack on the Capitol.        The Senate could soon take up the matter of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The House is expected to send articles of impeachment against Mayorkas to the Senate today. Republicans in the House impeached Mayorkas in February over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to move to quickly dismiss the charges.        The Midwest is bracing for severe thunderstorms. An area from Rochester, Minnesota, to Little Rock, Arkansas, is expected to be affected by the powerful storms. Hail, damaging wind gusts and even a few tornadoes are possible in some areas.        Authorities are confirming the deaths of two Kansas women whose bodies were found in Oklahoma. The bodies of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley were found in Texas County, Oklahoma, this past weekend, more than two weeks after the women were last seen. Four suspects are facing first-degree murder charges.        Record labels have come to an agreement with the Screen Actors Guild on protections for artists from the use of AI. SAG-AFTRA announced Friday that the agreement with major labels follows protections the union and the Writers Guild of America reached with production studios last year after their respective strikes. They included landmark protections around using artificial intelligence as the evolving technology poses increasing threats to the creative workforce.        

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