What’s it like inside Trump's trial? A peek behind the scenes from our reporters who've been closely covering the hush money case:
➡️ In the courtroom: erica orden & Ben Feuerherd
➡️ On the campaign trail: Natalie Allison
➡️ Since the beginning: Kyle Cheney politico.com/news/magazine/…

As David Pecker testified about learning of Stormy Daniels’ allegation of having sex with Donald Trump, the former president leaned back in his seat and appeared to close his eyes, per Ben Feuerherd

News: Trump operation is set to host spring donor retreat next week that will feature many of the Republicans mentioned as possible VP contenders. W/Natalie Allison politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

Wow: Norah O'Donnell 🇺🇸 has taped an interview with Pope Francis, airing tonight. CBS says this is 'the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to a U.S. broadcast network. It is a first-of-its-kind papal interview for an American television journalist.'

New for POLITICO Magazine’s Media Issue: I profiled Brian Glenn—the other half of MAGA America’s favorite couple.

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For POLITICO Magazine media edition, a look at how Trump gets the news: politico.com/news/magazine/…

Some years ago in the American evangelical church, this was not an uncommon message to come by. Now, the notion that “buying a combined Bible and U.S. Constitution is bad, actually” is pretty offensive to a large portion of evangelicals

Folks...

“Friends still get a kick out of a story about how Johnson once told Trump that he was praying for him, to which the then-president responded: ‘Thank you, Mike. Tell God I said hi.’” theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Visual evidence of Herschel Walker back at UGA, where he re-enrolled last year after he lost a U.S. Senate bid. H/t Redcup Georgia #gapol #gasen

NEW: A furious sweepstakes for senior natsec posts in a new Trump admin. is underway, with everyone from MAGA acolytes to mainstream Republicans vying to serve. Among the names: Ric Grenell, Robert O’Brien, Bill Hagerty and Elbridge Colby. (w/ Alex Ward) politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

After stormy week in court, weather cancels Trump’s North Carolina rally politi.co/4aIJtsy via POLITICO

After stormy week in court, weather cancels Trump’s North Carolina rally politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

Despite a stormy night canceling his rally in Wilmington, N.C., Trump campaign says he raised $6 million at his fundraiser in Charlotte.

Breaking: Donald Trump just called in to the rally in Wilmington, NC saying people need to go home because of severe weather.

Ahead of the rally in Wilmington, NC, Trump’s campaign is handing reporters paper copies of a Truth Social post last month saying he is “calling for” debates against Biden.

Back in North Carolina for this evening’s Trump rally.

House Speaker Mike Johnson wrestled over what to do with Ukraine funding while kneeling in prayer, according to Rep. Mike McCaul. Another member says: “For Mike Johnson, that’s the truth. It’s a religious decision.”

Read more:
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By the end of the first week of his criminal trial, Donald Trump had never looked more frustrated. politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

The much-hyped right-wing overthrow of Kevin McCarthy because he was supposedly insufficiently America First (or something) resulted in... a massive bipartisan foreign aid package!