6 PM ET: Trump shooting probe, student loan repayment case, ex-politician convicted & more

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🗓️ 28 August 2024

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The FBI shared new details about their investigation of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. The US Supreme Court declined a request to lift a block on President Joe Biden’s latest student loan repayment plan. A former Nevada politician has been found guilty of murder in the death of a Las Vegas investigative reporter. We’ll tell you about an emerging threat that has health officials sounding an alarm. Plus, the number of 401(k) millionaires in the US has reached a record high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From CNN, I'm a Foma D.K.
0:03.6	With the five things you need to know for Wednesday, August 28.
0:08.0	The FBI has released new photos of the gun used in the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
0:15.2	The photos show the guns collapsible stop, which investigators say may have been used to conceal
0:20.1	the rifle at the Pennsylvania rally site, as well as a backpack and
0:23.6	explosives the shooter had in his car. The FBI laid out how Trump's would be
0:27.8	assassin researched campaign events for both Trump and President Joe
0:31.1	Biden but then became quote, hyper-focused on the Trump rally,
0:35.2	40 minutes from his home.
0:37.2	Officials have not yet identified a motive, saying the shooter expressed, quote,
0:41.0	no definitive ideology. FBI officials also pushed back on conspiracy theories
0:45.8	about the attack and said forcefully that there wasn't a second shooter targeting the
0:49.9	former president
0:53.4	court has declined a request to lift a block on president Biden's
0:56.6	latest student loan repayment plan.
0:58.7	It's known as the Save or Savings on Valuable Education plan,
1:02.1	which helps low-income borrowers see lower monthly payments
1:05.1	and puts them on the fast track to student loan forgiveness.
1:08.1	The Department of Education implemented the repayment plan last year after the Supreme Court struck down Biden's more
1:13.6	sweeping one-time student loan forgiveness program with a majority saying Biden
1:17.8	had exceeded his authority. Lower courts blocked the safe plan this summer and
1:21.7	a challenge brought by GOP-led states.
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