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‘Good Trouble’ protests, Trump officials visit Alcatraz, landmark voting age reform & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

We begin with massive protests nationwide against President Donald Trump’s controversial policies. Former and current State Department officials warn last week’s mass firings could be dangerous. The US attorney general is touring the former notorious Alcatraz prison after Trump called for its reopening. Pope Leo XIV is reacting to a strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church. And, we’ll tell you where the national voting age could be lowered to 16.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From CNN, I'm a phoma dk with the five things you need to know for Thursday, July 17th.

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Protesters nationwide are hitting the streets today against President Donald Trump's

0:43.7

controversial policies that include the immigration crackdown and Medicaid cuts.

0:48.8

It's part of the Good Trouble Lives on National Day of Action, honoring the late congressman

0:53.5

and civil rights leader John Lewis.

0:55.0

Major protests are expected to be held along streets, near courthouses, and other public spaces,

1:02.0

and organizers are calling for them to be peaceful.

1:05.0

At one event in Phoenix, Arizona, Marty O'Brien, who says she's a descendant of immigrants, had this to say about Trump's

1:12.4

mass deportations, courtesy of CNN affiliate KNXV.

1:17.5

It's immoral. And this felon in chief who is happy to break the rules because he has always

1:23.7

done it his entire life. He's going to break all our constitutional rules. He's going to

1:28.3

go against the Congress. And he's going to do whatever he thinks will build up his MAGA support.

1:35.1

The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly hit the Trump administration's

1:40.6

ability to carry out its agenda. That's what some current and former officials at the department tell CNN.

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