Israel's Judicial Overhaul Bill, Spain's Elections, Trump's Legal Woes

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🗓️ 24 July 2023

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Israel's parliament is set to vote on weakening the powers of its judiciary. Spain is thrown in political limbo after national elections failed to produce a clear winner. And former President Donald Trump is anticipating federal criminal charges for his role in trying to cling to power after the 2020 election.

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0:00.0	A right-wing government in Israel plans to move ahead with its signature plan.
0:06.6	The government is poised today to weaken the power of judges, leaving more power for
0:11.3	itself.
0:12.3	What are thousands of protesters doing in response?
0:14.3	I'm Lela Faldon with Stephen Skipe, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.1	Analysts expected a right-wing government in Spain, but voters had other ideas.
0:26.2	The mainstream conservative party underperformed in yesterday's election, so did the far-right
0:30.7	party that would have joined with it to form a government who may govern the country next.
0:35.5	Also, what evidence points to a possible third indictment of former President Trump?
0:40.5	He says he's been warned.
0:41.9	The question is how a grand jury viewed his effort to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election.
0:47.6	Stay with us as we've got the news you need to start your day.
0:57.2	A proposal by Israel's right-wing government has torn Israeli society apart, and today the
1:04.2	government is scheduled to go ahead.
1:06.7	The Knesset plans to vote on canceling some of the power of Israel's Supreme Court, and
1:12.3	that would leave more power in the hands of the ruling coalition.
1:16.1	President Biden has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to slow down.
1:21.0	Netanyahu himself was just released from the hospital after an emergency heart procedure,
1:25.9	and Israelis who have protested for months are trying one more time.
1:30.3	And Pierre's Daniel Estrin is watching them.
1:32.9	Daniel, where are you and what are you seeing?
1:35.3	I'm camped out right in front of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, and I'm seeing hundreds,
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