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The 7

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Tuesday briefing: Trump and the Supreme Court; Ukraine aid bill; Lloyd Austin; covid guidance; winter storm; Usher; and more


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0:00.0

Donald Trump made another request to the Supreme Court.

0:06.0

The CDC is planning big changes to its COVID guidelines and congratulations are in order for

0:11.4

usher.

0:12.4

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post. Congratulations are in order for Usher.

0:12.6

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

0:15.4

I'm Hannah Jewel.

0:16.6

It's Tuesday, February 13th.

0:18.6

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:31.0

Number one, Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to keep his January 6th case on hold. In a court filing yesterday, Trump's lawyers argued that a trial would

0:34.8

radically disrupt his campaign ahead of November's presidential election.

0:38.2

Trump wants the justices to block a lower court ruling that said he's not immune from being prosecuted for attempting to

0:44.4

overturn the 2020 election. The request gives the justices a potentially key role in deciding

0:50.0

whether and when the Republican frontrunner will face a federal criminal trial in

0:54.0

Washington. And it was the second time in less than a week that Trump has asked the

0:58.2

Supreme Court for help. In a separate case on Thursday, justices seemed inclined to reverse a ruling from Colorado's

1:04.7

top court that he should be barred from the ballot because of his role in the 2021 capital attack.

1:10.8

Number two, the Senate passed a 95 billion dollar aid package for Ukraine and Israel.

1:19.9

The package includes 60 billion dollars for Ukraine's war against Russia, 14

1:23.9

billion dollars for Israel's war in Gaza, and aid for other US allies. It passed

1:28.6

this morning following months of bitter debate. But it could now struggle to pass in the House. Republican

1:34.6

Speaker Mike Johnson preemptively rejected the bill saying it must include

1:38.4

U.S. border security measures. That's despite the fact that he helped block a

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