First: Joe Biden and Donald Trump don't agree on much, but they do agree it's time to debate. They both accepted an invitation from CNN to hold the first presidential debate on June 27. 
Plus: It's round two of Todd Blanche versus Michael Cohen, as Trump's top defense attorney is trying to paint the prosecution's star witness as a sworn henchmen out for revenge. 
And: Can Republicans pick up a US Senate seat in the reliably blue state of Maryland. Popular former governor Larry Hogan will test that after winning the GOP nomination for last night. 
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Trump, Biden Agree To CNN Debate

Each weekday, Dana Bash and a panel of well-sourced reporters bring you the most important political stories of the day. On the weekend, Manu Raju kicks off CNN's Sunday morning political programming with Inside Politics Sunday. Dana and Manu get answers from the people making headlines, explain the political that stories matter, and report on how the news will impact you.

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A Manhattan courtroom is again setting the agenda for the 2024 campaign. A jury is deliberating, weighing and measuring the facts presented by the prosecutors and whether they made a convincing-enough case to convict Donald Trump. The 12 jurors spent the morning listening to a court reporter read pivotal excerpts from the testimony of Michael Cohen and former tabloid publisher David Pecker. CNN's Kristen Holmes starts our coverage outside the courthouse. 
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Trump's Fate is in the Jury's Hands

Get ready for a history-making week in American politics. By the end of it, the jury of 12 ordinary American citizens may actually finish their deliberations and decide whether to make Donald Trump a convicted felon. No matter the outcome, both the Trump and Biden campaigns will have huge, strategic decisions to make on how much, if at all, to focus on that verdict in the final months before election day. 
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Trump Verdict This Week?

First: Trump was loudly booed as he asks for Libertarians’ votes, during their convention.  How is Trump’s hush money trial resonating with voters?
Plus: The prosecution and defense teams gear up for crucial final hours in Trump’s hush money trial. 
And: Two years after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde Texas, Rep. Tony Gonzales fights for his job over gun vote. 
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Wild Card: Trump and RFK Jr. Court Libertarian Voters

First: "Unhinged" and "power hungry." That's how the Biden campaign is describing Donald Trump in a new campaign ad. Their strategy is clear, but it's a message that doesn't seem to be translating in the polls. Dana asks a top Biden campaign aide why they think this will work. 
Plus: Campaigning in the Bronx, one of the most diverse areas in the country, the former president tries to make inroads with Black and Latino voters crucial to Biden's coalition. 
And: Abortion drugs could soon be classified as dangerous controlled substances in Louisiana, which means people with those pills who don't have a prescription could face prison time. 
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'Unhinged' and 'Power Hungry'

First: Nikki Haley makes official what was long assumed - she'll pick Trump over Biden despite the former president's racist and sexist taunts, not to mention his attack on her husband while he was serving his country overseas. 
Plus: He did it again. The New York Times reports that Justice Samuel Alito flew a flag used by Stop the Steal supporters and some Christian nationalists above his second home. 
And: President Biden is preparing to do a rare news conference after he meets with the president of Kenya. 
 
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Trump, Biden Agree To CNN Debate

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