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Lemon LIVE at 5: The Los Angeles Mayor on the Fight to Keep Her Job (opens the original)
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Live with Don Lemon & Mike Nellis. What you haven't heard about this week from anyone else!! (opens the original)
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HOT TOPICS: Eric Schmitt’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Goes Off the Rails (opens the original)
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Senator Eric Schmitt called Jack Smith a “dirtbag” and suggested he committed perjury—then his supposed gotcha unraveled over the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Don breaks down the hearing, Smith’s defense of his Trump investigations, and an administration that continues making excuses for January 6 insurrectionists.Former Capitol defender Michael Fanone joins Don to discuss the hearing, the attack he survived, and Trump’s efforts to rewrite January 6.PLUS: Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly
The College Sports Bill is heading to the U.S. House (opens the original)
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A sweeping college sports bill, the Protect College Sports Act, is officially heading to the House of Representatives after clearing the Senate in a 77-22 vote. Now, on the surface it is a bipartisan piece of legislation that helps students. But the NAACP and every single Democratic Black senator—Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Angela Alsobrooks voted no, arguing this bill directly harms athletes, a massive percentage of whom are Black. Critics are pointing out that this
7 things you need to know before you start your day (opens the original)
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