Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of former President Trump over his alleged hush money scheme involving adult film performer Stormy Daniels. The trial will be the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. @vaughnhillyard reports. nbcnews.com/nightly-news/v…

Former President Trump spoke out about the attack on Israel at a rally last night in Pennsylvania. It will be his last event before he goes on trial in New York on Monday over alleged hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Vaughn Hillyard has more for #SundayTODAY .

Former President Donald Trump is set to make history next week as the first former president to stand trial in a criminal case. Vaughn Hillyard has more on Trump's hush money trial.

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Trump's conflicting abortion stances are coming back to haunt him – and his party

⁦Natasha Korecki⁩ & ⁦Adam Edelman⁩ nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Exclusive via Monica Alba: 'President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign launched a paid media blitz about reproductive rights in Arizona on Thursday, two days after the state’s Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban dating to 1864.' >> nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

How Arizona is becoming *the* battleground of 2024 — 🌵

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Also, for the Arizonans, there’s a whole chapter chronicling the political life of Kathy Petsas that only Isaac so effectively details.

Pick up Isaac Arnsdorf’s new book “Finish What We Started.”

Isaac, a great reporting colleague on the road, shares the human characters that give life to the MAGA movement & puts it in the context of the moment—8 years in & 7 months out from its next test.👇🏼
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Abortion, immigration, demographics, toss-up presidential, Senate & House races: If it's important this year, it's right there in Arizona, which cemented its place this week at the center of 2024 politics.

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Arizona’s Supreme Court ruling upholds near total abortion ban. Vaughn Hillyard reports on what this means and what comes next. Tune into NBC News NOW 2-4PM ET or on your local station for the latest news.

When asked specifically about a response to the AZ Supreme Court abortion ruling, Trump Campaign National Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt said:

“President Trump could not have been more clear. These are decisions for people of each state to make.”

“This is like comparing a Maserati to a Honda — 2020 had staff & the bodies in place to turn out the vote. This current iteration is starting from ground zero & we’re 7 months out from the election. It makes no sense & puts [Trump] at a huge disadvantage to Biden.”

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Two weeks ago today, we were in Oakland covering RFK Jr.’s announcement that Nicole Shanahan would be his VP pick.

Since….

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NEW — Biden is building a behemoth of a campaign. Trump at this point seems to be playing catch-up.

Lots of details about what the ground game looks like for Biden vs. Trump.

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Earlier this year, my team decided we needed to know the true rate of election worker turnover. A couple days later, Rachel Orey mentioned they had that data, and 20 years of historical context, too.

I fell out of my chair, and then I started reporting: nbcnews.com/politics/elect…

BREAKING On 4-2 vote, Arizona Supreme Court rules 160-year-old, near-total ban on abortion is enforceable.

“I consider myself an Arizona member of Congress who works across the aisle with everybody,” Ruben Gallego told NBC News last week when asked if he still identifies as a “progressive.”

The AZ Democrats' man to replace Sen. Sinema, with Alex Tabet --> nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Rep. Ruben Gallego used to identify as a progressive. Now that he’s running for Sinema’s senate seat, he’s distancing himself from that label.

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Nicole Shanahan has been quiet since being named RFK Jr.'s running mate nbcnews.com/politics/2024-… via @nbcnews with Vaughn Hillyard