Americans see the former president arrested for the first time in history.
Donald Trump's surrender to law enforcement could be a "where are you when?" for the country, raising many legal and political questions ahead of the 2024 presidential campaign.
The nearly three felony charges brought by New York prosecutors against Trump this week will be the focus of American politics for months.
But the former president and his allies plan to fight back in a variety of ways, from the courtroom and the campaign trail to the halls of Congress, where Republicans have filed subpoenas for the former Manhattan prosecutor.
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Hundreds of miles to the south in Tennessee, a mass shooting that killed six people and sparked mass protests this month led to the removal of two Democratic lawmakers.
Meanwhile, Congresswoman Major Taylor Greene is rising through the ranks in the House of Representatives, but can she make it to the other side of the Capitol as Georgia's next senator?
The country is also at the state level in Roe v. Wade continues to battle his depression.
Wisconsin voters elect a liberal-leaning Supreme Court justice based on his pro-choice views, while Idaho passes the first "abortion purchase" law touted by anti-abortion activists.
And first lady Jill Biden may not have expected to find herself embroiled in a murky cultural debate after attending a basketball game, but she did when she offered to invite the winners and losers of the NCAA Women's Championship to the White House. .
What is happening in politics this week?
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Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges in a New York case that prosecutors called a "catch and kill" scheme to cover up harmful information and illegal activity ahead of the 2016 election.
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Two of Tennessee's three Democrats were fired for disrupting a session during a mass anti-gun protest.
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representative. One of the most controversial members of Congress, Major Taylor Greene, has been pressured by Trump to run for the United States Senate. Will it be or not?
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First lady Jill Biden was criticized and forced to withdraw her comments after inviting the 2023 NCAA Women's Championship runner-up to the White House.
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Wisconsin voters voted for pro-abortion Janet Protasevich for the state Supreme Court.
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Idaho Governor Brad Little signed what many say is the first step against the abortion trade.
Trump's trial and arrest shocked America
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's lawsuit against Trump will test the resilience of the American judicial system as much as its political morality.
The judge, who faced death threats along with Bragg during their trial, warned Trump to watch his language. In his opinion, the former president "should have refrained from such statements that could provoke violence and civil unrest."
The case involves a $130,000 bribe paid by then-Trump boss Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Prosecutors also announced a $30,000 payment to a former Trump Tower doorman who "admitted to having extramarital affairs with Trump's children."
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But even Trump critics such as Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, have questioned whether Bragg has provided enough new information to justify such serious accusations.
The Tennessee Republican Party expelled 2 Democrats
The Tennessee state legislature caught the attention of President Joe Biden and the nation Thursday when Republicans fired two of three Democrats accused of "disruptive behavior" during gun reform protests.
After hours of heated debate among lawmakers, the Tennessee House of Representatives suspended state representatives Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin Pearson of Memphis, both black, for misdemeanor offenses.
But the volunteer state's Republican leadership narrowly avoided state Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, who is white. He survived elimination by one vote.
Republicans were furious with all three when they stormed out of the courtroom on March 30.
Thousands gathered at the Capitol to demand gun restrictions in response to the mass shooting at Nashville's Covenant School that left six people dead, including three children.
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“Instead of debating the merits of this issue, these Republican lawmakers voted to convict, silence, and deport the elected representatives of the people of Tennessee,” Biden said in a statement.
MTG for the Senate.
representative. Marjorie Taylor Green has become a powerful voice in Congress today.
But Trump wanted the Georgia congressman to appear taller at a recent rally when he offered to run for the US Senate in 2026.
Green was flattered by the proposal, and Democrats liked the idea.
Plus: Marjorie Taylor Green compared Trump to Jesus before he was arrested and jailed in New York.
"We're going to beat him," David Bergstein, a spokesman for the Democratic senatorial campaign committee, told USA TODAY.
LSU's Angel Reese snubbed Jill Biden
The first woman came to mind after watching Louisiana beat Iowa in the NCAA Women's Championship.
"I know champions come to the White House, we always do. So let's hope LSU comes," Jill Biden said. "I would tell Joe Iowa to come because they played so well."
Usually, the winners of the championship are invited to the White House, but the losers are never invited.
LSU star Angel Reese, a standout in the Final Four, said she was responding to the first lady's taunts about Iowa State star Kaitlyn Clarke's tight ending. Clark himself used the same taunt move during the NCAA tournament.
Reese would not suggest that if Biden wins Iowa, the president will return to the White House this week.
"(Iowa) could be targeted, let's go to Obama," Reese added. "We'll see Michelle, we'll see Barack."
LSU's athletic department said the team will accept the invitation.
The ongoing fight against abortion in Idaho, Wisconsin is in the spotlight
Idaho and Wisconsin are separated by nearly 1,200 physical miles this week because they have very different approaches to abortion.
In Wisconsin, voters chose Milwaukee Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court, likely pushing her in a more liberal direction ahead of a case seeking to strike down a pre-Civil War law that criminalized abortion in low-profile cases. of rape or consanguinity.
Elections. Wisconsin Supreme Court Elections. What Liberal Victory Means for Abortion, Legislative Maps, and 2024
But anti-abortion activists also have cause for euphoria, as Idaho passed what many conservatives call the first law restricting the "commercialization of abortion."
Under the new law, minors are prohibited from purchasing abortion pills and cannot help transport them across state lines without the consent of a parent or guardian.
The penalties range from two to five years in prison and the prosecution of the minor's parent or guardian.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY. This week in politics. Trump was arrested. 2 of the "Tennessee trio" were fired
