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John Eastman, former lawyer to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media after leaving the State Bar Court of California in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has reached a bond agreement with one of former President Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants: conservative attorney John Eastman, according to a new court filing on Monday. Eastman’s $100,000 bond order is the first to appear on

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  If you took the summer off from the threads of the American political conversation – – this is the week to tune back in. Trump’s political fortunes will collide, not for

Washington CNN  —  Former President Donald Trump keeps telling the lie that he won Georgia in the 2020 election. This weekend, he delivered a new false claim in support of that old false claim. Trump’s deception about what happened in Georgia has not relented even as he prepares to turn himself in this week to

CNN  —  Former President Donald Trump has already taped an interview with Tucker Carlson that is expected to be used as counterprogramming for the first GOP primary debate Wednesday, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Trump confirmed Sunday he will not participate in the debate in Milwaukee. Stating that the public already “knows

CNN  —  A coalition of media organizations, including CNN, is asking the federal court in Washington, DC, to give more transparency into the legal fight over a search warrant special counsel Jack Smith obtained for materials from former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account. The news outlets are asking for the court to unseal the materials

Hong Kong CNN  —  China has long been the engine of global growth. But in recent weeks, its economic slowdown has alarmed international leaders and investors who are no longer counting on it to be a bulwark against weakness elsewhere. In fact, for the first time in decades, the world’s second economy is itself the

Washington CNN  —  Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday he will not participate in the first Republican primary debate this week. Stating that the public already “knows who I am,” Trump wrote on his social media platform: “I will therefore not be doing the debates!” A Trump adviser told CNN that the former president could

CNN  —  Once upon a time, Russian President Vladimir Putin was the man to see: In the weeks preceding Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, world leaders took turns shuttling to Moscow to urge the Kremlin leader to step back from the brink and call off any plans for an attack. Those efforts failed. But the

CNN  —  The Netherlands and Denmark will provide Ukraine with much sought-after F-16 aircraft in an agreement hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as “historic.” Kyiv has urgently been calling on its Western allies to provide F-16 jets, as its slow-moving counteroffensive is hampered by Russian air superiority. Speaking at a joint press conference with Zelensky

CNN  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he wasn’t aware of any “broad-based effort” by Donald Trump to declassify documents before leaving the White House. “There is a process that the White House goes through to declassify materials. I’m aware of that occurring on several occasions over the course of our four years.