"Challenges and Plans for Trump's Second Term, Hollywood's Support for Biden, and More"

During a CNN town hall event, former President Donald Trump suggested that the US should default on its debts, refused to commit to supporting Ukraine against Russia, and dangled pardons for most of the Capitol rioters convicted of crimes. Trump's second-term vision would represent a sharp departure from core American values that have been at the bedrock of the nation for decades. His performance signaled an escalation of his bid to bend the government to his wishes as he runs again for the White House, only this time with a greater command of the Republican Party's pressure points and a plan to demolish the federal bureaucracy.