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Adult film star Stormy Daniels is back on the stand today at former President Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York. On Tuesday, Daniels gave a lot of information about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump, which he denies. This morning, Trump said his defense team has a filed a motion to challenge the gag order against him.       At least three people are dead after severe storms pummeled the South. Tennessee was slammed with at least four tornadoes on Wednesday, and two deaths were reported, one by a large tornado and one by a falling tree. One person was killed by damaging winds in North Carolina when a tree fell on a car near Charlotte.        The U.S. is pausing a large offensive weapons shipment to Israel due to concerns about a large-scale military operation in Rafah in southern Gaza. U.S. officials say the move is to stave off a full Israeli invasion of Rafah and to prevent civilian casualties as ceasefire negotiations continue with partners in Cairo, Egypt. The Biden administration has advocated against an offensive in Rafah without a plan for protecting civilians.       Donald Trump's 18-year-old son will enter the political arena for the first time this summer. Barron Trump has been picked by Florida's Republican Party as a state delegate to the GOP National Convention. Florida GOP chairman Evan Power said Wednesday that Barron Trump will be one of Florida's at-large delegates at the July convention, where the party will officially make Donald Trump its presidential nominee.        Arizona Republicans are trying again to make illegal border crossing a state crime. It would give local law enforcement the power to enforce immigration law. A previous attempt was vetoed by Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs so this time the GOP wants to take the issue directly to November's ballot where, if approved, would not need the governor's signature.       The White House will welcome the Las Vegas Aces today to celebrate their 2023 WNBA championship. It'll be the team's second trip to the White House after also winning the title in 2022. They'll be hosted by President Biden, Vice President Harris and First Lady Jill Biden.       

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