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May 31, 2024 - U.S. President Joe Biden today presented a new ceasefire deal agreed to by Israel. The proposal consists of three stages that ultimately would lead to a permanent ceasefire and the return of all hostages. Former ambassador to Israel Jon Allen and former ambassador to Jordan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates Arif Lalani join Power & Politics to discuss how close we could be to seeing a true ceasefire deal. Plus, the Power Panel discusses how Trump's guilty verdict changes the federal government's Team Canada charm offensive in the U.S.

May 30, 2024 - The verdict makes Trump the first U.S. president convicted of a crime. Power & Politics brings you breaking news coverage of the historic verdict and unpacks what this means for November's presidential election.

May 29, 2024 - A report that suggested the carbon tax is leaving Canadians worse off now has an error in it. We've got the author - the parliamentary budget officer - here to clarify. Plus, Donald Trump will soon learn his fate in the first of four criminal cases against him. We'll take you through all the possible outcomes as the jury wraps its first day of deliberations.

May 28, 2024 - Israeli tanks have advanced to the centre of Rafah for the first time since the start of the ground offensive. We'll talk to Doctors with Borders about the toll this fighting is taking on civilians. Plus, lawyers give closing arguments in Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial. We'll bring you the latest from the courthouse.

May 27, 2024 - Israel struck a tent camp in Rafah, where thousands were sheltering. Sam Rose, director of planning for UNRWA, brings us the latest from Rafah. Plus, author Andrew Lawton tells us what his new book Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life reveals about how the Conservative Party leader would govern Canada.

May 24, 2024 - Canada's ambassador to the United Nations explains the government's response to the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to immediately stop its military offensive in Rafah. And Liberals are looking for new ways to win back young voters, but will it work?