Daily Debrief host Margaret Chadbourn chats with The Hill’s Brett Samuels about how leaders are reacting after students at Columbia University barricaded themselves in a building on campus, and student protesters and police clash at universities across the U.S. Brett also gives an update on what’s next for former President Donald Trump after a Manhattan judge ruled he had violated a gag order, and the latest polling in both the presidential race and Arizona senate race.

Also in your Debrief: Democrats say they’ll save Speaker Johnson from ouster, two potential Trump running mates are making headlines – one for going after special prosecutor Jack Smith, and the other for shooting her puppy – Israeli officials are facing possible human rights violation charges, 5 state attorneys general are suing over new Title IX protections for transgender students, and Matt Gaetz is facing a last-minute primary challenger.

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