👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A drop in births last year brought the US fertility rate down to the lowest it’s been in more than a century, a new report found. The numbers have been trending down for decades, and the teen birth rate reached another record low. About 3.6 million babies were born in 2023.
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1️⃣ Supreme Court: Justices appeared ready to reject Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity he has sought to shut down his federal election subversion case, but also reluctant to give the special counsel carte blanche to pursue those charges. 📹 Video: Justice warns of Oval Office ‘crime center’
2️⃣ Trump on trial: A former tabloid publisher testified about the deal he helped broker with adult film star Stormy Daniels and said the National Enquirer suppressed negative stories about Trump so they wouldn’t influence the 2016 election. ➕ A judge …