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• Live updates: Alex Murdaugh’s defense begins to deliver closing arguments in his murder trial • Legal experts say kennel video is key to Murdaugh trial • Video: Examining one of the only pieces of physical evidence in Murdaugh trial Source: CNN

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CNN’s Randi Kaye breaks down the significance of one of the only physical pieces of evidence in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial, a blue rain jacket. Source: CNN

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Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before a Senate committee on Wednesday, where he’ll likely be peppered with questions on everything from the two recently appointed special counsels to reproductive rights to school board meetings. Source: CNN

This month, an estimated 16 million households receiving SNAP benefits in 32 states and Washington, DC, will see their benefits decrease by at least $95 monthly, according to estimates from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning research and policy institute. Source: CNN

Chief Justice John Roberts pounded away on the price tag — “about half a trillion dollars” — for the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program during oral arguments Tuesday. But as he repeatedly cited the big cost, he reinforced a broader, more familiar point that could further undercut executive power and enhance the Supreme Court itself. Source: CNN

Putting food on the table will be a lot harder for millions of Americans starting in March. Source: CNN

Scientists say Antarctic sea ice has reached record low levels for the second time in less than a decade. CNN’s chief climate correspondent Bill Weir reports. Source: CNN

President Joe Biden is trying to give the millions of Americans saddled with student loan debt some relief. Republicans, and the Supreme Court, may not let him. Source: CNN