Former President Donald Trump, in a Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.<ul>
<li>Plus, in a blow to Russia, Finland becomes a member of NATO.</li>
<li>And, some big improvements at airports across the U.S.</li>
</ul>Guests: Axios' David Lindsey, Alex Fitzpatrick and ProPublica/NPR's Ilya Marritz.Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.Go Deeper:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/04/trump-arrest-manhattan-new-york">Trump pleads not guilty to 34 counts in hush-money case</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/04/read-34-count-indictment-against-trump">Read: The 34-count indictment against Trump</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/04/finland-nato-official-member-russia-invasion">Finland becomes 31st member of NATO</a></li>
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