Trump notifies judge he make seek to have Georgia cased moved to federal court Ex-president will likely seek to evade judgement by painting election-conspiracy effort as part of his official duties The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Ex Trump aide Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress for defying January 6 committee A jury found Navarro guilty on two counts after ignoring requests to testify to members of Congress The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Florida prosecutor removed by DeSantis sues governor: ‘He created chaos instead of order’ The governor has pushed the Constitution ‘to its very extremes at every single end,’ Monique Worrell says The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Six new candidates declare in New Jersey Ballotpedia tracked six new state-level candidates in New Jersey between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3. This was six more candidates than the prior week. Ballotpedia · Sep 7, 2023
'New territory in Georgia,' as prosecutors want jurors' names shielded in Trump case A new case in Fulton County, Ga., is giving some weight to the call to shield the identities of future jurors in the election interference case after special grand jury members were doxed online. WEKU · Sep 7, 2023
Who can even serve at Trump’s trials? Trump has said that jury pool is already biased because District of Columbia residents tend to vote for Democrats Salon · Sep 7, 2023
Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts "concrete steps soon" to address ethics concerns U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has told attendees at a judicial conference in Ohio that addressing recent ethics concerns can increase public confidence in the institution The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Fani Willis accuses Jim Jordan of trying to obstruct Trump case: ‘You lack a basic understanding of the law’ ‘Its obvious purpose is to obstruct a Georgia criminal proceeding and to advance outrageous misrepresentations,’ the Fulton County DA wrote about the Ohio Republican’s letter The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Committee approves labor contracts for thousands of city workers The deal’s prevailing wage portion covers 7,000 members of 30 trade unions employed by 16 city departments. Those workers also will now accrue half a day of sick leave per month and be eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 7, 2023
John Fetterman dares Republicans to follow through with Biden impeachment threats: ‘Trump has a mugshot’ The GOP is currently split over whether to launch an impeachment against the president The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Majority of likely Democratic voters say party should ditch Biden, poll shows Two-thirds would prefer someone other than Biden but respondents say he is best placed among declared candidates to beat Trump The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2023
Fulton County prosecutors want to protect Trump trial jury after doxxing threats Users on far-right platforms and a Russian-hosted website exposed personal information about grand jurors, District Attorney Fani Willis, her staff and family members The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Mitch McConnell vows to finish Senate term despite mounting scrutiny of ‘freezing’ spells Senate minority leaer’s post ends in 2024, while his senate term ends in 2026 The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Salon · Sep 7, 2023 Audio: 2020 fake elector brags on tape Meshawn Maddock admitted to collusion with Trump lawyers in a 2020 radio interview: report
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 CNN poll shows Biden tied with Trump and DeSantis – and losing to Nikki Haley Former US ambassador to the UN leads the president by six points
Salon · Sep 7, 2023 Abortion bans stranding more patients New research predicts the problem will only worsen, resulting in three-quarters of women under bans giving birth
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Jury weighs case of Trump White House adviser Navarro's failure to cooperate with Jan. 6 committee A jury has begun weighing contempt of Congress charges against Trump White House official Peter Navarro over his failure to cooperate with a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Trump is notably absent from historic and urgent call to protect democracy by 13 former presidents The former president did not join a call to action by presidential centres from Hoover to Obama
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Mexico is likely to elect first female president in 2024 With the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the country’s ruling party in next June’s election, Mexico will have for the first time two women from its main political powers competing for the presidency
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump and others seeks protections for jurors The Georgia prosecutor who has brought charges accusing former President Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state is asking the judge in the case to take steps to protect jurors in the case
The Hindu · Sep 7, 2023 Wait to be finally over, Puthuppally verdict today UDF, LDF battle for Puthuppally seat; counting of votes begins Fri. UDF confident of win, LDF hopeful of wafer-thin margin, NDA confident of increasing vote share.
The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2023 Critics condemn New York mayor for saying migration crisis will ‘destroy’ city Eric Adams blames lack of federal aid and Republican governors who have bussed asylum seekers north for creating emergency
Zenger · Sep 7, 2023 Kushner Urges Trump To Support Saudi-Israel Deal Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham also conveyed the message to the former U.S. president about adding Riyadh to the Abraham Accords.
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Convicted of embezzlement, former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is running again Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is again running for office after her previous mayoral tenure ended in a criminal conviction