Legal analyst predicts why Trump went ‘ballistic’ when Mar-a-Lago maid was questioned According to multiple people familiar with the investigation, Mar-a-Lago staffers and contract workers may be called to testify against former President Donald Trump and his two co-defendants at their upcoming criminal trial in Florida. Former special counsel at the Department of Defense Ryan … Read more
Graham: ‘Nothing but praise’ for Biden administration’s approach to this issue Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks with CNN’s Abby Phillip about the Biden administration’s approach to the Saudi-Israel deal. Source link
CNN — Two stalwart allies of former President Donald Trump flipped against him this week, a staggering turn of events that could now pose a grave threat to his ability to fend off criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The rapid-fire developments are a massive boost for prosecutors in … Read more
Atlanta CNN — Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who helped orchestrate the Trump campaign’s 2020 fake electors plot, pleaded guilty Friday in the Georgia election subversion case to being part of a conspiracy alongside former President Donald Trump and others. The plea deal is another blow to Trump and a major victory for Fulton County District … Read more
CNN — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan again failed to win the House speaker’s gavel in a second vote on Wednesday, faring worse than he did during the first round of voting one day earlier. The loss raises serious questions over whether the Ohio Republican has a viable path forward as he confronts steep opposition and … Read more
CNN — An early read of a New Hampshire rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump gives the incumbent president the advantage, amid signs that anger toward Trump could outweigh dampened enthusiasm for another Biden term, according to a new CNN/University of New Hampshire poll. About 6 in 10 New Hampshire residents, 62%, say they … Read more
CNN — While the House and Senate remain far apart on a spending deal, the federal government will soon formally initiate the process of preparing for a potential shutdown, participating in the mandatory but standard process of releasing shutdown guidance to agencies ahead of the September 30 funding deadline. The standard procedure laying out the … Read more
Washington, DC CNN — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will pause its rate hikes, keeping its benchmark lending rate at a 22-year high, while signaling fewer rate cuts next year. The move was widely expected, after the central bank signaled in recent weeks that it intended to wait for more data to understand how … Read more
Kamala Harris says she’s ready to be commander-in-chief. Reporter breaks down the tension in her saying this Vice President Kamala Harris answered a familiar question about her readiness to lead. CNN’s “Inside Politics” political panel discusses the tension the question brings as GOP primary candidates go after Biden’s age ahead of the 2024 election. Source … Read more
CNN — A federal court blocked a newly drawn Alabama congressional map on Tuesday because it didn’t create a second majority-Black district as the Supreme Court had ordered earlier this year. In a unanimous decision from a three-judge panel, which had overseen the case before it reached the Supreme Court, the judges wrote that they … Read more