BY BRETT SAMUELS AND REBECCA BEITSCH |
Rudy Giuliani, who used his career as a prosecutor to jumpstart a reputation as a tough-on-crime mayor, is now facing charges in one of the country's most high-profile indictments. Giuliani, who famously used the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to crack down on the mob as a prosecutor, is being prosecuted on RICO charges himself in Georgia. |
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Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Friday to charges in Georgia over his alleged role in conspiring to overturn the 2020 election in the state. Giuliani also waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing that was scheduled for next week in Atlanta, according to the new filing. |
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Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney charged in the 2020 Georgia election case for aiding in the fake electors plan, made clear to a state judge Friday he wants nothing to do with co-defendant Sidney Powell. Chesebro and Powell — who both pleaded not guilty — filed separate motions for a speedy trial, which would likely allow them to proceed to trial this fall on an advanced timetable. |
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The D.C. Appeals Court ruled Friday that former President Trump can be deposed in suits against the FBI brought by former agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. The Department of Justice appealed a ruling from a lower court in July, which came to the same conclusion. |
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Ukrainian forces penetrated an initial line of Russian defenses on the war's southeastern front this week, raising hopes of a major breakthrough in its counteroffensive campaign as troops push toward the Sea of Azov to cut off Russian supply lines. Ukraine still has a long way to go — but the first line of defense is widely seen as the toughest, and the going could get easier from this point on. |
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The White House intends to use the danger of a government shutdown and the House GOP's growing hunger for impeaching President Biden to go on offense this fall after a difficult August. Congress has until the end of September to agree to a government funding measure, but House Republicans appear to be divided over the best way forward. |
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday said he would only open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden with a full House vote — shutting down talk of Republicans potentially moving forward without one. "To open an impeachment inquiry is a serious matter, and House Republicans would not take it lightly or use it for political purposes. The American people deserve to be heard on this matter through their elected representatives," McCarthy told Breitbart News on Friday. "That's why, if we move forward with an impeachment inquiry, it would occur through a vote on the floor of the People's House and not through a declaration by one person." |
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The White House on Friday argued that if Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) moves forward with an impeachment inquiry, it would be to throw 'red meat' to the ring wing of the GOP. The comments come after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) warned Thursday that she would not vote to fund the government if the House doesn't vote to open the impeachment inquiry. She also put other conditions on her vote, including ending funding for the war in Ukraine and eliminating coronavirus-related mandates. |
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday says he has no plans to meet with President Biden during his trip to survey the damage on the state's Gulf Coast after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the area earlier this week.
DeSantis's office said having the two meet up could put strain on the state's disaster response. |
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Global wildlife trafficking is on the rise, adding a dimension to transnational crime and increasing the risk that U.S. corporations could unwittingly become entangled in the illicit trade. A new white paper by Moody's Analytics highlights the growing risk for private enterprise, and the growing involvement of transnational crime in wildlife smuggling. |
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BY HARRY WILLIAM BAUMGARTEN |
OPINION | On Wednesday, 81-year-old Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) struggled to speak in public for the second time this summer. This health episode brings to the fore, yet again, crucial questions related to the ability of an aging Congress to represent the will of the people. One question many are asking is whether there should be an age cutoff to serve in Congress, given the rising average age of Congress, the advanced age of American political leaders, the lower average age of the electorate and the troubling examples of specific elected officials. But, putting aside the wisdom (or lack thereof) in attempting to force elderly members of Congress to retire, such proposals are likely unconstitutional. |
OPINION | Let's face it — if there were no Hunter Biden, hardcore Republicans would be pursuing some distant cousin of Joe Biden's. Any blood relative would do. All they'd need to target the next level of Biden family suspects would be a 23andMe kit. Now, with summer over and Congress preparing to return to Washington, the real heat is back on Hunter. That's a problem for Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). September doesn't bring just fall, but his potential fall. He faces not a just a political headache, but a violent migraine. |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song "Margaritaville" and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. |
BY AARON ZITNER AND JOHN MCCORMICK | Donald Trump has expanded his dominating lead for the Republican presidential nomination, a new Wall Street Journal poll shows, as GOP primary voters overwhelmingly see his four criminal prosecutions as lacking merit and about half say the indictments fuel their support for him. |
An advocacy group is starting a $2 million campaign calling for the company to better police materials on its products and services. In 2021, Apple was embroiled in controversy over a plan to scan iPhones for child sexual abuse materials. Privacy experts warned that governments could abuse the system, and the backlash was so severe that Apple eventually abandoned the plan. |
BY ELLEN NAKASHIMA AND REBECCA TAN |
The United States and Vietnam are poised to significantly enhance their economic and technological ties, bringing the former foes closer at a time of increased Chinese assertiveness in the region. The deal, expected to be announced when President Biden makes a state visit to Vietnam next weekend, is the latest step by the Biden administration to deepen relations in Asia. For Hanoi, the closer relationship with Washington serves as a counterweight to Beijing's influence. |
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