Aug 15 Read the full Georgia indictment against Trump and 18 allies By Hannah Grabenstein Former President Donald Trump was indicted Monday on racketeering, conspiracy and other charges by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia. Continue reading
Aug 14 Trump and 18 allies indicted in Georgia 2020 election case By Kate Brumback, Eric Tucker, Associated Press It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote. Continue reading
Aug 14 Rights group urges rapid international intervention to end spiraling gang violence in Haiti By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A human rights group urged the international community on Monday to intervene quickly to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti as it detailed the brutal rapes and killings committed in the troubled nation's capital. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 8:19 Trump's rivals compete at Iowa State Fair to overcome his big lead By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Winston Wilde, Ian Couzens Every food imaginable is available on a stick at the Iowa State Fair. But the state’s largest gathering also serves up a heaping helping of politics and a summer preview of what’s to come in 2024. Lisa Desjardins reports on… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 7:58 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on DeSantis's campaign reset and Biden's messaging concerns By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including Republican Presidential hopefuls duking it out in Iowa and President Biden on the road to sell… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 12:40 Conservative retired judge says Trump 'corroded and corrupted American democracy' By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik, Frank Carlson An influential group of Republican legal voices called for a Jan. 2024 trial date to be set for Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the presidential election. The group included former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Michael Luttig, a… Continue watching
Aug 14 Georgia court website publishes, then removes, list of criminal charges against Trump By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The list was deleted shortly after Reuters reported on it and a spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said it was "inaccurate."… Continue reading
Aug 14 Why Georgia's RICO law could be key in the state's case against Trump By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is widely expected to use Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, law to charge Trump and his associates for allegedly participating in a wide-ranging conspiracy to overturn the state’s 2020 election results. Continue reading
Aug 14 Ukraine says it intercepted air attacks on Odesa, while British and Dutch jets go after Russian bombers By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russia launched three waves of drones and missiles against the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, officials said Monday, though the Ukrainian air force said it intercepted all the airborne weapons fired during the nighttime attacks. Continue reading
Aug 14 Who is Fani Willis, the Fulton County DA who has been investigating Trump? By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Long before the FBI began investigating Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents or Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special prosecutor to probe the former president, Fani Willis was at work. Continue reading