Trump Furious On Truth Social After Fourth Indictment, This Time In Georgia
The former president was indicted in Georgia over his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state.
The former president was indicted in Georgia over his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state.
Highlights of the 98-page indictment include Trump’s old tweets, some big names and the alleged commission of crimes well into Biden’s presidency.
In a brief news conference, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she would seek a trial in the next six months.
Ecuador is reeling from the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead Wednesday after a campaign rally in the capital Quito less than two weeks before the August 20 general election. Villavicencio was running on a platform opposing corruption and organized crime. Authorities have arrested six Colombian nationals and say they are members of a drug trafficking group, but many questions remain about who was behind the murder.
We speak with leading climate scientist Michael Mann about the devastating Maui wildfires and how the climate crisis makes such disasters more frequent and more intense. “This is the climate crisis. It’s here and now,” says Mann, director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting for President Biden to declare an official climate emergency.
The death toll from the Maui wildfires is now about 100 and is expected to continue to climb in what is now the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century and the worst natural disaster in Hawaii’s history. As recovery efforts continue, many residents are asking why Hawaii’s early warning system, with about 80 alarms on the island of Maui alone, did not get activated to alert residents about the approaching flames.
We speak to a fire scientist about how the climate emergency fueled this week’s historic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. “This is something that is absolutely unprecedented,” says Clay Trauernicht, a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, where he focuses on wildland fire management in Hawaii and the Pacific.
In Lahaina, the area in west Maui that is of historical importance to Indigenous people, entire neighborhoods were wiped out by this week’s historic wildfires, including the Na ‘Aikane o Maui Cultural Center, which had a massive archive that was lost to the flames. We are joined by Noelani Ahia, a Kanaka Maoli activist, who describes the community’s reaction to the destruction of Indigenous cultural documents, art and artifacts.
We speak with Kaniela Ing, national director of the Green New Deal Network and seventh-generation Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian, about the impact of this week’s devastating wildfires and their relationship to climate change. The catastrophic fires have destroyed nearly all buildings in the historic section of Lahaina, which once served as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
From Maui, we hear from a survivor of Hawaii’s historic wildfires, which have taken at least 55 lives to date. Vixay Phonxaylinkham, a resident of California, was on vacation with his wife and five children when they had to jump into the ocean to escape the raging fires and floated on a piece of wood for hours. “We stuck together. We held on. We’re not going to die this way. We’re here. We’re alive,” said Phonxaylinkham.
A common practice in drawing state legislative districts has come under question in Wisconsin.
Renato Mariotti highlighted a “big challenge” for the former president’s legal team.
Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis looks poised to become the third person to levy criminal charges against Trump.
The messages and court documents suggest Trump’s team was connected to the January 2021 voting systems breach.
Harris explained why she’s “always concerned” about voters’ opportunity to cast a ballot before appearing to torch Republicans in an MSNBC interview.
We speak to a fire scientist about how the climate emergency fueled this week’s historic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. “This is something that is absolutely unprecedented,” says Clay Trauernicht, a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, where he focuses on wildland fire management in Hawaii and the Pacific.
In Lahaina, the area in west Maui that is of historical importance to Indigenous people, entire neighborhoods were wiped out by this week’s historic wildfires, including the Na ‘Aikane o Maui Cultural Center, which had a massive archive that was lost to the flames. We are joined by Noelani Ahia, a Kanaka Maoli activist, who describes the community’s reaction to the destruction of Indigenous cultural documents, art and artifacts.
We speak with Kaniela Ing, national director of the Green New Deal Network and seventh-generation Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian, about the impact of this week’s devastating wildfires and their relationship to climate change. The catastrophic fires have destroyed nearly all buildings in the historic section of Lahaina, which once served as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
From Maui, we hear from a survivor of Hawaii’s historic wildfires, which have taken at least 55 lives to date. Vixay Phonxaylinkham, a resident of California, was on vacation with his wife and five children when they had to jump into the ocean to escape the raging fires and floated on a piece of wood for hours. “We stuck together. We held on. We’re not going to die this way. We’re here. We’re alive,” said Phonxaylinkham.
Trump took aim at President Joe Biden after knocking a reporter’s question on the election interference case against him in Georgia.
Donald Trump overshadowed and trolled his 2024 GOP competitors in Iowa on Saturday.
Here’s why some on the right are complaining.
Trump has been accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
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This fall, the Biden administration wants Congress to approve $20 billion in additional funding related to the Ukraine war.
Texas began shuttling thousands of migrants away from the U.S.-Mexico border last year.
The order says Trump can’t make public any information from grand jury testimony, which likely applies to much of what prosecutors are turning over.
Cohen said he is “interested” in unseating Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), a popular liberal lawmaker.
Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has led the Justice Department’s investigation into Hunter Biden, asked for special counsel status.
“In Donald Trump’s mind, an atmosphere of fear, chaos and violence actually works for him,” Charlie Sykes said.