News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg reassured staff in a memo Saturday that efforts to intimidate them or threaten the rule of law will not be tolerated. https://t.co/Ku9pgiHIjT
— Axios (@axios) March 19, 2023
Former DOJ official: Trump remark "has the effect of poisoning jury pool" https://t.co/HI1HGUEUom pic.twitter.com/mw2H4mXD27
— The Hill (@thehill) March 19, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Former Vice Pres. Mike Pence tells @JonKarl that a possible arrest of former Pres. Donald Trump would be "a politically charged prosecution."
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 18, 2023
“And I, for my part, I just feel like it's just not what the American people want to see." https://t.co/jXLkYTiWjz pic.twitter.com/aapbdXt9vF
Special counsel Jack Smith’s federal grand jury investigation into former Pres. Trump continues to move forward and is "very serious."
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 19, 2023
Former VP Mike Pence's lawyers could face a chief judge this week over whether he should testify to that grand jury, @costareports reports. pic.twitter.com/1B3P8xrcyH
Russian President Putin made a visit to the city of Mariupol in his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September. https://t.co/qEj51sWGEN
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 19, 2023
JUST IN: Swiss banking giant UBS agrees to buy its ailing rival Credit Suisse in an emergency rescue deal aimed at stemming financial market panic. https://t.co/W3LLwIU58E
— CNN (@CNN) March 19, 2023
Police in Pakistan's capital filed charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of supporters, accusing them of terrorism and other offenses after the ousted premier’s followers clashed with security forces in Islamabad. https://t.co/onB1o75ytS
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 19, 2023
North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday. https://t.co/T3rP6naycc
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 19, 2023
Gov. Chris Sununu teases possible 2024 presidential run pic.twitter.com/lzy1fVzpZz
— CNN (@CNN) March 19, 2023
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow a monument near the state Capitol marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/easj5WEUJN
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 19, 2023
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A infections that may be linked to frozen organic strawberries. https://t.co/wdiI6Vqtmi
— ABC News (@ABC) March 19, 2023
Can a "boneless chicken wing" truly be called a wing? That's the question posed by a new class-action lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings. https://t.co/8f2cwEqTZW
— NPR (@NPR) March 19, 2023
