News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan has subpoenaed a former senior prosecutor in the Manhattan DA's office for his role in investigating Trump https://t.co/lQ0dMRo4E1
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 6, 2023
NEW: The New York City judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump has received dozens of threats in recent days, police sources told ABC News. https://t.co/snqycNPPob
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 6, 2023
Stormy Daniels would “absolutely” testify against former President Trump if the felony charges against him go to trial, she says in an interview. https://t.co/SKALyr1fwY
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 6, 2023
On a state visit to China, French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to his counterpart Xi Jinping to help push Russia toward a peace agreement with Ukraine. https://t.co/OAoQGcvYBU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 6, 2023
Dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in a major escalation that comes amid tensions over Israeli police operations at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. https://t.co/3UhmgOaeFX
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 6, 2023
A ProPublica investigation alleges that Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips from a GOP megadonor for more than 20 years without disclosing them as required.
— Axios (@axios) April 6, 2023
That's fueling calls for the first formal code of ethics on the Supreme Court. https://t.co/S6ZSqHxAtc
BREAKING: A National Security Council review of the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan largely lays the blame on former President Donald Trump, saying President Joe Biden was “severely constrained” by the decisions of his predecessor. https://t.co/QDiVoOvyyA
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 6, 2023
"House Bill 242 might be the most extreme bill that I’ve ever seen in my career," says the Idaho state director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates. https://t.co/CrcWZpPDgh
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 6, 2023
BREAKING: First of three Tennessee Democratic lawmakers who protested gun violence is expelled as voting begins in State House. https://t.co/hEHz7CdE5D
— ABC News (@ABC) April 6, 2023
Samuel Montoya invoked his participation in the riot when he mounted an unsuccessful congressional campaign in the 35th district of Texas last year. https://t.co/Z0kmzH4Y2W
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 6, 2023
Dems see bipartisan promise in McCarthy's Taiwan meeting https://t.co/sw6AizbRhv
— Axios (@axios) April 6, 2023
More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused over 600 children and often escaped accountability, according to a state report released Wednesday.https://t.co/OEG3gMkduI
— POLITICO (@politico) April 6, 2023
