News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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As Donald Trump and his allies sought to overturn his 2020 election loss, they hammered election officials across the country with phone calls. About two dozen of those calls are now at the center of the indictment brought against Trump and 18 others. https://t.co/w5Us2a4Mzo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 16, 2023
Lawyers for Donald Trump are in “ongoing negotiations” with the Fulton County district attorney’s office regarding details of his surrender, sources tell CNN https://t.co/pI256pFgac
— CNN (@CNN) August 16, 2023
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows formally petitioned to move the criminal racketeering case brought against him by an Atlanta-area prosecutor over alleged interference in Georgia’s 2020 election from state court into federal court. https://t.co/FIpPzosNoM
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 16, 2023
JUST IN: Former Vice President Mike Pence rebuked former President Trump’s continued claims of 2020 election fraud, saying the electoral contest was “not stolen” in his first public comments following Trump’s latest indictment. https://t.co/cVe4YmWhPN
— The Hill (@thehill) August 16, 2023
An estimated 1,300 people remain missing a week after Hawaii's historic wildfires. State officials warn the death toll will continue to climb as search and rescue efforts continue, with at least 106 fatalities have been confirmed as of Tuesday.https://t.co/Ce5VeFadQQ
— Axios (@axios) August 16, 2023
A Lahaina resident describes seeing “dead bodies on the rocks” and animals burnt “in the middle of the road” amid wildfire: "There was a kid underneath a car on Front Street. It looks like his dad was trying to protect him, but they just were burnt." https://t.co/SGOd5OCVR7
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 16, 2023
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Maui on Monday "to meet with first responders, survivors, as well as federal, state, and local officials, in the wake of deadly wildfires on the island," according to the White House. https://t.co/5ewllE7vau
— ABC News (@ABC) August 16, 2023
Ukrainian officials claimed on Wednesday that they have made another milestone in Kyiv's grinding counteroffensive, with Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister saying troops have retaken a village from the Russians in the eastern Donetsk region. https://t.co/2kBtHagPpg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 16, 2023
Speaker McCarthy says he believes Congress will have to pass a short-term government funding bill to avoid a shutdown this fall, two sources with knowledge tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/MXE1tFIriB
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 16, 2023
California authorities say Eastman disbarment trial should continue despite Georgia charges https://t.co/77oxk1AJPA
— POLITICO (@politico) August 16, 2023
North Korea on Wednesday said the U.S. army private who crossed the border in July had "expressed his willingness to seek refuge" in the secretive country after becoming disillusioned with American society. https://t.co/HDnAOYQICk pic.twitter.com/Ut5ckXpLCF
— ABC News (@ABC) August 16, 2023
#BREAKING: The common abortion pill mifepristone will remain available to patients but with restrictions, a federal appeals court ruled.
— The Hill (@thehill) August 16, 2023
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Items seized in a police raid at the Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas will be returned, officials say https://t.co/1Le3PlIOwx
— CNN (@CNN) August 16, 2023
