News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The special grand jury in Fulton County recommended charges against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former GOP Sens. David Perdue of Georgia and Kelly Loeffler, the newly released special grand jury report shows. Follow live updates: https://t.co/6p0lUeiLMg
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 8, 2023
SpaceX denied a request to activate internet service for a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian military ships in the Black Sea, drawing criticism from Ukrainian and other foreign officials.https://t.co/N4aJuImENx
— Axios (@axios) September 8, 2023
Former President Trump is seeking to have a Colorado lawsuit aimed at kicking him off the 2024 ballot in the state moved to federal court. https://t.co/YYwpi6owjD
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 8, 2023
The trial in the New York attorney general's civil lawsuit against former Pres. Trump, scheduled to begin in October, will take nearly three months, the judge says. https://t.co/OC2bqWJksp
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2023
Former President Donald Trump hosted a $100,000-a-plate fundraiser for longtime ally Rudy Giuliani, who is struggling to pay legal bills. The former New York City mayor faces fees and damages over his work helping Trump try to overturn the 2020 election.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 8, 2023
https://t.co/mHg8CQCivF
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will run for reelection in the US House next November https://t.co/2Zxu3dXgGm
— CNN (@CNN) September 8, 2023
JUST IN: Alito rejects calls to recuse from tax case after Wall Street Journal interviews https://t.co/VUsyh5LxYI pic.twitter.com/Eea8vhzw5v
— The Hill (@thehill) September 8, 2023
The IRS says it will start using AI and other tools to detect tax violations by high-income earners and large business partnerships.
— Axios (@axios) September 8, 2023
https://t.co/uTqVIx2dar
Exclusive: A number of former President Trump’s allies are growing concerned that his lead in the Iowa caucuses isn’t built to last.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 8, 2023
The campaign is scrambling to fill roles that “should have been filled six to eight months ago,” one operative says. https://t.co/KN1Vxk7Hrl
The White House Situation Room, where the president works through major national security crises with top national security officials, just underwent a $50 million gut renovation, and the revamped secret complex was just unveiled. https://t.co/jQeDUQevlV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 8, 2023
BREAKING: A U.S. team filled with NBA players loses to Germany in the Basketball World Cup semifinals.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 8, 2023
This is the second consecutive time the Americans failed to win gold in FIBA’s biggest tournament. https://t.co/BdK72wP9Z7
Hurricane Lee, now a powerful Category 4 hurricane, is one of only a handful of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin during the satellite era to intensify by 85 mph or more within a 24-hour period.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2023
Read more about the path of the storm at: https://t.co/raT8cnN5ZV pic.twitter.com/lgETd8Ksjl
