Author: Julia Shapero

Sunday shows preview: 2024 inches closer as possible Trump indictment looms; TikTok fight heats up

With the 2024 presidential election inching closer, the looming potential indictment of former President Trump is likely to dominate the Sunday morning talk show circuit this weekend, alongside discussions of a potential TikTok ban. After suggesting last weekend that he could be arrested as soon as Tuesday in the Manhattan district attorney’s hush money probe,…

Jon Stewart grills Gavin Newsom on California prison reform: ‘We have a public that demands certainty’

Talk show host Jon Stewart grilled California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on his plans to reform the state’s most notorious prison into a rehabilitation center in a new interview released on Friday. Newsom announced his plans last week to transform San Quentin State Prison into the “most innovative rehabilitation facility” in the country, drawing inspiration…

Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran appears before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Trump attorney Evan Corcoran appeared before a grand jury investigating the former president’s handling of classified documents on Friday, after an appeals court rejected his efforts to overturn the court order requiring his testimony earlier this week. Corcoran was seen heading into a Washington, D.C., courthouse shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, according to The Washington…

Trump campaign warns GOP groups to stop using image and likeness in fundraising

Former President Trump’s campaign warned several GOP groups on Thursday to stop using his likeness in their fundraising messages or risk losing his potential endorsement. In a letter obtained by Politico, two Trump campaign officials notified the groups that Trump “does not consent to the use of his name, image and likeness in authorized fundraising appeals…

China raids US firm in Beijing, detains five staff members

Chinese authorities raided the office of a U.S. firm in Beijing earlier this week and detained all five of its local staff members, according to media reports. The Mintz Group, a New York-based due diligence firm, said Friday that its employees were detained without notice and its Beijing office was closed, The Wall Street Journal reported. “Our…

Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore testified before grand jury in December in documents probe

Timothy Parlatore, an attorney for former President Trump, testified in December before a grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating the former president’s handling of classified documents, Parlatore confirmed to The Hill. Parlatore, who oversaw searches of Trump’s properties following an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last August, appeared before the grand jury on Dec. 22 to…

US, Canada reach agreement to restrict asylum seekers

The United States and Canada have reached an agreement that would allow America’s northern neighbor to turn away asylum seekers attempting to cross the U.S.-Canada border at unofficial points of entry, according to media reports. The deal, which is expected to be announced at the end of President Biden’s visit to Ottawa on Friday, will…