Trump calls for further postponement of Georgia trial by appealing Fani Willis decision: live

Ms. Cheney wrote on X: “Trump repeatedly and maliciously attacks a judge’s daughter on social media. He knows this will result in threats of violence against her and the judge. Trump is depraved and unstable. This unacceptable behavior shows once again why he is not fit to hold any office.”

US President Joe Biden said he was working “every day” to secure the release of imprisoned man Evan Gershkovich. Wall Street Journal The journalist, according to him, is being held by Russia as a “bargaining chip”, even though he has celebrated one year behind bars.

Although he is a fully accredited journalist, he has been accused of spying for the United States by Russian authorities. Wall Street Journal and the US government categorically denies it.

His fate sparked global outcry and concerns about the collapse of press freedom in Russia.

Bel Trew reports for The Independent from Berlin:

Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names in the entertainment world teamed up Thursday night to offer a warm New York hug to President Joe Biden who brought in more than $26 million for his re-election campaign.

The mood at Radio City Music Hall was electric as Obama praised Biden’s willingness to seek common ground and said, “That’s the kind of president I want.” Clinton said simply of the choices facing voters in 2024: “Stick with what works.”

Biden himself attacked Donald Trump directly, saying his expected Republican rival’s ideas were “a little old and distorted.”

Moderator Stephen Colbert, in an informal conversation with the trio, called them “champions of talk” and joked that all three presidents had come to town “and none of them are there to appear in court,” a dig into Trump’s many legal troubles.

The stunning fundraiser was a major display of Democratic support for Biden in an era of persistent polling. The president will test the power of his campaign cash by taking on Trump, who proved with his 2016 victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton that he did not need to raise the most money to capture the presidency.

During the nearly hour-long conversation, Obama and Clinton talked about how difficult Biden’s job was. They spoke of loneliness and frustration with policies that work but are not immediately felt by the public. They gave an insider’s view of the office as they sought to explain why Biden was best for the job.

“It’s a lonely seat,” said Obama, who hitchhiked to New York aboard Air Force One with Biden.

The discussion was alternately humorous and serious, ending with him wearing three sunglasses in the mostly dark music hall, a nod to the Ray-Ban sunglasses Biden often wears.

The sold-out Radio City Music Hall event was a golden exclamation point on a recent wave of campaign travel by Biden, who has visited several political battlegrounds in the three weeks since his speech on the State of the Union served as a rallying cry for his re-election bid. . Thursday’s event also brought together more than three decades of Democratic leaders.

The music hall marquee advertised this big-dollar evening as “An Evening with Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton.” NYPD officers lined surrounding streets as part of a heavy security presence.

Texas Trey, a longtime Texas Republican voter, spoke with CNN’s Laura Coates on why he plans to leave the party before the 2024 elections in November.

Mr. Trey said he was a die-hard Republican voter before politics began to permeate every aspect of life “from the beer you drink to the stores you shop at.” In 2016, he said his vote for Donald Trump was not so much a vote for him but a vote against Hillary Clinton.

“She didn’t have anything to offer that necessarily appealed to me. I felt that it was her turn to lose the election and everything seemed to be pretty much settled as far as everyone thought, including her, and I was very shocked to learn the next day that he had actually won when I really didn’t think so. he would,” Mr. Trey said.

Asked if he had any evolution in his thoughts about Hillary Clinton over the past eight years, Mr. Trey laughed.

“Yes, yes, absolutely… she was absolutely right, she was absolutely right about everything she said, even if I didn’t necessarily pay too much attention to the things she said but with in hindsight, it’s very clear.

And here is the response from Ian Sams, White House spokesperson for surveillance and investigations:

Ms. Greene, a Republican from Georgia, discussed her theory on The True Voice of America Thursday morning in conversation with Steven Bannonthe former chief strategist to the former president Donald Trump was convicted of contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena for the investigation into the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots.

When Bannon and the Georgia lawmaker began discussing the 2020 presidential election, Ms. Greene began discussing baseless conspiracy theories that the results were fraudulent.

Katie Hawkinson reports what was said:

Read what Ms. Tarlov responded:

During what Mr. Biden’s re-election campaign called a “casual conversation” with the 46th president, former President Bill Clinton and former President Barack Obama, a protester began shouting “shame on you, Joe Biden! before being kicked out by security.

And as Mr. Clinton began to answer a question about what he missed most about the presidency, another protester began shouting obscenities about Ukraine And Russia before being joined by other demonstrators.