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brooklynite's JournalTelevise Trump's federal trials? Judicial panel says its hands are tied
Source: Politico
A federal judicial panel has turned down a bid to allow live television coverage of two historic criminal trials of former President Donald Trump scheduled for next year.
Without apparent dissent, a committee that handles potential changes to the federal courts’ criminal rules concluded Thursday that it had no ability to alter the existing ban on broadcasting federal criminal trials. Thirty-eight Democratic House members and some media outlets had requested that the rules be changed or an exception be created to allow Trump’s looming federal trials to be televised.
“We have an absolute rule,” said the panel’s secretary, or “reporter,” Duke Law Professor Sara Sun Beale. “We have no authority to authorize exceptions to an across-the-board, straight rule.”
The head of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules, U.S. District Judge James Dever, also said the glacial pace federal law prescribes for amending federal court rules means that, even if the panel approved a change, it wouldn’t take effect until 2026 or 2027.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/26/trump-federal-trials-televise-00123801
Jeff Jackson running for N.C. attorney general after being gerrymandered out of House seat
Source: CNN
Jackson, a former prosecutor and veteran serving his first term in Congress, represents NC-14, one of four significantly redrawn districts under the new congressional map Republicans adopted Wednesday. The current congressional delegation is split 7-7, but the new map draws 10 districts that are safe GOP seats, three that are safe Democratic districts and one that is competitive.
The newly redrawn NC-14 would have voted 58 percent for former President Donald Trump in 2020 — a reversal from the blue-leaning district that Jackson won in 2022.
“A group of politicians in North Carolina just redrew my congressional district to take me out,” he said in a video on Thursday. “I’m running for attorney general, and I’m going to use that job to go after political corruption.”
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/26/jeff-jackson-north-carolina-attorney-general-00123751
Larry Elder drops out of 2024 GOP primary, backs Trump
Source: CNN
“As I look at the path forward, and after careful consideration and consultation with my campaign team, I have made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign,” Elder said in a statement announcing the end of his campaign.
“Now that I am exiting the race,” he continued. “I am proud to announce my endorsement of Donald Trump for President of the United States.”
The conservative radio host jumped into the GOP primary with his longshot bid in April, citing a “moral, religious, and a patriotic duty” to run for the Oval Office.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4248455-larry-elder-2024-gop-primary-donald-trump/
Note found at suspect's home: Sources (Maine)
Source: ABC News
Investigators found a note at the home of mass shooting suspect Robert Card, law enforcement sources familiar with the case told ABC News.
The sources declined to describe the contents of the note, its length or its relevance to the investigation.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/lewiston-maine-mass-shooting/?id=104322983
Maryland Democrat Sarbanes won't seek reelection to House
Source: The Hill
Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) announced Thursday he won’t seek reelection next year.
“Before coming to Congress, I also found great reward in working with nonprofits, volunteering and otherwise contributing to my community,” Sarbanes said in a statement. “That too is a powerful form of public service. For some time now, I have found myself drawn back to that kind of work — wanting to explore the many opportunities to serve that exist outside of elected office.
“With that in mind, I have decided not to seek re-election in 2024. While I am making this announcement today — specifically for the benefit of candidates interested in running for my seat in next year’s election — I’m not going anywhere for the next fourteen months. That’s what’s left in my term and I’m committed to finishing strong.”
Sarbanes has represented Maryland’s third district since 2007, holding the former seat of current Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.). The district contains Howard County, parts of Anne Arundel County and parts of Carroll County.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4278260-maryland-democrat-sarbanes-wont-seek-reelection-to-house/
BREAKING: loud bangs heard at Lewiston killer's last known residence (per CNN)
FBI at the location.
https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1717646026369056922
The Focus Group Podcast: "They'd Rather Eat a Bowl of Glass "
The Bulwark's podcast featuring a focus group of Independents who voted for Biden in 2020.
https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast-episode/s4-ep5-theyd-rather-eat-a-bowl-of-glass-with-amy-walter/
Lewiston killer's Twitter likes...
(Account has now been deleted)
https://twitter.com/nathantbernard/status/1717625399323029582
Maine police advise residents of Bowdoin to shelter in place as search continues for shooting suspect
Source: CNN
Residents of Bowdoin, Maine, were advised not to go outside early Thursday as the search continues for a person of interest in a deadly mass shooting in nearby Lewiston.
“We are expanding the shelter in place advisory and school closings to include the town of Bowdoin,” Maine State Police announced on Facebook. “Please stay inside your homes while more than 100 investigators, both local and federal work to locate Robert Card who is a person of interest in the Lewiston shootings.”
Bowdoin is about 14 miles from Lewiston, the scene of Wednesday night's mass shooting. It has a population of around 3,100 people, according to the US Census.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/lewiston-maine-shootings-active-shooter-10-25-23/h_fffe2c158c855d0847a417c1a577c3b7
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