comes amid new reporting that federal prosecutors have zeroed in now on donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, focusing on the man himself. the attorney general saying anyone who tried to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power will be held accountable, that includes, he said, a former president or a candidate. trump meanwhile returned to washington for the first time since leaving office. and dropped several more hints about whether he may run in 2024. as he and mike pence held dueling speeches in washington about the future of the republican party. good morning, welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, july 27th. i m willie geist, we the host of way too early and host of the politico, jonathan lemire and the author of the book the big lie and mike barnicle and katty kay. morning, i want to begin with the investigation to overturn the 2020 election. four people familiar with the matter telling the washington post federal prosecutors have now turne
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than 1,000 people recognised in the queen s birthday honours list. in other news. johnny depp s seen in a newcastle pub last night, while in the us his legal team celebrated his defamation win, but domestic abuse campaigners worry about the message it sends. a warm welcome back to buckingham palace, considerably quieter and calmer than it has been over the last few hours. the crowds have disappeared in the clear up is under way following the trooping the colour ceremony but there is much more from here at the palace tonight and will be talking with that in the next half an hour or so. there is much more to come. let s take a moment to reflect on what has happened today because the queen has been seen on the balcony behind me here at buckingham palace. she came out to greet the crowds as the trooping the colour ceremony. it s part of four days of celebration for her platinum jubilee. there are thousands of people here lining the streets, and we ve spoken to some who ve come fr
hello and welcome to sportsday i m sarah mulkerrins. coming upfor coming up for you this evening. we will start in paris. it s cruise control for iga swiatek and coco gauff, as they both make the women s final of the french open with ease. what a start to england s new chapter in cricket. great bowling in the morning, but this evening, familiar trouble with the bat. also coming up in the programme: inspired byjake daniels. two scottish referees have have become the first to come out publicly as gay. we get the reaction from grassroots football in scotland. i think we will probably look back at this moment and sort of say they were the people who helped us create something big. welcome along to sportsday. lots to come. we are going to talk cricket in a moment, but we are going to begin in paris. four became two. iga swiatek continued her dominant run with a straight sets victory over daria kasatkina. she will face coco gauff. here is russell fuller. she is on this dominant r
enjoying the ride george, charlotte and louis made their debut appearance in a royal carriage at the trooping the colour parade. more than 3,000 beacons have been lit up around the country and the commonwealth to mark the queen s reign. but it s been announced that after experiencing some discomfort the queen now won t attend a service of thanksgiving at st paul s tomorrow. also tonight: ukraine urges the west to step up the delivery of weapons as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. and 17 wickets fall on the first day of the first test between england and new zealand at lords the match is finely balanced. good evening from buckingham palace, which as you can see is lit up with images of the queen throughout her long reign. it s been a momentous day here, with huge crowds cheering for her majesty as the first of four days of the platinum jubilee celebrations got under way. it began with the trooping the colour parade and was followed by a spectacular fly past