Peter bowes has moran if this came as a surprise. Has more. I think it was inevitable that this would end up in the Supreme Court. Donald trumps claims averted been rejected by a lower court and he claims he is immune to this kind of criminal prosecution because he was president at the time. This relates to the allegations that he tried to overturn the result of the 2020 election and mr trump faces multiple charges including one that he conspired to defraud the come of this was a trial does do to start very soon next month and it is been delayed and it is now on hold reading from the Supreme Court that they intend to hear arguments in april, the third week of april and a decision expected at some point injune and we know now that this trial, if indeed it goes ahead, it will not be happening until at leastjuly and were getting into Political Convention season in the election is looming in november and one of donald trump tactics has always been to try to delay these Legal Proceedings ag
One of lifes most underappreciated talents is to know when its time to move on to lives next chapter. So i stand before you today, was a president , and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. For more on both mcconnell s stepping down and the spending deal, heres our north america correspondent, gary odonoghue. After repeated attempts to get a spending agreement, it does look like leadership in congress from both sides of at least reached a partial agreement on some other Spending Bills that they have been arguing about. It looks now in the next couple of days that resolutions were put through senate and the House Of Representatives to extend one of the deadlines until next friday by which time they will pass Spending Bills on six separate departments. They havent reached an agreement on the other six departments but they are going to push the deadline for that back until march 22 so in some ways, this is progress being made and in some ways
Mcconnell is the republican leader in the senate with a huge say in which laws make their way through congress. Hes masterminded some of his partys key achievements of recent years including the but he has a frosty relationship with donald trump and called him morally responsible for the january sixth attacks on the capitol. Mcconnell is the republican leader in the senate with a huge say in which laws make their way through congress. In a moment well speak with our correspondent in washington, but first lets hear from Mitch Mcconnell making his announcement on the floor of the senate just a short time ago. One of lifes most unappreciated talents is to know when its time to move on lifes next chapter. So i stand before you today, mr president , and my colleagues to say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. Im not going anywhere anytime soon, however ill complete myjob my colleagues have given me until we select a new leader in november and they take the helm ne
Were politically motivated. His body was not handed over by the authorities for several days. His mother said they had threatened her because they wanted the burial to take place in secret. Since her husbands death, Yulia Navalnaya has held talks with Foreign Ministers and us president joe biden, and she has vowed to carry on the worker husband has done for several years now. We will keep an eye on this and take you back life to strasbourg as soon as see Yulia Navalnaya address those meps. To australia now, where its been announced that police in sydney will be able to attend mardi gras this weekend. A decision had been taken to un invite police from the parade. After senior constable Beaumont Lamarre condon allegedly killed jesse baird who he had previously dated and his partner luke davies last monday. The bodies of the couple were found yesterday. The suspect was charged late last week after handing himself in, our News Reporter in sydney, Simon Atkinson has more. This event is taki
But the Supreme Courts decision to take up the case could delay it beyond the election in november. Earlier, i asked our North America correspondent peter bowes if this announcement comes as a surprise. I think it was inevitable that this would end up in the Supreme Court. Donald trumps claims averted been rejected by a lower court and he claims he is immune to this kind of criminal prosecution because he was president at the time. This relates to the allegations that he tried to overturn the result of the 2020 election and mr trump faces multiple charges including one that he conspired to defraud the come of this was a trial does do to start very soon next month and it is been delayed and it is now on hold reading from the Supreme Court that they intend to hear arguments in april, the third week of april and a decision expected at some point injune and we know now that this trial, if indeed it goes ahead, it will not be happening until at leastjuly and were getting into Political Conv