Has the details from Los Angeles. Evan, what do we now . Well, this was a bit of a Surprise Gambit that we had in court here, just about 20 minutes ago here in Los Angeles Dana Hunter bidens attorneys asked for him to enter an unusual plea. Its called an Alford Plea where Hunter Biden would accept whatever punishment that judge doles out, but he maintains his innocence and instead of Pleading Guilty, hes maintaining his or is attempting to maintain his innocence. Of course, as expected the Justice Department does not does not agree with this and they objected in court to this request from Hunter Bidens attorneys and now the judge has called for break for a couple of hours while he considers what steps to take next. Now this is unusual as you pointed out as i pointed out, today, obviously was the first day of Jury Selection and this trial this is a Hunter Bidens second time going on trial earlier this year, he was found guilty on gun charges in delaware. And these charges have to do wit
Inflation. Believe with Jake Tapper starts for now a judge told trumps lawyers today, quote, this court is not concerned with the electoral schedule on the lead starts right now a dramatic day in court as Donald Trump tries to get the federal Election Interference Case against him thrown out, coming up the Stern Rebuke from the judge and how this case is still moving forward with the election only 61 days away, plus another different Election Interference Case. This one about this year, with russia in the middle Justice Department says rightwing Social Media figures were used by the kremlin trying to influence youre votes. Where these influencers dupes, where they useful idiots, or are they victims as they claim and new, details about the tragedy at a High School in georgia, authorities find disturbing writings by the suspected gunman about other School Shootings welcome to the lead. Im Jake Tapper and we start with a big day in our Law And Justice Lead Today with a heated hearing in D
exactly one hour away from the first major test of the 2024 g.o.p. primary season. the iowa caucuses. now, more than 1600 caucuses across 99 counties, you can believe it or not. i have been covering to iowa for years covering these caucuses. this year isn t just the coldest, but also has the most riding on it. i will explain what is really at stake in moments. but, first, we have reporters at the headquarters of all the major candidates. first to trump s right here in des moines where fox news senior national correspondent rich edson is standing by. rich? rich: you know, laura, it s cold it s icy. some of the roads are impassable. they have talked to the weather all day long here. we talked to the candidates how that plays into the campaign. they say look, all the campaigns are dealing with this. one campaign aid said, look, we have the most dedicated campaign base in the history of american politics. we re not worried about our folks showing up. speaking of showing up, for
washington. we are tracking major fallout in the fatal police beating of 29-year-old tyre nichols. a sixth memphis police officer was just relieved of duty for alleged involvement in the deadly incident. five previously fired officers charged with murder. those five were members of the scorpion unit that was disbanded over the weekend. this comes as new charges could be in play and as congress faces new calls to act on police reform. cnn s nick valencia joins us now. nick, anybody who watched this video can see that at various points that were more than five officers at the scene wh. what do we know about this sixth officer s role? reporter: they told me the sixth officer has been relieved of duty, put on administrative leave. that officer identified as preston hemphill who s been with them since 2018. we have reached the attorney, the man who said he s representing mr. hemphill. he can confirm that that is his client. he also says that it was the body cam footage of mr. he
as a domestic servant. cooling down and staying safe amid extreme heat warnings with record breaking temperatures possible this weekend. gazing into the earliest galaxies. the james webb telescope the largest and most powerful ever launched into space sends its first image. and england s women storm to victory over norway with the biggest win by any team in euros history. hello and welcome to westminster. we have been spending lots of time here, another busy day ahead. labour says it will put forward a motion for a no confidence vote in the government today, with the vote expected to take place on wednesday. it comes as the race really gets under way for conservative mps hoping to become the next party leader and prime minister. let s have a look at that timetable for the leadership contest, which was decided last night by backbench mps. the aim, they say, is to balance the need for a quick result with having enough time for debate. 11 candidates have come forward so fa