The first debate in just two weeks. Then the calendar thereafter littered with debates and caucuses, primaries and convention. Does that mean that trump should not be tried before the election . No. The cases should proceed as they would were the candidate not a president ial candidate. They should not be postponed because of the election, in which he has chosen to run. But nor should they be expedited. I have noted here before that theres a long and Noble Tra Jigs at doj of not wanting to act in a way that might be perceived as political. Five recent attorneys general, republicans ask democrats, have all signed the same memo affirm lg the importance of keeping politics out of criminal charges. A republican in 2008, eric holder in 2012 and Loretta Lynch in 2016, bill barr in 2020 and mek garland just last year, they have all used the same language, include ing this paragr quote, simply put, politics must play no role in the decisions the federal investigators or prosecutors regarding a
I mean, these figures for trade are actually even worse than economists had anticipated in terms of exports. Its the weakest data since back in february 2020, when china, of course, was right in the thick of the pandemic. Why is this data so bad . Well, its mainly to do with chinas customers abroad. Theyre really struggling with high inflation, high Interest Rates. So theyre spending less money on chinese goods. And if youre a policymaker in beijing, well, its difficult to say what you should do about that. You cantjust force other countries to start buying more of your goods. But theres also more to contend with. If you look at the spending within china, thats also looking not very encouraging at the moment. Tomorrow, were expecting some more figures to be coming out, which will probably show Deflation Prices actually going down in china. Thats a bit more difficult to explain. But there are some people who think that chinas Zero Covid Policy went on for so long that customers just are
officers got to the scene, they found her car and her cell phone but there was no sign of the 25-year-old or that young toddler. that she reported seeing walking alongside the highway for investigator now asking people to report any information they may have on the baffling case. senior correspondent jonathan is here with the very latest. hi eric and arthel the missing woman s parents are relying on their faith and help from the community to bring their daughter back safely. they are grateful for the outpouring of support they are receiving, take a listen. we have people, we do not know who are just reaching out to us with resources, with prayers, with information. we just thank you so much. and let it continue please request thursday night 25-year-old carly russell called 911 and inform the emergency dispatcher she had stopped to check on a toddler she had seen walking along the side of interstate 459. she then called a family member, told this family member or a similar
tonight s attack was specifically against militia leadership. this is causing some diplomatic trouble for the u.s. look, it was a mess what happened here, but we re cleaning it up. vote comes to the floor. turns out border security is actually not a risk to our national security. it is just a talking point for the election. thank you also for the kind messages of support for catherine and for my father. especially in recent days. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. max has the day off. it is thursday, february 8, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, d.c. where we re just hours away from the u.s. supreme court taking up the first case that could impact this year s presidential election. it is a crucial hearing to determine whether states can classify donald trump as an insurrectionist and thereby dis
in that field just north of the airport and burst into flight flames. christina coleman is live in los angeles with the very latest. a tragedy early this morning here in southern california. eight cessna cfi 50 business jet crash killing six people on board. this jet took off from harry reid international airport in las vegas and crashed north of the french valley airport in marietta. that is about 85 miles southeast of los angeles. deputies responded to the seat around 4:15 a.m. this morning and found this plate in a field fully engulfed in flames. the crash sparked a small brush fire. fortunately crews were able to contain it to about an acre before it could spread in these hot dry conditions. the six victims in this incident were all pronounced dead at the scene. tragically, this marks the second deadly plane crash near the french valley airport just this week. on tuesday the fourth of july, southern california man was killed when the cessna 172 he was piloting crash jus