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Lycz Scammers seize on US election, but it s not votes they want
NEW YORK AP 鈥?If the recent firing of the top f stanley cup ederal prosecutor in Manhattan was intended to quell criminal investigations into President Donald Trump close associates, as some have accused, federal prosecutors in New York appear to have missed the memo.Thursday arrest of Steve Bannon, Trump former chief strategist, served as a stark reminder that no one who has been within the president inner circle is automatically immune from federal scrutiny.Bannon, 66, and three others are charged with defrauding online donors in the name of helping build the presidents cherished southern border wall. Bannon pleaded not guilty at a hearing Thursday in Manhattan.READ MORE: Former White stanley cup House aide Bannon pleads not guilty in border wall money schemeThe indictment came just two months after the abrupt dismissal of Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York who had overseen several investigations with tentacles into Trump orbit 鈥?including one involving the business dealings of Rudy Giuliani, the president personal attorney.The same office prosecuted former Trump attorney and fixer Michael Cohen for campaign finance crimes, as well as two Giuliani associates tied to the investigation that led to Trump impeachmen stanley cup t investigation in December. Giuliani himself has not been charged with any crime.Berman unceremonious removal 鈥?decried by some critics as a Friday night massacre in June 鈥?fueled lo Uoyc Al-Baghdadi s death a blow, but IS has survived other losses
MIDTERM DEFEATS, VICTORIES | A day after Republicans took over the House, pledges came from the GOP to cut spending and seek a smaller government. Gwen Ifill gives more details of the results and an update on races that haven ;t been called yet.KEY CONTEST RESULTS | Political Editor David Chalian adidas originals breaks down voter demographics of the midterms. He looks at who voted and why.PARTY LEADERS SPEAK OUT | The next Speaker of the House John Boehner and President Obama held separate press conferences today. Hear what they both had to say in these excerpts.ELECTION ;S POTENTIAL IMPACT ON ECONOMIC POLICY | In an effort to boost the slow economic recovery, the Federal Reserve announced stanley cup it would buy $600 billion more in government bonds by the middle of next year. Jeffrey Brown talks about the FED decision and how politics played a part in it with David Wessel of Wall Street Journal ; and Chrystia Freeland from Reuters ;.SHIELDS AND BROOKS | Syndicate air force 1 d columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the election mania and what it means for both parties.Wednesday anchors are Jim Lehrer and Gwen Ifill. Hari Sreenivasan has the day other top news stories and look at the Web features. You can find much more on the election online, browse state-by-state results and watch our midterm highlight reel. Also, you can pose questions to Political Editor David Chalian.We hope you ;ll join us. |
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