Trump’s Georgia Election Inquiry Goes To Grand Jury Next Week; Hunter’s special counsel will cast shadows on the 2024 Biden campaign and beyond

Below is a summary of the latest US domestic news.

The investigation into the Trump election in Georgia will be presented to the grand jury next week

A Georgia prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally attempted to overturn the state’s 2020 election results is expected to file an indictment before a grand jury next week. Two witnesses who previously received subpoenas confirmed Saturday that they were ordered to appear before a grand jury in Atlanta on Tuesday. This is the clearest indication yet that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will present her case to the jury after more than two years of investigating.

Hunter’s special counsel will cast shadows on Biden’s 2024 campaign

The appointment of a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden on Friday ensures the criminal investigation into the president’s son will cast a long shadow over his father’s re-election campaign. US Attorney David Weiss’ new role as special counsel, announced on Friday, could force President Joe Biden to deal with uncomfortable headlines and distract him and his campaign while he prefers to focus on the economy or the 2024 campaign the signature legislation would speak to presidential elections, according to senior Democrats.

The deadliest Maui wildfires in a century total 93 lives

According to the Maui County website, the death toll from the Maui, Hawaii wildfires hit 93 on Saturday, making it the deadliest wildfire in the United States in more than a century. The extent of the damage became more apparent four days after a fast-spreading fire razed the historic resort town, destroying buildings and melting cars.

Gun laws or the Second Amendment are a “wrong decision,” Harris said in Chicago

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday addressed another hotly contested American issue in the run-up to the 2024 re-election campaign, pledged her support to activists working to end gun violence and accused gun law opponents of “hypocrisy”. Harris, who has taken on a more combative role as President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign heats up, took a swipe at Republicans who had blocked Democrats’ proposed gun safety laws and said such changes posed no threat to constitutional gun rights the American.

Analysis: Trump is heading for the Republican ‘crowning’ as his rivals scramble to stop him in 2024

As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flipped pork chops in front of cameras at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, a plane appeared in the blistering blue sky. It was Donald Trump’s Boeing 757 private jet. It circled the fairgrounds, and thousands in the crowd looked up and cheered the Republican former president.

Hollywood writers evaluate counterproposals from studios

The union, which represents striking Hollywood writers, said Friday it had received a counter-proposal from studios that it will consider, an apparent sign of progress in the more than 100-day-old strike. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said it will respond next week “in consultation” to the offer from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which is negotiating on behalf of companies like Walt Disney and Netflix.

Trump rushes the Iowa Fair to thwart DeSantis’ attempt to restart the campaign

Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis held competing events Saturday in the state of Iowa, which opted for the early nomination, at a time when the former president is overwhelmingly dominating opinion polls and the Florida governor is struggling to restart his troubled election campaign. DeSantis, who underwent two personnel reshuffles in the past three weeks and is going under in the polls, had long planned to attend the Iowa State Fair, a political must for prospective presidential candidates in the state, where the Republican nominating contest begins in January.

Who is David Weiss, US Special Counsel in the Hunter Biden case?

Prosecutor David Weiss has spent years investigating allegations against President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. As US Special Counsel, he now has a chance to dig deeper while also being subjected to intense scrutiny from the President’s opponents. US Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Weiss, the US attorney from Delaware, as special counsel on Friday, two weeks after a federal judge refused to accept Weiss’ deal to have Hunter Biden plead guilty to tax evasion and during his Addicted to having possessed a firearm illegally to illegal drugs.

Exclusive-Biden names Jackson economic adviser, signals focus on education

According to a White House official, US President Joe Biden C. is appointing Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist whose research advocates robust public spending for schools, to represent his three-member Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). The selection suggests public education will be a key focus for Biden’s braintrust before re-election in 2024 is likely to depend on the strength of the economy. The position does not require confirmation by the Senate.

Exclusive-DeSantis and his supporters paid $95,000 to the Iowa religious leaders group, documents show

As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struggles to continue his arduous battle for the Republican presidential nomination, he has spent far more than any other rival wooing an influential conservative Christian leader and his following in the important state of Iowa. Trailing far behind former President Donald Trump in nationwide polls, DeSantis and his advisors are plagued by turbulence in his campaign. They’re spending big in Iowa in hopes of stemming Trump’s momentum by beating him in the state’s Jan. 15 election conventions, where Republicans will begin voting for their next presidential candidate. The state’s influential evangelical constituency is critical to this strategy.

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