Grand jury hears more evidence for first time since last MondaySign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe headline news so far is the grand jury looking into Donald Trump’s hush money payment to an adult film star has reconvened in New York city, and is listening to evidence.But we don’t know yet if the panel, which is meeting for the first time in almost a week at Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s behest, is hearing from new witnesses. Or when it might be asked to vote on a criminal indictment for the former president.There’s good health news for Pennsylvania’s Democratic senator John Fetterman, who is expecting to leave hospital soon after five weeks’ treatment for depression.Elizabeth Warren, Democratic senator for Massachusetts, says she’s running for a third term in the chamber, and has plans to “end corruption in Washington, make the economy work for the middle class, and protect democracy”.Kamala Harris is in Africa, meeting with the leaders of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and seeking to rebuild bridges with nations previously neglected by the US. The vice-president arrived in Africa with a $139m package of bilateral security, economic and development assistance, Reuters reported. Continue reading...
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