Former President Trump is under subpoena tonight to testify before
the Congressional January 6th committee. The panel asked today for
documents by this November 4th and testimony by November, 14th about
the attack on the U. S. Capitol Committee leaders said there is overwhelming
evidence that Mr Trump orchestrated efforts to overturn the 2020
election and obstruct the transition of power.
Also today, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham appealed to the
U. S. Supreme Court asking not to testify about efforts to change
Georgia's 2020 results. Longtime Trump allies Steve Bannon was sentenced
to four months in prison today for contempt of Congress. He had defied
a subpoena from the January 6th committee.
And cited executive privilege even though he was fired from the White
House in 2017. After today's hearing in Washington, Bannon argued
that he cooperated with other investigations and was not flouting
the law.
I had lawyers that were engaged. They work through the issues of
privilege. At that time I went and testified, and this thing about
I'm above the law is an absolute and total. I
was also fined $6500. He will remain free pending his appeal. In
Ukraine. Government forces are ramping up pressure on Russian forces
in the South.
Overnight, Ukrainian artillery hit resupply routes in the occupied
her song, including a crucial bridge. Meanwhile, in the East Russian
shelling and missile fire tried to keep the Ukrainians at bay, a
missile hit Zappa ratio, damaging homes and injuring scores of people.
The U. N Security Council voted unanimously today to demand an end
to violence and gang activity in Haiti. The vote also imposed sanctions
on Jimmy Theresia, known as barbecue, his gang has blocked a key
fuel terminal. The resolution did not mention sending an international
security force.
The contest to become Britain's next prime minister has begun in
earnest top figures in the ruling Conservative Party jockey today
for support of fellow lawmakers. Malcolm Brandon has our report from
Brighton, England.
Four senior conservatives, angling to become the next leader of a
country in dire need of stability
is on to replace the hapless Liz Truss, who quit after just 44 days
in office and will go down in history as Britain's shortest serving
prime minister. I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.
The governing conservatives have promised to have a new prime minister
in place within a week. The third premier this year.
Top contenders include former Treasury chief Rishi sooner.
He's promising to revive the country's economy, which has been destabilized
by the political turmoil. House of Commons leader anymore is the
Tory grassroots favorite and the first to formally announced her
run.
Even the former disgraced Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering
a comeback months after being forced out by a string of scandals.
But it's unclear if he can muster enough support. Each candidate
needs the backing of at least 100. Conservative lawmakers proven
to be a liar and a cheat with the moral vacuum
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace potential unifying figure.
World himself out of the running today and said he favors Johnson
Brighton on England's southern coast. And this is a labor constituency.
People here are hoping that Britain's political chaos is going to
lead to a general election. But they may be out of luck because legally
the conservatives can stay in office until 2020 for as long as they
have a parliamentary majority.
The last thing that conservatives want is a general election because
that would be like turkeys voting for Thanksgiving
in London. Frustration over the country's political turmoil is mounting.
Just changed. The person
five of them in the last seven years
have not changed One thing in this country, the rich get richer,
the poor get poorer.
The middle class like me get squeezed.
Nominations for the next prime minister officially closed Monday
afternoon. The PBS news are Malcolm Brabant in Brighton, England.
Elsewhere in Europe. Italy ushers in a new government tomorrow. Giorgia
Meloni will be sworn in as the country's first female premier leading
Italy's first far right governing coalition since World War two.
Maloney faces soaring energy prices and divisions over support for
Ukraine. The Elections commission in Pakistan disqualified former
Prime Minister Imran Khan today from holding public office for five
years.
It found that he illegally sold state gifts and concealed assets.
Con supporters responded by trying to force entry into the commission
building. They are angry that he will lose his National Assembly
seat. Khan said he will challenge today's ruling back in this country.
The federal deficit total nearly $1.4 trillion in the fiscal year
just ended.
That was down by half from the year before. At the same time. The
reading rose sharply in September, reflecting the cost of forgiving
student loans and will return to the student debt plan. After the
news summary and on Wall Street, major stock indexes surged up to
2 2.5% Jones Industrial Average gain nearly 750 points to close at
31,082. The NASDAQ rose almost 245 points the S and P five
100, added 87.
For the week. All three indexes gained close to 5% or more still
to come on the news hour. Refugees flee conflict sparked by climate
change in Central Africa David Brooks and Ruth Marcus weigh in on
the latest political headlines.
Author Roger Bennett discusses soccer's greatest players as the men's
World Cup approaches, plus much more
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