Former President Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. In a letter made public on Thursday, a lawyer for Trump suggested that sentencing him as scheduled on Sept. 18—about seven weeks before Election Day—would amount to election interference.
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a faceoff between the potential vice presidents as early voting for the general election will begin in some states. Meanwhile, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he has no plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Authorities have arrested at least one person in connection with actor Matthew Perry’s death from what was ruled an accidental ketamine overdose last year. Los Angeles police said that they were working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on a probe into why the 54-year-old had so much of the surgical anesthetic in his system.
Topics in this episode include:
- Harris to Call for Fed Ban on Food Price Gouging
- RFK Jr.: No Plans to Endorse Harris
- Trump Asks That Sentencing Be Delayed Until After Election
- Trump Outlines Economic Plan at N. Carolina Rally
- Suspect Identified in Trump Campaign HQ Burglary
- Google Says Iranian Hacking Efforts at Campaigns Continue
- Retail Sales Surged by 1 Percent in July
- Biden Admin Strikes Deal to Lower Medicare Drug Prices
- Ruling: Montana Minors Don’t Need Consent for Abortion
- Chevron to Pay $550 Million to California City
- Analyzing Harris and Trump’s Economic Plans
- Person Arrested in Connection With Matthew Perry’s Death
- Hurricane Ernesto Strengthens, en Route to Bermuda
- FTC Bans Companies From Buying, Selling Fake Online Reviews
- T-Mobile to Pay $60M Settlement for Data Breach
- Mars to Buy Pringles, Cheez-It Maker in $36B Deal
- U.S., Israel, and Mediators Hold Ceasefire Talks
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine Claims Full Control of Sudzha
- Russia Sentences Woman to 12 Years for $50 Donation
- Ukraine Denies Involvement in Nord Stream Explosions
- Kim Dotcom to Be Extradited From New Zealand
- Italy’s Catania Airport Disrupted by Mount Etna Eruption
- Fix Falling Birthrate With Cultural Change: Demographer
- China Will Limit Exports of Key Mineral Antimony
- China-Made Movie Casts Rare, Harsh Light on Gig Economy
- Protest Erupts After a Delivery Rider Forced to Kneel
- South Korean President Proposes Dialogue With North Korea
- Japan’s Leaders Pledge Never to Wage War Again
- Babe Ruth World Series Jersey Heads to Auction Block
- Groundhog Rescued From Inside Claw Machine
- Massive Flower Carpet Rolled Out in Brussels
