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The Miami Heat honored Dwyane Wade by unveiling a statue of the basketball legend outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, sealing his legacy with the team and making him the first Heat player with a statue outside the arena. In comments after the unveiling, Wade said he never expected this moment. “The Miami Heat should’ve had a contest where they showed this picture to 1,000 fans — and anyone who guesses it’s Dwyane Wade gets to keep the statue,” Jeff Darlington, a reporter for ESPN, joked on X. Wade is one of two players to have been on all three Miami Heat teams that won NBA championships, according to the NBA. At Sunday's unveiling, Wade was grateful, thanking fans for following his career and adding after the statue reveal, "I believe I gave you guys something set in stone to hold on to."

Persons: Dwyane Wade, Pat Riley, Wade, we're, Omri Amrany, Oscar León, “, “ Wayne Dade, Laurence Fishburne, Miami Heat should’ve, ” Jeff Darlington, ”, Haslem, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Wade's Organizations: Miami Heat, Kaseya, NBA, ESPN, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Heat, Basketball Hall of Fame, Eastern, Beijing, Athens Games, Miami, Detroit Pistons Locations: Miami, Wade

☆ Harris, Liz Cheney tour battleground states to reach Republicans down on Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (L) holds a moderated conversation with Former US Rep. Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, at People's Light performing arts theater Malvern, Pennsylvania, on October 21, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney participated in a series of moderated conversations on Monday across the "Blue Wall" battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. The Harris campaign is courting disaffected Republicans, who may be on the fence about voting for Trump. The campaign kicked off a "Republicans for Harris" group in August and has since amplified the voices of a small, but growing, number of prominent Republicans who have come out in support of the Democratic vice president. According to Cheney, patriotic Republicans have "a duty and obligation to do what we know is right for the country."

Persons: Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney, Cheney, Harris, Donald Trump, Roe Organizations: Democratic, US, Republican, Trump, Republicans Locations: Wyoming, Malvern , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Birmingham , Michigan, Malvern , PA

☆ Drug costs, abortion, Obamacare: How Trump and Harris could change U.S. health care
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

He said a Harris administration "will build on existing programs, increasing federal spending to make health care more affordable for people." Still, Socal said a Trump administration wouldn't have much flexibility to dismantle or scale back the law without change from Congress. The IRA extended enhanced subsidies that made ACA health plans more affordable for millions of households through 2025 — a provision Harris plans to make permanent if elected, her campaign said. A Democratic House or Senate would likely block any of Trump's sweeping changes to Medicaid, according to Altman. Vance this month also said a future Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood.

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☆ To understand what's going on in 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' read this quick recap of what's happened with the 'X-Men' characters since 2000
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewHugh Jackman has finally returned to play the iconic Marvel hero Wolverine, AKA Logan, in "Deadpool & Wolverine." Deadpool and Wolverine first crossed paths in 'X-Men: Origins - Wolverine'Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in "X-Men: Origins - Wolverine." Advertisement"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is infamous among fans for its terrible depiction of Wolverine's history and key characters from the "X-Men" universe. It was a tongue-in-cheek way of wiping "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" from the history books. Hopefully, "Deadpool & Wolverine" will live up to fans' high expectations when it arrives in theaters on July 26.

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☆ How Donald Trump is poised to avoid pre-election trials in three out of four of his criminal cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

With Monday’s Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling likely preventing a trial in the federal election subversion case before the election, Trump is poised to avoid pre-election trials in the three most significant criminal prosecutions he faces. It will determine Trump’s legal fate. A Supreme Court ruling that hamstrings the DC federal subversion caseThe charges by special counsel Jack Smith alleging Trump subverted the 2020 election was the second to last of the four cases brought. “You can’t charge a former president for a crime for the first time in history without going to Supreme Court,” Cobb said. But the new Supreme Court immunity standard jeopardizes the use of much of that conduct in the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, won’t, ”, Ty Cobb, “, ” Cobb, pardoning, Fani Willis, Paul Rosenzweig, Bill Clinton, Jamie Raskin, ” Raskin, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan’s, Smith, Smith’s, Cobb, John Roberts, Rosenzweig, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, She’s, she’s, she’d, Willis, Nathan Wade, it’s, Wade, Nathan Wade's, Kaitlan Collins, Fulton, Scott McAfee, Michael Moore, Moore, Barack Obama, ” Moore, CNN’s Lauren Fox, Zachary Cohen Organizations: CNN, Republican White House, Trump, Fulton, Department of Homeland Security, Maryland Democrat, DC, DC Circuit, White, Justice Department Locations: Manhattan, Russia, Georgia, Florida, –, Fulton County

☆ Our Vegas wedding only cost $10,000. It didn't feel cheap and our guests had a blast.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Courtney Kocak | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWe decided on Vegas so our families could goStill, we didn't rush into wedding planning. Related storiesI joked that Vegas felt apropos because "every relationship is a gamble." AdvertisementI just wanted fun and easyMy wedding planning ethos was fun and easy, just like our relationship. It didn't feel like a cheap wedding; it felt like a masterpiece, even to our guests. When we first started planning, I wasn't aware that Las Vegas was "the wedding capital of the world," but now it's easy to see why.

Persons: —, Wade, I'd, we'd, who'd, wasn't, Vegas, Elvis, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Frank Sinatra, Mia Farrow, hitched, Michael Conti, Keith Kaplan, Joe's Organizations: Service, Target, Business Locations: Vegas, Minnesota, Texas, Phoenix, Las Vegas

☆ Abortion politics have changed so drastically that a GOP Senate candidate is airing an ad saying he would vote to codify Roe into law
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden and Democrats have tried unsuccessfully to restore nationwide abortion rights since the Supreme Court issued its landmark reversal of Roe in 2022. AdvertisementHogan's position makes him one of the few prominent Republicans to support abortion rights. When he first announced his Senate run, Hogan initially said he needed to think more about his position on abortion rights. Democrats have already placed abortion rights on the Florida ballot this November. No Republican Senate is going to make a serious effort to codify Roe, given the party's near-universal support to restrict abortion rights.

Persons: —, Larry Hogan, Roe, Hogan, Wade, he's, Joe Biden, Angela Alsbrooks, Alsobrooks, David Trone, Susan Collins of, Lisa Murkowski, codifying Roe, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Court's Dodds, hasn't, it's, Trump Organizations: Service, Maryland Gov, GOP, Democrats, Business, Prince, Wine, Republicans, Press, Senate, Biden, Republican Senate Locations: Prince George's County, Susan Collins of Maine, Alaska, Maryland, Florida, Arizona

☆ Americans are losing confidence in their military and government institutions: polls
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New Gallup data reveals the US has fallen behind many G7 countries in key indicators. 26% of Americans struggled to afford food in 2023, and confidence in the military has fallen. Related storiesThe US spends more on its military than most of the G7 countries combined, though confidence has progressively fallen over the last few years. US confidence in the military fell to a new low of 81% — and for the first time, US confidence fell below another G7 nation, France. Japan, the lowest of the G7 countries, was only 8%.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Trump, Roe, Kevin McCarthy, Gallup, Benedict Vigers Organizations: Gallup, Service, Biden, House, Department, Pew Research, Representatives, OECD Locations: U.S, France, Afghanistan, Biden's, Italy, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada

☆ Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia on Friday submitted a formal application to appeal a judge's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. McAfee's ruling said Willis could continue her prosecution if Wade left the case, and the special prosecutor resigned hours later. Lawyers for Trump and other defendants then asked McAfee to allow them to appeal his ruling to the Georgia Court of Appeals, and he granted that request. The filing of an application with the appeals court is the next step in that process. The Court of Appeals now has 45 days to decide whether it will take up the matter.

Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Trump, Willis, Nathan Wade, Scott McAfee, McAfee's, Wade, McAfee, Wade upended, Democrat Joe Biden, Georgia's Organizations: Fulton County Government Center, Trump, of Appeals, Republican, Democrat Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia

☆ Judge threatens to kick DA Fani Willis off Trump's Georgia election interference case if top prosecutor doesn't step aside
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | Natalie Musumeci | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A judge issued a disqualification ruling in Fulton County DA Fani Willis from Trump's election interference case. AdvertisementA Georgia judge has ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue to oversee former President Donald Trump's historic state election interference case — but only if her top prosecutor steps aside. Related storiesThey both testified at a February 15 evidentiary hearing that the District Attorney has always been fiercely financially independent and paid her own way. The mere appearance of a conflict was strong enough to require removing either Wade or Willis from the case, he wrote. The judge gave District Attorney Fani Willis an option to recuse herself and her office, or for her top prosecutor to withdraw from the case.

Persons: Fani Willis, Willis, Mike Roman, —, Donald Trump's, Scott McAfee's, Nathan Wade, McAfee, Wade, SADA Wade, Ashleigh Merchant, Trump's codefendant Mike Roman, Merchant, Trump, Terrence Bradley, Bradley, Terrance Bradley, John Merchant, Adam Abbate, Abbate Organizations: Fulton, Trump, Service, State, Attorney, Roman, DAs Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta, Trump's Georgia

☆ TEDx Talk host who spent 10 years interviewing experts on love: 5 ways to get unstuck from an intense crush and save your relationships
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Amanda Mccracken | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

I would waste time and energy fantasizing about relationships with men who I inexplicably found flawless, but in reality were emotionally or physically unavailable. I've spent 10 years interviewing experts on longing, as well as people who've experienced limerence, for my podcast The Longing Lab, TEDx talk, and forthcoming book, "When Longing Becomes Your Lover." The emotional reward was the happy hormone dopamine I'd feel from imagining a relationship together or anticipating a response. Writing it down helped me believe it — and recognize my limerent feelings toward unavailable men as a dead end. I found his love and availability very attractive — something I never would have seen in my 20s and 30s.

Persons: —, I've, Lisa Wade's, haven't, Jennifer Douglas, Douglas, I'd Locations: perfectionism

☆ Trump DA Fani Willis' credibility has been shot over messy testimony — but perjury charges are very unlikely: legal experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

DA Fani Willis' credibility has been damaged following a misconduct hearing, legal experts said. Willis' 'credibility is shot'Legal experts have long said that the hearing, and the relationship between Willis and Wade, doesn't look good for Willis. Rahmani said the distraction of it all is enough that Willis should recuse herself from the Trump case. On trips they took together, Willis and Wade testified that Willis paid Wade back for her portion in cash. Ms. Yeager heard District Attorney Willis tell Mr. Bradley: 'They are coming after us.

Persons: Fani Willis, Willis, Donald Trump, —, Trump, Wade, it's, Rahmani, Ashleigh Merchant, Trump codefendant Mike Roman, Nathan Wade, Wade —, Daysha Young, Andrew Evans, Alex Slitz, doesn't, Sarah Krissoff, Cozen O'Connor, Krissoff, Scott McAfee, McAfee, Terrence Bradley, Merchant, Bradley, Manny Arora, Cindi Lee Yeager, Cobb County , Georgia —, Trump codefendant David Shafer, Yeager, John Bazemore, Elijah Nouvelage, Mr, Trump codefendant Cathleen Latham, Arora —, Kenneth Chesebro, Arora, Adam Abbate, Abbate Organizations: Service, Fulton, West, Trial, Trump codefendant, Trump, codefendants, Merchant, Wade, Business, USA, Network, Reuters, District Attorney, AP, Washington Post Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, California, Atlanta, Manhattan, Fulton, Cobb County , Georgia

☆ Ex-partner of Trump's Georgia prosecutor once texted that DA Fani Willis 'absolutely' started dating Nathan Wade before he was hired
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementFulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. And you said, 'absolutely,'" Merchant questioned Bradley, referring to the timing of Willis and Wade's relationship. AdvertisementFulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade testifies during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. "Why would you speculate when she was asking you a direct question about when the relationship started?" AdvertisementWillis vehemently defended herself and Wade and pushed back on testimony by her former friend that she and Wade started dating in 2019.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Terrence Bradley, Nathan Wade, Fani Willis, Willis, Trump, Mike Roman, Wade, Bradley, Ashleigh Merchant —, Merchant, Alyssa Pointer, Steve Sadow, Sadow Organizations: Service, Fulton, Business, Trump, Fulton County DA, Bradley Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Wade, Atlanta, Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, Trump, Trump's Georgia

☆ Trump DA Fani Willis says the prosecutor she dated once said the only thing a woman can do for him is make a sandwich
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewATLANTA, Georgia — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday that she and the special prosecutor she hired to oversee the Trump case butted heads on gender norms while they dated. "Mr. Wade is used to women that, as he told me one time, the only thing a woman can do for him is make him a sandwich," Willis testified. Willis testified during the contentious Thursday hearing that Wade's attitude on issues like that was a pain point for them while dating. During a line of questioning about the end of Willis and Wade's relationship, the Fulton County DA offered a glimpse into the former couple's dynamic. However, Robin Bryant Yeartie, a former friend and colleague of Willis, testified Thursday that Willis and Wade's relationship began in 2019.

Persons: —, Fani Willis, Willis —, America —, didn't, Nathan Wade, Mr, Wade, Willis, Donald Trump, Mike Roman, I'm, Trump, Robin Bryant Yeartie Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Fulton County DA Locations: ATLANTA , Georgia, Fulton County, America

☆ Fani Willis takes the stand hellbent on setting the record straight — but legal experts are split on whether her testimony did more harm than good
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Citing a filing from Wade's divorce proceedings, attorneys for the defendants alleged that Wade and Willis had an improper relationship. A witness for the defense attorneys alleged Thursday that Willis and Wade's relationship began in 2019. Nathan Wade, the Georgia prosecutor who admitted to a relationship with his colleague, Fulton County DA Fani Willis, in court. Fulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. Most experts were skeptical that the evidence presented Thursday would lead to Willis or Wade being dismissed from the case.

Persons: —, Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Donald Trump, Scott McAfee, Willis, Wade, pugnacious, Mike Roman, Trump, Stephen Gillers, McCaffee, I've, It's, Gillers, Norman Eisen, Trump's, DA Willis, Eisen, Sarah Krissoff, Krissoff, Mark Bederow, wasn't, Bederow, Neama, Cash, Rahmani, Pool Willis, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Fulton, New York University, YouTube, Willis Locations: ATLANTA , Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta, New York, Manhattan, California

☆ Fani Willis' dad testifies his daughter was dating a DJ nicknamed 'Deuce' in 2019
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Willis' dad, retired lawyer John Floyd III, said in his testimony that Willis was dating a DJ nicknamed "Deuce" in 2019 — which is the same year that an ex-pal of Willis' testified a day earlier that she started dating Nathan Wade, the attorney Willis appointed in 2021 as special prosecutor in the high-profile criminal case. Willis and Wade both testified that they stopped dating in the summer of 2023. Fulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. PoolFloyd testified Willis was forced to move out of her house over threatsWhile on the stand Friday, Floyd said that he moved into Willis' home in 2019 and "often" saw her DJ boyfriend nicknamed "Deuce" coming and going. Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade testifies during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Persons: —, Georgia's, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Willis, John Floyd III, Nathan Wade, Wade, Floyd, Wade's, Mike Roman, Trump, Nathan Wade . Pool Floyd, Deuce, Robin Yeartie, I've, we've, haven't, Alyssa Pointer, I'm, Chris Kachouroff, Harrison Floyd Organizations: Service, Fulton County Superior Court, Trump, Fulton, Trump's Locations: Georgia's Fulton County, Fulton County, Atlanta, Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia

I’m not on trial no matter how hard you try to put me on trial,” Willis told defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant. It’s unclear when the judge might rule on whether Willis and her office should be disqualified from the case. Wade and Willis both testified that they didn't start dating until 2022 and that their relationship ended months ago. That successor could either proceed with the charges against Trump and 14 others or drop the case altogether. Willis and Wade's relationship was first revealed by Merchant, an attorney for Trump co-defendant Michael Roman, a former campaign staffer and onetime White House aide.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Fani Willis, Willis, Nathan Wade, Wade, “, I’m, ” Willis, Ashleigh Merchant, Trump, Scott McAfee, Robin Yeartie, ” Wade, Willis ’, Merchant, Michael Roman, ____ Richer, Adriana Gomez Licon Organizations: ATLANTA, Trump, Republicans, House, Republican, White, Associated Press Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Belize, Aruba, California, Boston, Miami

☆ Trump prosecutors' romantic relationship began years before Georgia election case, witness testifies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Georgia judge presiding over criminal charges against Donald Trump is hearing arguments Thursday about whether to disqualify the district attorney leading the election interference case against the former president. The hearing centers on allegations from one of Trump's co-defendants that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade personally benefited from their romantic relationship. The relationship began in late 2019, shortly after Willis and Wade met at a conference, Yeartie testified. Willis and Wade adamantly deny that their relationship presents a conflict of interest warranting their disqualification from the case. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 13 criminal counts in the Georgia election case.

Persons: Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Donald Trump, Trump's, Robin Yeartie, Willis, Wade, Yeartie, Trump, Joe Biden's, Scott McAfee, Michael Roman Organizations: Fulton County Superior Court, Manhattan Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia's, New York City

☆ Fani Willis' workplace romance — and just how inappropriate it is — takes center stage in Trump's Georgia criminal case
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

These accusations have taken center stage in Trump's criminal prosecution, with Roman's team issuing subpoenas to Wade, Willis, and half a dozen witnesses who have worked with them. The center of Thursday's hearing will be whether either prosecutor has a conflict of interest in the case. Roman's attorneys must prove that Willis acquired a personal interest or stake in the defendant's conviction — and that it is "actual conflict" and not simply speculative. Her lawyers have written that no financial or personal conflict of interest justifies disqualification — and pointed to two ongoing relationships between defense attorneys in the case. Attorneys for Willis and Wade asked McAfee to keep them both off the witness stand on Thursday.

Persons: —, Nathan Wade —, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Wade, Willis, Mike Roman, Trump, codefendant, Scott McAfee, John C, Floyd III, Nathan Wade, John Bazemore, Elijah Nouvelage, McAfee, Terrence Bradley, Ashleigh Merchant, Bradley, Natalie Musumeci Organizations: Service, Fulton, DA, Business, luxe, AP, Washington Post, Attorney Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Aruba, Belize

☆ Trump Georgia election judge may force D.A. to testify in disqualification hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The judge in the Georgia election criminal case against Donald Trump seemed inclined Monday to allow a subpoena for testimony from District Attorney Fani Willis at an upcoming hearing to potentially disqualify her from the case. Willis appointed Wade as special prosecutor for the Trump case. "I don't see how quashal can be imposed here," McAfee said, using the legal term for voiding a subpoena. McAfee also held off on ruling on motions to quash subpoenas for Wade and other employees of Willis' office at Monday's hearing. Anna Cross, the attorney who represented Willis at the hearing, said McAfee should quash the subpoenas.

Persons: Donald Trump, Attorney Fani Willis, Scott McAfee, Willis, Nathan Wade, Wade, Trump, McAfee, Trump's, Terrance Bradley, Bradley, Ashleigh Merchant, Michael Roman, Merchant, Anna Cross Organizations: Attorney, Trump Locations: Georgia, Fulton County

☆ Trump Georgia prosecutor admits romantic relationship with Atlanta D.A. boss
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

said, but had "no personal relationship" in November 2021, when Wade became special prosecutor in the case. "There was no personal relationship between District Attorney Willis and me prior to or at the time of my appointment as special prosecutor in 2021," Wade wrote. "No funds paid to me in compensation for my role as Special Prosecutor have been shared with or provided to District Attorney Willis." "At times I have made and purchased travel for District Attorney Willis and myself from my personal funds. At other times District Attorney Willis has made and purchased travel for she and I from her personal funds."

Persons: Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Donald Trump, Willis, Trump's, Wade, Trump, Joe Biden, Michael Roman, Fulton, Ashleigh Merchant, Attorney Willis, Merchant Organizations: Atlanta District, Fulton County Superior Court, Attorney Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Atlanta, Georgia

☆ Senegalese Democratic Party Requests Postponement of Presidential Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

By Diadie Ba and Bate FelixDAKAR (Reuters) - The Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) on Friday said it had officially requested a postponement of the Feb. 25 presidential election, citing incidents it alleged had compromised the transparency and integrity of the vote. PDS is the former ruling party of Abdoulaye Wade. Their candidate, Wade's son Karim, was disqualified from the race to succeed President Macky Sall over his supposed dual nationality. In a statement, PDS listed concerns with the constitutional court's decision-making, the elimination of candidates and other issues that it said had derailed the race. The push for a postponement "is part of our desire to preserve the integrity and transparency of the process," it said.

Persons: Ba, Bate Felix DAKAR, Abdoulaye Wade, Wade's, Karim, Macky Sall, Alessandra Prentice, Diane Craft Organizations: Senegalese Democratic Party, PDS

☆ Trump's top prosecutor in Georgia admits to relationship with DA Fani Willis, but says they always went halfsies on travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

DA Fani Willis has admitted to having a personal relationship with the top prosecutor in Donald Trump's Georgia case. Willis hit back at demands to disqualify her over allegations that she had an "improper" relationship with Nathan Wade. "To be absolutely clear, the personal relationship between Special Prosecutor Wade and District Attorney Willis has never involved direct or indirect financial benefit to District Attorney Willis," the filing read. Nathan Wade, the Georgia lawyer who admitted he had a relationship with Fulton County DA Fani Willis, addresses the judge in a recent hearing. "At times I have made and purchased travel for District Attorney Willis and myself from my personal funds."

Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump's, Willis, Nathan Wade, —, Donald Trump, Michael Roman, Ashleigh Merchant, Wade, Trump, Wade —, Joycelyn Wade, Attorney Willis, Fulton, Roman, Robert Cheeley, Elijah Nouvelage Wade, Scott McAfee, Merchant, Joycelyn, Nathan, Fani Willis colluded, Rich Organizations: Fulton, Service, Trump, Fulton County DA, Attorney, Merchant, REUTERS, San, Atlanta Journal, West, Trial Locations: Donald, Donald Trump's Georgia, Fulton County , Georgia, Trump, Trump's Georgia, Georgia, Napa Valley , Florida, Caribbean, Fulton County, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Miami, San Francisco, Atlanta

☆ Embattled Georgia prosecutor Willis will not recuse from Trump election case amid affair allegations, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Zachary Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Despite calls by some legal experts to recuse herself from the case to protect its integrity, she is not expected to do so, the sources told CNN. Still, a source familiar with the thinking inside the DA’s office told CNN they would be “mystified” if it succeeds in removing her. “I think a lot of what I’ve read is more of a distraction and not legally substantive,” James told CNN in a sit-down interview. I think it’s very unlikely that we’ll see any criminal action come out of that,” Kreis told CNN. If Willis ultimately survives the current push to disqualify her, the case would effectively be back on track, sources told CNN.

Persons: Willis, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Nathan Wade, Trump, Mike Roman, Scott McAfee, Wade, Erik S, Norm Eisen, Obama, Wade —, Willis —, “, ” Eisen, Eisen, Willis ‘, Robert James, ” James, Donald J, Elijah Nouvelage, James, I’m, ’ ” James, Anthony Michael Kreis, –, Brian Kemp, ” Kreis, “ It’s, It’s, McAfee, Jack Smith, CNN’s Nick Valencia, Jason Morris Organizations: CNN —, CNN, Trump, White, Georgia State University, Kreis, GOP, Georgia Republicans, Republican, Georgia’s Republican Gov Locations: Georgia, CNN — Fulton County, Cobb County, Fulton County, Atlanta , Georgia, Miami, San Francisco, DeKalb County

“This has to do with following state funds,” said Republican Sen Matt Brass of Newnan. But the committee can't directly sanction Willis, and Democrats denounced it as a partisan attempt to try to play to Trump and his supporters. People can already be prosecuted for making false statements to Georgia lawmakers. Those are among the criminal charges that Rudy Giuliani and some others face for the false claims they made to Georgia lawmakers in late 2020. Most of the top supporters are Republican lawmakers who also publicly backed Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results, including Republican Lt. Gov.

Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump, ”, Republican Sen Matt Brass, Brian Kemp, Willis, “, Democratic Sen, David Lucas, Trump, Michael Roman, Nathan Wade, Ashleigh Merchant, Roman, Wade, Martin Luther King Jr, Wade —, —, Republican State Sen, Brandon Beach, Rudy Giuliani, Joe Biden, Georgia's, Burt Jones, Jones, “ I’ve, ” Jones, I’ve, ” Kemp, Josh McLaurin, ” McLaurin Organizations: ATLANTA, —, Democratic, Republican, Trump, Republican State, ”, Republicans, Democrats, Gov, New Locations: — Georgia's, Fulton County, misspent, Macon, Atlanta, Miami, San Francisco, Brandon, Alpharetta, Georgia, New Hampshire

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