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 Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/APDespite a feeling of one step forward and two steps back Thursday morning, the jury in the Manhattan District Attorney's election interference case against Donald Trump is now complete, with only the selection of five alternates left to be done.
Some legal experts had predicted that jury selection could take weeks but my own view was that the experience of Judge Juan Merchan, as well as the prosecutors in the case, would likely make the process a quick one.
In part, that is due to the fact that state courts in large cities are far more adept at handling jury selection in high profile cases than the federal courts with their more rarified atmosphere. But Merchan's approach did cause some unforced errors which may repeat themselves and grow worse if not corrected.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Republicans say the quick dismissal of charges against Alejandro Mayorkas sets a dangerous precedent. Democrats say the mistake would have been to treat the case seriously.
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The speaker, facing resistance from fellow Republicans, has devised a strategy for steering aid to Ukraine and Israel through the House. The key vote will take place before any of it hits the floor.
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 Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Care Can't Wait ActionRep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) went off on House Republicans on Thursday, mincing no words as she decried the group for preventing the swift delivery of aid to Ukraine.
During a debate on foreign aid on Thursday, DeLauro told the House Rules Committee that she remembered when certain GOP members said they would approve sending additional aid to Ukraine, if they could achieve a bipartisan agreement to boost border security.
"We accomplished bipartisan border security," she said, referencing the, now-dead Senate bill which tied aid to tighter border restrictions. "And you know what? It was Donald Trump who said: Don't. Give. Biden. A Win."
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Senators are under pressure to reject amendments to a House-passed bill so it can become law before a statute expires Friday night. But the program would continue after any such lapse — with some caveats.
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