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Special counsel Jack Smith is urging the Supreme Court to dismiss Donald Trump’s bid for immunity in his federal election interference case, arguing presidents are subject to criminal law. Supreme Court justices are scheduled to hear arguments in the case on April 25.
In other Trump news, the GOP front-runner said Monday abortion rights should be decided by states. Trump has refrained from endorsing a national abortion ban, but has taken credit for the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, which has led to a cascade of abortion bans in Republican-run states, including Florida, where a six-week ban is set to go into effect May 1.
“We Are Repulsed by Your Actions”: New Irish Prime Minister Sends Message to Netanyahu
Ireland’s incoming Prime Minister Simon Harris has called for an immediate ceasefire, saying in a speech Sunday the famine in Gaza is a “spectre no Irish person can bear,” referencing Ireland’s historical famines, including the Great Famine of the mid-19th century.
Harris, who is being sworn in by Ireland’s parliament today, had a message for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Prime Minister-elect Simon Harris: “Prime Minister Netanyahu, let me say this to you this evening: The Irish people could not be clearer. We are repulsed by your actions. Cease fire now and let the aid flow safely.”
