All eyes will be on a New York courtroom where Trump is expected to appear for trial that will determine the amount he and his children must pay
- Trump fraud civil suit threatens to end his business career
- What to know before the fraud trial begins
From the Guardian’s Lauren Aratani, here’s more about Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial happening in New York City today, and why it could have major financial consequences for the ex-president and his family:
Just a few miles south of Trump Tower in New York City, a judge on Monday will hear allegations of fraud within the Trump Organization in a trial that could see Donald Trump and his family business paying hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and that has already threatened to end his business career in the city where it started.
Democrats are caught in the middle as far-right Republicans plan to attempt to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives. Do they sign on to the effort, or use it as leverage to save McCarthy, in exchange for major concessions? We’ll hear lots about this today.
California has a new senator: Laphonza Butler, the president of abortion rights group EMILY’s list, who governor Gavin Newsom appointed to fill the seat Dianne Feinstein vacated when she died last week.
Karine Jean-Pierre will brief the White House press corps at 12.30pm eastern time, and perhaps elaborate on what Joe Biden thinks of all the drama in Congress.
