- Manhattan proceedings abruptly postponed on Wednesday
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Good morning, US politics blog readers. We are once again waiting to hear whether the grand jury convened by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg will indict Donald Trump over a hush money payment he allegedly arranged just before the 2016 presidential election. The charges could have been handed down on Wednesday, but the grand jury meeting was called off for reasons that remain unclear.
If an indictment doesn’t come today, the matter will stretch into next week, since the jurors don’t meet on Friday. And even if they grand jury does make its decision today, it is possible we won’t find out – they do their work behind closed doors. Nonetheless, we’ll be keeping an eye out for any news on their deliberations.
TikTok’s chief executive Shou Zi Chew is set to be grilled by the House energy and commerce committee beginning at 10am eastern time, as Washington edges closer to an outright ban on the popular app.
The US Senate will continue working on legislation to repeal the legal authorizations for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the 1991 Gulf war.
Happy 13th birthday to the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Joe Biden will celebrate the occasion at the White House at 1pm, alongside Kamala Harris.
