America in Brief

District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan said that delaying its release would amount to a form of election interference.
Federal prosecutor special counsel Jack Smith on Aug. 27 filed a revised four-count indictment against Trump for trying to overturn 2020 election results, after the previous case was thrown out due to a Supreme Court win that gave Trump presidential immunity in all actions that he had taken in office.
Huawei was placed on a trade restriction list in 2019, after the Pentagon identified the company with having ties to the Chinese military.
Japan and the Netherlands have imposed similar restrictions upon Huawei’s chipmaking abilities.
The independent review panel, including former high-ranking U.S. government officials, found deep systematic issues within the agency that “must be addressed with urgency.”
The Secret Service failed to prevent an attempt on Trump’s life at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, in which a bullet from would be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks grazed Trump’s ear killing an attendee.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe released a statement.
“We respect the work of the Independent Review Panel and will carefully examine the report and recommendations released today.”