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Trump’s co-defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, has been suspended from practicing law in New York

A New York state appeals court on Thursday suspended Kenneth Chesebro, who entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors pursuing the 2020 election interference case against the former president Donald Trumpfrom practicing law there.

In a decision On Thursday, the court found that Chesebro’s felony conviction in Fulton County, Georgia, for his efforts to overturn Trump’s election loss in that state “definitely meets the definition of a felony in this state” and justified the decision to ban him . from practicing law in New York.

His suspension took effect “immediately and until further order” from the court, according to the ruling.

Chesebro was indicted in Fulton County in August 2023 along with Trump and 17 other co-defendants in connection with efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in the state to President Joe Biden. Trump pleaded not guilty.

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Trump Sues CBS Over Harris’ ’60 Minutes’ Interview.

Trump sued CBS yesterday an interview with Harris aired on his news program “60 Minutes” in early October that the alleged lawsuit was fraudulent, according to a court filing.

The complaint, filed in federal court in the Northern District of Texas, alleges the network aired two different responses from Harris to a question about the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

The version aired during “60 Minutes” on Oct. 6 did not include what the lawsuit calls a “word salad” response from Harris about the Biden administration’s influence over Israel’s conduct of the war.

“Former President Trump’s repeated claims against 60 Minutes are false,” a CBS News spokesperson said. “The lawsuit Trump filed today against CBS is completely without merit, and we will vigorously defend against it.”

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What early voting data shows about new voters — a group that could change the election

Josh Clinton and John Lapinski

With nearly 60 million ballots already cast, everyone interested in the presidential election is trying to figure out where the race stands.

Despite so many votes being cast, it’s hard to know what they mean. Many more people have not yet voted and it is not known exactly how many there will be or how they will be divided. But there is one measure in the early voting data that may be more suggestive of the final results: the number of new voters who have already cast ballots.

An NBC News Decision Desk analysis of state voter data shows that as of Oct. 30, there are signs of an influx of new Democratic voters in Pennsylvania and new male Republican voters in Arizona, two of the most important swing states.

Early votes from new voters — voters who didn’t turn out in 2020 — are of particular interest because they are votes that could change what happens in 2024 from the last presidential election. (Who voted in 2020 and isn’t showing this time is also important, but it’s impossible to know before Election Day.)

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Harris will hold several rallies in Wisconsin today

Harris will focus on the swing state of Wisconsin today. Her first rally will be in Appleton and her second is in Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee rally will include musical performances as part of a get-out-the-vote effort.

Walz is set to campaign in three Michigan cities: Detroit, Flint and Traverse City.

Trump will campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin

Trump will begin campaigning in the Midwest today, first heading to Warren, Michigan for a rally.

Trump will later travel to Milwaukee for another rally.

Vance is scheduled to hold campaign events in Michigan and North Carolina today.