Elon Musk to join Trump Admin; Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges

Washington Today (9-5-24): Elon Musk to join Trump Admin; Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges

Former President Donald Trump, Republican Presidential nominee, speaks at the Economic Club of New York about his economic policy proposals, including a new government efficiency commission to eliminate wasteful federal spending led by Space X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and cutting corporate taxes for companies making products in the U.S. The judge in the Donald Trump federal election interference case holds a hearing on the revised indictment that takes into account the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. We will talk about it with USA Today’s Justice Department reporter Bart Jansen. (23) Hunter Biden pleads guilty to federal charges failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes, minutes before jury selection was to begin in the case. President Joe Biden visits the small, agricultural town of Wesby, Wisconsin to announce over $7 billion for clean rural energy projects. The 14-year-old suspect in yesterday’s school shooting in Georgia is charged with four counts of murder. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says reports that negotiators are close to a cease-fire deal with Hamas are “exactly inaccurate”. The Biden administration says Nicaragua has agreed to release 135 political prisoners – including members of a Christian evangelical group. Credit to : C-SPAN