AG Garland Appoints Special Counsel, Trump’s Lawyers Appear in DC Court, Maui Fires Death Toll Rises | August 11

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• The investigation into Hunter Biden took a sharp turn today. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the probe of Hunter Biden. 
• Trump’s lawyers were in court in Washington, D.C. today for the first hearing in the case related to Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 Election. The judge issued a ruling that is being described as mixed. 
• After a long first day of school Wednesday, hundreds of students in Louisville, Kentucky, were stuck on school buses until almost 10 p.m.
• Tony’s story: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/08/10/students-stuck-on-school-buses-late-at-night-as-superintendent-enjoys-75k-raise/
• Suicides in the U.S. hit a new record in 2022.
• The death toll in Maui ticks up to 55 people
• Elise’s story: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/08/11/climate-activists-warm-up-as-wildfires-burn-in-hawaii/

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