By Andrew Millman and Casey Gannon, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday found Matthew Martin not guilty of four federal misdemeanors related to trespassing — marking the first time a US Capitol riot defendant was acquitted of all charges. Martin, who worked for a government contractor before his arrest following the riot, successfully argued that
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By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN Senate cafeteria workers — who work long hours serving senators and staffers their meals on Capitol Hill — have been threatened with a round of layoffs, forcing Democratic lawmakers to scramble to help save the jobs of many struggling to make ends meet even as they walk the
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By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signaled his support for Amazon warehouse workers’ efforts to organize after employees at a New York City facility made history by successfully voting to form a union for the first time. Last Friday, the results of a union election showed that employees at
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By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signaled his support for Amazon warehouse workers’ efforts to organize after employees at a New York City facility made history by successfully voting to form a union for the first time. Last Friday, the results of a union election showed that employees at
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17,724 voters in Columbia voted in favor of an $80 million bond issue to fund the construction of a new $25 million elementary school in south Columbia.
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By Paul LeBlanc, Jasmine Wright and Sam Fossum, CNN Two members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, becoming some of the latest high-profile Washington figures to contract the virus in recent days. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced their positive diagnoses after having attended the elite
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The leader of the West Virginia chapter of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Wednesday to illegally entering the US Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021. Jeffrey Finley, 29, faces up to one year in prison. The plea could be a significant step in one of the Justice Department’s most crucial
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By Kelly Mena, CNN Arizona’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by state Republicans that aimed to eliminate the state’s early voting system, which is used by the vast majority of Arizona voters. The court said in its order that it didn’t have original jurisdiction in the case and declined to hear the lawsuit.
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By Clare Foran and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Gibbs said on Wednesday that he will not seek reelection and will instead retire as he expressed frustration with redistricting in his state. In a statement, Gibbs referenced what he described as “the circus redistricting has become in Ohio,” and went on to
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden declared “major war crimes” were being discovered in Ukraine as Russian forces retreat from areas around Kyiv, citing scenes of brutal, cold-blooded executions as rationale for ratcheting up US sanctions on Moscow. “Responsible nations have to come together to hold these perpetrators accountable,”
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN The US Justice Department is charging Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev with sanctions violations, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday, the first criminal charges against an oligarch since Russia invaded Ukraine. “As the indictment charges, the Treasury Department previously identified Malofeyev as one of the main sources of financing for Russians promoting
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A 5-4 Supreme Court reinstated a Trump-era rule Wednesday that restricts the authority of states to reject federal permits under the Clean Water Act in another ruling putting the court’s emergency docket in the spotlight. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s liberal justices in dissent, arguing
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By Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden declared “major war crimes” were being discovered in Ukraine as Russian forces retreat from areas around Kyiv, citing scenes of brutal, cold-blooded executions as rationale for ratcheting up US sanctions on Moscow. “Responsible nations have to come together to hold these perpetrators accountable,”
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden has nominated Adm. Linda Fagan to serve as the next commandant of the US Coast Guard. If confirmed, Fagan would be the first woman to lead a US armed service and to lead the Coast Guard. Fagan currently serves as the No 2. in the US Coast Guard,
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By Rachel Janfaza Voters in Milwaukee have elected Cavalier Johnson as the city’s next mayor, CNN projects. Johnson, a Democrat who currently serves as the city’s acting mayor, is the first African American elected to the post. “This city, for the first time in our 176-year history, has elected its first Black mayor. We did
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By Leyla Santiago, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly pointed to the case of a family in the state’s Leon County to explain the need for a controversial new law, dubbed by critics the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, that bans schools from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity, particularly to young children. On
Continue Reading By Leyla Santiago, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly pointed to the case of a family in the state’s Leon County to explain the need for a controversial new law, dubbed by critics the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, that bans schools from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity, particularly to young children. On
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By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has not necessarily given up on trying to capture the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, even as Russia has shifted its focus in recent days to southern and eastern Ukraine, according to US and Western officials. Over the next few weeks, officials expect
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By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House voted Wednesday to recommend two former advisers to former President Donald Trump be referred to the Department of Justice on criminal contempt of Congress charges. The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot is looking to hold Trump
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The state of Missouri has limited the amount of coronavirus case information it publishes compared to earlier periods of the pandemic.
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