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4 Russian government operatives indicted for allegedly hacking global energy facilities between 2012 and 2018

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The United States has indicted four Russian men, including three Russian intelligence officers, for alleged hacking campaigns that targeted hundreds of energy companies around the world from 2012 to 2018, the US Justice Department said Thursday. The indictments cover activity from years ago but underscore Russian hacking capabilities against critical infrastructure

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The Justice Department sued the state of Georgia last year after it passed new restrictions on voting access.

First on CNN: Justice Department sues Texas county, saying its redistricting plan discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters

By Jessica Schneider, Ethan Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit against Texas’ Galveston County on Thursday, alleging the redistricting plan for its county government discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters. This marks the third lawsuit the Biden administration has filed in Texas related to voting rights in recent months,

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January 6 committee will consider bringing criminal contempt referrals for two ex-Trump advisers

By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol riot will consider whether to recommend that two former advisers to former President Donald Trump be held in contempt for not cooperating with its investigation and to refer them to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. On Monday, the committee

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John Kerry plans to stay in climate envoy role through late 2022, says climate action in Congress is ‘imperative’

By Ella Nilsen, CNN John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s Special Envoy for Climate, told CNN he plans to stay in his current role through at least the next major international climate summit in November. “There’s no plan to do otherwise at this point in time, certainly,” Kerry told CNN Thursday. “I haven’t even thought about

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill at the state Capitol in Atlanta on March 23 that will give income tax refunds of more than $1.1 billion to some Georgians.

Kemp signs income tax refund bill into law as Perdue blasts move as ‘desperate attempt to get votes’

By Eva McKend, CNN Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed a bill that will make hundreds of dollars available to some Georgians in the coming weeks. Passed by the Republican-controlled legislature earlier this month, the legislation uses more than $1 billion of surplus government funds to provide income tax refunds for state residents who

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