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By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Richard Hasen, a professor of law and political science at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, is one of the country’s leading experts

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy related to the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. Tarrio, 38, was indicted in March with five previously charged members of the Proud Boys. The other men — Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Charles

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former President Donald Trump and a former White House senior adviser, met with the committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection for close to eight hours on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the interview told CNN. The sources would not provide details

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Special counsel John Durham wants to bring up the infamous Trump-Russia dossier and might even call its author Christopher Steele as a witness at the upcoming criminal trial of Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, according to court papers filed on Monday. Two late-night filings from Sussmann and Durham provided the

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Amy Coney Barrett reflected on her own confirmation process Monday night hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee had voted along party lines, 11-11, on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. “It just happened very quickly,” Barrett told an audience in California, reminiscing about

By Ryan Nobles, Jamie Gangel and Gloria Borger, CNN January 6 select committee Chairman Bennie Thompson told reporters Monday that he believes it will not be necessary for the panel to issue a subpoena to former Vice President Mike Pence and that the committee has been able to glean enough information that his testimony may

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US successfully tested a hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet for two weeks to avoid escalating tensions with Russia as President Joe Biden was about to travel to Europe, according to a defense official familiar with the matter. The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) was launched from a

By Shawna Mizelle and Amy Simonson, CNN Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law on Monday that codifies the right to an abortion in the state. House Bill 1279, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, states that “every individual has a fundamental right to make decisions about the individual’s reproductive health care, including

By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN The Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to provide an additional $10 billion in Covid-19 assistance, less than half of what the White House originally had requested. It would allow the Biden administration to purchase more vaccines and therapeutics, as well as maintain testing capacity and research. But

By Kate Bennett, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a wedding reception at the White House this November for their eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, the first lady’s communications director Elizabeth Alexander confirmed to CNN. The White House reception is set for November 19; there is no word yet on where

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Navy veteran and possible congressional candidate who drank a bottle of wine and stole a book on Senate procedure during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was sentenced on Monday to serve 90 days in jail. Jason Riddle of New Hampshire had pleaded guilty to theft of

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a New York man could go forward with a malicious prosecution claim against police even though he wasn’t ultimately acquitted for the underlying charge, lowering the bar for when such civil lawsuits for damages can be brought under certain circumstances. The