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By Holmes Lybrand and Casey Gannon, CNN US Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell testified Friday during the sentencing of a January 6 rioter who attacked him that day, recounting the assault, the injuries he suffered from the riot, and telling the judge he felt the rioter, Duke Wilson, would do it again. US District Judge

By Jeremy Herb, CNN Top US and NATO officials on Friday pushed back against calls for a no-fly zone to be set up in Ukraine, warning that it could lead to a “full-fledged war in Europe” and saying they’re doing what they can to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion. In separate news conferences

By Marshall Cohen, CNN A federal judge on Friday shut down a legal challenge to GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy from a group of North Carolina voters and advocacy groups who claimed that an old provision of the US Constitution banned him from running because of his role on the January 6 insurrection. This means

By Kaitlan Collins, Jasmine Wright, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Poland and Romania next week, the White House says, as the Biden administration continues to show support for Ukraine and the US’ eastern NATO allies while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters a dangerous new phase. Harris’ trip

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The US Supreme Court on Friday said the federal government could invoke the state secrets privilege to protect evidence it said could harm national security, in a case brought by three Muslim men. The men are seeking to sue the government for hiring a confidential informant to

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken over the state’s new congressional map on Friday, with future control of the US House of Representatives potentially at stake. Over the objections of DeSantis, a Republican who publicly vowed to veto their work, the GOP-controlled House and

By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The United States can continue to swiftly remove migrant families under an emergency pandemic rule, but “only to places where they will not be persecuted or tortured,” a federal appeals court ruled Friday, marking a narrow victory for the Biden administration. The Biden administration has been relying on

By Sam Fossum and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday announced his administration finalized a new Buy American rule aimed at helping to boost US domestic manufacturing, an increasingly important effort as the country strives to compete with China and create more resilient domestic supply chains. The Buy American rule change, which was

By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The 19-year-old son of US Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt testified for more than three hours Thursday before a Washington jury, reliving painful family divisions in the courtroom that led in part to the historic first trial related to January 6. Jackson Reffitt became a key witness for

By Tami Luhby, CNN Civica Rx, a non-profit generic drug maker backed by hospitals, insurers and philanthropies, announced Thursday that it plans to manufacture and sell insulin for no more than $30 a vial. It is expected to be available as soon as early 2024, pending federal approval. Insulin, which more than 8 million Americans