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By Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot has postponed its scheduled deposition of noted conspiracy theorist and right-wing internet personality Alex Jones, according to an aide for the panel. Jones, who was expected to appear before the committee on Saturday and received a subpoena last month,

By Jake Tapper and Jamie Gangel, CNN Members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol believe that former Texas Governor and Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry was the author of a text message sent to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows the day after the 2020 election

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump, in a newly released interview, claimed that Jewish Americans “either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel,” while also suggesting that evangelical Christians “love Israel more than the Jews in this country.” Trump’s comments are the latest in a series of controversial remarks he has been

By Suzanne Malveaux and Clare Foran, CNN With a number of sticking points still unresolved, Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough that will allow them to pass President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net expansion in the new year. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin was asked by CNN on Friday if Americans should be prepared

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection made 173,620 arrests in November, a 5% jump from the previous month and the first increase since the summer, when apprehensions began to drop, according to newly released data. Over the course of the year, the Biden administration has wrestled with the unprecedented number of migrants

By Hannah Rabinowitz A Florida man who enthusiastically attacked police at the US Capitol on January 6 with a fire extinguisher, a wooden plank and a pole was sentenced to more than five years in prison on Friday, the longest sentence for a Capitol rioter thus far. Robert Scott Palmer is the first person to

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former President Bill Clinton is teaching a MasterClass on “inclusive leadership,” drawing on his long career in politics and eight years in the White House to teach participants how to negotiate, mediate and work with people they don’t agree with. “This class is unlike anything I’ve ever done. I’ll be teaching

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US cybersecurity officials on Friday issued an “emergency directive” ordering all federal civilian agencies to quickly address a critical software flaw that is impacting big tech firms around the world. The order from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency gives federal agencies until December 23 to document internet-facing installations of

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most of the public continues to take precautions to guard against the risks of Covid-19 and nearly 4 in 10 Americans think they’ll continue doing so for the foreseeable future, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. More than half, 55%, say the risk of coronavirus remains high enough

By Ella Nilsen and Rene Marsh, CNN In an ancient and now extinct supervolcano sitting in northern Nevada lies a treasure that its seekers call “white gold.” This metal isn’t to trade or to make jewelry out of — it’s lithium, and its value lies in its role in potentially slashing the world’s carbon emissions.