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By Oren Liebermann and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Navy has identified the sailor killed in a recent helicopter landing accident at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Electronics Technician 1st Class Ryan DeKorte, 35, of Lubbock, Texas, died at a hospital Monday following the accident last Thursday, according to the

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN The National Archives is poised to turn over yet another batch of documents to the House’s investigation into the January 6 insurrection, according to a new set of letters released by the agency on Wednesday. The document release contains up to 23,000 emails and attachments and is the eighth collection for

By Ali Zaslav, Brian Fung and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick for Federal Trade Commissioner, Alvaro Bedoya. The 51-50 vote was along party lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a tie. For months, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has urged swift confirmation of Bedoya, who’s nomination Senate

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US Air Force disciplined the crew of a “Hurricane Hunters” WC-130 Hercules aircraft after they landed at Martha’s Vineyard in late March to pick up a personal motorcycle, the 403rd Wing announced in a statement Wednesday. Col. Stuart Rubio, the commander of the 403rd Wing, called the island stop an

By Daniella Diaz, CNN The House Committee on Natural Resources is referring an investigation involving “potentially criminal conduct” about a policy reversal involving former Trump administration officials to the Department of Justice, according to a letter obtained by CNN. Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva, along with chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Katie Porter,

By Steve Contorno, CNN A Florida circuit court judge signaled Wednesday that a new congressional map championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely unconstitutional, siding with Democrats and voting rights groups who said the map would illegally suppress Black voters in northern Florida. Judge J. Layne Smith, a DeSantis appointee to the 2nd Circuit

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 7, 1959 Birth place: Columbus, Indiana Birth name: Michael Richard Pence Father: Edward Pence, gas station owner Mother: Nancy Pence-Fritsch Marriage: Karen Pence (1985-present) Children: Michael, Charlotte and Audrey Education: Hanover

By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge on Wednesday set several conditions former President Donald Trump must meet to avoid a civil contempt finding being restored against him, including paying $110,000 in fines and explaining how his namesake company handled Post-it notes. Judge Arthur Engoron said he wanted sworn statements describing the Trump Organization’s

By Tami Luhby, CNN Low-income parents now have another chance to get the enhanced 2021 child tax credit without filing full tax returns. The Biden administration is relaunching its efforts to reach families whose incomes are so low they don’t have to file taxes and direct them to an online portal where they can submit