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Secret Service gives thousands of documents to January 6 committee, but hasn’t yet recovered potentially missing texts

By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The US Secret Service produced an “initial set of documents” to the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection on Tuesday, in response to a subpoena last week that was issued amid reports of potentially missing text messages from the day of

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CNN Poll: Most voters say neither Republican nor Democratic congressional candidates have the right priorities

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Neither Republican nor Democratic candidates for Congress are seen by most voters as having the right priorities, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The survey finds voters closely divided in their preference for this year’s midterm elections and on the potential consequences of a Republican victory. Two-thirds of

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Russian hackers behind SolarWinds breach continue to scour US and European organizations for intel, researchers say

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Russian hackers behind a sweeping 2020 breach of US government networks have in recent months continued to hack US organizations to collect intelligence while also targeting an unnamed European government that is a NATO member, cybersecurity analysts tell CNN. The new findings show how relentless the hacking group — which

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Ex-Trump aide tied to ‘unhinged’ December 2020 White House meeting speaks with January 6 committee

By Zachary Cohen and Andrew Millman, CNN Former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler met Tuesday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. A former aide to then-White House economic adviser Peter Navarro, Ziegler may be able to provide the committee with additional information about the circumstances around a heated Oval Office

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January 6 committee chairman has Covid-19 but Thursday’s hearing not impacted

By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, has tested positive for Covid-19, his office announced Tuesday. “I tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, and I am experiencing mild symptoms,” Thompson said in a statement. “Gratefully, I

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Justice Department seizes $500K from North Korean hackers who targeted US medical organizations

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The US Justice Department seized approximately half a million dollars that North Korean government-backed hackers had either extorted from US health care organizations or used to launder ransom payments, deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Tuesday as she touted an aggressive US strategy to claw back money for victims of ransomware

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Two people charged with scheme to sell foreign nationals access to US politicians, including Trump

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Two people have been charged with running a years-long scheme that took in at least $27 million from foreign investors, which involved false promises for green cards in exchange for investments, funding a fake school and promising access to prominent American politicians, including former President Donald Trump, in exchange for money

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First on CNN: Former Trump National Security Council official will testify at Thursday’s January 6 hearing

By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN Matthew Pottinger, who served on former President Donald Trump’s National Security Council before resigning in the immediate aftermath of January 6, 2021, will testify publicly at Thursday’s prime-time hearing held by the House select committee investigating the US Capitol attack, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans.

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