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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Special counsel John Durham gave a glimpse on Wednesday of his extensive use of a federal grand jury to bring a false statement charge against former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann. In a new court filing, Durham says he issued subpoenas to 15 people and entities

By Nicole Gaouette, CNN Rahm Emanuel, the Biden administration’s nominee to be ambassador to Japan, made clear Wednesday that he believes a core part of the envoy job is about countering China. Emanuel appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday along with two other nominees for ambassadorships in Asia — Nicholas Burns to become

By Tierney Sneed and Jessica Schneider, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland — whose nomination was premised on insulating the Justice Department from politics — faces a decision that puts him at the center of a partisan firestorm, with the House’s request that the department pursue criminal contempt against Steve Bannon for his refusal to cooperate

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to step in and block enforcement of the state’s coronavirus vaccine mandate. The mandate is set to go into force on October 29 and the workers argue that the mandate violates their sincerely held

By Oren Liebermann, CNN A “deliberate and coordinated” attack utilizing drones and indirect fire targeted US troops at the US base at At-Tanf in Syria, close to the border with Jordan, on Wednesday, according to US Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East. The initial assessment is that there were no injuries as

By Melanie Zanona and Christina Carrega, CNN GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, who was recently indicted for allegedly concealing information and lying to the FBI regarding an investigation into illegal campaign contributions, pleaded not guilty Wednesday during an arraignment. A federal grand jury in California indicted Fortenberry Tuesday with one count of scheming to

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden’s pick to be US Ambassador to China called for a continued commitment to the longstanding “One China” Policy but defended the United States’ right to increase security assistance to Taiwan amid Beijing’s aggression towards the island. Testifying at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Nicholas Burns said reports indicating

By Oren Liebermann, CNN A fire that destroyed a US warship last year was “clearly preventable” and was the result of a series of systematic failures, according to a Navy investigation. The cascade of errors and breakdowns involved 36 Navy personnel, the investigation found, including the commander of USS Bonhomme Richard and five admirals, who

By Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN The Trump White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino has a deadline next Thursday to respond to the House Select Committee’s subpoena for documents related to January 6 and has another deadline the following week to testify — but his attorney Stanley Brand says he’s not ready

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Justice Department is ending the use of case quotas for immigration judges that became a point of contention during the Trump administration for undercutting judges’ authority and discretion, according to an email obtained by CNN. Immigration judges — employees of the Justice Department — are charged with following the policies

By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama speaks direct to camera in a new ad for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, warning voters that their decision will make “a statement about what direction we’re headed in as a country.” The ad in the notably tight race comes as the latest poll in the

By Katie Bo Lillis An hour after a suicide bomb exploded outside the Kabul airport on August 26, killing 13 US service members and scores of Afghan civilians, Fahim Masoud, a US military intelligence officer, made a frantic call to his sister. She, along with Masoud’s parents and two other siblings, were in a CIA-organized

By Alex Rogers and Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Republicans blocked another voting rights bill Wednesday, as some on the left call to change the chamber’s rules to allow the Democratic Party to unilaterally change federal election law. The vote was 49 to 51. The Democratic bill, known as the Freedom to Vote Act, would make

By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday spoke candidly about her new life, lamenting the enormous pressure a first lady can face. “We aren’t elected. We have to define this role ourselves,” said Biden during a speech in Washington honoring former first lady Barbara Bush at an event for the Barbara Bush