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Pentagon will accelerate production of missiles Ukraine has requested to refill US stockpiles

By Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Defense Department plans to accelerate production of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles so it can refill its own depleted stocks as it continues to send the vital systems to Ukrainian forces fighting the Russian invasion, according to defense officials. Ukraine wants 500 Javelin

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Biden says he was ‘expressing my outrage’ but not making a policy change when he said Putin ‘cannot remain in power’

By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated on Monday that he was not announcing a change in US policy when he had said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” — a remark that caught American and international officials off-guard, sending the White House into clean-up mode

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DeSantis signs controversial bill restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom

By Devan Cole and Tina Burnside, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, approving the controversial measure that opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. HB 1557, titled the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, was given final passage by Florida’s

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Judge: ‘More likely than not’ that Trump ‘corruptly attempted’ to block Congress from counting votes on January 6

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge said Monday that former President Donald Trump and right-wing attorney John Eastman may have been planning a crime as they sought to disrupt the January 6 congressional certification of the presidential election. “Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not

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Judge: ‘More likely than not’ that Trump ‘corruptly attempted’ to block Congress from counting votes on January 6

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge said Monday that former President Donald Trump and right-wing attorney John Eastman may have been planning a crime as they sought to disrupt the January 6 congressional certification of the presidential election. “Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not

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DeSantis signs controversial bill restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom

By Devan Cole and Tina Burnside, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, approving the controversial measure that opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. HB 1557, titled the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, was given final passage by Florida’s

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President Joe Biden delivers a speech about the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Warsaw

Biden says he was ‘expressing my outrage’ but not making a policy change when he said Putin ‘cannot remain in power’

By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated on Monday that he was not announcing a change in US policy when he had said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” — a remark that caught American and international officials off-guard, sending the White House into clean-up mode

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The White House said earlier this month that it won't block House subpoenas to Dan Scavino

White House letter to former Trump aide says Biden White House won’t shield him from January 6 subpoena

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The White House said earlier this month that it won’t block House subpoenas to Dan Scavino, the former deputy chief of staff to then-President Donald Trump, related to related to the January 6, 2021, insurrection. The Biden administration is not asserting executive privileges that could shield Scavino

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A federal judge said on March 28 that former President Donald Trump and attorney John Eastman may have "corruptly attempted to obstruct" the January 6 congressional certification of the presidential election.

Judge: ‘More likely than not’ that Trump ‘corruptly attempted’ to block Congress from counting votes on January 6

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge said Monday that former President Donald Trump and right-wing attorney John Eastman may have been planning a crime as they sought to disrupt the January 6 congressional certification of the presidential election. “Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not

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