By Kara Scannell and Marshall Cohen, CNN A federal judge on Friday dismissed five former FBI officials — including former director James Comey and deputy director Andrew McCabe — from a lawsuit that former President Donald Trump filed against them and other political opponents related to the Russia investigation. Judge Donald Middlebrooks granted the Justice
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill into law that allows private citizens to bring civil action against anyone who manufactures, distributes, transports or imports assault weapons or ghost guns, which are banned in the state. California Senate Bill 1327 is modeled after a Texas law that allows private
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras, Kristina Sgueglia and Liam Reilly, CNN New York gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin, a day after he was attacked onstage at a campaign event, said Friday that changes to the state’s cashless bail system are necessary and that judges should have discretion when considering who should remain in police custody. “My first
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal jury has found former Trump adviser Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack. The conviction is a victory for the House January 6 select committee as it continues to seek
Continue Reading By Whitney Wild and Jeremy Herb, CNN Secret Service investigators were scrutinizing the phones of 10 Secret Service personnel that contained metadata showing text messages were sent and received around January 6, 2021, but were not retained, two sources told CNN. The scrutiny came after the Department of Homeland Security inspector general asked for the
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, Jim Sciutto and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service said Thursday he doesn’t believe Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants to reach a nuclear deal as hope fades that an agreement can be reached. “I don’t think the Supreme Leader of Iran wants to cut a deal,”
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, whom Donald Trump wanted to install as attorney general so he could use the department to help him overturn the 2020 election, violated his professional code of conduct, the disciplinary office governing lawyers in Washington, DC, said. The DC disciplinary counsel,
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, Pete Muntean and Greg Wallace, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday issued updated cybersecurity requirements for big US pipeline operators that give them more flexibility over what cyber defensive measures they can take following a major ransomware attack last year. The Transportation Security Administration directive — a revision to requirements enacted in
Continue Reading By Melissa Holzberg DePalo, Eric Bradner and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Wes Moore, the former Robin Hood Foundation CEO, will win Maryland’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, CNN projected Friday. He will defeat Maryland comptroller Peter Franchot, former Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez, former Education Secretary John King and former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler. Moore, a
Continue Reading By Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political Analyst It’s hard, of course, to choose among the striking revelations in the last episode of season one of the January 6 hearings, but how about this: Top staffers knew exactly who Donald Trump was, and decided to remain anyway. It’s an argument we heard over and over again
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras, Kristina Sgueglia and Liam Reilly, CNN New York gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin, a day after he was attacked onstage at a campaign event, said Friday that changes to the state’s cashless bail system are necessary and that judges should have discretion when considering who should remain in police custody. “My first
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 symptoms “have improved,” his physician said Friday, but the President has taken additional medications to address his temperature and cough. Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a letter that Biden had a temperature of 99.4 degrees Thursday evening, which was treated with Tylenol. His temperature
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection concluded its series of eight hearings this week with a presentation intended to be the final piece of its narrative puzzle that painted former President Donald Trump as responsible for the violent attack on the US Capitol — and more broadly, American
Continue Reading By Sam Woodward, CNN On Thursday, the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol concluded its first series of hearings where it heard from witnesses including top ex-Trump officials, election workers, those who took part in the attack, and many others. Through live testimony, video depositions, and never-before-seen material,
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Donald Trump and former vice president Mike Pence held dueling events Friday in Arizona, turning the state’s upcoming Republican primary for governor into a proxy fight between the two former allies as they inch toward what could be a 2024 showdown. The Arizona race is the latest test of
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