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Former Gov. Bill Richardson expected to travel to Moscow to work on securing the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Former Gov. Bill Richardson is expected to travel to Russia in the coming weeks to discuss securing the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan back to the United States, according to a source familiar. The planned trip to Moscow by the former New Mexico governor and diplomat, who privately works

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Biden administration takes key step in controversial Alaska oil drilling project, angering environmental groups

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration has taken a key step forward on a controversial proposed oil drilling project in Alaska’s North Slope, angering climate advocates who say the project would release tons of emissions and doom the President’s climate goals. The US Department of Interior released a draft environmental impact statement for the

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The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022

By Simone Pathe, CNN With more than half of this year’s competitive Senate matchups set, the overall electoral environment remains consistent: President Joe Biden‘s poor approval numbers, combined with a pervasive sense that the country is headed in the wrong direction, are weighing down Democrats looking to maintain control of Congress. But bruising Republican primaries

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Oath Keeper members brought explosives to DC area around January 6 and had a ‘death list,’ prosecutors say

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department released new details Friday evening of the alleged extensive planning by the Oath Keepers to prepare for violence in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021, including lessons to conduct “hasty ambushes,” a “death list” of Georgia election officials and attempts to acquire homemade firearms. The

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