Politics

By Holmes Lybrand A former New York City police officer was convicted Monday of assaulting a Washington, DC, police officer during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. Thomas Webster, who claimed he was defending himself when he swung a metal flagpole at police and tackled one to the ground, choking him by his

By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection sent letters Monday to three additional Republican congressmen, asking that they voluntarily cooperate with the ongoing probe. The three GOP lawmakers who received letters are: Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama and

By Zachary Cohen, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says in his new book that then-President Donald Trump raised the idea of shooting protesters who took to the streets around the White House after the killing of George Floyd in 2020, according to Axios. “Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs

By Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that Boston violated the First Amendment rights of a group seeking to briefly raise a Christian flag atop a city flagpole outside of City Hall as a part of a city program celebrating Boston’s greater community. The court said

By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN As Donald Trump badgered Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on an hour-long call to “find” the votes necessary to flip the battleground state to Trump’s column after the 2020 election, a Raffensperger aide fired off a plea for help. “Need to end this call,” Jordan

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge has decided to allow the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection to obtain the Republican National Committee’s marketing email data leading up to January 6, 2021. The decision — issued late Sunday night by Trump-appointed Judge Timothy Kelly of the DC District

By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden will travel to Romania and Slovakia this week in a show of support for displaced Ukrainian families forced to flee in the wake of Russia’s invasion. Biden will also use the trip to meet with members of the United States military stationed overseas, as well as top-level

By Maeve Reston, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s ability to pick winning candidates will be put to the test as the primary calendar kicks into high gear this month with a series of contentious contests starting Tuesday in Ohio. Most of this month’s GOP candidates have tried to appeal to Trump during their campaigns, which

By Sam Fossum and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Sunday honored former Vice President Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale as one of America’s “great giants” during a deeply personal memorial service address in Minneapolis. Mondale, who served as vice president under Democratic President Jimmy Carter, died at 93 in April of last year. “There