By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge is allowing a major January 6 conspiracy case against four Proud Boys leaders to move forward, rejecting their bid to throw out the charges. Judge Timothy Kelly, in a 43-page opinion issued Tuesday, sided with the Justice Department on several key legal questions, giving
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Over the last year, the Supreme Court’s newly solidified conservative majority has made clear that it is willing to forgo a deliberate pace of justice in favor of a race to the right, leaving behind the liberal justices and at times Republican-appointed Chief Justice John Roberts. The
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By Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot is working toward a goal of releasing an interim report with initial findings by the summer, a committee aide told CNN, and that a final report would follow in fall 2022. The source said the timing of
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By Kaitlan Collins and Natasha Bertrand, CNN US and Russian officials have agreed to sit down for security talks on January 10, a spokesman for the US National Security Council confirmed Tuesday, amid tensions over Ukraine. Russia had amassed troops near the Ukraine border over the last few months, which US intelligence has assessed as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has completed an investigation of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that began after a journalist exposed a state database flaw. Patrol Capt. John Hotz told the Post-Dispatch Monday that results of the investigation were turned over to Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. It remains unclear
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By Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN Richard Marcinko, a legendary military figure known for leading SEAL Team Six when the covert special operations unit was in its infancy, died Saturday, according to his son and the National Navy SEAL Museum. He was 81. “Last night, Christmas evening, we lost a hero, who’s also known
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Gov. Mike Parson granted 18 pardons and commuted one sentence on Wednesday.
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Parson issued the order Monday, the same day that services began with visitation at the Hearnes Center on the University of Missouri campus.
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By Christina Carrega and Evan Perez, CNN The Justice Department is closing out the year with a surge in grants for public safety programs in cities across the country, including many grappling with a dramatic rise in violent crime. In recent days, the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs announced that hundreds of communities and
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By Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN Richard Marcinko, a legendary military figure known for leading SEAL Team Six when the covert special operations unit was in its infancy, died Saturday, according to his son and the National Navy SEAL Museum. He was 81. “Last night, Christmas evening, we lost a hero, who’s also known
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By Betsy Klein and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden signed the vital National Defense Authorization Act military funding bill, passed earlier this month by Congress, into law Monday morning. The annual defense bill authorizes $770 billion in funding for the Defense Department. It also outlines the policy agenda for the government’s largest agency and
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By Paul LeBlanc, Keith Allen and Joe Sutton, CNN Sarah Weddington, an attorney in the landmark Roe v. Wade case, has died, according to statements from friend and former student Susan Hays and US Rep. Lloyd Doggett. She was 76. Born in Abilene, Texas, in 1945, Weddington attended McMurry University before graduating from the University
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation’s governors, conceded Monday the steps he took earlier this year to scale up testing capacity for Covid-19 weren’t enough to meet demand as a wave driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant crashes across the country. “It’s not enough. It’s clearly not enough. If
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation’s governors, conceded Monday the steps he took earlier this year to scale up testing capacity for Covid-19 weren’t enough to meet demand as a wave driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant crashes across the country. “It’s not enough. It’s clearly not enough. If
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By Rachel Janfaza, CNN When Roxy Ndebumadu, a Black conservative woman, ran for city council in Bowie, Maryland, at age 26, it was hard to find mentorship from elected officials of similar backgrounds. “My, I guess you would say, makeup is very unique,” Ndebumadu told CNN. “There are just not a lot of young women
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish, CNN Two Michigan lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle came together to urge the importance of unity and kindness after a “toxic” year in Washington and across the country. Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell and Republican Rep. Fred Upton sat down for a joint interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” to
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By Aaron Pellish, CNN Two Michigan lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle came together to urge the importance of unity and kindness after a “toxic” year in Washington and across the country. Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell and Republican Rep. Fred Upton sat down for a joint interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” to
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden thanked service members stationed across the globe for their service in a Christmas Day virtual meeting from the White House. “The holidays really bring into sharp focus, being apart is — it’s just part of the job, but it’s the hard part of the job, and it’s who
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden thanked service members stationed across the globe for their service in a Christmas Day virtual meeting from the White House. “The holidays really bring into sharp focus, being apart is — it’s just part of the job, but it’s the hard part of the job, and it’s who
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By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden thanked service members stationed across the globe for their service in a Christmas Day virtual meeting from the White House. “The holidays really bring into sharp focus, being apart is — it’s just part of the job, but it’s the hard part of the job, and it’s who
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