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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland has declined to rule out prosecuting former President Donald Trump and others for their role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol or attempting to interfere with the presidential election. “We pursue justice without fear or favor. We intend to hold everyone — anyone

By Avery Lotz and Andrew Millman, CNN A federal judge sentenced a man who assaulted law enforcement officers with poles during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol — and continued to scuffle with officers even after being briefly detained that day — to more than five years in prison on Tuesday. Mark

By Whitney Wild and Jeremy Herb, CNN Two top House Democrats are calling for the Department of Homeland Security inspector general to recuse himself from the investigation into Secret Service text messages, saying they lost confidence after he failed to inform Congress for months that messages around January 6 may have been erased. House Oversight

By Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN Several Republican senators said Tuesday they had not made decisions about whether they will vote in favor of a bill codifying same-sex marriage, but three supporters of the legislation were upbeat they would find enough GOP votes to overcome a filibuster and eventually pass the bill. “There are

By Eric Bradner, CNN The latest battle between Donald Trump and Mike Pence is taking place under the shadow of how their time in office together ended: The insurrection on January 6, 2021. The former President and his former vice president, who is increasingly emerging as a rival, are both in Washington on Tuesday. For

By Chandelis Duster and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia legislators are reviewing the state’s abortion laws during a special legislative session this week, following other states that are considering the issue in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The bill under review, HB 302, bans abortion at all stages of

By Clare Foran, CNN The Senate took a key vote on Tuesday to advance a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness. The vote was 64 to 32. Final passage of the bill in the Senate is expected this week. It will then need to go to

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden feels well enough to resume physical exercise on his fifth day with Covid-19, his doctor said Tuesday in a letter. Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote Biden’s symptoms have “almost completely resolved” and that his vital signs remain “absolutely normal.” Biden will continue to isolate on day five of his

By Michael Warren, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday delivered a speech outlining an “agenda for the future” in Washington — just hours before a competing speech from Donald Trump during the former President’s first visit to the nation’s capital since January 2021. Speaking to the Young America’s Foundation, a conservative youth group,

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN The Biden administration is working furiously behind the scenes to keep European allies united against Russia as Moscow further cuts its energy supplies to the European Union, prompting panic on both sides of the Atlantic over potentially severe gas shortages heading into winter, US officials say. On Monday, Russia’s state-owned gas

By Annie Grayer and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of the two Republicans serving on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, said Tuesday he is seeing some positive developments out of the Justice Department’s investigation into the riot. Kinzinger was speaking to CNN’s Brianna Keilar on “New Day”