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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The war in Ukraine became real for Col. Robert Swertfager on day one. A fighter pilot with the California Air National Guard, Swertfager has, by his count, 73 Ukraine entry stamps in his passport over 20 years, the result of a partnership between “The Golden State” and Ukraine that has created

By Evan Perez, Ryan Nobles and Gloria Borger, CNN The Department of Justice has informed the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection that it will not indict two former Trump White House officials found in contempt by the committee. According to a source familiar with the notification, US Attorney Matt Graves notified

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Josh Pruitt, a member of the Proud Boys who then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his team ran from during the US Capitol riot, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding on January 6, 2021. According to his plea agreement, Pruitt and another

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Sen. Chris Murphy, the lead Democratic negotiator on gun control legislation, told CNN on Friday he expected talks over policy proposals to intensify next week — and noted there are a lot of “outstanding” issues that haven’t been resolved. Among them: Whether to raise the age to 21

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former House speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Personal Birth date: June 17, 1943 Birth place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Birth name: Newton Leroy McPherson; adopted at a young age by stepfather Robert Gingrich and took his last name Father: Newton C. McPherson, mechanic Mother: Kathleen (Daugherty)

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The White House will be illuminated in orange Friday night in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, as the nation has been shaken by a recent string of deadly mass shootings. The White House’s north facade will be bathed in orange light from Friday at sunset until 1:30 a.m. ET

By Ryan Nobles and Eric Bradner, CNN Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs of New York announced Friday he will not seek reelection, after he lost the support of conservatives following comments that he would back a ban on AR-15s and raising the age of gun ownership to 21. Jacobs represents the 27th Congressional District in western

By Dan Merica, CNN John Fetterman’s cardiologist said Friday that the Democratic Senate candidate suffers from both atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy, issuing a statement that provides more insight into what caused the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor’s stroke in May. Dr. Ramesh Chandra said he first saw Fetterman in 2017, when he reported having swollen feet. He

By Kara Scannell Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said they made one phone call to most of his former executive assistants in their effort to try to contact them as part of the New York attorney general’s investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances. To keep Trump out of civil contempt for failing to comply

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Friday told CNN there is “no question” an economic “hurricane” is possible. Asked if the Biden administration agrees with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s recent headline-making prediction of a hurricane, Walsh said, “We have to continue to move forward a step at a time here to

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked state funding for a new Tampa Bay Rays training facility partly because the baseball team spoke out against gun violence in the wake of back-to-back gun-related massacres in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, a source familiar with the internal conversations told CNN. DeSantis on Thursday