By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that Donald Trump has a duty to call off his supporters in light of – less than two months after the January 6 Capitol insurrection incited by the former President.“I think President Trump has a responsibility to tell them to stand down – this threat is credible, it’s real,” told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” when asked whether Trump should be more forcefully dismiss the notion he could still be inaugurated on March 4.“It’s a right-wing militia group that believes...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that Donald Trump has a duty to call off his supporters in light of – less than two months after the January 6 Capitol insurrection incited by the former President.“I think President Trump has a responsibility to tell them to stand down – this threat is credible, it’s real,” told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” when asked whether Trump should be more forcefully dismiss the notion he could still be inaugurated on March 4.“It’s a right-wing militia group that believes...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — to define systemic racism, implicit bias and racism during and his answers laid out a stark contrast with the last Senate-confirmed attorney general from the Trump administration.“I think it is plain to me that there is discrimination and widespread disparate treatment of communities of color and other ethnic minorities in this country. They have a disproportionately lower employment, disproportionately lower home ownership rates, disproportionately lower ability to accumulate wealth,” Garland said, after being asked by Sen. John Kennedy, a...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — to define systemic racism, implicit bias and racism during and his answers laid out a stark contrast with the last Senate-confirmed attorney general from the Trump administration.“I think it is plain to me that there is discrimination and widespread disparate treatment of communities of color and other ethnic minorities in this country. They have a disproportionately lower employment, disproportionately lower home ownership rates, disproportionately lower ability to accumulate wealth,” Garland said, after being asked by Sen. John Kennedy, a...WW…

Washington (CNN)Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland fought back tears on Monday when he explained to senators on his panel why this role is important to him."I come from a family where my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution. ... I feel an obligation to the country to pay back for protecting us," Garland told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.Garland gave the brief, yet emotional, anecdote during questions with Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, who asked Garland to share the private conversation they previously had."When you talk about your...…Washington (CNN)Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland fought back tears on Monday when he explained to senators on his panel why this role is important to him."I come from a family where my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution. ... I feel an obligation to the country to pay back for protecting us," Garland told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.Garland gave the brief, yet emotional, anecdote during questions with Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, who asked Garland to share the private conversation they previously had."When you talk about your...WW…

(CNN)A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide -- commonly referred to as lye -- in the city's water, officials said, putting thousands at risk of being poisoned. The incident took place Friday when an operator noticed the intrusion and watched the hacker access the system remotely. The hacker adjusted the level of sodium hydroxide to more than 100 times its normal levels, according to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. The operator immediately reduced the level back. At no time was there a...…(CNN)A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide -- commonly referred to as lye -- in the city's water, officials said, putting thousands at risk of being poisoned. The incident took place Friday when an operator noticed the intrusion and watched the hacker access the system remotely. The hacker adjusted the level of sodium hydroxide to more than 100 times its normal levels, according to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. The operator immediately reduced the level back. At no time was there a...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Justice Department on Tuesday asked US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover that spares two top prosecutors in and overseeing two sensitive Trump-era investigations.The resignations are effective February 28, US attorneys were told on a conference call with acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson, according to two Justice officials familiar with the matter. A number of acting US attorneys who aren’t Senate confirmed or who were appointed by the courts are expected to remain in their...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Justice Department on Tuesday asked US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover that spares two top prosecutors in and overseeing two sensitive Trump-era investigations.The resignations are effective February 28, US attorneys were told on a conference call with acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson, according to two Justice officials familiar with the matter. A number of acting US attorneys who aren’t Senate confirmed or who were appointed by the courts are expected to remain in their...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration last year accusing the school of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants in its undergraduate admissions process.The lawsuit was originally filed in October when the department, led by then-Attorney General William Barr, alleged: “Yale rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race.”The decision to drop this lawsuit is the latest move by the Biden administration to change its positions...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration last year accusing the school of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants in its undergraduate admissions process.The lawsuit was originally filed in October when the department, led by then-Attorney General William Barr, alleged: “Yale rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race.”The decision to drop this lawsuit is the latest move by the Biden administration to change its positions...WW…

(CNN)The Justice Department on Tuesday two voting-related memos issued by the Trump administration, including one that from his post because it upended decades of department policy on voter fraud investigations to not interfere in states' vote certification.Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson announced that the Justice Department will pull back the November memo from former Attorney General William Barr on vote fraud investigations and a second memo that gave Justice Department blessing to efforts by some states to pull back expansions of voting access, such as early or absentee voting,...…(CNN)The Justice Department on Tuesday two voting-related memos issued by the Trump administration, including one that from his post because it upended decades of department policy on voter fraud investigations to not interfere in states' vote certification.Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson announced that the Justice Department will pull back the November memo from former Attorney General William Barr on vote fraud investigations and a second memo that gave Justice Department blessing to efforts by some states to pull back expansions of voting access, such as early or absentee voting,...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — US Capitol Police on Wednesday afternoon arrested a West Virginia man who was armed with a handgun and 20 rounds of ammunition outside the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, which is , a spokesperson from the Metropolitan Police Department said.In court documents, authorities identify the man as 71-year-old Dennis Westover. According to a police affidavit, Westover had “Stop the Steal paperwork” with him “that had a list of Senators and Representatives” in both the US Congress and West Virginia state house, along with their contact...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — US Capitol Police on Wednesday afternoon arrested a West Virginia man who was armed with a handgun and 20 rounds of ammunition outside the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, which is , a spokesperson from the Metropolitan Police Department said.In court documents, authorities identify the man as 71-year-old Dennis Westover. According to a police affidavit, Westover had “Stop the Steal paperwork” with him “that had a list of Senators and Representatives” in both the US Congress and West Virginia state house, along with their contact...WW…

(CNN)A US Secret Service officer is under investigation after accusing lawmakers of treason and sharing conspiracy theories about the election on social media, who obtained images of the comments.News of the investigation comes as law enforcement agencies into what role their own officers played in the as they look through social media posts.In one image, the newspaper reported Monday night, the secret service officer posted a meme on Facebook titled "Here's to the Peaceful Transition of Power" with President Donald Trump shaking hands with himself in the Oval Office. A day after the siege...…(CNN)A US Secret Service officer is under investigation after accusing lawmakers of treason and sharing conspiracy theories about the election on social media, who obtained images of the comments.News of the investigation comes as law enforcement agencies into what role their own officers played in the as they look through social media posts.In one image, the newspaper reported Monday night, the secret service officer posted a meme on Facebook titled "Here's to the Peaceful Transition of Power" with President Donald Trump shaking hands with himself in the Oval Office. A day after the siege...WW…

(CNN)A federal judge granted Lisa Montgomery, the a stay of execution pending a competency hearing -- just hours before she was scheduled to die.Judge James Hanlon of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granting the stay, "Ms. Montgomery's motion to stay execution is GRANTED to allow the Court to conduct a hearing to determine Ms. Montgomery's competence to be executed."A date has not yet been set for the competency hearing.Montgomery, 52, was scheduled to die by lethal injection on Tuesday, January 12 at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute,...…(CNN)A federal judge granted Lisa Montgomery, the a stay of execution pending a competency hearing -- just hours before she was scheduled to die.Judge James Hanlon of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granting the stay, "Ms. Montgomery's motion to stay execution is GRANTED to allow the Court to conduct a hearing to determine Ms. Montgomery's competence to be executed."A date has not yet been set for the competency hearing.Montgomery, 52, was scheduled to die by lethal injection on Tuesday, January 12 at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute,...WW…