Skip to main contentYou have permission to edit this article.EditHomeNewsSportsOpinionFeaturesCommunityMarketplaceClassifiedsObituariese-EditionHelp(CNN) — Several defendants in the Georgia election interference case have been approached about their interest in accepting plea deals, as the Fulton County district attorney seeks to pare back the pool of defendants and pick up cooperators ahead of potential trials, according to sources familiar with the matter.Only one of the 19 defendants charged in the sprawling Fulton County racketeering case – bail bondsman Scott Hall – has formally...…Skip to main contentYou have permission to edit this article.EditHomeNewsSportsOpinionFeaturesCommunityMarketplaceClassifiedsObituariese-EditionHelp(CNN) — Several defendants in the Georgia election interference case have been approached about their interest in accepting plea deals, as the Fulton County district attorney seeks to pare back the pool of defendants and pick up cooperators ahead of potential trials, according to sources familiar with the matter.Only one of the 19 defendants charged in the sprawling Fulton County racketeering case – bail bondsman Scott Hall – has formally...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Special counsel Robert Mueller examined whether President Donald Trump lied to him in written answers during the Russia investigation, a possibility House Democrats have said they continue to look into even after Trump’s impeachment.With fresh detail, the special counsel’s investigation also documented how several Trump campaign officials heard from the then-candidate about WikiLeaks releases that ultimately helped his campaign, said on Friday.The revelations come from sections of Mueller’s final investigative report, on Russian interference...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Special counsel Robert Mueller examined whether President Donald Trump lied to him in written answers during the Russia investigation, a possibility House Democrats have said they continue to look into even after Trump’s impeachment.With fresh detail, the special counsel’s investigation also documented how several Trump campaign officials heard from the then-candidate about WikiLeaks releases that ultimately helped his campaign, said on Friday.The revelations come from sections of Mueller’s final investigative report, on Russian interference...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend , who was convicted of crimes that included lying to Congress in part, prosecutors said, to protect the President. The announcement came just days before Stone was set to report to a federal prison in Georgia.Stone was convicted in November of seven charges – including lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing a congressional committee proceeding – as part of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Among the things he misled Congress about were...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend , who was convicted of crimes that included lying to Congress in part, prosecutors said, to protect the President. The announcement came just days before Stone was set to report to a federal prison in Georgia.Stone was convicted in November of seven charges – including lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing a congressional committee proceeding – as part of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Among the things he misled Congress about were...WW…

Washington (CNN)A crowd of police officers in Philadelphia gathered outside their local union headquarters on Monday to show their support for one of their own -- a staff inspector facing assault charges after allegedly at an anti-racism protest last week.Like all criminal defendants, Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna is innocent until proven guilty. But it seemed like the crowd of already made up their minds, despite viral footage of Bologna hitting the student in the back of the head with a metal baton, sending him to the hospital. Following the rally, the union that...…Washington (CNN)A crowd of police officers in Philadelphia gathered outside their local union headquarters on Monday to show their support for one of their own -- a staff inspector facing assault charges after allegedly at an anti-racism protest last week.Like all criminal defendants, Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna is innocent until proven guilty. But it seemed like the crowd of already made up their minds, despite viral footage of Bologna hitting the student in the back of the head with a metal baton, sending him to the hospital. Following the rally, the union that...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Investigators from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation told a judge that Trump political adviser orchestrated hundreds of fake Facebook accounts and bloggers to run a political influence scheme on social media in 2016, according to court documents from the Mueller investigation unsealed on Tuesday.The disclosure came as the Justice Department on of search warrants from, after CNN and other news organizations sued for access to the files.Stone’s assistant, interviewed voluntarily by former special counsel Robert Mueller’s...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Investigators from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation told a judge that Trump political adviser orchestrated hundreds of fake Facebook accounts and bloggers to run a political influence scheme on social media in 2016, according to court documents from the Mueller investigation unsealed on Tuesday.The disclosure came as the Justice Department on of search warrants from, after CNN and other news organizations sued for access to the files.Stone’s assistant, interviewed voluntarily by former special counsel Robert Mueller’s...WW…

(CNN)Two left-leaning groups are teaming up to pour $30 million into an effort to persuade US senators to pass that would counter efforts by state GOP lawmakers to restrict voting access.The plan from End Citizens United/Let America Vote and the National Democratic Redistricting Committee is to spend $20 million on a television and digital advertising campaign and $10 million on a grassroots effort to try to get the legislation passed.More on Voting Rights"Our goal is to get support to pass this bill and to show members of the Senate that their constituents believe this is a bill that just...…(CNN)Two left-leaning groups are teaming up to pour $30 million into an effort to persuade US senators to pass that would counter efforts by state GOP lawmakers to restrict voting access.The plan from End Citizens United/Let America Vote and the National Democratic Redistricting Committee is to spend $20 million on a television and digital advertising campaign and $10 million on a grassroots effort to try to get the legislation passed.More on Voting Rights"Our goal is to get support to pass this bill and to show members of the Senate that their constituents believe this is a bill that just...WW…

(CNN)A lawyer with deep expertise in racketeering cases has been retained by the Atlanta-area district attorney's office investigating former President Donald Trump.John Floyd is expected to assist the district attorney's office on multiple cases in the white collar, gang and public corruption units, said Jeff DiSantis, a spokesman for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.Two people familiar with his hiring said he was not retained specifically for the investigation into with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger."He was retained for his racketeering expertise generally — not...…(CNN)A lawyer with deep expertise in racketeering cases has been retained by the Atlanta-area district attorney's office investigating former President Donald Trump.John Floyd is expected to assist the district attorney's office on multiple cases in the white collar, gang and public corruption units, said Jeff DiSantis, a spokesman for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.Two people familiar with his hiring said he was not retained specifically for the investigation into with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger."He was retained for his racketeering expertise generally — not...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A into former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the is set to intensify this week, as a grand jury convenes, offering the local district attorney her first shot at seeking subpoenas for records and interviews.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made her investigative intentions clear with a round of letters to Georgia state officials in February, asking them to preserve documents relevant to election interference as she investigated potential state crimes including the solicitation of election fraud, conspiracy, and...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A into former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the is set to intensify this week, as a grand jury convenes, offering the local district attorney her first shot at seeking subpoenas for records and interviews.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made her investigative intentions clear with a round of letters to Georgia state officials in February, asking them to preserve documents relevant to election interference as she investigated potential state crimes including the solicitation of election fraud, conspiracy, and...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — While the coronavirus pandemic continued to surge throughout the summer and fall, federal government officials repeatedly offered a ray of hope: enough vaccine doses to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of December.But after the first week of vaccine distribution and with only nine days left to meet their self-imposed deadline, Operation Warp Speed is on track to fall well short of 20 million shots in arms.One count, from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows about 11.4 million doses have been distributed as of...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — While the coronavirus pandemic continued to surge throughout the summer and fall, federal government officials repeatedly offered a ray of hope: enough vaccine doses to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of December.But after the first week of vaccine distribution and with only nine days left to meet their self-imposed deadline, Operation Warp Speed is on track to fall well short of 20 million shots in arms.One count, from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows about 11.4 million doses have been distributed as of...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — has shelled out nearly $1.5 million to a secretive consulting firm in Arizona – a brand new one, explicitly devoted to independent campaigns but run by a man with a long history of controversial work for Republicans.Though the firm shows up in campaign finance reports with an address in downtown Tempe, its office doors are emblazoned instead with the name of another company: Lincoln Strategy Group, a GOP consulting firm. The man behind that company has an outsized reputation in politics, despite the fact that he has so far stayed below the...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — has shelled out nearly $1.5 million to a secretive consulting firm in Arizona – a brand new one, explicitly devoted to independent campaigns but run by a man with a long history of controversial work for Republicans.Though the firm shows up in campaign finance reports with an address in downtown Tempe, its office doors are emblazoned instead with the name of another company: Lincoln Strategy Group, a GOP consulting firm. The man behind that company has an outsized reputation in politics, despite the fact that he has so far stayed below the...WW…