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• As the Justice Department digs deeper, the conviction of two Oath Keepers leaders will be useful to building out a case around the plotting to overturn Trump's loss
A jury's willingness to convict two leaders of a far-right militia of seditious conspiracy for plotting to forcibly oppose the government is a major vindication of how the Justice Department is approaching its investigation into the efforts to disrupt President Joe Biden's 2020 win.
• House committee receives Donald Trump's federal tax returns from IRS
The House Ways and Means Committee now has six years of Donald Trump's federal tax returns, ending a yearslong pursuit by Democrats to dig into one of the former president's most closely guarded personal details.
• Analysis: January 6 convictions bolster democracy, but McCarthy's defense of Trump threatens it
The American tradition of peaceful transfers of presidential power buckled in the horrific violence of January 6, 2021.
• Ex-FBI Deputy Director on the message the Oath Keepers jury verdict sends to domestic extremists
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and fellow group member Kelly Meggs have been convicted by a Washington, DC, jury of seditious conspiracy for their role around the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. They, along with the other three defendants were convicted of obstructing an official proceeding. CNN's Brianna Keilar and panel experts discuss.
• Opinion: Why the Oath Keeper verdict is so significant
On Tuesday, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the right-wing militia group Oath Keepers, was convicted by a jury in Washington, DC, of seditious conspiracy for his role planning and orchestrating the January 6, 2021 US Capitol insurrection.
• Oath Keepers leader and associates convicted of multiple charges in seditious conspiracy case
A Washington, DC, jury on Tuesday convicted Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and associate Kelly Meggs of seditious conspiracy for their role around the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
• Georgia GOP chairman singled out by judge for central role in fake elector plot
A state judge singled out Georgia Republican Party chairman David Shafer, one of the fake electors for Donald Trump, for the unique role he played in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the Peach State as part of a ruling on Wednesday.
• Family of Riverside 'catfishing' murder victims give update
• Family of alleged 'catfish' killer's victims says be careful, talk to family about predators • Details revealed in 2017 slayings of two teens • Police add patrols to campus ahead of vigil for four students killed in unsolved stabbings • San Francisco supervisors vote to allow police to use robots to kill
• Iran protestors celebrate defeat as fears rise
• Live Updates: Mexico has doubled its advantage on Saudi Arabia • Opinion: US 1, Iran 0. That's only one part of this story • Blinken says Iran making 'profound' mistake in ignoring true cause of sweeping protests
• Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac dead at 79
Christine McVie, the singer-songwriter behind some of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits, died Wednesday following a brief illness, according to a statement posted by her family on her verified Instagram account.
• ISIS acknowledges death of its leader, names his successor
ISIS acknowledged the death of its leader on Wednesday and confirmed his successor.
• Buckingham Palace official quits after asking Black charity boss where she was 'really from'
• Meghan and Harry faced 'disgusting and very real' threats, ex-counterterror chief says • EXCLUSIVE: China is planning an embassy in London on land with a royal past. Residents want King Charles to intervene
• Musician Jake Flint dies hours after wedding
Oklahoma musician Jake Flint died unexpectedly over the weekend, hours after getting married, his publicist Clif Doyal told CNN.
• Democrats pick Hakeem Jeffries for House leadership role in historic move
• Opinion: Hakeem Jeffries is the right leader at the right time • Analysis: Here's what the same-sex marriage protection bill doesn't do • With Hakeem Jeffries' rise, his members see 'Democrats in total array'
• 'Wow that's incredible': Video shows Russian soldiers running for cover
CNN's Matthew Chance reports from the Bakhmut region of Ukraine, where Russia and Ukraine are involved in a bitter ground battle for the crucial territory.
• CNN begins layoffs as media companies are battered by economic headwinds
CNN on Wednesday informed employees that layoffs had commenced, a move that is expected to impact hundreds of staffers at the global news network and mark the deepest cuts to the organization in years.
• Russians claim to have taken another settlement in Donetsk

• Drivers are warned of lava inching toward a key highway as 2 volcanoes erupt in Hawaii
Days after rare dual volcanic eruptions in Hawaii, officials are urging people not to park vehicles along a key highway because lava is flowing nearby.
• Drake gifts DJ Khaled 'amazing' toilet bowls worth $20,000 each
Drake sends rapper friend toilets worth $20,000 each. No wonder DJ Khaled looks flush with joy. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.
• Meghan and Harry faced 'disgusting and very real' threats, ex-counterterror chief says
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry faced "disgusting and very real" threats from right-wing extremists, a former counterterrorism police chief has said.
• Opinion: Hugh Grant is right about 'Love Actually'
In many ways, Christmas as an adult is like Groundhog Day. You roll out of bed far earlier than you'd prefer, and for the most part, the 12 hours that follow are a comforting, but largely predictable rerun, of Christmases past: presents, shower, walk, food, sofa, TV. The same terrible TV.
• Supertall skyscraper is coming to an unexpected US city
There's a well-known saying that everything is bigger in Texas. But so far, that hasn't been the case for the state capital's skyline.
• Analysis: One of Trump's biggest allies thinks he has a chance to lead the RNC
The GOP is in the middle on an internal dispute over what it stands for and who will lead it. In this week's episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza breaks down the race for Republican National Committee chair, where former President Donald Trump could have a major influence.
• 'Mind control' by parasites influences wolf-pack dynamics in Yellowstone National Park
Wolves are pack animals, living in family groups led by a matriarch and her mate. Some wolves stay with their pack their whole lives, helping hunt and raise pups like aunts and uncles as they mature, but others split off to find a mate of their own and start their own packs.
• Man who punched Asian woman more than 100 times sentenced to 17.5 years in prison
A man seen in surveillance video punching an elderly Asian woman more than 100 times and stomping on her body in Yonkers, New York, has been sentenced to more than 17 years in state prison, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
• 'So relieved': Ex-wife of Oath Keepers founder reacts to verdict
Tasha Adams, the ex-wife of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, joins "CNN This Morning" to discuss Rhodes' conviction of seditious conspiracy.
• Shanquella Robinson's death is being investigated as a femicide. Here is what it means
The killing of Shanquella Robinson is being investigated as a femicide, an unfamiliar term for many in the United States as this gender-motivated crime has not been defined by US legislation despite being a global issue.
• China entering 'new stage and mission' for Covid-19 controls, says official, following protests
China's most senior official in charge of its Covid response told health officials Wednesday that the country faced a "new stage and mission" in pandemic controls, state media Xinhua reported -- potentially indicating an adjustment to Beijing's "zero-Covid" strategy which has sparked days of nationwide protests.
• Singer and music icon confirms relationship rumors
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Billie Eilish opened up about her new relationship with boyfriend Jesse Rutherford.
• 'Die Hard' actor dead at 66
Clarence Gilyard Jr., the actor best known for playing computer hacker Theo in "Die Hard" and naval flight officer Marcus "Sundown" Williams in "Top Gun," has died at the age of 66.
• American detained in Russia reportedly moved to prison hospital and unable to call home
Paul Whelan, an American wrongfully detained in Russia, has reportedly been moved to a prison hospital and has been unable to contact his family for a week, according to his brother.
• Family of Georgia teen who died of heatstroke after school basketball drill accepts $10M settlement
A school board will pay a $10 million settlement in the death of 16-year-old Imani Bell, an Atlanta-area basketball player whose 2019 death from heat-related injuries led to murder charges against two coaches, the family's legal team said.
• One principal had to get creative to motivate students to attend school
Throughout her tenure at PS/IS 184 Newport, Principal Lisa Caldwell Linder brought theater, band, and community services to her school as a way to strengthen school attendance and make her community of Brownsville, Brooklyn stronger. Principal Linder coined the phrase "I am not my zip code," as a way of empowering her students to be proud of their identities, regardless of their zip code's perennially high crime rates.
• House passes legislation to avert a rail shutdown
The House on Wednesday approved legislation to avert a rail shutdown following a grave warning from President Joe Biden about the economic danger posed by congressional inaction.
• Stocks rally after Powell signals rate hikes will ease

• Calls to shorten the working week have gathered steam. Pilot program proves it's a win for all
The verdict is in: A four-day work week is good for business.
• A slow, quiet death for an iconic retail chain
• Exclusive: Bank of America CEO predicts two years of pain ahead in housing market • There's a big problem with the Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger • Opinion: 125 billionaires control this part of our future, Abigail Disney writes
• Smaller rate hikes are likely coming in December
The Federal Reserve could pull back on the pace of its aggressive rate hikes as soon as December, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday at an economic forum.
• The US economy's growth was stronger than expected in the third quarter
The US economy grew much faster than expected in the third quarter, according to the latest gross domestic product report, which showed GDP rose by an annualized rate of 2.9%.
• Banking CEO makes prediction about a 2023 recession
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan speaks with CNN's Poppy Harlow in an exclusive interview about the US economy.
• Why pro-union Joe Biden finds himself on the opposite side of the picket line
There were no illusions inside the White House that the decision to call on Congress to impose a negotiated labor agreement on railroad workers and operators would be universally well received, several officials said.
• Podcast: Audie Cornish examines how past trauma affects us

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• Collin Gosselin of 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' says his relationship with his mother Kate is nonexistent
Former child reality star Collin Gosselin is now 18 years old and says he hasn't been in contact with his mother or the bulk of his siblings for years.
• Ketanji Brown Jackson again takes her place in history by posing in front of portrait of female justices
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history earlier this year when she became the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court, and the significance of her appointment was recently captured during a visit to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
• Man plunges into the ocean as proposal attempt goes terribly wrong
"Will you marry me?" turns into "engagement ring overboard!" CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a Titanic proposal.
• 'Grey's Anatomy' star Ellen Pompeo opens doors to her Malibu home
Ellen Pompeo still remembers swooning over the beach house the first time she saw it. There was something special about the modernist structure, perched on a blufftop overlooking the ocean in Malibu, California.
• Chick-fil-A merch is here, but expected to 'sell out quickly'
If your holiday wish list includes a Chick-fil-A sauce-themed blanket or a chicken nugget pillow, look no further.