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cnn s paula reid has details on the justice department s investigation. reporter: the justice department today escalating its efforts to prosecute those responsible for january 6th, charging oath keepers leader stewart rhodes with seditious conspiracy. it s the first time prosecutors have used the sedition charge after bringing more than 700 cases related to the insurrection. prosecutors have said they were considering using the rarely applied section of federal law. rhodes is the most high profile in the investigation so far. court documents lay out a wide-ranging plot to storm the capitol and disrupt the certification of the 2020 election. two days after election day, rhodes allegedly urged his followers to refuse to accept the election results writing in a signal message, we aren t getting through this without a civil war. according to federal prosecutors on his way to d.c. on january 3rd, rhodes allegedly bought an ar platform rifle and sights, mounts, triggers, s ....
partner. i m todd piro. more on that showdown on capitol hill. ramming through partisan agenda. chris. chris: the president is taking his fight breaking the filibuster to advance the voting rights legislation he says is critical to protecting fundamental rights. he s quite focused on how ensuring the american people understand what is at stake here, protecting fundamental right to vote. efrp needs to take a hard look where they want to be in this country. they passed a state election law last year democrats say impede voting kochltalition of civil rights groups in georgia announce they are skipping the president s visit because he is coming without a clear plan, saying, we don t need more photo ops, we need action in the john lewis voting rights act and freedom to vote act and we need that immediately. senate majority leader chuck schumer says he plans to hold a vote to change the rules on filibuster. that is dead on arrival without the support of senator manchi ....
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. top ranked tennis star, no novak djokovic is having his case heard at a court hearing. his visa was canceled because of not meeting vaccination requirements for entry, and he was granted a medical exemption after recovering from covid. the federal government says that doesn t count. meantime his supporters gathered outside the courthouse as the hearing continues. djokovic has been cleared to watch the hearing via video. his parents joined fans at a rally in belgrade to show their support for the tennis star. and we are joined live from melvin. victoria, the back and forth and the judge at one point said what more could this man have done? how is it all heading? what are the arguments being made? just over an hour ago we were expecting some form of closure, and that was at a time when the injunction preventing novak djokovic s visa was set to expire, the judge extended it until 8:00, four hours into th ....
multiple times on january 6th. jim jordan put out a statement signaling his refusal to cooperate with the 1/6 investigation in response to their request for testimony about his conversations with trump on that terrible day. the committee also seeking information about conversations that jordan may have had with the trump legal team, the war room at the willard hotel, and white house staffers in the days and weeks leading up to the insurrection. but jim jordan in his response, he said this about the inquiry. quote, your attempt to pry into the deliberative process informing a member about legislative matters before the house is an outrageous abuse of the select committee s authority, end quote. that makes jim jordan the second member of congress to refuse to cooperate with the investigation, the first of course pennsylvanian congressman scott perry who was involved with trying to get the justice department to overturn trump s loss. that makes jordan the off-key canary in ....
legendary grammy award winning singer-songwriters and members of the rock n roll hall of fame and tickets for their concerts go on sale saturday. please welcome carole king and james taylor. looking out on the morning rain james taylor was one of the most prolific songwriters of our time. i think she s the best there is, miss carole king. carole king began her music career when she was just a teen. by the early 70s, she had reached the top of the charts around the world. james taylor was one of my all-time favorites. one of the most influential singer songwriters of all time. and now carole king and james taylor are getting ready to tour together for the first time in 40 years. that s a bit of history. tell us about the original troubadour reunion. november 2007, james called me and said let s get together and play together with some of our old friends. we had such a great time. like carole said, it felt so good we decided to take it on the road. ....