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A few potential jurors were excused after they said they had seen news coverage about the rape allegations and the ethics investigations the case spawned.... Priscilla Giddings of Whitebird, then widely disseminated the former intern's name in newsletters and on social media, sharing one of the blogs that originally identified her.... The jury of 12 people and one alternate was seated around noon....

Chris Van Hollen said Thursday he was denied entry to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador when he tried to check on the “ health and wellbeing ” of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. The Maryland Democrat told reporters in San Salvador that he he had been “ stopped by soldiers at a checkpoint about three kilometers ” from the notorious CECOT prison, where he had driven with Chris Newman, a lawyer for Abrego Garcia’s wife and mother.“ There’s been no ability to learn about[ Abrego Garcia’s] healt

Washington( CNN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a speech to members of the US Congress on Wednesday, marking a rare moment for the Eastern European leader to address American lawmakers as his country continues to fight against the Russian invasion.... Zelensky, who remains in Ukraine, will address members of Congress at 9 a.m.ET on Wednesday.... Here's what to watch for: Calls for more assistance, pressuring Biden and NATO Read More Zelensky is expected to renew his calls