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Cassidy Hutchinson was warned not to cooperate with the House select committee. Plus, the supreme court climate ruling condemning everyone alive'

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Donald Trump's former aide Cassidy Hutchinson was told by an associate of the former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows not to cooperate with the House January 6 select committee, two sources familiar with the matter have said.

What did the panel say? Vice-chair Liz Cheney described the message from Meadows' associate as improper pressure on a witness that could extend to illegal witness tampering or intimidation.

Ukrainian forces pushed Russian forces from the strategic Snake Island.

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