U.S. hostage envoy on "one of the toughest phone calls" he's ever had
Roger Carstens said "one of his toughest phone calls" was explaining to Paul Whelan why he wasn't included in a prisoner swap with Brittney Griner.
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Based in Washington, D.C., Caitlin Yilek covers politics and related subjects for CBSNews.com. She is a graduate of the University of Portland, with degrees in Spanish and German. Before joining CBS News, she worked for her hometown newspaper in Minnesota and was part of the breaking news and social media teams at the Washington Examiner and The Hill. She was selected by the National Press Foundation for its Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship in 2022.
Roger Carstens said "one of his toughest phone calls" was explaining to Paul Whelan why he wasn't included in a prisoner swap with Brittney Griner.
The state lawmaker had minor injuries from the attack, according to police.
The Marc Fogel Act, introduced by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania, would require the State Department to justify the lack of a "wrongfully detained" designation.
"We had nothing to do with it. This was part of a struggle within the Russian system," President Biden said of the Wagner mercenary group's uprising in Russia.
Wagner chief's Yevgeny Prigozhin's armed rebellion casts doubt on whether Putin controls the Russian military, the House Intelligence chair said.
The Wagner group's armed rebellion over the war in Ukraine exposed "real cracks" in Putin's authority, Blinken said.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the effort to impeach President Biden, introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert, is premature.
The House voted to refer an impeachment resolution to two committees amid concerns by some Republicans that the effort was premature.
Rep. Adam Schiff is just the 25th House lawmaker to be censured in U.S. history.
"I can tell you, having spent 40 years plus as a prosecutor, they were particularly sobering to me," the special counsel told lawmakers.
"This is not a circumstance where he's the victim or this is government overreach," Barr said of the indictment in the classified documents case.
Christie said the legal trouble could have been avoided if Trump had returned the documents when asked.
"It's worse because it's a more difficult problem set," Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster said.
Evan Gershkovich is the first U.S. journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia in decades. The U.S. vehemently denies the charges.
The resolution called for an investigation into Rep. Adam Schiff and a possible fine of $16 million.