CNN posted what it says is a recording that federal prosecutors included in their indictment of former President Donald Trump earlier this month. Russian investigators have formally closed a criminal investigation into mercenary soldier Yevgeny Pragosian and his Wagner Group forces after their mutiny against President Vladimir Putin. The Supreme Court ruled six to three today that state courts can act as a check on state legislatures regarding federal election issues, including electoral maps. In 2021, more than 106,000 Americans died from a drug-related overdose, and new data shows that two-thirds of those deaths were directly related to synthetic opioids.