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CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst Joan Biskupic described the "compelling moment" Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett shared during her testimony before Congress on Tuesday.

Barrett and Justice Elena Kagan made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Appropriations subcommittee and requested a $16.6 million budget increase amid escalating threats against judges. Biskupic described the "raw testimony" during the live broadcast with CNN anchor Boris Sanchez — and a moment that caught her attention during the hearing.

"This morning they were before House members making their pitch for more security, explaining the kinds of needs they have both for more officers at their residence, more officers at the Supreme Court, a better screening system for people who are going into the court, visitors, and then also cybersecurity," Biskupic said. "We know that there have been some leaks from the court, but they're very much worried about what kind of cybersecurity risks they have right now. And I have to say, a very compelling moment came early in the hearing when Justice Barrett, who was up there with Justice Kagan, talked personally about what the security threats have meant to her and her family."...

Digital privacy researchers were reportedly concerned over the White House's news app — not just its "rose-tinted view of the president" — but what it can actually do

Some experts have questioned whether the app, which was apparently downloaded about 700,000 times in the first week alone, could serve as a surveillance tool to keep an eye on the American public, The Washington Post reported. It shares updates from President Donald Trump's social media feeds and has an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tip line to encourage users to report "suspected criminal activity" directly from the app.

There were also questions about what the administration hoped to accomplish with the app....

CHICAGO — Tens of thousands of visitors will pass by a 138-year-old brick church facing a parking lot for the United Center, home of this week’s Democratic National Convention.

Welcoming visitors into the landmark building would be a “blessing” — and timely — given the history of Greater Union Baptist Church, which includes a visit from Black civil rights activist and suffragist, Mary Church Terrell, said Walter McCray, the Baptist church’s pastor.

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CHICAGO — Local and national law enforcement officials are ready for battle ahead of this week’s Democratic National Convention, and their presence is, seemingly, everywhere on the ground and water and in the air.

While national party leaders, local officials and the thousands of delegates descending on Chicago are hoping for peace, everyone is braced for violence.

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MILWAUKEE — It was Tuesday evening, and roughly a dozen men dressed in matching orange T-shirts labeled “staff demonstration event safety” sat around a folding table at Haymarket Square.

Here in this free speech zone outside the Republican National Convention’s well-patrolled security perimeter stood a stage, podium, microphone and amplification system ready for someone to make a speech.

But as buses idled to ferry VIP guests to their hotels, no protesters were in sight. The scene? Calm....

MILWAUKEE — Law enforcement is tightening down security in Milwaukee in advance of the Republican National Convention following the assassination attempt on its presumed nominee Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Restrictions on pedestrian access to a 20-block area surrounding Fiserv Forum had been set to go into effect at 6 p.m. central time Sunday under the operational security plan developed by the Secret Service, but authorities moved up implementation of the pedestrian security restrictions. By noon on Sunday, residents and convention vendors were greeted with 10-foot metal security fencing along both sides of West McKinley Avenue, one block north of Fiserv Forum.

A vendor who identified himself as “A-Train” — owner of Motorcycles, Bars & Cigars — found himself trying to figure out a way to get through the security fencing so he could sell cigars and T-shirts at a barbecue restaurant inside the security perimeter....