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Senate panel advances bill to bolster US security assistance to Taiwan
By Rebekah Metzler, CNN The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill to bolster US security assistance to Taiwan, authorizing $6.5 billion…
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN An Ohio judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a state law prohibiting abortions as early as six weeks into a…
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By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department is investigating felony violations of false statements, conspiracy and obstruction…
Continue Reading Accuser sues former New York Gov. Cuomo for sexual harassment and discrimination
By Sonia Moghe and Gregory Krieg, CNN One of the first women to accuse former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment filed a federal lawsuit…
Continue Reading Supreme Court declines to block order requiring Yeshiva University to recognize LGBTQ student club
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote declined on Wednesday a request from Yeshiva University to block a…
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By Marshall Cohen, Katelyn Polantz and Evan Perez, CNN Special counsel John Durham’s office is in the final stages of its closely watched…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris embarks on midterm campaign swing to boost turnout — and her own brand
By Edward-Isaac Dovere Kamala Harris is embarking on a targeted burst of midterm campaigning — especially rooted around abortion rights —…
Continue Reading Oath Keepers lawyer and federal judge in screaming match in court over US Capitol riot case
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A conversation between a federal judge and a lawyer for one of the Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy ended in…
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A conversation between a federal judge and a lawyer for one of the Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy ended in…
Continue Reading Tammy Baldwin signals new concerns about getting 60 votes for same-sex marriage bill
By Ted Barrett, CNN Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the lead Democratic sponsor of a bill that would codify same-sex marriage that faces a key procedural vote as…
Continue Reading Fetterman commits to debating Oz in Pennsylvania two weeks before Election Day
By Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman committed Wednesday to meeting Republican opponent Mehmet…
Continue Reading Warnock and Walker agree to at least one debate in marquee Senate race in Georgia
By Michael Warren and Eva McKend, CNN Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, have agreed to at…
Continue Reading NY GOP county election commissioner charged in alleged voter fraud scheme
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN A Republican elections official in an upstate New York county is accused of illegally using personal identifying…
Continue Reading Seven takeaways from the 2022 primary season
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Continue Reading Mike Lindell’s phone search reveals new details about scope of federal probe into efforts to subvert 2020 election results
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Continue Reading House Oversight Committee asks Federal Protective Services how it is protecting federal employees given uptick in threats
By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House Oversight Committee is asking the Federal Protective Services, which provides security to…
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By Kate Sullivan, Chris Isidore, Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Railroad and union officials are currently meeting with Labor Secretary Marty…
Continue Reading US charges 3 Iranians for hacking and extortion scheme against range of US organizations
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Three Iranian nationals carried out a scheme to hack hundreds of organizations in the US and around the world, in some cases…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Biden to nominate new ambassador to Russia
By Kylie Atwood, CNN President Joe Biden plans to nominate Lynne Tracy, a career diplomat currently serving in Armenia, as the next US ambassador to…
Continue Reading High-stakes talks between railroad and union officials in Washington push into the evening hours with strike days away
By Kate Sullivan, Chris Isidore, Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Railroad and union officials are currently meeting with Labor Secretary Marty…
Continue Reading Four takeaways from New Hampshire and Rhode Island primaries
By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN New Hampshire state Senate President Chuck Morse conceded the Republican Senate primary Wednesday…
Continue Reading More than half of Republican Senate nominees have rejected, cast doubt upon or tried to overturn the 2020 election results
By Daniel Dale, CNN More than half of the Republican nominees for the 35 US Senate seats being contested in the 2022 midterms have challenged the…
Continue Reading US sets up fund to distribute frozen billions to Afghanistan
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Continue Reading Biden announces electric vehicle charging station investments in Detroit
By Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Detroit on Wednesday announcing the approval of the first $900…
Continue Reading Gen Z candidate Karoline Leavitt will win GOP primary in New Hampshire’s 1st District, CNN projects
By Dan Merica, CNN Karoline Leavitt, a former aide in Donald Trump’s White House whom CNN projected would win the Republican nomination in New…
Continue Reading Pillow salesman and Trump ally Mike Lindell says FBI served him with subpoena for contents of his phone
By Evan Perez, Sara Murray and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow and prominent backer of former President Donald Trump‘s false…
Continue Reading Four takeaways from New Hampshire and Rhode Island primaries
By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN New Hampshire state Senate President Chuck Morse conceded the Republican Senate primary Wednesday…
Continue Reading Congressional commission recommends the US Navy rename two ships with names tied to the Confederacy
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Congressional Naming Commission is recommending the US Navy rename two ships whose names have ties to the Confederacy:…
Continue Reading West Virginia Legislature passes abortion ban with few exceptions
By Amy Simonson and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The West Virginia Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that will prohibit nearly all abortions except to save a…
Continue Reading Three January 6 rioters charged in assault on officers found guilty of multiple offenses
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Three January 6, 2021, rioters involved in one of the most brutal assaults on police during the attack…
Continue Reading House pays tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II with moment of silence
By Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN The US House of Representatives held a moment of silence Tuesday evening in honor of the late Queen Elizabeth…
Continue Reading Unlikely alliance resists Manchin-Schumer energy deal, putting government funding bill on shaky ground
By Ella Nilsen and Manu Raju, CNN A deal cut to secure the support of Sen. Joe Manchin for the Democrats’ controversial Inflation Reduction Act…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Former Gov. Bill Richardson held meetings in Moscow this week with Russian leadership
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Former Gov. Bill Richardson and his team were in Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leadership, CNN has…
Continue Reading Biden flies to Delaware to vote in state’s primary election
By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden boarded Air Force One around 6:15 p.m. ET…
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By: CNN The Justice Department released a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit and memo last month. The affidavit lays out why…
Continue Reading Justice Department criminal investigation now touches nearly all efforts to overturn 2020 election for Trump
By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray, Evan Perez and Kristen Holmes, CNN Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly…
Continue Reading Justice Department criminal investigation now touches nearly all efforts to overturn 2020 election for Trump
By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray, Evan Perez and Kristen Holmes, CNN Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly…
Continue Reading Justice Department criminal investigation now touches nearly all efforts to overturn 2020 election for Trump
By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray, Evan Perez and Kristen Holmes, CNN Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly…
Continue Reading Judge unseals less redacted version of affidavit used for Mar-a-Lago search warrant
By Marshall Cohen A newly unsealed version of the affidavit that federal investigators used to secure a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago revealed some…
Continue Reading Ken Starr, independent counsel who pursued Clinton, dies
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Kenneth Winston Starr, a former US solicitor general who gained worldwide fame in the 1990s as the independent counsel who…
Continue Reading Elise Stefanik seeks another term as House GOP conference chairwoman with backing of Republican leadership
By Melanie Zanona, CNN Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, who replaced Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney in Republican leadership, announced Tuesday she plans to…
Continue Reading Gavin Newsom erects billboards in red states advertising abortion services in California
By Maeve Reston, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom is escalating his feud with Republican-led states that have restricted access to abortion after the…
Continue Reading Russia has spent over $300 million on influencing foreign elections since 2014, US officials say
By Kylie Atwood, Michael Conte and Devan Cole, CNN Russia has covertly transferred over $300 million to foreign political parties around the globe…
Continue Reading The child poverty rate fell by nearly half in 2021 as enhanced child tax credit sent billions of dollars to families
By Tami Luhby, CNN The share of children in poverty fell by nearly half in 2021, thanks mainly to a one-year enhancement of the enhanced child tax…
Continue Reading Graham proposes 15-week abortion bill, dividing Republicans ahead of midterm elections
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced on Tuesday a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, the most…
Continue Reading Unions, railroad officials head to DC as White House urgently discusses contingency plans amid rail shutdown threat
By Phil Mattingly, Betsy Klein and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN With the two sides still unable to reach an agreement and with a freight rail strike…
Continue Reading Unions, railroad officials head to DC as White House urgently discusses contingency plans amid rail shutdown threat
By Phil Mattingly, Betsy Klein and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN With the two sides still unable to reach an agreement and with a freight rail strike…
Continue Reading States pass new laws to protect election workers amid ongoing threats
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Continue Reading Jill Biden says she and President Biden have ‘not yet’ discussed a possible reelection run
By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden says she has not yet discussed with President Joe Biden whether he will run for a second term.…
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By Shania Shelton, Melissa Holzberg DePalo and Ethan Cohen, CNN It’s primary election day in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware. As…
Continue Reading House Oversight Committee asks Archives if Trump still possesses presidential records
By Zachary Cohen, CNN The House Oversight Committee is asking the National Archives for an assessment of whether there are presidential records still…
Continue Reading The GOP primary in New Hampshire’s 1st District is defined more by style than substance
By Dan Merica, CNN They both worked for Donald Trump and have centered their congressional campaigns on the former President’s policies. But in…
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By Casey Tolan, CNN As he’s traveled the country to visit victims of storms, wildfires, and floods, President Joe Biden has returned to a…
Continue Reading Trump ally’s victory in New Hampshire GOP primary completes Senate battleground map
By Eric Bradner and David Wright, CNN New Hampshire Republicans‘ decision to nominate Don Bolduc to take on Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan locks…
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By Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN The 2022 primary season is poised to go out with a bang, as voters in New Hampshire and Rhode Island decide a…
Continue Reading Analysis: Supreme Court justices respond to public criticism with distance and denial
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By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee will investigate claims made by former US Attorney Geoffrey Berman in his forthcoming book…
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By Ellie Kaufman and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Iran has taken “a step backward” with its latest response to a nuclear deal proposal, US Secretary…
Continue Reading Kagan calls leak of draft opinion overturning Roe ‘horrible’ and expects investigation update by month’s end
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan called the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion striking down Roe…
Continue Reading What to know about Raymond Dearie, the judge who will serve as Mar-a-Lago search special master
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US District Judge Raymond Dearie will serve as the special master tasked with reviewing the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago.…
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By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden sought to deliver a unifying speech in Boston on Monday focused on his…
Continue Reading Justice Department subpoenas more than 30 people in Trump’s orbit in January 6 probe
By Gabby Orr, Kristen Holmes, Sara Murray, Kaitlan Collins, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN Top officials from Donald…
Continue Reading Justice Department subpoenas more than 30 people in Trump’s orbit in January 6 probe
By Gabby Orr, Kristen Holmes, Sara Murray, Kaitlan Collins, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN Top officials from Donald…
Continue Reading January 6 committee set to meet in person on Tuesday as it debates whether to invite Trump and Pence to appear
By Annie Grayer, Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen, Gloria Borger and Sara Murray, CNN As the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021,…
Continue Reading Woman arrested for allegedly threatening judge in Mar-a-Lago documents case
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Texas woman who allegedly left a series of threatening messages on the voicemail of a federal judge overseeing one of…
Continue Reading Biden and Cabinet officials in touch with rail companies and unions as threat of strike looms
By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden and members of his Cabinet have been in touch with the unions and companies involved in the high-stakes…
Continue Reading Justice Department open to one of Trump’s proposed candidates for special master review
By Katelyn Polantz and Sara Murray, CNN The Justice Department said it is open to a judge appointing one of the candidates that former President…
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By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday urged a federal judge to reject the Justice…
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By Jeremy Herb, CNN Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told aides in the days following his 2020 election loss that he would remain in the…
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By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN The House of Representatives will return to work in Washington this week following the August…
Continue Reading US fears Russian energy manipulation could fracture European resolve on Ukraine
By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Phil Mattingly, CNN When President Joe Biden convened nearly a dozen Western leaders by private video…
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By Jeremy Herb, CNN Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told aides in the days following his 2020 election loss that he would remain in the…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t piss women off’: Democrat John Fetterman makes abortion rights push in Philadelphia suburbs
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman and top allies on Sunday hammered Republican Mehmet Oz over past…
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By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Buckingham Palace did not invite President Joe Biden to assemble a delegation to attend the…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump should be treated as any other citizen in DOJ investigation
By Rashard Rose and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that she believes Donald Trump should be treated as any…
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By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday urged a federal judge to reject the Justice…
Continue Reading Yellen says inflation and higher gas prices remain a ‘risk’
By Devan Cole and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that there is a “risk” that US gas prices could rise…
Continue Reading Yellen says inflation and higher gas prices remain a ‘risk’
By Devan Cole and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that there is a “risk” that US gas prices could rise…
Continue Reading Biden honors 9/11 victims at Pentagon ceremony: ‘This is a day not only to remember, but a day of renewal and resolve’
By Nikki Carvajal, Jasmine Wright and Kate Bennett, CNN President Joe Biden commemorated the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at a…
Continue Reading Border agency chief condemns retweets of ‘offensive’ comments by ex-Trump adviser from official CBP account
By Josh Campbell, CNN The head of US Customs and Border Protection on Saturday condemned several retweets from an official CBP regional Twitter…
Continue Reading Biden honors 9/11 victims at Pentagon ceremony: ‘This is a day not only to remember, but a day of renewal and resolve’
By Nikki Carvajal, Jasmine Wright and Kate Bennett, CNN President Joe Biden commemorated the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at a…
Continue Reading Republican congressman presents convicted January 6 rioter with flag flown over US Capitol after her release from prison
By Aaron Pellish and Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas presented an honorary American flag recently flown above the US…
Continue Reading Republicans have spent the year attacking Democrats on inflation. Some conservatives worry that won’t be enough to win in November
By Gabby Orr, CNN Frustrated by Republicans’ intense focus on inflation and President Joe Biden in the party’s closing pitch to voters,…
Continue Reading Rep. Karen Bass says her Los Angeles home was burglarized, two firearms stolen
By Raja Razek, CNN Rep. Karen Bass, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate who was on President Joe Biden’s short list for a running mate in 2020,…
Continue Reading Montana health department adopts rule severely restricting changes of sex on birth certificates
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Health officials in Montana adopted a proposed rule change Friday pertaining to changing the identification of sex on…
Continue Reading Albania blames Iran for second cyberattack since July
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Albania blamed the Iranian government Saturday for a cyberattack against computer systems used by Albanian state police — just…
Continue Reading Republican congressman presents convicted January 6 rioter with flag flown over US Capitol after her release from prison
By Aaron Pellish and Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas presented an honorary American flag recently flown above the US…
Continue Reading Former Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller subpoenaed by Justice Department
By Sara Murray, CNN Stephen Miller, a former White House speechwriter and senior adviser under President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed by the…
Continue Reading VP Harris sharpens attacks on Republicans: ‘We refuse to let extremist, so-called leaders dismantle our democracy’
By Sam Fossum and Shania Shelton, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris sharpened her attacks against Republicans on Saturday at the Democratic National…
Continue Reading Next stress for many parents: First school lunch bills since 2020
By Tami Luhby, CNN Though East Hampton is a solidly middle-class town in Connecticut, dozens of families are applying for free school meals for the…
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By Aaron Pellish and Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas presented an honorary American flag recently flown above the US…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the Trump and DOJ Mar-a-Lago special master court filing
By Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers faced off yet again in the Mar-a-Lago…
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By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday urged a federal judge to reject the Justice…
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By Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers faced off yet again in the Mar-a-Lago…
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Chief Justice John Roberts — making his first public comments since the US Supreme Court…
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