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By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — Angela Alsobrooks won Maryland’s Democratic nomination for US Senate, advancing her potentially history-making…
Continue ReadingBy Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — Angela Alsobrooks won Maryland’s Democratic nomination for US Senate, advancing her potentially history-making…
Continue ReadingBy Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — A new law in Mississippi requires individuals to use restrooms and housing at public…
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Tuesday began the early stages of a process to move ahead with a new $1 billion arms…
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won the state’s Republican US Senate primary, positioning the…
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge presiding over the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez will not allow a…
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche began his confrontation with Michael…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche began his confrontation with Michael…
Continue ReadingLocal News 8 sat down to talk to the candidates running for Bannock County commissioner. Ken Bullock and John Crowder are running for the Republican…
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump praised South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as a…
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Arizona prosecutors have tried for weeks – and so far failed – to serve Rudy Giuliani with notice of his…
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — For the second time in less than a week, President Joe Biden falsely claimed Tuesday that the…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Borrowing to pay for college is about to get more expensive: The interest rate on new federal student…
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — For the second time in less than a week, President Joe Biden falsely claimed Tuesday that the inflation…
Continue ReadingBy Casey Gannon and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A third person has pleaded guilty in connection with an investigation into Rep. Henry Cuellar…
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Carter’s grandson said Tuesday that the former president is “coming to the end” in a brief update…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s gun case in Delaware refused on Tuesday to…
Continue ReadingBy Casey Gannon and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon should begin serving a four-month prison sentence now that a…
Continue ReadingBy Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s latest attempt to end the gag order against him in the hush money trial was denied by a New York…
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Several of Donald Trump’s allies are flocking to the Manhattan criminal courthouse where Trump is on trial to…
Continue ReadingBy Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary will test the power of self-funding as a congressman who’s loaned his…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — No matter who wins the presidential election in November, American businesses can expect to pay more…
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is increasing tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese imports across a handful of…
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Conservative judges on the federal appeals court that oversees a large swath of the South questioned a…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Arizona Supreme Court delayed enforcement of the state’s recently revived 1864 abortion ban, according…
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, Shawn Nottingham and John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — A Louisiana bill would classify the abortion-inducing drugs misoprostol…
Continue ReadingBy Casey Gannon and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri man pleaded guilty on Monday in an attempted attack on the White House with a…
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has assessed that Israel has amassed enough troops on the edge of the city of…
Continue ReadingTwo candidates are running to be the Republican candidates for the first district in Bannock…
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen implicated his former boss Donald Trump in the hush money scheme…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen implicated his former boss Donald Trump in the hush money…
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — “Just do it.” With three short words, more famous for selling sports gear than exposing…
Continue ReadingBy Meron Moges-Gerbi and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Two more Indigenous Tribes have banned Gov. Kristi Noem from entering…
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday reflected on her experiences as a…
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors will pursue tougher sentences in cases in which artificial intelligence is used to commit an…
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A group of mostly White voters that is challenging Louisiana’s proposed congressional districts called the map…
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A Democratic super PAC is launching a $25 million advertising blitz in three swing states, featuring voter…
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A sitting US senator faces a weekslong trial over charges of taking bribes including gold bars, cash and a…
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen once described himself as Donald Trump’s “spokesman, thug, pit bull and…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, Andrew Millman and Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is facing backlash from lawmakers in both parties over his…
Continue ReadingCNN By Greg Hughes, Dana Bash and Courtney Pence, CNN (CNN) — Standing in front of a ruined warehouse in tornado-ravaged Marietta, Oklahoma,…
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Less than 24 hours after Arizona’s near-total abortion ban was repealed, Kari Lake challenged Democratic Rep. Ruben…
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s campaign will deploy Hollywood star power at a fundraiser in Los Angeles next month –…
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Nobody has anything nice to say about Michael Cohen. Donald Trump’s former…
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Top American officials offered stark warnings Sunday against an Israeli invasion of Rafah, predicting that a major…
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey faces his second, distinct bribery and corruption trial…
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bob Menendez declined to say whether he’ll resign should his forthcoming federal…
Continue ReadingBy Greg Hughes, Dana Bash and Courtney Pence, CNN (CNN) — Standing in front of a ruined warehouse in tornado-ravaged Marietta, Oklahoma, FEMA…
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — The war in Gaza is reverberating all the way through north Bronx and Westchester County,…
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Paul Manafort, former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman whom he later pardoned, is backing away…
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Saturday called Donald Trump “clearly unhinged” and claimed that “something…
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump could owe more than $100 million in taxes as a result of a yearslong Internal…
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors are recommending a 40-year sentence for the man found guilty of using a hammer to attack former House…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Schools across the country are announcing teacher and staff layoffs as districts brace for the end of…
Continue ReadingBy Simone Pathe, CNN Silver Spring, Maryland (CNN) — The farmers market in this suburb of Washington, DC, was a ripe crowd for Angela…
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that his criminal trial in…
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump held a beachfront rally on the Jersey Shore on Saturday,…
Continue ReadingVotebeat reports on how Pennsylvania is making sure its mail-in ballots are counted in its…
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walked back his opposition to any government limits on…
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration moved Friday to terminate a decades-old agreement that governs conditions for…
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The US is trying to negotiate an agreement with the military junta that took over Niger last…
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — The Office of Congressional Ethics, a nonpartisan Capitol Hill watchdog, said there is “probable cause” to…
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas repeatedly pushed back on his critics during remarks Friday at a judicial…
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sustains his support in public polls and makes steady progress on gaining ballot access…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has declined to serve as a…
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US announced on Friday a new $400 million military aid package to Ukraine. The package includes weapons…
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told an Austin judicial conference on Friday…
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration said Friday that it is “reasonable to assess” that US weapons…
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed a one-week extension for federal aviation…
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — One of Donald Trump’s closest White House aides wrapped up her testimony…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — One of Donald Trump’s closest White House aides wrapped up her testimony…
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration is set to unveil a sweeping restructuring of former President Donald…
Continue ReadingVotebeat reports that specially numbered ballot paper is the latest effort to address activists’ demands in Brazos County,…
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US announced on Friday a new $400 million military aid package to Ukraine. The package includes weapons…
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana officials asked the Supreme Court on Friday to intervene in the ongoing legal fight over the state’s…
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the contempt-of-Congress conviction of Steve…
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the contempt-of-Congress conviction of Steve Bannon,…
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Henry Cuellar’s former campaign manager and another political operative have agreed to plead…
Continue ReadingThe deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for the May 21 Primary Election is Friday, May…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers continued their attack on the…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers continued their attack on the…
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US intelligence officials are watching closely to see if the United States’ support for Ukraine will lead the…
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan called out former President Donald Trump’s defense team…
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers continued their attack on the…
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Desperately needed humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza will at least…
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s decision this week to make public his ultimatum that…
Continue ReadingThe Greater Idaho Falls Chamber wants to help us get to know our local candidates running for officer later this month with a Super Thursday…
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’s against government limits on…
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday detailed the medical abnormality he…
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden’s latest attempts to throw out his federal gun case were rejected in back-to-back rulings…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — US lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to limit the amount of heavy metals found in baby food through…
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a man who claimed he had copyrighted music decades ago that was later used…
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett, Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Senate voted on Thursday to pass a major federal aviation bill…
Continue ReadingBy Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — Western intelligence believes Russia is seeking to exploit what it sees as a “window of opportunity” to…
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, expressed renewed optimism about US efforts to secure his release…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, was selected by the Florida GOP as an at-large…
Continue ReadingKLKN, CNN By Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage at a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa,…
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Racine, Wisconsin (CNN) — President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt some shipments of…
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Two prominent 2020 election deniers in Michigan were charged Wednesday with allegedly tampering with election…
Continue ReadingBy Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The House on Wednesday rejected a motion calling for Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster, rebuffing an…
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Health professionals have long warned that ultraprocessed foods can have detrimental impacts on the body,…
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