New January 6 court filings reveal what Trump is trying to keep secret from Congress
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Republican voters cut Youngkin some slack as he walks tightrope on Trump
By Dan Merica and Eric Bradner, CNN Donald Trump may not physically be in Virginia for the commonwealth’s critical off-year elections. But to…
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By Clare Foran, CNN Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal has risen quickly in the ranks of Washington to become a powerful progressive leader on Capitol…
Continue Reading Biden and European leaders say they’re ‘convinced’ Iran deal can be quickly restored
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and three of his European allies said in a joint statement on Saturday that they’re…
Continue Reading Trump lawyer John Eastman said ‘courage and the spine’ would help Pence send election to the House in comments before January 6
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN John Eastman, a conservative lawyer working with then-President Donald Trump’s legal team, said in a…
Continue Reading Overturning Roe could mean women seeking abortions have to travel hundreds of miles
By Tierney Sneed and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN A Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade could bring abortion bans to as many as half the…
Continue Reading Biden takes selfies with first responders and medical personnel at the G20 summit
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Saturday stopped to take selfies with first responders and medical personnel who joined Group of 20…
Continue Reading New January 6 court filings reveal what Trump is trying to keep secret from Congress
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Specifics about former President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep secret the support from his…
Continue Reading Joe Biden gets a win on global taxes at his first G20 as President
By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s first day at the Group of 20 Summit began Saturday with the President achieving…
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By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will face a more skeptical global audience than his first day in Rome when he attends the…
Continue Reading Iowa governor signs law granting unemployment benefits to those fired for not being vaccinated
By Shawna Mizelle and Kay Jones, CNN Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Friday that grants unemployment benefits to those…
Continue Reading DHS releases rules for opening land borders to foreign nationals next month
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security on Friday issued new rules for reopening the nation’s land borders on November 8.…
Continue Reading As early voting nears its end, McAuliffe and Youngkin campaign in decidedly different ways
By Dan Merica, Eric Bradner and Eva McKend, CNN In the increasingly nationalized race to be Virginia’s next governor, Democrat Terry McAuliffe…
Continue Reading As early voting nears its end, McAuliffe and Youngkin campaign in decidedly different ways
By Dan Merica, Eric Bradner and Eva McKend, CNN In the increasingly nationalized race to be Virginia’s next governor, Democrat Terry McAuliffe…
Continue Reading Texas and 10-state coalition file lawsuits challenging Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors
By Amy Simonson, Rebekah Riess and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Texas on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Border Patrol tallies record 557 migrant deaths on US-Mexico border in 2021 fiscal year
By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol recorded more migrant deaths on the US southern border in fiscal year 2021 than in any prior year on record,…
Continue Reading Reality star Jim Bob Duggar announces candidacy for Arkansas state Senate
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Reality star Jim Bob Duggar, whose family was the subject of the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting,” on Friday…
Continue Reading Government watchdog blasts State and Defense departments for withholding key information about Afghanistan
By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US government’s Afghanistan watchdog blasted the State and Defense departments for withholding…
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By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, Democrats on Capitol Hill scrambled to achieve consensus on key pieces of President Joe Biden’s agenda as he…
Continue Reading Albany County sheriff says office charged former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo before informing DA
By Gregory Krieg and Sonia Moghe, CNN The Albany County sheriff on Friday acknowledged that his office did not coordinate with the local district…
Continue Reading Supreme Court declines to block Maine health care employee vaccine mandate
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to block a Maine rule that requires certain health care…
Continue Reading US Intelligence community releases full declassified report that does not determine origin of Covid-19
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US intelligence community released a declassified report on Friday that confirmed that it has not reached a conclusion on…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to review EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases and address climate crisis
By Ariane de Vogue and Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case from Republican-led states and coal producers challenging…
Continue Reading READ: US intelligence community’s declassified report on the origins of Covid-19
By CNN The US intelligence community on Friday released a declassified report that confirmed it has not reached a conclusion on the origins of…
Continue Reading After touch-and-go negotiations, climate emerges as big winner in Biden’s economic framework
By Ella Nilsen, CNN As the dust settles on Democrats’ $1.75 trillion economic framework, climate has emerged as a big winner. The framework…
Continue Reading After touch-and-go negotiations, climate emerges as big winner in Biden’s economic framework
By Ella Nilsen, CNN As the dust settles on Democrats’ $1.75 trillion economic framework, climate has emerged as a big winner. The framework…
Continue Reading US is deeply skeptical and considering taking tougher action as Iran says it will return to nuclear talks
By Kylie Atwood, Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials are highly skeptical that renewed talks over the Iran nuclear deal will yield…
Continue Reading New York Attorney General Letitia James announces run for governor
By Gregory Krieg and Laura Ly, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James entered the race for governor on Friday, kicking off a Democratic primary…
Continue Reading Families forcibly separated at the border by the Trump administration seeking settlements in ongoing negotiations
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Migrant families who were forcibly separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration could receive hundreds…
Continue Reading Biden tells French President the US was ‘clumsy’ in handling nuclear submarine deal
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday admitted that his administration was “clumsy” in its handling of the deal that…
Continue Reading Biden administration tries again to end Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ migrant policy
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is trying for a second time to end the controversial Trump-era “Remain in Mexico”…
Continue Reading Adam Kinzinger, outspoken GOP Trump critic, won’t seek reelection for US House seat
By Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois who has been a strong critic of former President Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading Biden says Pope told him he’s a good Catholic and should continue receiving communion
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday that Pope Francis told the President that he should continue receiving communion, and the Pope…
Continue Reading ‘We are struggling every day’: Supply chain crunch threatens to leave some of the neediest Americans without enough to eat
By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain.…
Continue Reading US sanctions commander of Iranian drone program that attacked shipping vessel
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration on Friday sanctioned the commander of the military drone unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…
Continue Reading Adam Kinzinger, outspoken GOP Trump critic, won’t seek reelection for US House seat
By Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois who has been a strong critic of former President Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading White House doctor gets the chance to meet Pope Francis during Biden visit
By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden arrived at the Vatican on Friday to meet Pope Francis, he brought with him 10 of his closest advisers…
Continue Reading ‘God love ya’: Warm relationship between the world’s most powerful Catholics on display as Biden and Pope Francis meet
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The world’s most powerful Catholics — President Joe Biden and Pope Francis — held 90…
Continue Reading Biden gives Pope a sentimental challenge coin: ‘The next time I see you, if you don’t have it you have to buy the drinks’
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden gave Pope Francis a deeply personal challenge coin during his trip to the Vatican on…
Continue Reading Jill Biden surrounded by her family’s deep roots in Italy as she returns to the Eternal City
By Kate Bennett, CNN Six months after the death of their son Beau in 2015, Jill Biden and then-Vice President Joe Biden could not bear the thought of…
Continue Reading USPS agrees to provide daily election mail reports to Virginia Democrats after lawsuit claiming delays
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Postal Service has agreed to provide the Democratic Party of Virginia with a daily report detailing how it has…
Continue Reading Obama returns to the world stage to boost Biden and reassure leaders after four years of Trump
By Isaac Dovere, CNN Barack Obama is headed to next week’s big climate conference in Glasgow to try and convince the world that America is more…
Continue Reading Albany County sheriff says office charged former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo before informing DA
By Gregory Krieg and Sonia Moghe, CNN The Albany County sheriff on Friday acknowledged that his office did not coordinate with the local district…
Continue Reading Italian leaders host Biden on first day of European summit trip
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday met with Italy’s President and Prime Minister in Rome on the first day of his second major…
Continue Reading The two newest Supreme Court justices could redraw the road map for the Second Amendment in courts
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could broaden gun rights…
Continue Reading Biden tells French President the US was ‘clumsy’ in handling nuclear submarine deal
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday admitted that his administration was “clumsy” in its handling of the deal that…
Continue Reading Biden tells French President the US was ‘clumsy’ in handling nuclear submarine deal
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday admitted that his administration was “clumsy” in its handling of the deal that…
Continue Reading ‘God love ya’: Warm relationship between the world’s most powerful Catholics on display as Biden and Pope Francis meet
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The world’s most powerful Catholics — President Joe Biden and Pope Francis — held 90…
Continue Reading Italian leaders host Biden on first day of European summit trip
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday met with Italy’s President and Prime Minister in Rome on the first day of his second major…
Continue Reading Education Department files cease and desist complaint against Florida over mask-related school funding
By Liz Stark, CNN The US Department of Education filed a complaint Thursday against Florida’s Education Department for its decision to reduce…
Continue Reading Former Virginia Gov. A. Linwood Holton Jr. dies at 98
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Continue Reading DeSantis announces new lawsuit against Biden administration over vaccine mandate requirement for federal contractors
By Gregory Lemos and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced the state has officially filed a new lawsuit in Tampa…
Continue Reading Biden names Sara Minkara as US special adviser on international disability rights
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the appointment of Sara Minkara as the US special adviser on international disability…
Continue Reading House committee intends to subpoena fossil fuel companies for documents about climate disinformation
By Matt Egan and Ella Nilsen, CNN House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney announced at the end of Thursday’s hearing with top executives from the…
Continue Reading Mitt Romney dresses up as Ted Lasso, has ‘biscuits with the boss’ with Kyrsten Sinema
By Madeleine Morgenstern, CNN Sen. Mitt Romney laced up his boots and put on his best Ted Lasso for Halloween, fake mustache and all. “Warming…
Continue Reading Mitt Romney dresses up as Ted Lasso, has ‘biscuits with the boss’ with Kyrsten Sinema
By Madeleine Morgenstern, CNN Sen. Mitt Romney laced up his boots and put on his best Ted Lasso for Halloween, fake mustache and all. “Warming…
Continue Reading Key Trump allies granted postponements by January 6 committee
By Ryan Nobles, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark will not testify Friday before the House select committee investigating the…
Continue Reading SEC is still investigating Sen. Richard Burr for insider trading, court filings say
By Tierney Sneed A US Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation into stock trades made by Sen. Richard Burr and his…
Continue Reading Senate confirmation votes build out Biden’s Justice Department leadership team
By Tierney Sneed, CNN President Joe Biden saw the number of Senate-confirmed members of his Justice Department leadership team nearly double…
Continue Reading Billionaires’ wealth has soared 70% in the pandemic. That’s one reason why Democrats wanted to tax them.
By Tami Luhby, CNN Already massively wealthy, America’s billionaires saw their collective fortunes soar more than 70% to more than $5 trillion…
Continue Reading Complaint alleging a sex crime has been filed against former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo
By Sonia Moghe, Gregory Krieg and Brian Vitagliano, CNN A criminal complaint alleging forcible touching, a sex crime, has been filed against former…
Continue Reading Russian accused of being part of cybercrime ring extradited from South Korea to Ohio
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Russian man accused of being part of cybercrime ring that infected millions of computers worldwide was arraigned in federal…
Continue Reading Top DC federal judge criticizes “schizophrenic” Justice Department approach to January 6 cases
By Marshall Cohen The chief judge in Washington, DC’s federal court laid into the Justice Department on Thursday for its…
Continue Reading ‘We are struggling every day’: Supply chain crunch threatens to leave some of the neediest Americans without enough to eat
By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain.…
Continue Reading ‘We are struggling every day’: Supply chain crunch threatens to leave some of the neediest Americans without enough to eat
By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain.…
Continue Reading READ: The latest draft of Biden’s economic agenda bill
By CNN The Democrats’ most updated text of President Joe Biden’s climate and economic policy bill, based on a framework he laid out…
Continue Reading Senior US general warns China’s military progress is ‘stunning’ as US is hampered by ‘brutal’ bureaucracy
By Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann, CNN In the wake of China’s test of a hypersonic missile, the second most senior US general said Thursday…
Continue Reading Biden heads to Europe with his economic agenda — and his presidency — in the balance back home
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden left Thursday for his second trip abroad with his massive domestic agenda — and, by his own admission,…
Continue Reading January 6 committee is losing patience with Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows as it seeks his testimony
By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Paula Reid, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating January 6 are losing patience…
Continue Reading 12 GOP ‘Young Guns’ embrace Trump’s election falsehoods
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Continue Reading Congressional Women’s Softball Game returns after Covid delay
By Shawna Mizelle and Chandelis Duster, CNN A bipartisan group of congressional members and the Washington press corps returned to the field on…
Continue Reading China reiterates firm opposition to US-Taiwan military contact in response to CNN interview
By Nicole Gaouette, CNN The Chinese government on Thursday reiterated its long-standing opposition to any official and military contact between the…
Continue Reading China reiterates firm opposition to US-Taiwan military contact in response to CNN interview
By Nicole Gaouette, CNN The Chinese government on Thursday reiterated its long-standing opposition to any official and military contact between the…
Continue Reading Biden heads to Europe with his economic agenda — and his presidency — in the balance back home
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden was preparing to leave Thursday for his second trip abroad with his massive domestic agenda — and, by…
Continue Reading China’s latest missile test raises the stakes for Biden’s nuclear weapons review
By Natasha Bertrand China’s test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile has given new fuel to critics of President Joe Biden’s ambitious…
Continue Reading Prominent theologian and Trump critic Russell Moore warns that ex-president could win again
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Public theologian Russell Moore, a prominent evangelical leader who was an early critic of Donald Trump, says he…
Continue Reading Former Justice Department official who backed unfounded voter fraud claims parts with lawyer
By Ryan Nobles and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffery Clark, who had been scheduled to testify on Friday before the…
Continue Reading READ: White House details Build Back Better spending framework
By CNN President Joe Biden is set to announce the $1.75 trillion framework on his economic and climate agenda Thursday as he addresses the House…
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Continue Reading Here’s what’s in the $1.75 trillion economic plan Biden will try to sell to his party
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday will make the case for a significantly scaled-back version of his massive economic plan to…
Continue Reading Congressional Women’s Softball Game returns after Covid delay
By Shawna Mizelle and Chandelis Duster, CNN A bipartisan group of congressional members and the Washington press corps returned to the field on…
Continue Reading At a time of historic change, Virginia will elect a woman of color for the first time as lieutenant governor
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Virginia is primed to elect a woman of color as its next lieutenant governor at a time when the commonwealth is facing a…
Continue Reading At a time of historic change, Virginia will elect a woman of color for the first time as lieutenant governor
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Virginia is primed to elect a woman of color as its next lieutenant governor at a time when the commonwealth is facing a…
Continue Reading Biden hampered by lack of confirmed ambassadors ahead of key foreign trip
By Kylie Atwood, Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN As President Joe Biden prepares to travel to Rome and Glasgow for his first G20…
Continue Reading House Democrats again delay infrastructure vote amid party divisions
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN House Democratic leaders on Thursday were once again forced to push back the timeline…
Continue Reading Biden heads to Europe with his economic agenda — and his presidency — in the balance back home
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden left Thursday for his second trip abroad with his massive domestic agenda — and, by his own admission,…
Continue Reading House committee intends to subpoena fossil fuel companies for documents about climate disinformation
By Matt Egan and Ella Nilsen, CNN House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney announced at the end of Thursday’s hearing with top executives from the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court is flooded with briefs as arguments on Texas abortion law approach
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court received a flood of legal briefs Wednesday concerning Texas’ six-week abortion…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats working on a Medicaid compromise to cover those in coverage gap through Obamacare plans
By Jessica Dean and Ali Zaslav, CNN The creation of a federal Medicaid expansion program is likely not going to be in the Democrats’ sweeping…
Continue Reading DOJ pushes back against claims of mistreatment at DC jail where dozens of Capitol rioters are being held
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Federal prosecutors on Wednesday pushed back against claims of mistreatment at a Washington, DC, jail…
Continue Reading White House prepares to roll out climate actions to help meet Biden’s goals, with or without Congress
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The White House is preparing to roll out a slate of executive actions and federal regulations to help President Joe Biden hit his…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin has made millions from coal. His ties are now facing examination as Democrats scramble for a climate and economic agreement
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s long-standing financial ties to the coal industry are facing fresh scrutiny…
Continue Reading Top US general says China hypersonic test is ‘very concerning’
By Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Kristin Fisher, CNN The top US general said China’s test of a hypersonic weapon over the summer was…
Continue Reading Paid leave falls out of Democratic package in urgent scramble to secure Manchin’s support
By Phil Mattingly, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Democrats are expected to scrap paid family and medical leave from their cornerstone economic and…
Continue Reading Intelligence leaders defend efforts to promote diversity in face of Republican attacks
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The Biden administration’s most senior intelligence officials defended their push to boost diversity in the ranks of…
Continue Reading Horse patrol investigation slow moving despite DHS promise to conclude in ‘days’
By Geneva Sands and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An internal investigation into US Border Patrol agents on horseback who confronted migrants in Texas,…
Continue Reading Some House depositions of people who helped plan rallies preceding Capitol attack are postponed
By Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has granted short postponements of the scheduled depositions…
Continue Reading Garland hopes ‘as much as possible’ of Durham report will be public
By Marshall Cohen Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that he wants “as much as possible” of special counsel Robert…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioter with Proud Boys ties to plead guilty, lawyer says
By Marshall Cohen and Em Steck, CNN A January 6 riot defendant with ties to the Proud Boys, who was recently profiled by CNN for promoting false-flag…
Continue Reading Manchin pushes back on billionaire tax as Democrats struggle to cut a deal on Biden agenda
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday resisted a last-ditch move by Democrats to impose a new tax on billionaires to help…
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