South Dakota bans trans women and girls from same-gender school sports teams
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By Steve Contorno and Eric Bradner, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence called out his former boss by name on Friday, saying that “President…
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN GOP leaders are facing growing pressure from conservative hardliners to put their political muscle behind a…
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN GOP leaders are facing growing pressure from conservative hardliners to put their political muscle behind a…
Continue Reading In censure of Cheney and Kinzinger, RNC calls events of January 6 ‘legitimate political discourse’
By Gabby Orr, CNN In a resolution formally censuring GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the Republican National Committee on Friday described…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Newly obtained records show Trump and Jim Jordan spoke at length on morning of January 6
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection is now in possession of White…
Continue Reading CDC extends controversial Trump-era border policy despite opposition from Biden allies
By Priscilla Alvarez and Shawna Mizelle, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rule this week that a public health authority…
Continue Reading In censure of Cheney and Kinzinger, RNC calls events of January 6 ‘legitimate political discourse’
By Gabby Orr, CNN In a resolution formally censuring GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the Republican National Committee on Friday described…
Continue Reading Lawmakers inch closer to a deal on Violence Against Women Act
By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN A bipartisan group of senators are moving closer to a long-sought deal to renew and modernize the lapsed Violence…
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By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing from Stormy…
Continue Reading Pentagon says deadly Afghan airport attack was carried out by a single suicide bomber and not a complex operation
By Jeremy Herb, Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The top US general in the Middle East said a Pentagon…
Continue Reading USDA announces updates to school meal nutrition standards to begin in 2022-2023 school year
The Biden administration will implement new updates to school nutrition standards for the coming academic years, the US Department of Agriculture…
Continue Reading Several establishment Republicans push back on party’s punishment of Cheney and Kinzinger
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Several establishment Republicans, including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, are publicly criticizing their…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Senate Republican race between Oz and McCormick turns ugly early
By Michael Warren and Alex Rogers, CNN In the Pennsylvania Senate race, one candidate is accusing a rival of having “dual loyalties” to…
Continue Reading Biden touts January jobs report that beat expectations despite Omicron surge
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the January jobs report that was significantly better than what most economists had…
Continue Reading Biden touts January jobs report that beat expectations despite Omicron surge
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the January jobs report that was significantly better than what most economists had…
Continue Reading Arizona Republican House speaker effectively dooms GOP bill to allow state legislature to reject election results
By Andy Rose and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A Republican bill that would have overhauled elections in Arizona — including giving the state…
Continue Reading USDA announces updates to school meal nutrition standards to begin in 2022-2023 school year
By Liz Stark, CNN The Biden administration will implement new updates to school nutrition standards for the coming academic years, the US Department…
Continue Reading Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Atlanta-area DA expects special grand jury in Trump probe to see a lot of activity in June and July
By Jamie Crawford, National Security Producer An Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to…
Continue Reading House passes bill to counter China’s influence with manufacturing and research investment
By Clare Foran, Katie Lobosco and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives voted Friday to make sweeping investments in American…
Continue Reading House to vote on bill to invest in manufacturing and research and counter China’s influence
By Clare Foran and Katie Lobosco, CNN The House is expected to vote on Friday on a bill that would make sweeping investments in American…
Continue Reading South Carolina judge is at the center of a political whirlwind around Biden’s Supreme Court decision
By Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN Politics is never far removed from the selection of any Supreme Court justice, but the political…
Continue Reading Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Atlanta-area DA expects special grand jury in Trump probe to see a lot of activity in June and July
By Jamie Crawford, National Security Producer An Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to…
Continue Reading Tense moments in Situation Room as Biden oversaw raid on ISIS leader that was months in the making
By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden watched in real time Wednesday as US commandos landed in Syria to raid…
Continue Reading Arizona Republican House speaker effectively dooms GOP bill to allow state legislature to reject election results
By Andy Rose and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A Republican bill that would have overhauled elections in Arizona — including giving the state…
Continue Reading State Department backs Team USA athletes’ freedom of expression in Beijing
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The State Department has shared information about China’s human rights abuses with US Olympic athletes and defended…
Continue Reading New York completes congressional redistricting, likely netting Democrats several seats
By Ethan Cohen and Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the state’s new congressional map into law Thursday, a…
Continue Reading Pentagon urges CEOs of largest defense companies to accelerate hypersonic weapons development as US lags behind China
By Kristin Fisher, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin encouraged CEOs from more than two dozen of America’s largest defense companies to…
Continue Reading Biden and NYC Mayor Eric Adams seal their alliance as Democrats face a crossroads on crime
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Their paths to the New York Police Department’s downtown Manhattan headquarters on Thursday could hardly have been more…
Continue Reading US Army to begin discharging soldiers who refuse Covid-19 vaccination
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The US Army will begin discharging soldiers who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, unless the service member has…
Continue Reading New DHS Cyber Safety Review Board will investigate major incidents
By Geneva Sands and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has established a Cyber Safety Review Board to examine “significant…
Continue Reading Russian troop buildup in Belarus is a ‘big worry’ to US and European officials
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US and European officials have expressed alarm at Russia’s military build-up in Belarus, describing it as a…
Continue Reading Mississippi becomes 37th state to legalize medical marijuana
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Medical marijuana for certain patients with debilitating conditions is now legal in Mississippi after the state’s…
Continue Reading Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark pleaded the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in January 6 committee interview
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark made good on his promise and pleaded the Fifth…
Continue Reading Biden authorizes $15 million transfer from DNC to House and Senate campaign committees
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden told party leaders at the White House on Wednesday that he has approved a…
Continue Reading Pence aides decline to talk about direct conversations with Trump even as they answer other questions
By Katelyn Polantz, Ryan Nobles, Gloria Borger and Jamie Gangel, CNN Top aides to Vice President Mike Pence did not discuss direct conversations with…
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Continue Reading ‘Watered down’ anti-Cheney and Kinzinger resolution advances at RNC winter meeting
By Gabby Orr, CNN Members of the Republican National Committee’s resolution committee unanimously passed a motion on Thursday to formally…
Continue Reading Some Trump endorsements spark frustration and fractures in the GOP
By Melanie Zanona, Gabby Orr and Alex Rogers, CNN Donald Trump recently extended an enticing offer to Vernon Jones: drop your flailing gubernatorial…
Continue Reading Virginia’s GOP governor wants to join parents’ lawsuit against school mask mandates
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking a circuit court for one of the state’s most populous counties to allow him to…
Continue Reading Virginia’s GOP governor wants to join parents’ lawsuit against school mask mandates
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking a circuit court for one of the state’s most populous counties to allow him to…
Continue Reading US alleges Russia planning false flag operation against Ukraine using ‘graphic’ video
By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials alleged Thursday that Russia has been preparing to “fabricate a pretext for an…
Continue Reading US alleges Russia planning false flag operation against Ukraine using ‘graphic’ video
By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials alleged Thursday that Russia has been preparing to “fabricate a pretext for an…
Continue Reading US alleges Russia planning false flag operation against Ukraine using ‘graphic’ video
By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials alleged Thursday that Russia has been preparing to “fabricate a pretext for an…
Continue Reading EPA, White House warn Louis DeJoy to halt plan to replace USPS fleet with gas-powered trucks
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The White House and Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday blasted the US Postal Service for its decision to replace the…
Continue Reading Tense moments in Situation Room as Biden oversaw raid on ISIS leader that was months in the making
By Kevin Liptak and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden watched in real time Wednesday as US commandos landed in Syria to raid a three-story…
Continue Reading Tense moments in Situation Room as Biden oversaw raid on ISIS leader that was months in the making
By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden watched in real time Wednesday as US commandos landed in Syria to raid…
Continue Reading Biden urges Congress to come together at annual National Prayer Breakfast: ‘How do we unite us again?’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday stressed the importance of unifying the country at a “moment of great division,” as…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Medicare expects to start paying for home Covid-19 tests this spring
By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare will start paying for home Covid-19 tests purchased at participating pharmacies and retailers, the Centers for Medicare…
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Simone Pathe, CNN There’s nothing like a Supreme Court vacancy to get people in Washington talking about the Senate. It’s less clear,…
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By Maegan Vazquez, Peter Nickeas, Evan Perez and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN President Joe Biden visited New York City on Thursday after a spate of…
Continue Reading Here’s why presidents send US troops abroad
By Oren Liebermann and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of 3,000 US troops to Poland, Germany and Romania to bolster…
Continue Reading Top Republicans leery of major Supreme Court fight as some conservatives itch for battle
By Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Kevin Cramer had just arrived at the US Capitol on Monday night when he found Senate Minority Leader Mitch…
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An ongoing feud over President Joe Biden’s immigration policies is escalating in Florida where Gov. Ron DeSantis is…
Continue Reading Biden formally bringing on 3 outside advisers to play key roles in Supreme Court nomination process
By Phil Mattingly, CNN The White House is formally bringing out three key outside advisers to guide President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Biden formally bringing on 3 outside advisers to play key roles in Supreme Court nomination process
By Phil Mattingly, CNN The White House is formally bringing out three key outside advisers to guide President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court…
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By Geneva Sands, CNN The federal coordinator for security at Super Bowl LVI said Wednesday he’s “cautiously optimistic and…
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has been meeting with the House select committee investigating…
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By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is ready to “hit the ground running” to vaccinate children aged six months to 5 years old as soon as…
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By Ariane de Vogue and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Lawyers for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and other groups told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it should…
Continue Reading US intelligence community report says ‘pulsed electromagnetic energy’ could cause Havana Syndrome
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN An intelligence panel investigating the cause of a spate of mysterious incidents that have struck dozens of US officials…
Continue Reading Luján will return to Senate in 4-6 weeks ‘barring any complications’ after stroke
By Manu Raju, Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who recently suffered a stroke, will be back in the Senate…
Continue Reading ICE director nomination again advances out of Senate committee despite GOP objection
By Geneva Sands, CNN President Joe Biden’s nominee to be Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, Ed Gonzalez, was advanced out of…
Continue Reading White House says it’s no longer calling potential Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘imminent’
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says it will no longer describe a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine as “imminent,” suggesting…
Continue Reading White House says it’s no longer calling potential Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘imminent’
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says it will no longer describe a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine as “imminent,” suggesting…
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Continue Reading Former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark met with January 6 committee for nearly two hours
By Holmes Lybrand, Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark and his attorneys met with…
Continue Reading How Schumer explains his Senate dilemma
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Continue Reading FBI urges Olympic athletes to leave personal phones at home ahead of Beijing games
By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner…
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Gov. Ron DeSantis has a new message to Dr. Anthony Fauci for Republicans to spread across Florida’s beaches.…
Continue Reading Star witness in Ukraine impeachment saga sues Trump allies and alleges conspiracy to intimidate him
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who served on the National Security Council and emerged as a star witness against…
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The National Archives decided on Tuesday that it will turn over former Vice President Mike…
Continue Reading Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark pleaded the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in January 6 committee interview
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark made good on his promise and pleaded the Fifth…
Continue Reading US troops to deploy to Eastern Europe amid Ukraine crisis
By Natasha Bertrand, Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN President Joe Biden has formally approved the deployment of 3,000 US troops to Poland,…
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By Phil Mattingly, CNN White House officials are bracing for an unusually weak January jobs report due to Omicron cases peaking at the same time the…
Continue Reading January 6 committee member says Trump ‘absolutely’ tampering with witnesses as he continues to dangle pardons
By Chandelis Duster, CNN A member of the House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol on Wednesday accused former President…
Continue Reading US officials prepare for potential Russian cyberattacks as Ukraine standoff continues
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The FBI is asking US businesses to report any uptick in Russian hacking threats — the latest effort to prepare for…
Continue Reading Michelle Childs: South Carolina judge touted for the educational diversity she’d bring to the Supreme Court
By Tierney Sneed The path that took US District Judge J. Michelle Childs to a public honors college in Florida is about as unconventional as the rest…
Continue Reading South Carolina judge is at the center of a political whirlwind around Biden’s Supreme Court decision
By Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN Politics is never far removed from the selection of any Supreme Court justice, but the political…
Continue Reading Ketanji Brown Jackson: The personal and legal record of the Supreme Court nominee
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Editor’s note: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings began…
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Six days after President Joe Biden‘s inauguration, White House counsel Dana Remus put in a call…
Continue Reading Leondra Kruger: California Supreme Court judge breaking barriers in the Golden State
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer As a 35-year-old assistant US solicitor general, Leondra Kruger stood before the…
Continue Reading Biden relaunches ‘Cancer Moonshot’ initiative aimed at halving rate of cancer deaths by 2047
By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday relaunched the White House’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative,…
Continue Reading NAACP pushes Garland to pursue federal charges in killing of Laquan McDonald by Chicago ex-officer
By Omar Jimenez, CNN The NAACP released a letter Tuesday calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to move forward with federal charges against…
Continue Reading NAACP pushes Garland to pursue federal charges in killing of Laquan McDonald by Chicago ex-officer
By Omar Jimenez, CNN The NAACP released a letter Tuesday calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to move forward with federal charges against…
Continue Reading Trump meddles in Georgia race to get candidate to back his 2020 falsehoods
By Gabby Orr, Melanie Zanona and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump has offered Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Jones his…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to WWII’s ‘Ghost Army’
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law that awards the Congressional Gold Medal to a top-secret US Army…
Continue Reading Fact check: GOP Rep. Chip Roy twice promotes false online rumor about Canadian PM fleeing to the US
By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime…
Continue Reading Fact check: GOP Rep. Chip Roy twice promotes false online rumor about Canadian PM fleeing to the US
By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime…
Continue Reading Trump’s PAC gave $1 million to Meadows’ non-profit weeks after House formed January 6 committee
By Eric Bradner, CNN Weeks after the House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection was formed, former President Donald Trump’s political…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Cawthorn files lawsuit to shut down candidacy challenge based on his role in January 6 insurrection
By Marshall Cohen Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, a staunch Donald Trump supporter who has pushed election fraud lies, has filed a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Florida bill aims to overhaul state election laws — including proposal for election police force
By Kelly Mena, CNN Florida lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at changing election laws in Florida including creating an election police…
Continue Reading House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer tests positive for Covid-19
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday that he had contracted Covid-19 and is “experiencing mild…
Continue Reading Proposal to endorse removing Cheney and Kinzinger from House GOP Conference gets more than 50 RNC co-sponsors
By Gabby Orr, CNN A proposal to endorse removing GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger from the House Republican Conference has gained steam ahead…
Continue Reading Sen. Ben Ray Luján expected to make full recovery after suffering stroke
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico announced Tuesday that he “suffered a stroke in the cerebellum” last week but…
Continue Reading FBI urges Olympic athletes to leave personal phones at home ahead of Beijing games
By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner…
Continue Reading Fact Check: Biden is not the first president to limit SCOTUS search to specific demographics
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN President Joe Biden’s commitment to nominate a Black woman as a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen…
Continue Reading Fourth quarter takeaways: Vulnerable Democrats and GOP groups build big war chests, George W. Bush weighs in
By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright, Alex Rogers and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN Some of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the Senate have…
Continue Reading Manchin delivers grim news for Biden’s Build Back Better plan: ‘It’s dead’
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Key swing vote Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia offered a grim pronouncement on the status of…
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