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Continue Reading Austin lambasts ‘irresponsible’ and ‘unprecedented’ Republican hold on military nominations
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Continue Reading Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in civil case, awards her $5 million
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Continue Reading First on CNN: DeSantis takes steps to again send migrants to Democratic-led cities
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Continue Reading Dianne Feinstein returns to the Capitol after extended absence
By Morgan Rimmer Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has returned to the Capitol after an extended absence while recovering from shingles.…
Continue Reading FBI disrupts Russian hacking tool used to steal information from foreign governments
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Continue Reading House Democrat’s bill is latest proposal aimed at alleged judge-shopping in abortion pill case
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Continue Reading GOP megadonor Harlan Crow rebuffs congressional request to disclose details about travel and real estate deals with Clarence Thomas
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Continue Reading What is Title 42, why is it ending and what’s happening now at the border?
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The end of a controversial border policy is looming. Title 42, the Trump-era pandemic public health restrictions that…
Continue Reading What is Title 42, why is it ending and what’s happening now at the border?
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The end of a controversial border policy is looming. Title 42, the Trump-era pandemic public health restrictions that…
Continue Reading Biden to meet with congressional leadership again on Friday as threat of national debt default looms
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden and top congressional leadership will meet again on Friday after they emerged from their hour-long meeting…
Continue Reading What E. Jean Carroll had to prove to win her case against Donald Trump
By Lauren del Valle, CNN E. Jean Carroll has prevailed in her civil trial against Donald Trump with a federal jury finding the former president…
Continue Reading What E. Jean Carroll had to prove to win her case against Donald Trump
By Lauren del Valle, CNN E. Jean Carroll has prevailed in her civil trial against Donald Trump with a federal jury finding the former president…
Continue Reading Debt default could occur in early June, forecasters say, backing Yellen
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Continue Reading Biden calls for ‘fair deal’ for writers as strike continues
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Continue Reading US announces $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine with counteroffensive looming
By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN The US has announced a $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine intended to “bolster its air…
Continue Reading Judge limits Trump’s sharing of information from New York criminal case on social media
By Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN The New York judge handling Donald Trump‘s criminal case approved a protective order on Monday that…
Continue Reading Georgia GOP chairman says he was just following orders from Trump lawyers
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Continue Reading Exclusive: McConnell details GOP efforts to not ‘screw this up’ in 2024 Senate battle
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Continue Reading Three GOP appointees, including 2 from Trump, will hear the next phase of major abortion pill case
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN E. Jean Carroll‘s civil battery and defamation trial against Donald Trump neared a close Monday with closing arguments…
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By Kyle Blaine, CNN Ron DeSantis grappled with how not to “piss off” then-President Donald Trump’s voters during 2018 debate…
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By Andrew Millman, CNN The leaders of the House Intelligence Committee, who are on a congressional trip to the Middle East, say countries in the…
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Continue Reading 43 Senate Republicans vow to oppose debt ceiling increase without spending cuts
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By Jason Morris and Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia signed legislation Friday that will create an oversight commission…
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Video of Trump’s deposition in E. Jean Carroll trial released to the public
By Kara Scannell, CNN The video deposition of Donald Trump played before the jury in the E. Jean Carroll civil battery and defamation trial was made…
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Continue Reading Walensky leaving post as CDC director
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is leaving her government post, the…
Continue Reading Madison Cawthorn pleads guilty in case over bringing a loaded handgun through TSA checkpoint
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Continue Reading Neera Tanden will replace Susan Rice as domestic policy adviser, Biden announces
By Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden announced Friday that Neera Tanden will succeed Susan Rice as the White House domestic policy adviser. The…
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By Rebekah Riess and Kate Conerly, CNN Former Florida gubernatorial candidate and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum was found not guilty of lying to…
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By Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden attended the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom on Saturday and…
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed on Wednesday a collection of bills restricting access to abortion, triggering…
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By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republican leadership came into power on a pro-police, tough-on-crime message. Four months later, that position is in…
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Continue Reading E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump rest their cases in civil rape trial, but Trump could still testify
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Attorneys for E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump rested their respective cases in the battery and defamation trial against the…
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