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By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The nominee to be the US military’s most senior general warned US airmen in a letter this week that the Chinese military wants “to exploit your knowledge and skill to fill gaps in their military capability.” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, who

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked a judge Friday to move a lawsuit that cites the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office in an attempt to block his name from the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado from state to federal court. The underlying lawsuit, filed

By CNN (CNN) — A Georgia state judge released the full final report Friday morning of the special grand jury that investigated Donald Trump and his allies’ attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Read the special grand jury report here. The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery

By Sara Murray, Jason Morris, Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The special grand jury in Fulton County investigating the 2020 presidential election in Georgia recommended charges against Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, according to the special counsel grand jury

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — With less than a month before federal student loan payments restart after the years-long pandemic pause, many borrowers are having a hard time connecting with their loan servicer. Some are having to wait hours on hold to find out how much they owe, what day their first payment

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sharply rejected calls from Democratic senators that he not participate in an upcoming tax case where one of the lawyers involved also participated in recent Wall Street Journal interviews of the conservative jurist. Alito, in a court filing Friday, said the argument for

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is making a new digital ad buy highlighting former President Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates’ hardline abortion stances, according to a Biden campaign aide, as the campaign looks to find its footing in the 2024 race. The latest push to spotlight Republican

By Kevin Liptak, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived in India on Friday for a two-day summit at a moment of division among the world’s leading economies, hoping to seize on an opening created by the absence of the Russian and Chinese leaders. Biden’s first order of business upon arriving was a

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Washington (CNN) — FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Thursday that the number of Russian spies operating inside the United States is “still way too big,” despite efforts to kick them out. “The Russian traditional counterintelligence threat continues to loom large,” Wray said during public remarks at the Spy Museum in

By Daniel Dale and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that polls show his support among Black Americans has quadrupled or quintupled since his mug shot was released. The booking photo was taken on August 24, when Trump was arrested in Fulton County, Georgia, on charges connected to his

By Daniel Strauss and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump received the endorsement of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Friday night, as he appeared for a campaign rally in the state. Noem told the crowd gathered in Rapid City that Trump has her “full and complete endorsement for president of the United

By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The White House Situation Room, the high-security complex beneath the West Wing where presidents watch history unfold and receive top-secret intelligence, has undergone a much-needed makeover for the first time in 15 years. The yearlong gut renovation saw the ground dug out five feet to remove concrete and cables,

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When the Supreme Court considered the challenge to an Alabama congressional map that shortchanged the state’s Black voters, liberal justices expected the conservative majority to side with Alabama – if not gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act altogether. Instead, the justices emerged from their first

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Reporters traveling with President Joe Biden to India for this week’s G20 summit won’t get the opportunity to lob questions to Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the two leaders meet in New Delhi, despite multiple requests from the administration for more press access, the White House

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay Thursday night allowing the state of Texas to keep floating barriers in the Rio Grande. A lower court judge had ordered Texas to take down the barriers by September 15 at its own expense.

By Paula Reid, Kristen Holmes and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and onetime attorney to Donald Trump, owes millions of dollars in legal fees, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, a debt that Giuliani hopes to eat into Thursday night at a fundraiser at Trump’s Bedminster

By Kyle Feldscher, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden’s defenders downplayed worries over his age and poor poll numbers on Thursday as the president faced a fresh wave of concern related to his ability to serve a second term. A CNN poll released Thursday morning showed the president’s approval

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US Justice Department on Thursday announced indictments against nine men for working for a notorious cybercriminal network with alleged ties to Russian intelligence and which held US hospitals for ransom and reaped over $100 million in payments. It’s the culmination of a years-long FBI investigation into a ransomware

CNN, WFOX, WJAX By Jessica Dean and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis aggressively pushed back Thursday against a man who blamed him for the deaths in a racially motivated attack in Jacksonville last month. “I did not allow anything with that,” DeSantis – also a 2024 Republican presidential candidate –

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The swift conviction of Donald Trump’s former trade adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress sent two warnings to the multiple co-defendants in the ex-president’s approaching criminal trials. The first is that nobody, not even former White House big shots claiming to be empowered by presidential authority,

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The swift conviction of Donald Trump’s former trade adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress sent two warnings to the multiple co-defendants in the ex-president’s approaching criminal trials. The first is that nobody, not even former White House big shots claiming to be empowered by presidential authority,

By Kristen Holmes and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to endorse former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in her home state Friday, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN, fueling speculation about the role the Republican governor may play in his third bid for the

By Jessica Dean and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis aggressively pushed back Thursday against a man who blamed him for the deaths in a racially motivated attack in Jacksonville last month. “I did not allow anything with that,” DeSantis – also a 2024 Republican presidential candidate – said to the

By Annie Grayer and Sara Murray, CNN Washington (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis delivered a scathing response to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan’s demands for information about her investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, slamming the Republican for trying to “interfere with an active criminal case,” according

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Cleveland (CNN) — Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Thursday that the Supreme Court is working on “concrete steps” to address ethics issues at the high court amid an array of recent news stories on justices’ travel and relationships with political donors. Appearing before an audience of judges and

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US is repositioning some troops and military equipment within Niger and removing some non-essential personnel from the country six weeks after a military coup toppled the democratically elected government, according to a US military official. The troops will move from the Air Base 101 near Niamey, the Nigerien

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday ramped up pressure on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to approve its request to tie aid for Ukraine with increased disaster relief funding ahead of a government funding showdown. “Lives are at stake across a wide range of urgent, bipartisan priorities for the American people

By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday formally notified the judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case that he “may” try to move his state case into federal court. Trump’s lawyers have previously said they would try to move the case, which could help him get the charges dropped by invoking

By Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — While House Democrats are confident they can defend President Joe Biden against a potential impeachment inquiry, many wish for a clearer strategy against GOP allegations on a known sensitive topic in the West Wing: Hunter Biden. A new CNN poll out Thursday shows the

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — For at least the third time in the last two weeks, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has falsely described something he wrote before he launched his campaign. The three false claims have something in common. Ramaswamy made all three as he tried to distance himself from his past

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden intends to nominate Michael Whitaker as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, the White House announced Thursday. Whitaker has previously served as deputy administrator of the agency and is “currently the chief operating officer of Supernal, a Hyundai Motor Group company designing an electric advanced air

By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Former Donald Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress for not complying to a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Navarro is the second ex-aide to the former president to be

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Suspected Chinese operatives have used images made by artificial intelligence to mimic American voters online in an attempt to spread disinformation and provoke discussion on divisive political issues as the 2024 US election approaches, Microsoft analysts warned Thursday. In the last nine months, the operatives have posted striking AI-made

By Casey Gannon and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The grand jury that handed up the indictment against former President Donald Trump stemming from efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election is meeting Thursday at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, after an over four-week hiatus. CNN saw the jurors working for special counsel

CNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company’s Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet, according to an excerpt adapted from Walter Isaacson’s new biography of the eccentric billionaire titled “Elon

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — One of the fake electors put forward by Republicans in Michigan said in December 2020 that the plan to use a slate of fake electors to help Donald Trump win their state came together following conversations with “some very incredible constitutional attorneys” from the Trump campaign.

CNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — One of the fake electors put forward by Republicans in Michigan said in December 2020 that the plan to use a slate of fake electors to help Donald Trump win their state came together following conversations with “some very incredible constitutional attorneys” from the Trump

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers not to turn on his company’s Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet, according to an excerpt adapted from Walter Isaacson’s new biography of the eccentric billionaire titled “Elon

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Most Americans say they think President Joe Biden was involved in his son’s business dealings with Ukraine and China while he served as vice president under Barack Obama, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. A majority, 61%, say they think that Biden had at least some involvement

By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden faces continued headwinds from broadly negative job ratings overall, widespread concerns about his age and decreased confidence among Democratic-aligned voters, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. There is no clear leader in a potential rematch between Biden and former President

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The crowd of Democrats gathered on the sweltering tiki-themed deck of Kilroy’s, a sports bar in deep-blue Northern Virginia, knew better than most people what’s at stake in their state’s November elections. But Tim Kaine, one of their party’s two US senators, reminded them anyway. “I would argue that

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The Chinese hackers who breached senior US officials’ emails in May and June were able to do so by first stealing sensitive data from a Microsoft engineer, the company revealed Wednesday. Multiple mishaps, including the crash of an internal Microsoft system in April 2021 and the hack of the

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former congressional aide Celeste Maloy will win the Republican special primary election to succeed her onetime boss, GOP Rep. Chris Stewart, in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, CNN projects. Stewart, who had endorsed Maloy, is expected to vacate the seat on September 15 over his wife’s health concerns. Maloy will

By Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wants to keep the identities of jurors who may be chosen to hear the Georgia 2020 election interference case secret, after grand jurors who issued the indictment against Donald Trump and his allies were doxed online, according to a new court filing. Willis

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Mar-a-Lago IT worker Yuscil Taveras has struck a cooperation agreement with the special counsel’s office in the federal case over former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, Taveras’ former defense attorney said in a new court filing. Taveras struck the deal with prosecutors after he was threatened

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The shape of the sprawling Fulton County, Georgia, trial against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants began to emerge Wednesday at the first televised hearing in the case since the indictment was filed last month. The Fulton County district attorney’s office said it’s planned a four months-long

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico. Personal Birth date: November 15, 1947 Death date: September 1, 2023 Birth place: Pasadena, California Birth name: William Blaine Richardson III Father: William Blaine Richardson Jr., executive with Citibank Mother: Maria Luisa (Lopez-Collada) Richardson Marriage: Barbara

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Kyung Lah and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday called on his party to turn away from what he described as a growing threat of populism led by his former White House boss Donald Trump and “his imitators.” In a speech delivered at the New Hampshire

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Justice Department and the Department of the Navy announced a streamlined application process on Wednesday for qualifying veterans who were exposed to toxic water at the Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune to receive financial settlements from the government. The new process is an effort to speed up

CNN By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — The escalating feud between Democrats and Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama Republican’s blockade of roughly 300 military nominees could soon lead to an even riskier situation: Holding up the confirmation of the nation’s highest-ranking military officer. Gen. C.Q. Brown, who was nominated to be the

CNN By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — The escalating feud between Democrats and Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama Republican’s blockade of roughly 300 military nominees could soon lead to an even riskier situation: Holding up the confirmation of the nation’s highest-ranking military officer. Gen. C.Q. Brown, who was nominated to be the

By CNN staff (CNN) — Bond documents signed by Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case were filed with the Fulton County Superior Court Tuesday. Last month, the former president agreed to a $200,000 bond, which he covered the cost of by putting 10% toward it and working with a local Atlanta bond company.

CNN By Manu Raju, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Capitol’s attending physician, Brian Monahan, said in a new letter that there is no evidence Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell has a seizure disorder – or that he experienced a stroke or a movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease – after the

By Eric Bradner and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “wasn’t the man he publicly proclaimed to be,” the state House Republican who is leading the impeachment case against Paxton told the state Senate on Tuesday. “He betrayed his constituents and the sacred public trust that’s been given him. And in

CNN By Ethan Cohen and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal court blocked a newly drawn Alabama congressional map on Tuesday because it didn’t create a second majority-Black district as the Supreme Court had ordered earlier this year. In a unanimous decision from a three-judge panel, which had overseen the case before it reached

CNN By Zachary Cohen and Paula Reid, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith is still pursuing his investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election a month after indicting Donald Trump for orchestrating a broad conspiracy to remain in power, a widening of the probe that raises the possibility others could still face

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CNN By Kylie Atwood, Nectar Gan and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin for discussions on a potential deal to supply Moscow with weapons for its war on Ukraine, according to the US government. The National Security Council warned Monday that

By Eric Bradner and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — The impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who faces accusations of repeatedly abusing his office to help a donor, is set to begin Tuesday in the state Senate. Paxton, a firebrand conservative Republican who has aligned himself with former President Donald Trump and

CNN Analysis by Ronald Brownstein (CNN) — Much remains unknown of course about the presidential general election whose traditional kick-off will come one year from today on Labor Day, 2024. But one thing is already clear: the race will almost certainly be decided by a handful of voters in the very few states not entirely

CNN By Andrew Millman and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine said Sunday “there’s a powerful argument to be made” for barring Donald Trump from the presidential ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office. “My sense is it’s probably going to get resolved in the courts,”

By Andrew Millman and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine said Sunday “there’s a powerful argument to be made” for barring Donald Trump from the presidential ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office. “My sense is it’s probably going to get resolved in the courts,” Kaine

CNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The mother of one of the 13 US service members killed in the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing is demanding answers from the Biden administration about her son’s death, saying Friday that she wants to know more about his final moments. “Just accurate statements of where my child was

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon said former President Donald Trump advised her to “talk differently about abortion,” as she took a hardline approach on the issue during her bid to unseat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year. Speaking with Trump on her podcast episode that aired Wednesday, Dixon

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Some of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sprawling election subversion case in Georgia are trying all sorts of ways to fund their mounting legal bills – yet the costs of the 2020 election fallout may quickly exceed their abilities to pay.

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Defense has launched a website intended to be a “one-stop shop” for publicly available information on “unidentified anomalous phenomena” – UAPs, more commonly known as UFOs. The site will also serve as an information hub of resolved UAP cases, including photos and videos as soon

CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Defense has launched a website intended to be a “one-stop shop” for publicly available information on “unidentified anomalous phenomena” – UAPs, more commonly known as UFOs. The site will also serve as an information hub of resolved UAP cases, including photos and videos as

CNN By Jason Morris (CNN) — The Fulton County, Georgia, judge overseeing the sprawling 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants says that all proceedings in his courtroom related to the case will be livestreamed and allowed to be televised. The ruling, however, would be subject to change and

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A New York state appellate court judge has put the civil fraud trial involving the New York attorney general’s office and former President Donald Trump on temporary hold, raising questions about whether the trial will begin next month as planned, according to three people familiar with the court

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in the sprawling Fulton County election interference case, according to a new court filing. Trump had been scheduled to be arraigned in person on Wednesday. Georgia law allows criminal defendants to waive their in-person appearance and enter a formal plea

CNN By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed Thursday that Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid for private jet trips for Thomas in 2022 to attend a speech in Texas and a vacation at Crow’s luxurious New York estate, as ethics questions continue to rock the Supreme Court. In

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House is pushing Congress to pass a short-term spending bill to avoid a shutdown and ensure continuity of government services while the key players hash out a long list of disagreements. “Although the crucial work continues to reach a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on fiscal year 2024 appropriations

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Two Trump co-defendants in Georgia who requested speedy trials asked a judge Wednesday to formally separate their cases from the sprawling overall indictment, a move that would undercut Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ attempt to hold one massive trial for all 19 defendants in the election interference

CNN By Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office alleged as part of their civil fraud lawsuit against the former president, his adult

By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent Washington (CNN) — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is medically cleared to continue his schedule, the US Capitol physician said Thursday, after he froze for the second time in as many months in public. The statement comes as McConnell moved behind the scenes to reassure his allies and donors

By Kylie Atwood (CNN) — The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress on Tuesday. The package – which is part of the State Department’s foreign military financing (FMF) program – totals

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — A federal judge has determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas. The decision could lead to significant penalties for the former Donald Trump attorney. In court

CNN, WXIX Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It was an excruciating moment of powerlessness for one of Washington’s most powerful men. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s words dried up and he froze, standing silent and staring straight ahead for around 30 painful seconds in the middle of a press conference Wednesday – the

CNN, MICHAEL BOBBITT, WCTV, AIO FILMZ, PHILIP BARKER, WPLG, TONY PEREZ By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged enduring support for Americans affected by Hurricane Idalia and the Hawaii wildfires while making clear he’s ready to blame congressional Republicans if there isn’t enough funding for the response to a confluence

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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Even though President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program was blocked by the Supreme Court earlier this year, his administration is moving forward with more targeted student debt cancellations allowed under existing programs. The Department of Education said Wednesday that it is canceling $72 million in federal student

CNN, WLWT Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It was an excruciating moment of powerlessness for one of Washington’s most powerful men. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s words dried up and he froze, standing silent and staring straight ahead for around 30 painful seconds in the middle of a press conference Wednesday – the

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Family members of the 13 US service members killed two years ago in the Abbey Gate bombing during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan demanded accountability and answers from the Biden administration on Tuesday in emotional testimony about the withdrawal and their losses. “Jared, David, Nicole, Taylor, Ryan, Hunter, Riley,

CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Family members of the 13 US service members killed two years ago in the Abbey Gate bombing during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan demanded accountability and answers from the Biden administration on Tuesday in emotional testimony about the withdrawal and their losses. “Jared, David, Nicole, Taylor, Ryan, Hunter,

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency and US Army on Tuesday released a new rule that slashes federally protected water by more than half, following a Supreme Court decision in May that rolled back protections for US wetlands. The rule will invalidate an earlier definition of what constitutes the so-called waters

By Katie Bo Lillis, Evan Perez, Priscilla Alvarez and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is investigating more than a dozen migrants from Uzbekistan and other countries allowed into the US after they sought asylum at the southern border with Mexico earlier this year, a scramble set off when US intelligence officials found that

By Aaron Pellish and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — After performing his rendition of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” at the Iowa State Fair, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been asked by the Real Slim Shady to stand down. BMI, a performing rights organization, has informed Ramaswamy’s campaign at Eminem’s request that it will no longer

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress criminal case on Monday called his defense arguments “pretty weak sauce,” injecting last-minute uncertainty into how the former Donald Trump adviser will be able to defend himself during his upcoming trial. Navarro, Trump’s one-time trade adviser, testified Monday in

By Sam Fossum (CNN) — President Joe Biden will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 10 following the Group of 20 summit in India to meet with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other leaders, according to the White House. “The leaders will explore opportunities to promote the growth of a technology-focused and innovation-driven Vietnamese

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled in favor of West Virginia’s restrictions on medication abortion Thursday, dismissing part of a lawsuit brought by an abortion drug manufacturer earlier this year. District Judge Robert Chambers rejected the manufacturer’s claim that the state’s near-total abortion ban, which took effect last September, conflicted with

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Polo Sandoval and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The White House defended its response to the asylum seeker influx facing New York Friday, arguing that without congressional action, the administration is limited in what it can do, following a letter from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul urging more action. The growing