What to know about the suspected Chinese spy balloon
By Sonnet Swire, CNN A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over the continental United States has sparked national security and…
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What to know about the suspected Chinese spy balloon
By Sonnet Swire, CNN A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over the continental United States has sparked national security and…
Continue Reading North Carolina Supreme Court will rehear redistricting, voter ID cases that GOP had lost
By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The North Carolina Supreme Court, which flipped to a Republican majority with last year’s elections,…
Continue Reading Biden rallies Democrats around accomplishments and against ‘extreme’ GOP ahead of possible 2024 bid
By Arlette Saenz and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden rallied Democrats ahead of a possible reelection bid Friday evening, leaning into the…
Continue Reading Apparent cyberattack forces Florida hospital system to divert some emergency patients to other facilities
By Sean Lyngaas and David Rind, CNN An apparent cyberattack has forced a network of Florida health care organizations to send some emergency patients…
Continue Reading Why the US hasn’t shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, according to officials
By Haley Britzky, CNN As the US and its Canadian partners continue to monitor a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon floating above the northern…
Continue Reading Jim Jordan issues first subpoenas targeting Biden administration’s response to school board threats
By Annie Grayer, Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan on Friday subpoenaed the Department of…
Continue Reading US, EU, G7 and Australia announce new price cap on Russian petroleum products
By Nikki Carvajal, CNN The US and allies are trying to further limit Russia’s ability to make money and finance its war efforts with new price…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police ramp up security ahead of Biden’s State of the Union address
By Whitney Wild, CNN US Capitol Police are ramping up security for President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address to Congress next week,…
Continue Reading DeSantis feud with Disney enters new phase as Florida lawmakers announce special session next week
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers will return to the state Capitol in Tallahassee next week to finalize their efforts to strip the Walt Disney…
Continue Reading Why the US hasn’t shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, according to officials
By Haley Britzky, CNN As the US and its Canadian partners continue to monitor a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon floating above the northern…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz announces she won’t run for any office in 2024
By David Wright and Clare Foran, CNN GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana announced Friday that she will not run for any office in 2024, opting out of…
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Voters to consider renewal of PCSD 25’s Supplemental Levy in March
On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, local voters will be asked to consider the renewal of the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Supplemental…
Continue Reading From MAGA flamethrower to powerful committee chair: Jim Jordan’s effort to rebrand draws skepticism on Capitol Hill
By Annie Grayer, Sara Murray, Alayna Treene and Zachary Cohen, CNN Rep. Jim Jordan, one of the GOP’s most vocal partisans and now the chair of…
Continue Reading ‘There is only so much patience one can have’: Biden appears to back off vow to punish Saudi Arabia
By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Several months after President Joe Biden promised Saudi Arabia would suffer “consequences” after the…
Continue Reading Why the US hasn’t shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, according to officials
By Haley Britzky, CNN As the US and its Canadian partners continue to monitor a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon floating above the northern…
Continue Reading Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over US
By Jennifer Hansler, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Herb, Kylie Atwood, Jim Sciutto and Oren Liebermann, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed…
Continue Reading First on CNN: House Foreign Affairs chair to highlight plight of Afghan women by bringing former ambassador to SOTU
By Alayna Treene, CNN House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul has invited former Afghanistan Ambassador to the US Roya Rahmani to be his…
Continue Reading Families of US detainees in China urge Blinken to make them ‘number one’ priority
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Harrison Li and Katherine Swidan both worry they may never see their loved ones again. Kai Li —…
Continue Reading Families of US detainees in China urge Blinken to make them ‘number one’ priority
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Harrison Li and Katherine Swidan both worry they may never see their loved ones again. Kai Li —…
Continue Reading Families of US detainees in China urge Blinken to make them ‘number one’ priority
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Harrison Li and Katherine Swidan both worry they may never see their loved ones again. Kai Li —…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Biden administration makes it easier for borrowers misled by for-profit colleges to apply for student loan forgiveness
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration is making it a little easier for borrowers who were misled by their for-profit college to apply for…
Continue Reading Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over US
By Jennifer Hansler, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Herb, Kylie Atwood, Jim Sciutto and Oren Liebermann, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed…
Continue Reading Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US
By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Michael Conte and Nectar Gan, CNN The US is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over…
Continue Reading Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US
By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Michael Conte and Nectar Gan, CNN The US is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over…
Continue Reading Why House Republicans kicked off their ‘weaponization’ probe by interviewing a little-known retired FBI official
By Marshall Cohen, Sara Murray and Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans investigating what they believe are political abuses inside the Justice…
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Idaho lawmakers begin bill to expand Idaho
The Idaho State Legislature began work on the Greater Idaho Bill in committee on…
Continue Reading Democrats in Connecticut want to ban state agencies from using ‘Latinx’
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Several state Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking to ban state agencies from using “Latinx,” — the…
Continue Reading Democrats in Connecticut want to ban state agencies from using ‘Latinx’
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Several state Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking to ban state agencies from using “Latinx,” — the…
Continue Reading Law barring people with domestic violence restraining orders from having guns is unconstitutional, court rules
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal law that prohibits people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms is…
Continue Reading US expected to announce $2.2 billion Ukraine aid package that includes longer-range missiles
By Oren Liebermann and Kevin Liptak, CNN The US is expected to announce a new Ukraine security package worth approximately $2.2 billion that includes…
Continue Reading US expected to announce $2.2 billion Ukraine aid package that includes longer-range missiles
By Oren Liebermann and Kevin Liptak, CNN The US is expected to announce a new Ukraine security package worth approximately $2.2 billion that includes…
Continue Reading Senators call on Biden to delay F-16 jet sale to Turkey until Finland and Sweden allowed into NATO
By Haley Britzky, CNN A bipartisan group of senators urged President Joe Biden to delay the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Turkey agrees…
Continue Reading Blinken under pressure to push China on role in lethal fentanyl trade when he visits Beijing
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to pressure China to do more to curb the…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to sending threatening voicemails to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
By Lauren del Valle, CNN A man in northern New York pleaded guilty to federal charges Wednesday over sending threatening voicemails to Georgia…
Continue Reading Sarah Huckabee Sanders to deliver Republican response to State of the Union address
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden‘s upcoming State of the…
Continue Reading FBI is expected to search Mike Pence’s home and office for classified materials soon
By Jamie Gangel and Evan Perez, CNN The FBI is expected to search former Vice President Mike Pence’s house in Indiana and office in Washington…
Continue Reading House passes resolution to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep.…
Continue Reading Americans are broadly unsatisfied with the state of things in the US, poll finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN President Joe Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address next week to a country that has a pretty gloomy…
Continue Reading US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee to Belize
By Haley Britzky, CNN The US has transferred a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was convicted of terrorism offenses in 2012 to Belize, the Pentagon…
Continue Reading Pelosi says she will support Schiff in California Senate race if Feinstein doesn’t run
By Shania Shelton, CNN Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will support Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff’s bid for US Senate in…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump and viral meme remove key words from Biden’s quote about Ukraine and ‘World War III’
By Daniel Dale, CNN Former President Donald Trump, who is now running for president again, made an inaccurate claim on Wednesday about his…
Continue Reading Rick Scott sees retribution in McConnell decision to pull him off Senate Commerce Committee
By Shawna Mizelle Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said Thursday that he sees Mitch McConnell’s decision to pull him off the Senate…
Continue Reading Biden confirms his top economic aide is leaving the White House
By Phil Mattingly, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden announced Thursday that his National Economic Council Director Brian Deese…
Continue Reading Biden, lawmakers look to find common spiritual ground at more intimate National Prayer Breakfast
By Betsy Klein and Lauren Fox, CNN President Joe Biden offered an olive branch to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday as he gave an interfaith…
Continue Reading Comparing the classified document discoveries plaguing Biden, Trump and Pence
By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington — President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence are all facing…
Continue Reading Homeland Security intel chief describes revamp of department amid radicalization in the US
By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing the structure and mission of its intelligence division as the US navigates a…
Continue Reading House passes resolution to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep.…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats grapple with pressure to remove GOP’s ‘blue slip’ authority on judges
By Tierney Sneed, CNN When the Senate Judiciary Committee meets Thursday to vote on another slate of President Joe Biden‘s judicial nominees,…
Continue Reading US imposes visa restrictions on Taliban members involved in repression of women and girls
By Kylie Atwood The United States is imposing new visa restrictions on certain current and former Taliban members, non-state security group members…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden calls for criminal probe in aggressive new legal strategy
By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Wednesday asked state and federal agencies to investigate a…
Continue Reading Inside George Santos’ transformation from Anthony Devolder into a political figure
By Andrew Kaczynski The transformation of George Santos began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing…
Continue Reading Fact check: Six false claims fully disproven by the newly released Paul Pelosi evidence
By Daniel Dale The conspiracy theories about the October attack on Paul Pelosi never made sense. And now the public can see that a whole bunch of…
Continue Reading Inside George Santos’ transformation from Anthony Devolder into a political figure
By Andrew Kaczynski The transformation of George Santos began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing…
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Idaho bill would move state audit agency under GOP control
Lawmakers in Idaho have introduced a bill that would eliminate the state’s only bipartisan legislative committee and place an independent auditing…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden calls for criminal probe in aggressive new legal strategy
By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Wednesday asked state and federal agencies to investigate a…
Continue Reading McCarthy hopeful after first meeting with Biden on debt limit: ‘I think that at the end of the day, we can find common ground’
By Maegan Vazquez and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not walk away from his highly anticipated White House meeting on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Federal agents interview veteran who alleges George Santos took thousands from dying dog’s GoFundMe
By Emily Bushey, CNN Federal law enforcement officials are investigating a US Navy veteran’s allegation that Rep. George Santos raised money…
Continue Reading Republican AGs warn pharmacies against mailing abortion pills within their states
By Tierney Sneed Republican attorneys general from 20 states wrote letters to executives at CVS and Walgreens warning the pharmacy chains against…
Continue Reading US and French forces seized Iranian-supplied weapons and ammunition bound for Yemen
By Haley Britzky, CNN The US Navy assisted the French military in seizing thousands of assault rifles and half a million rounds of ammunition that…
Continue Reading Harris mourns Tyre Nichols at funeral and calls for police reform: He ‘should have been safe’
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday mourned the death of Tyre Nichols, calling his death at the hands of police a moment…
Continue Reading EPA blocks mining project proposal that threatened Alaskan salmon
By Andi Babineau, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has blocked a controversial mining project set for development in Alaska over concerns…
Continue Reading McCarthy announces top House lawyer as fights over Biden probes shape up
By Tierney Sneed The lawyer who will lead the court fights mounted by the newly GOP-controlled House of Representatives is a former clerk to Justice…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Trump Org. controller to testify to Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments
By Kara Scannell, CNN A top executive of the Trump Organization is expected to appear Thursday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating former…
Continue Reading Biden administration takes another step toward advancing a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday advanced the controversial Willow oil drilling project on…
Continue Reading FBI finds no classified documents at Biden’s Delaware vacation home
By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Jeremy Diamond and Paula Reid, CNN The FBI completed a search of President Joe Biden’s Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Trump Org. controller to testify to Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments
By Kara Scannell, CNN A top executive of the Trump Organization is expected to appear Thursday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating former…
Continue Reading Cohen says he handed over phones to Manhattan DA
By Aaron Pellish and Karl de Vries, CNN Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s former attorney, has handed over his cell phones to…
Continue Reading Republicans slam Biden’s handling of the US-Mexico border in first congressional hearing
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Republican lawmakers slammed President Joe Biden’s border policies on Wednesday and laid the groundwork for an…
Continue Reading ‘Go on offense’: Inside Democrats’ strategy to try to undercut GOP investigations and protect Biden
By Lauren Fox, Alayna Treene and Jeremy Herb, CNN Congressional Democrats are betting that a coordinated offense is their best defense against the…
Continue Reading Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy put their brand new relationship to the test with debt ceiling crisis looming
By Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy aren’t friends. Biden’s advisers…
Continue Reading DeSantis proposes banning diversity and inclusion initiatives at Florida universities
By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that he intends to ban state universities from spending money on…
Continue Reading Trump allies cheer more traditional campaign debut even as some wonder if it will last
By Gabby Orr, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN Six months into his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made a telling…
Continue Reading McCarthy hopeful after first meeting with Biden on debt limit: ‘I think that at the end of the day, we can find common ground’
By Maegan Vazquez and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not walk away from his highly anticipated White House meeting on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Nine Republican-led states ask judge to block DACA program
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nine Republican-led states asked a federal judge in Texas on Tuesday to block a rule providing protections to nearly…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley expected to announce presidential run in Charleston on February 15
By Kate Sullivan and Kylie Atwood, CNN Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to announce she’s running for president on February…
Continue Reading House passes resolution to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep.…
Continue Reading After getting tanks, Ukraine escalates public pressure over F-16 fighter jets
By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Top Ukrainian officials have in recent days escalated their public lobbying campaign for US-made F-16…
Continue Reading After getting tanks, Ukraine escalates public pressure over F-16 fighter jets
By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Top Ukrainian officials have in recent days escalated their public lobbying campaign for US-made F-16…
Continue Reading Minnesota governor signs bill codifying ‘fundamental right’ to abortion into law
Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law Tuesday that enshrines the “fundamental right” to…
Continue Reading DeSantis proposes banning diversity and inclusion initiatives at Florida universities
By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that he intends to ban state universities from spending money on…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral
By Jasmine Wright and Sonnet Swire, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols in Memphis on Wednesday, according to a…
Continue Reading Trump struggles to fundraise in early weeks of 2024 campaign
By Kristen Holmes, Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s political operation brought in $9.5 million in the…
Continue Reading Fact check: Kari Lake’s continuing false Arizona election claims
By Daniel Dale, CNN As she contemplates a run for the US Senate, Republican Kari Lake continues to make false claims about her loss in…
Continue Reading FBI searched Biden’s former private office in November after his team found classified documents
By Paula Reid, Devan Cole, Jamie Gangel and Evan Perez, CNN The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s former think tank office in Washington in…
Continue Reading Video of Trump taking the Fifth in deposition with New York attorney general is released
By Tierney Sneed and Kara Scannell, CNN A video of the August deposition the New York Attorney General’s office took of former President Donald…
Continue Reading Top Arizona election official requests investigation of Kari Lake for potential violation
By Kyung Lah and Kate Sullivan, CNN The top election official in Arizona has asked the state’s attorney general to investigate Republican Kari…
Continue Reading Video of Trump taking the Fifth in deposition with New York attorney general is released
By Tierney Sneed and Kara Scannell, CNN A video of the August deposition the New York Attorney General’s office took of former President Donald…
Continue Reading US says Russia is violating key nuclear arms control agreement
By Michael Callahan, Jennifer Hansler, Haley Britzky and Kylie Atwood, CNN Russia is violating a key nuclear arms control agreement with the United…
Continue Reading George Santos tells House Republicans he wants off of his committees until issues are resolved
By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Fredreka Schouten and Gregory Krieg, CNN Rep. George Santos told the House GOP conference on Tuesday behind closed…
Continue Reading These benefits will disappear when Biden ends the Covid national and public health emergencies in May
By Tami Luhby, Phil Mattingly and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden intends to end the Covid-19 national and public health emergencies on May…
Continue Reading New US ransomware strategy prioritizes victims but could make it harder to catch cybercriminals
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US and European law enforcement’s disruption last week of a $100-million ransomware gang is the clearest public example…
Continue Reading Former NASA astronauts awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor
By Donald Judd and Jack Forrest, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to two former NASA…
Continue Reading GOP leaders work to lock down votes to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN House Republican leaders have worked to lock down the votes to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from…
Continue Reading NY attorney general asks judge to sanction Trumps and their attorneys
By Kara Scannell, CNN The New York attorney general’s office is asking a judge to sanction former President Donald Trump, his adult children…
Continue Reading George Santos tells House Republicans he wants off of his committees until issues are resolved
By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Fredreka Schouten and Gregory Krieg, CNN Rep. George Santos told the House GOP conference on Tuesday behind closed…
Continue Reading Century-old train tunnels in Baltimore and New York to get funding from Biden’s infrastructure law
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Long-needed improvements are coming to train travel along the nation’s busy Northeast Corridor, thanks in part to the…
Continue Reading Watchdog says federal government gave $5.4 billion in Covid aid to small businesses with ‘questionable’ Social Security numbers
By Mary Kay Mallonee and Katie Lobosco, CNN The federal government gave $5.4 billion in Covid-19 aid to small businesses with…
Continue Reading Biden zeroes in on the newly powerful House GOP as a threat to the rebounding economy
By Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden is fine-tuning his argument for reelection in an intensive stretch of travel and fundraising,…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court’s student loans case is about more than student loans
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter When the Supreme Court reconvenes at the end of February, it will hear a headline-grabbing case…
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