What is Title 42? How it changed things at the border, and why it’s sparking debate
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The Biden administration’s plans to lift Title 42 are raising concerns in border communities and sparking fierce…
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A crystal-clear issue: The White House is in desperate need of new glassware
By Kate Bennett, CNN It was during the George W. Bush administration that it was first noticed in earnest, and the massive state dinners of the…
Continue Reading Former Sen. Orrin Hatch, longest-serving GOP US senator, dies at 88
By Rachel Janfaza and Sara Murray, CNN Former Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in US history, died in Salt Lake City on…
Continue Reading Biden administration to renew Covid-19 funding push when Congress returns next week
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration will renew its push with lawmakers to secure Covid-19 funding next week when Congress returns from…
Continue Reading Why Ukraine aid might have a hard time passing the Senate
By Lauren Fox and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine could be at risk of being bogged down in the immigration battle…
Continue Reading Court-martial results in first conviction of general officer in Air Force history
By Aaron Pellish, CNN A US Air Force general officer was found guilty of abusive sexual contact in military court in Ohio on Saturday, marking the…
Continue Reading Zelensky says Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on Sunday
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jonny Hallam and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State…
Continue Reading Zelensky says Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on Sunday
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jonny Hallam and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State…
Continue Reading Man dies after setting himself on fire at Supreme Court plaza
By Jamie Crawford, Jessica Schneider and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A man who set himself on fire Friday on the plaza in front of the US Supreme…
Continue Reading McCarthy to lead GOP lawmakers, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, to southern border
By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is set to lead a group of fellow Republican lawmakers to the southern border in Texas on…
Continue Reading Can red states regulate abortions performed outside their borders? A post-Roe landscape would test just that
By Tierney Sneed, CNN If the Supreme Court reverses its long-standing abortion precedent later this year and lets states ban abortions within their…
Continue Reading Can red states regulate abortions performed outside their borders? A post-Roe landscape would test just that
By Tierney Sneed, CNN If the Supreme Court reverses its long-standing abortion precedent later this year and lets states ban abortions within their…
Continue Reading Swing-state Democrats turn on Biden over Title 42 border decision
By Eric Bradner and Alex Rogers, CNN The Democratic rebellion against President Joe Biden‘s plans to lift pandemic-era border restrictions is…
Continue Reading Man dies after setting himself on fire at Supreme Court plaza
By Jamie Crawford, Jessica Schneider and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A man who set himself on fire Friday on the plaza in front of the US Supreme…
Continue Reading Aid groups helping Ukraine face both cyber and physical threats
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Employees at Insecurity Insight, a Switzerland-based nonprofit, received a string of malicious links and pornographic material…
Continue Reading Ex-White House official close to Meadows says he was warned January 6 could turn violent
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A former Trump White House official close to then-chief of staff Mark Meadows told the House…
Continue Reading Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidate sues state senator who accuses him of groping
By Andy Rose, CNN A Republican Nebraska gubernatorial candidate accused of inappropriate physical contact by eight women is suing a state senator who…
Continue Reading Person sets self on fire at Supreme Court plaza
By Jessica Schneider, CNN Someone set themself on fire Friday at the plaza in front of the US Supreme Court building, a court spokesperson said.…
Continue Reading FAA apologizes for Army Golden Knights incident that prompted Capitol evacuation
By Shawna Mizelle and Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is taking responsibility for Wednesday night’s mishap involving the…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted over old social media posts advocating violence against Democrats in court testimony
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia was confronted in court on Friday over past social media…
Continue Reading Suspect in DC shooting that wounded 4 is dead, police say
By Jamie Crawford, Mike Valerio and Paul P. Murphy, CNN The suspect in a shooting in northwest Washington, DC, that left four people wounded on…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Major County Sheriffs of America endorses Biden’s ATF nominee Steve Dettelbach
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives received an endorsement from…
Continue Reading DeSantis signs raft of bills cheered by Republicans: targeting Disney, approving new congressional map and restricting how schools teach racism
By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Jon Passantino, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed several bills into law, including two measures…
Continue Reading White House to make personnel moves as it gears up for potential GOP investigations after midterms
By Kaitlan Collins, MJ Lee and Jeff Zeleny, CNN With seven months still to go before the midterm elections, the White House is preparing a slew of…
Continue Reading Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments in since-deleted videos contradict testimony on close ties to Capitol rioter
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Since-deleted videos from Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s social media contradict comments the GOP…
Continue Reading ‘Trump is fine’: McCarthy quietly moves to tamp down fallout after damaging audio reveals January 6 views
By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been maneuvering behind the scenes to contain the fallout…
Continue Reading ‘Trump is fine’: McCarthy quietly moves to tamp down fallout after damaging audio reveals January 6 views
By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been maneuvering behind the scenes to contain the fallout…
Continue Reading DeSantis signs raft of bills cheered by Republicans: targeting Disney, approving new congressional map and restricting how schools teach racism
By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Jon Passantino, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed several bills into law, including two measures…
Continue Reading Biden administration asks federal judge to deny request to immediately block end of Title 42
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration told a federal judge in Louisiana on Friday that the court should deny a request from more than 20…
Continue Reading Civil rights groups file lawsuit over Florida congressional map signed by DeSantis
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN A coalition of civil rights groups has filed the first lawsuit in Florida against the recently enacted congressional map put…
Continue Reading Ukrainian President Zelensky and Rep. Liz Cheney named JFK ‘Profile in Courage’ award recipients for ‘defending democracy’
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming are among this year’s…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Friday’s January 6-focused hearing on the bid to disqualify Marjorie Taylor Greene
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A hearing Friday on the longshot bid to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the ballot forced the far-right lawmaker to…
Continue Reading ‘Trump is fine’: McCarthy quietly moves to tamp down fallout after damaging audio reveals January 6 views
By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been maneuvering behind the scenes to contain the fallout…
Continue Reading Biden announces five new nominees for US attorneys
By Kaitlan Collins and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday announced five new nominees for US attorney positions in Illinois,…
Continue Reading New audio reveals McCarthy said Trump admitted bearing some responsibility for Capitol attack
By Melanie Zanona, CNN In the days following the January 6 insurrection, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Republican lawmakers on a private…
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Deep-red Utah embraced voting by mail. Then came 2020.
By SAM METZ Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah was the only Republican-led state that mailed all active voters ballots before the 2020…
Continue Reading ‘The sound of money’: Wind energy is booming in deep-red Republican states
By Ella Nilsen Photos by Will Lanzoni Data Visuals by John Keefe Driving west from Oklahoma City to the outskirts of Weatherford, wind turbines…
Continue Reading The May primaries will test Trump’s role as GOP kingmaker
By Gabby Orr, CNN In the hours after Donald Trump announced his backing of J.D. Vance in the heated Ohio Senate Republican primary, he began asking…
Continue Reading Audio contradicts McCarthy’s denial that he considered asking Trump to resign after Capitol riot
By Lauren Fox, CNN New audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy released on Thursday night reveals he did consider asking then-President Donald…
Continue Reading Republicans build momentum as they drive anti-LGBTQ legislation nationwide
By Sara Murray, CNN Former President Donald Trump recently likened teaching kids about gender and pronouns to “child abuse.” Florida Gov.…
Continue Reading ‘We don’t realize how strong we actually are’: How Alexey Navalny became Russia’s opposition leader
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Russian opposition leader. Anti-corruption campaigner. Assassination attempt survivor. Prisoner. Alexey Navalny’s crusade…
Continue Reading ‘We don’t realize how strong we actually are’: How Alexey Navalny became Russia’s opposition leader
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Russian opposition leader. Anti-corruption campaigner. Assassination attempt survivor. Prisoner. Alexey Navalny’s crusade…
Continue Reading ‘We don’t realize how strong we actually are’: How Alexey Navalny became Russia’s opposition leader
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Russian opposition leader. Anti-corruption campaigner. Assassination attempt survivor. Prisoner. Alexey Navalny’s crusade…
Continue Reading Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies for more than 3 hours in hearing about whether to disqualify her from seeking reelection
By Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia testified under oath for three hours Friday at an unprecedented…
Continue Reading Rising gas prices bring Biden to a political crossroads over climate policy
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Federal investments to address climate change, Joe Biden has long said, are about investing in the economy and creating jobs.…
Continue Reading Audio contradicts McCarthy’s denial that he considered asking Trump to resign after Capitol riot
By Lauren Fox, CNN New audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy released on Thursday night reveals he did consider asking then-President Donald…
Continue Reading Civil rights groups file lawsuit over Florida congressional map signed by DeSantis
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN A coalition of civil rights groups has filed the first lawsuit in Florida against the recently enacted congressional map put…
Continue Reading Biden takes swipe at GOP’s assault on Disney: ‘They’re going after Mickey Mouse’
By Shawna Mizelle and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized the Republican Party over its confrontation with Disney and…
Continue Reading Obama pressures Big Tech on disinformation in Silicon Valley speech
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called on tech companies to provide greater transparency about the way they…
Continue Reading Obama pressures Big Tech on disinformation in Silicon Valley speech
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called on tech companies to provide greater transparency about the way they…
Continue Reading Judge pauses Montana’s enforcement of law that makes it harder for transgender residents to modify their birth certificates
By Devan Cole, CNN Montana must pause its enforcement of a law requiring transgender residents to provide proof that they underwent a “surgical…
Continue Reading Senate front-runner in Pennsylvania embraces Biden and progressive agenda amid Democrats’ midterm dilemma
By Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Ali Zaslav, CNN Lt. Gov. John Fetterman swung by the heart of Republican country in Southwestern Pennsylvania, in the…
Continue Reading Navy opens investigation after 4 deaths by suicide among aircraft carrier crew
By Oren Liebermann and Barbara Starr, CNN The Navy has opened an investigation into the command climate and culture on board an aircraft carrier…
Continue Reading Fact check: New David Perdue TV ad tells two election lies at once
By Daniel Dale, CNN David Perdue, the Republican former US senator from Georgia, is trying to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp with a…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks new Kentucky abortion law from being enforced
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a broad Kentucky abortion law, which includes a 15-week ban, from…
Continue Reading Senate front-runner in Pennsylvania embraces Biden and progressive agenda amid Democrats’ midterm dilemma
By Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Ali Zaslav, CNN Lt. Gov. John Fetterman swung by the heart of Republican country in Southwestern Pennsylvania, in the…
Continue Reading Trump groups amass $124 million ahead of midterm elections
By David Wright, CNN Donald Trump‘s network of political advocacy groups reported a cash stockpile of $124 million at the end of March, putting…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris’ chief of staff heading for the exit
By Jeremy Diamond and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris‘ chief of staff, Tina Flournoy, is leaving her position this spring, a…
Continue Reading Two of Bannon’s co-defendants plead guilty to ‘We Build the Wall’ fraud
By Kara Scannell Two men indicted alongside former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to defrauding donors of…
Continue Reading Lee plays defense over criticism that his Meadows texts show he obscured what he knew about efforts to overturn 2020 election
By Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Republican Sen. Mike Lee is defending himself against criticism that he obscured what he knew about efforts to…
Continue Reading Lee plays defense over criticism that his Meadows texts show he obscured what he knew about efforts to overturn 2020 election
By Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Republican Sen. Mike Lee is defending himself against criticism that he obscured what he knew about efforts to…
Continue Reading Biden to eulogize Madeleine Albright at her funeral next week
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy for Madeleine Albright next week when the former secretary of state is remembered at a…
Continue Reading More than 20 states ask judge to immediately block Biden from ending Title 42
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 20 states on Thursday asked a federal judge in Louisiana to immediately block the Biden administration from…
Continue Reading Biden issues clarification after confusing mask mandate with Title 42
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a clarification after mixing up the federal transportation mask mandate and a…
Continue Reading White House brings on retired three-star general to help coordinate Ukraine assistance
By Kaitlan Collins, Alex Marquardt, Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The White House has brought on a retired three-star general to help…
Continue Reading Florida legislature approves end of Disney’s special status
By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at…
Continue Reading Florida legislature approves end of Disney’s special status
By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at…
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. expected to meet with January 6 committee
By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Donald Trump Jr. is expected to meet in the coming days with the House select committee…
Continue Reading Florida legislature approves end of Disney’s special status
By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at…
Continue Reading Florida lawmakers approve new congressional map backed by DeSantis
By Dianne Gallagher and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to new congressional boundaries for the next decade,…
Continue Reading Florida lawmakers approve new congressional map backed by DeSantis
By Dianne Gallagher and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to new congressional boundaries for the next decade,…
Continue Reading DOJ appeals federal ruling on transportation mask mandate
By Betsy Klein, Paula Reid and Evan Perez, CNN The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed a ruling by a federal judge that struck down the mask…
Continue Reading Here’s who is eligible for student loan debt relief after Biden’s latest actions
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration has taken multiple actions to make it easier for federal student loan borrowers to receive debt…
Continue Reading Biden announces new program for Ukrainian refugees to enter US on humanitarian grounds
By Arlette Saenz, Priscilla Alvarez and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a new program called “Uniting for…
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Gov. Gordon criticizes amended National Environmental Policy Act regulations
Governor Gordon has responded to an announcement by the Biden Administration that it will amend the regulations for the National Environmental…
Continue Reading Biden announces new Ukraine security assistance: ‘We will speak softly and carry a large javelin’
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday the US will send an additional $800 million in military assistance to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court ruling aids family seeking return of painting confiscated by Nazis
By Tierney Sneed The Supreme Court sided with a family seeking the return of a painting confiscated by Nazis during the Holocaust in a case…
Continue Reading HHS official overseeing unaccompanied minors program to step down, spokesperson says
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The head of the federal agency charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children is stepping down, according to a…
Continue Reading HHS official overseeing unaccompanied minors program to step down, spokesperson says
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The head of the federal agency charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children is stepping down, according to a…
Continue Reading Biden administration to send $385 million to states to offset high home energy costs
By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday will announce it is sending more than $385 million to states to help offset high home…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans don’t have constitutional right to some federal benefits
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Congress can exclude residents of Puerto Rico from some federal disability benefits available to those…
Continue Reading Trump set to rally support for Nebraska gubernatorial candidate facing groping allegations
By Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump will head to Nebraska next week to hold a rally to boost his endorsed candidate for governor, Charles Herbster,…
Continue Reading White House brings on retired three-star general to help coordinate Ukraine assistance
By Kaitlan Collins, Alex Marquardt, Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The White House has brought on a retired three-star general to help…
Continue Reading Biden announces new Ukraine security assistance: ‘We will speak softly and carry a large javelin’
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday the US will send an additional $800 million in military assistance to…
Continue Reading White House submits Biden’s first national drug control strategy to Congress
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden‘s first National Drug Control Strategy was unveiled on Thursday, which the White House says has two…
Continue Reading Lawyers for Hillary Clinton ask judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit against her
By Katelyn Polantz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Lawyers for Hillary Clinton on Wednesday moved quickly to dismiss former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Parachute demonstration at Nationals game triggers false alarm evacuation at US Capitol
By Ryan Nobles, Mike Valerio and Paul LeBlanc, CNN A military parachute event featuring the Army Golden Knights at Washington’s Nationals Park…
Continue Reading More US security assistance for Ukraine coming ‘in very short order,’ Psaki says
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US will announce a new round of security assistance to Ukraine “in very short order,” White House press…
Continue Reading More US security assistance for Ukraine coming ‘in very short order,’ Psaki says
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US will announce a new round of security assistance to Ukraine “in very short order,” White House press…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign tries to keep its legal secrets away from special counsel John Durham
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign is asking a federal court to keep details of…
Continue Reading A ‘lawyer by day and a boot smuggler by night,’ this Ukrainian American is helping funnel supplies to Ukrainian soldiers
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Tetiana Poudel’s father, a deputy commander in Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces, needed combat boots. Russia…
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Idaho lawmakers intervene in lawsuit against abortion ban
The Idaho Supreme Court is allowing state lawmakers to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law they passed earlier this…
Continue Reading State Department predicts strongest year for foreign service intake in a decade
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department is expecting its strongest year for foreign service intake in a decade, a department spokesperson…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Air Force has added about 20 more operational aircraft after influx of spare parts, senior US defense official says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Ukrainian Air Force has added about 20 more operational aircraft to its fleet because of an influx of spare parts,…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Air Force has added about 20 more operational aircraft after influx of spare parts, senior US defense official says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Ukrainian Air Force has added about 20 more operational aircraft to its fleet because of an influx of spare parts,…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Biden administration unveils new rebate programs to replace old transformers and upgrade commercial electric motors
By Sam Fossum, CNN The Biden administration is unveiling two new programs, established by the bipartisan infrastructure law, that will provide $20…
Continue Reading Omarosa Manigault Newman awarded $1.3M in legal fees from Trump campaign
By Tierney Sneed Omarosa Manigault Newman — a former staffer on Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who then worked for Trump’s White…
Continue Reading Judge relies on GOP lawmakers’ words about January 6 in dispute with Capitol riot defendant
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge used the words of Republican lawmakers to describe the severity of January 6 during a hearing on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Top Sanders adviser tells supporters the senator has not ruled out 2024 run for president
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Gregory Krieg, CNN The campaign manager of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 run for president sent a memo Wednesday…
Continue Reading US service member dies during training event in Hawaii
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A US service member died while participating in a training event at the Marine Corps base in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Sunday, a…
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