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…
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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…
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Continue Reading Ketanji Brown Jackson: The personal and legal record of the front-runner for the SCOTUS post
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…
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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…
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Record $600M Idaho tax cut heads to governor’s desk
Legislation containing Idaho’s largest-ever tax cut is heading to the governor for his signature.…
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…
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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…
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Bill to keep older homeowners in their homes goes to Senate
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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…
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Bill to boost Idaho grocery sales tax credit introduced
A proposal would increase by $20 the amount of money Idaho residents can recover on taxes paid on food through a grocery sales tax credit.…
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…
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Liz Cheney raises more record funds in Wyoming US House race
Liz Cheney continues to set fundraising records in her bid for reelection to Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat.…
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…
Continue Reading Biden set to pick his Supreme Court nominee’s ‘sherpa’ as the courting of McConnell and other senators begins
By Jeff Zeleny, Kate Sullivan and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden spent Tuesday afternoon starting the process of courting crucial senators who…
Continue Reading National Archives planning to turn over Pence Vice Presidential records to January 6 committee
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 FBI director defends handling of January 6 investigations against right-wing claims of political bias
By Devan Cole and Evan Perez, CNN FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday defended the bureau against right-wing claims that it is pursuing cases…
Continue Reading Another top aide to Pence is meeting with January 6 committee
By Zachary Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Greg Jacob, a top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, met with the House…
Continue Reading What’s in the House’s China competition bill
By Katie Lobosco, CNN A sweeping piece of legislation moving through Congress would invest billions of dollars in American manufacturing and…
Continue Reading Senators moving ‘aggressively’ on Electoral Count Act reform, but face long way to go before a deal
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Bipartisan talks to overhaul the Electoral Count Act — an 1887 law under scrutiny in the wake of the January…
Continue Reading Virginia universities end student vaccine mandates after state attorney general’s legal opinion
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Virginia’s largest public universities have dropped their Covid-19 vaccination requirement for students to…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary dismisses Republican governors’ objections to National Guard vaccine mandate
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin dismissed the objections of seven Republican governors to the National Guard vaccine mandate,…
Continue Reading Call between top US and Russian diplomats doesn’t ratchet down Ukraine tensions
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Jeremy Herb, CNN Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not give an indication that Moscow will de-escalate…
Continue Reading Omicron may be mild, but it’s still adding to many Americans’ financial stress
By Tami Luhby, CNN While the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is not upending the nation’s economy like the virus did at the start of the…
Continue Reading US cyber chief in Europe to hold talks on potential Russian hacks
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A senior White House official will meet with European allies this week to discuss ways to support Ukraine’s digital…
Continue Reading Leaked audio and video show Border Patrol agents confronting Homeland Security secretary at meetings
By Geneva Sands, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was met with concern and frustration during meetings with US Border Patrol agents…
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…
Continue Reading NSA watchdog finds ‘concerns’ with searches of Americans’ communications
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The National Security Agency failed to follow both court-approved and internal procedures designed to prevent officials from…
Continue Reading US State Department orders families of government personnel to leave Belarus amid ‘unusual and concerning Russian military buildup’
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department on Monday ordered family members of employees at the US Embassy in Belarus to depart the country and…
Continue Reading Republicans balk at Trump’s defense of January 6 rioters but would back him as 2024 nominee
By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former President Donald Trump suggested he would pardon January 6 rioters if he wins the White House again. He…
Continue Reading Trump team announces $122 million war chest
By Gabby Orr and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s political organization has amassed $122 million in cash reserves, his…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Trump advisers drafted more than one executive order to seize voting machines, sources tell CNN
By Zachary Cohen and Paula Reid, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s advisers drafted two versions of an executive order to seize voting…
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Idaho Senate panel rejects Texas-modeled abortion law
A Senate panel has rejected a proposed law modeled after a Texas law that would have outlawed nearly all abortions in Idaho by banning them once a…
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Bill to put teachers on state health insurance advances
Legislation to put teachers on state health insurance has cleared a Senate panel and is headed to the full Senate.…
Continue Reading Some Trump White House records handed over to January 6 committee had been ripped up
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Some Trump White House documents that have been handed over to the House select committee…
Continue Reading DeSantis says people calling for him to condemn Nazis are trying to ‘smear’ him
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday lashed out at those who called on him to condemn Nazi demonstrations that had taken place…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Mike Pence’s former chief of staff testifies in House January 6 investigation
By Jamie Gangel, Gloria Borger and Jeremy Herb, CNN Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, quietly testified before the…
Continue Reading US ‘will know sooner rather than later’ if Iran nuclear deal can be salvaged, official says
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States “will know sooner rather than later” whether it is possible to salvage the…
Continue Reading Cheney and Kinzinger blast Trump’s 2020 election remarks
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Republican Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger blasted former President Donald Trump’s recent comments related to the 2020…
Continue Reading Fact check: Quote tweeted by GOP congressman came from neo-Nazi convicted for child porn, not Voltaire
By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, has been a vocal critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and…
Continue Reading Senators moving ‘aggressively’ on Electoral Count Act reform, but face long way to go before a deal
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Bipartisan talks to overhaul the Electoral Count Act — an 1887 law under scrutiny in the wake of the January…
Continue Reading Newsom and other Democratic leaders seen maskless at Rams game despite LA restrictions
By Devan Cole, CNN Three leading California Democratic officials were photographed maskless at the National Football Conference title game on Sunday…
Continue Reading What you need to know about Trump’s weekend of January 6 whitewashing and election lies
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Donald Trump teased a 2024 White House bid over the weekend while also spewing a raft of election lies and…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Mike Pence’s former chief of staff testifies in House January 6 investigation
By Jamie Gangel, Gloria Borger and Jeremy Herb, CNN Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, quietly testified before the…
Continue Reading Biden reverses Trump rule that limited what kind of public art could be commissioned for federal buildings
By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Monday reversed a Trump-era rule dictating what kind of art can be commissioned for federal…
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Coronavirus liability shield extension bill heads to Senate
Legislation is heading to the Senate to extend a legal shield to Idaho businesses, schools and government entities from lawsuits if someone catches…
Continue Reading EPA to bring back mercury pollution rules that were nixed under Trump administration
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday it intends to reaffirm its authority to regulate toxic mercury from power…
Continue Reading Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t be charged by Oswego County district attorney
By Sonia Moghe, CNN An upstate New York prosecutor announced Monday that he will not bring criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo, after investigating…
Continue Reading Cruz calls Biden’s promise to nominate first Black woman to Supreme Court ‘offensive’ and ‘insulting’
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called President Joe Biden’s commitment to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Russia responds in writing to US ahead of Blinken-Lavrov call on Ukraine crisis
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States has received a written response from Moscow after it sent its own written answers following face-to-face…
Continue Reading Russia responds in writing to US ahead of Blinken-Lavrov call on Ukraine crisis
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States has received a written response from Moscow after it sent its own written answers following face-to-face…
Continue Reading Biden administration to offer $1.2 billion for states to clean up planet-warming methane leaks
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is taking steps to cut emissions of methane, a potent, planet-warming gas. Addressing methane emissions…
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…
Continue Reading Governors say they told Biden US needs to ‘move away from the pandemic’ at White House meeting
By Nikki Carvajal, CNN A bipartisan group of governors told President Joe Biden that the country needs to “move away from the pandemic,”…
Continue Reading Biden has selected ambassador to Ukraine but is waiting on Ukraine’s approval
By Kaitlan Collins, Natasha Bertrand and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden is close to publicly naming his ambassador to Ukraine, but his…
Continue Reading Biden has selected ambassador to Ukraine but is waiting on Ukraine’s approval
By Kaitlan Collins, Natasha Bertrand and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden is close to publicly naming his ambassador to Ukraine, but his…
Continue Reading US begins quietly flying Venezuelan migrants to Colombia under controversial border policy
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration, unable to return an increasing number of Venezuelans arrested at the US-Mexico border to their…
Continue Reading Republicans balk at Trump’s defense of January 6 rioters but would back him as 2024 nominee
By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former President Donald Trump suggested he would pardon January 6 rioters if he wins the White House again. He…
Continue Reading Trump at odds with preferred candidates on Covid vaccines
By Gabby Orr, CNN Many Donald Trump-backed candidates who have blindly embraced his falsehoods about the 2020 election are showing a rare willingness…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Kamala Harris drove within several yards of pipe bomb at DNC headquarters during Capitol riot
By Whitney Wild, Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris drove within several yards of a pipe bomb lying next to a…
Continue Reading US has identified Russian elites who will be sanctioned if Putin invades Ukraine
By Natasha Bertrand The Biden administration has identified several elite Russian government officials and business leaders that the US intends to…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Kamala Harris drove within several yards of pipe bomb at DNC headquarters during Capitol riot
By Whitney Wild, Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris drove within several yards of a pipe bomb lying next to a…
Continue Reading Trump says he wanted Pence to overturn the 2020 election and falsely claims it was vice president’s ‘right’
By Sarah Fortinsky Former President Donald Trump in a statement Sunday said he wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020…
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By Jamie Gangel, Gloria Borger and Jeremy Herb, CNN Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, quietly testified before the…
Continue Reading Fulton County district attorney asks for FBI’s help with security as Trump investigation continues
By Greg Clary, Jason Morris and Sara Murray, CNN The Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney is asking for the FBI’s help in providing…
Continue Reading Fulton County district attorney asks for FBI’s help with security as Trump investigation continues
By Greg Clary, Jason Morris and Sara Murray, CNN The Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney is asking for the FBI’s help in providing…
Continue Reading White House still eager for talks with North Korea, but sees missile tests as destabilizing
By Kevin Liptak and Kylie Atwood, CNN A string of provocations from North Korea — including its most powerful ballistic missile test in years…
Continue Reading White House still eager for talks with North Korea, but sees missile tests as destabilizing
By Kevin Liptak and Kylie Atwood, CNN A string of provocations from North Korea — including its most powerful ballistic missile test in years…
Continue Reading Republican Sen. Graham heaps praise on fellow South Carolinian and potential Supreme Court nominee J. Michelle Childs
By Aaron Pellish and Sonnet Swire, CNN Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham lavishly praised possible Supreme Court nominee South Carolina US District…
Continue Reading Senate Judiciary chair says panel will move quickly on Biden’s Supreme Court nominee
By Devan Cole, Sonnet Swire, Daniella Diaz and Aaron Pellish, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee will move quickly once President Joe Biden announces…
Continue Reading GOP governor says he disagrees with Trump’s suggestion that he would pardon Capitol rioters if reelected
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Sunday he disagrees with former President Donald Trump’s suggestion that…
Continue Reading GOP governor says he disagrees with Trump’s suggestion that he would pardon Capitol rioters if reelected
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Sunday he disagrees with former President Donald Trump’s suggestion that…
Continue Reading US has identified Russian elites who will be sanctioned if Putin invades Ukraine
By Natasha Bertrand The Biden administration has identified several elite Russian government officials and business leaders that the US intends to…
Continue Reading Top leaders on Senate Foreign Relations Committee confident there will be bipartisan deal on Russian sanctions
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Sens. Bob Menendez and Jim Risch, the two top senators on the Foreign Relations Committee, said Sunday they are confident they…
Continue Reading Parents struggle after monthly child tax credit payments end
By Tami Luhby, CNN Losing the enhanced monthly child tax credit pushed Joi Lansdowne to start toilet training her daughter Kaleasi, who recently…
Continue Reading GOP governor says he disagrees with Trump’s suggestion that he would pardon Capitol rioters if reelected
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Sunday he disagrees with former President Donald Trump’s suggestion that…
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Continue Reading ‘Black women are taking control of the narrative’: The road ahead as Biden commits to historic Supreme Court nomination
By Jasmine Wright More than 100 influential Black women leaders thanked President Joe Biden in a letter for honoring his promise to nominate a Black…
Continue Reading Parents struggle after monthly child tax credit payments end
By Tami Luhby, CNN Losing the enhanced monthly child tax credit pushed Joi Lansdowne to start toilet training her daughter Kaleasi, who recently…
Continue Reading Trump teases a presidential run and dangles pardons for January 6 rioters at Texas rally
By Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Donald Trump on Saturday teased a 2024 presidential candidacy and said he would consider pardoning those who…
Continue Reading US officials: Indications Russia has moved blood supplies to Ukraine border
By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Matthew Chance, CNN The US has seen indications that Russia has positioned supplies of blood near…
Continue Reading White House considering wider list of Supreme Court nominees
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The White House says it’s considering a wider list of potential nominees for the Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Bette Midler hits back at West Virginia governor’s request she kiss his dog’s derrière
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Actress Bette Midler on Friday hit back at West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who earlier this week told her…
Continue Reading Senate Judiciary chair says panel will move quickly on Biden’s Supreme Court nominee
By Devan Cole, Sonnet Swire, Daniella Diaz and Aaron Pellish, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee will move quickly once President Joe Biden announces…
Continue Reading GOP senator says Black woman Supreme Court pick would be ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action
By Sonnet Swire and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The first Black woman nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Joe Biden will be a…
Continue Reading Kansas woman led female ISIS battalion in Syria, prosecutors say
By Sonnet Swire and Evan Perez, CNN An American woman from Kansas who allegedly joined ISIS and led an all-woman battalion in Syria has been arrested…
Continue Reading Pentagon to host high-level meeting to ‘light a fire’ and speed up hypersonic weapon development
By Kristin Fisher and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon is preparing to push the CEOs of America’s largest defense companies to accelerate…
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