Why John Roberts cited the private papers of the justice who wrote Roe v. Wade
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Harris brushes off question on staff shake-up after senior adviser announces departure
By Donald Judd and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday offered praise for her departing senior adviser, Symone Sanders,…
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden expressed optimism for the future of the country during the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on…
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By Barbara Starr and Gregory Wallace, CNN The US military and the Federal Aviation Administration are reviewing a flyover of an NFL game last month…
Continue Reading EPA urges states to target billions in new water infrastructure funding to historically underserved communities
By Liz Stark, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled billions of dollars in new federal water infrastructure funding on Thursday, urging…
Continue Reading Florida’s DeSantis wants to hand out taxpayer dollars to businesses that defy vaccine mandates
By Steve Contorno, CNN As Florida Republicans, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, escalate their fight against President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine…
Continue Reading New details shed light on ways Mark Meadows pushed federal agencies to pursue dubious election claims
By Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid and Sara Murray, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ new cooperation with the January 6 House…
Continue Reading GOP attacks Biden over pandemic response while fighting key tools to curb the virus
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Republicans are cranking up their crusade against federal vaccine mandates, making their resistance to the Biden…
Continue Reading US and allies impose new sanctions on Belarus over migrant crisis and ongoing human rights abuses
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States joined with international allies to impose new sanctions on Belarus Thursday in response to the migrant…
Continue Reading Tough politics around oil and gas are preventing Joe Biden from being a climate hero
By Ella Nilsen and Matt Egan, CNN A long-awaited Department of Interior report on federal oil and gas leasing, tellingly released on Black Friday, is…
Continue Reading Due to court order, ‘Remain in Mexico’ rules for migrants are likely to restart Monday
By Geneva Sands, CNN The Biden administration plans to relaunch the Trump-era border program known as “Remain in Mexico” on Monday due to…
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A suspected Chinese hacking campaign has breached four more US defense and technology companies in the last month, and hundreds…
Continue Reading Bidens reinstate tradition of first family attending the Kennedy Center Honors
By Kate Bennett, CNN President Joe Biden and Jill Biden will attend the 44th annual Kennedy Center Honors Sunday night in Washington, DC, reinstating…
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By Daniella Diaz and Betsy Klein, CNN Congress could be barreling toward another government shutdown at midnight on Friday if Republicans and…
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By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown just…
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By Alex Marquardt, Jennifer Hansler, Niamh Kennedy and Anna Chernova, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A suspected Chinese hacking campaign has breached four more US defense and technology companies in the last month, and hundreds…
Continue Reading Biden outlines new steps to combat Covid through winter months
By Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden announced a new strategy Thursday aimed at fighting a potential winter surge of Covid-19…
Continue Reading Biden to extend transportation mask mandate through March
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Continue Reading John Roberts has a plan that would gut — yet save — Roe v. Wade. Can it work?
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts came to Wednesday’s abortion arguments with an…
Continue Reading John Roberts has a plan that would gut — yet save — Roe v. Wade. Can it work?
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts came to Wednesday’s abortion arguments with an…
Continue Reading Symone Sanders, Harris’ chief spokesperson, to leave White House
By Jasmine Wright and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Symone Sanders, Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief spokesperson and senior adviser, is leaving the…
Continue Reading Biden to extend transportation mask mandate through March
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration will extend existing requirements for travelers to wear masks on airplanes, buses, trains and boats,…
Continue Reading Inside the Biden White House’s thorny response to the Omicron variant
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden has spent hours over the last week peppering his medical team with questions about the…
Continue Reading White House holds Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The first and second families held a menorah lighting ceremony to celebrate Hanukkah at the White House on Wednesday evening,…
Continue Reading Brett Kavanaugh, who touted importance of precedent during confirmation fight, downplays it as he considers reversing Roe
By Tierney Sneed When Justice Brett Kavanaugh was facing tough questions during his 2018 confirmation battle about his views on the Supreme…
Continue Reading Brett Kavanaugh, who touted importance of precedent during confirmation fight, downplays it as he considers reversing Roe
By Tierney Sneed When Justice Brett Kavanaugh was facing tough questions during his 2018 confirmation battle about his views on the Supreme…
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Highlights from Tuesday night’s race
Voters in two local communities went to the polls Tuesday for run-off elections to decide who would be…
Continue Reading January 6 committee moves to hold former DOJ official in contempt but also gives him one last chance to cooperate
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol…
Continue Reading Why John Roberts cited the private papers of the justice who wrote Roe v. Wade
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer During Wednesday’s historic oral arguments on abortion rights, Chief…
Continue Reading Roe has lasted almost 50 years. How unusual would it be to overturn it?
By Ryan Struyk and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN A stunning leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and wipe…
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Continue Reading Ex-White House official says Trump showed ‘flagrant lack of regard for public health’ in keeping positive Covid test secret
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Continue Reading Trump ‘stoked’ crowd on January 6 and should be held accountable, federal judge says
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Continue Reading Harris condemns Russian test of anti-satellite weapon at Biden administration’s first space council meeting
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Continue Reading Stacey Abrams announces she’s running for governor in Georgia
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Continue Reading US and South Korea to develop new war plan to address North Korean military advancements
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US and South Korea will develop a new operational war plan to address the threat from North Korea, senior defense…
Continue Reading John Roberts has a plan that would gut — yet save — Roe v. Wade. Can it work?
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts came to Wednesday’s abortion arguments with an…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘shelves are going to be stocked’ for the holiday season
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Continue Reading READ: Transcript of Supreme Court oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
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Continue Reading Peter DeFazio is the latest House Democrat to announce plans not to seek reelection
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Continue Reading Biden on report Trump tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of 2020 debate: ‘I don’t think about the former President’
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Continue Reading Trump ‘stoked’ crowd on January 6 and should be held accountable, federal judge says
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge suggested Wednesday that Donald Trump and others who spoke at the “Stop the Steal” rally on…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘shelves are going to be stocked’ for the holiday season
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday sought to reassure Americans that shelves will be stocked this holiday season despite issues…
Continue Reading Supreme Court’s conservatives lean towards limiting abortion rights after dramatic oral arguments on Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to uphold a Mississippi law that bars abortion after 15…
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Continue Reading Poll: Young Americans say they’re fearful about the future of the country
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Continue Reading FBI seized roughly $2.3 million in cryptocurrency tied to ransomware attacks
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US law enforcement officials in August seized roughly $2.3 million in cryptocurrency tied to ransomware attacks committed by a…
Continue Reading Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announces he will not seek third term in 2022
By Dan Merica and Michael Warren, CNN Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will not seek a third term in office, according to a statement from his…
Continue Reading Here’s what Trump was up to around the time of his positive Covid-19 test
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Continue Reading Here’s what Trump was up to around the time of his positive Covid-19 test
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Here is a broad-strokes timeline of then-President Donald Trump’s activities around the time he first tested positive for…
Continue Reading Blinken warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if it invades Ukraine ahead of Lavrov meeting
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Russia to stand down on its efforts to…
Continue Reading Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US
By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Top US government officials are considering requiring everyone who enters the country to be tested for…
Continue Reading Ex-White House official says Trump showed ‘flagrant lack of regard for public health’ in keeping positive Covid test secret
By Devan Cole, CNN Former President Donald Trump showed “a flagrant lack of regard for public health” and endangered White House staff by…
Continue Reading The Guardian: Trump tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of 2020 debate with Biden
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jim Acosta, CNN Then-President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 three days ahead of his first 2020…
Continue Reading Sobbing Capitol rioter described his assault of police Officer Michael Fanone: ‘My God. What did I just do?’
By Katelyn Polantz, Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Capitol rioter accused of firing the Taser at one of the most outspoken police…
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By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Russia to stand down on its efforts to…
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Continue Reading Supreme Court’s conservatives lean towards limiting abortion rights after dramatic oral arguments on Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to uphold a Mississippi law that bars abortion after 15…
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Mayor Blad keeps his seat following runoff election
Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad will keep his seat at city hall after a runoff election…
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Blackfoot Mayor wins runoff election by 70 votes
It was a nail-biter for current Blackfoot Mayor Marc Carrol as results were coming in on Tuesday…
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Continue Reading City Councilman Andre Dickens will become Atlanta’s next mayor, CNN projects
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN City Councilman Andre Dickens will become Atlanta’s next mayor, CNN projects, defeating City Council President Felicia…
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Election Results for Pocatello and Blackfoot Mayor runoff races
Election result for the Blackfoot and Pocatello Mayor Runoff races.…
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy summoned GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace for separate…
Continue Reading GOP feud simmers despite McCarthy’s warning, causing concerns over 2022 prospects
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy summoned GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace for separate…
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By Jennifer Hansler and Drew Lawrence, CNN Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal called on President Joe Biden to appoint an “evacuation…
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By Dan Berman and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could result in the repeal of Roe v. Wade, the…
Continue Reading Georgia secretary of state spoke with January 6 committee about election lies
By Zachary Cohen, Jason Morris, Sara Murray, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger spoke with the House…
Continue Reading Georgia secretary of state spoke with January 6 committee about election lies
By Zachary Cohen, Jason Morris, Sara Murray, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger spoke with the House…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the appeals court hearing in the January 6 Trump documents case
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN An appeals court hearing Tuesday on former President Donald Trump’s claim to keep January 6 documents…
Continue Reading New deadline imposed by Georgia voting law leads to rejections of absentee ballot requests
By Kelly Mena and Ethan Cohen, CNN The main reason absentee ballot requests were rejected for Georgia’s fall elections were because they…
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By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Daniella Diaz, CNN Lawmakers are pushing the federal government to the brink of a shutdown as they…
Continue Reading Biden suffers string of court setbacks as administration’s vaccine mandates are put on hold
By Tierney Sneed The Biden administration has suffered three major court losses since Monday morning, with orders freezing key federal government…
Continue Reading Biden says his ‘heart goes out’ to families affected by Michigan school shooting
By Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his “heart goes out” to the families affected by a school shooting in…
Continue Reading Defense secretary warns unvaccinated National Guard members won’t be paid
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Tuesday that unvaccinated members of the National Guard won’t be paid and…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the appeals court hearing in the January 6 Trump documents case
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN An appeals court hearing Tuesday on former President Donald Trump’s claim to keep January 6 documents…
Continue Reading Biden says his ‘heart goes out’ to families affected by Michigan school shooting
By Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his “heart goes out” to the families affected by a school shooting in…
Continue Reading Administration working with vaccine manufacturers to ‘develop contingency plans’ amid new variant
By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is coordinating with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to develop contingency plans in…
Continue Reading Bidens hire Robert B. Downing to be the new White House chief usher
By Kate Andersen Brower Robert B. Downing has been named as the new chief usher of the White House, according to a White House source. Downing…
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By Michael Warren, CNN Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality, is running for the US Senate in Pennsylvania as a…
Continue Reading Prosecutors charge man who allegedly assaulted police at the US Capitol and brought hatchets to FBI headquarters
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Federal prosecutors unsealed charges against a Rhode Island man on Monday who allegedly attempted to hop over security…
Continue Reading What you don’t understand about Lauren Boebert
By Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Day 3 of the controversy caused by Lauren Boebert’s suggestion that a Muslim member of Congress might…
Continue Reading Another video shows Lauren Boebert suggesting Ilhan Omar was terrorist
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado suggested to a crowd in September that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota,…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Meadows cooperating with January 6 investigators
By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel and Ryan Nobles, CNN Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows is cooperating with the…
Continue Reading US removes Colombia’s FARC from terrorism blacklist
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the acronym the FARC, from its…
Continue Reading Appeals court judges skeptical of Trump’s arguments for blocking release of his January 6 documents
By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The DC US Circuit Court of Appeals cast major doubt on former President Trump’s arguments that the…
Continue Reading Biden signs slate of bills aimed at supporting veterans
By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law four bills aimed at supporting the nation’s veterans,…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker defends her record from Marjorie Taylor Greene attack after criticizing Boebert
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked fellow House Republican Nancy Mace on Tuesday, after Mace condemned…
Continue Reading Another video shows Lauren Boebert suggesting Ilhan Omar was terrorist
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado suggested to a crowd in September that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota,…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Meadows cooperating with January 6 investigators
By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel and Ryan Nobles, CNN Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows is cooperating with the…
Continue Reading Biden sells infrastructure law in Minnesota
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Minnesota on Tuesday to tout the benefits of his new bipartisan…
Continue Reading Blinken warns Russian aggression in Ukraine would trigger ‘serious consequences’
By Chandelis Duster and Radina Gigova, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated a warning for Russia on Tuesday to stay away from…
Continue Reading US intelligence community ‘struggled’ to brief Trump, CIA study says
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US intelligence community “struggled” to brief President-elect Donald Trump in 2016, achieving “only…
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