6 takeaways from primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and more
By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN Pennsylvania Republicans chose an election denier Tuesday as their candidate for governor in this…
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John Fetterman will win Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, CNN projects
By Dan Merica, CNN John Fetterman will win the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, CNN projects, capping a bizarre final few days of the campaign…
Continue Reading Trump-backed 2020 election denier wins GOP primary for Pennsylvania governor
By Eric Bradner, CNN Doug Mastriano, a leading voice advancing former President Donald Trump’s lies about election fraud, will win the crowded…
Continue Reading Rep. Madison Cawthorn concedes to Chuck Edwards in GOP primary for North Carolina seat
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Rep. Madison Cawthorn conceded his race in the GOP primary for North Carolina’s 11th District to opponent Chuck Edwards…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: Most Americans are concerned about the US and ‘burned out’ on politics
By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans across political lines are united in their generally negative feelings about the US and its…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: Most Americans are concerned about the US and ‘burned out’ on politics
By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans across political lines are united in their generally negative feelings about the US and its…
Continue Reading Top Navy leaders visit aircraft carrier following recent suicides among crew
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Navy’s top leaders visited the USS George Washington following a number of recent suicides among crew members as…
Continue Reading Trump-backed Rep. Ted Budd wins North Carolina GOP Senate primary, CNN projects
By Eric Bradner, CNN Rep. Ted Budd rode an endorsement from former President Donald Trump to victory in North Carolina‘s Republican Senate…
Continue Reading Oz and McCormick locked in tight race in high-stakes Pennsylvania GOP primary that could shape control of the Senate
By Maeve Reston, CNN The Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s US Senate race, which could be key to determining control of the chamber in…
Continue Reading Federal judge strikes down Tennessee law requiring some businesses to post transgender bathroom notices
By Devan Cole, CNN A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Tennessee law that required some businesses to post signs outside their bathroom doors if…
Continue Reading DOJ files suit against casino mogul Steve Wynn seeking order that he register as foreign agent of China
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit seeking a court order requiring that casino mogul Steve Wynn register under…
Continue Reading Oz and McCormick locked in tight race in high-stakes Pennsylvania GOP primary that could shape control of the Senate
By Maeve Reston, CNN The Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s US Senate race, which could be key to determining control of the chamber in…
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Higher than normal voter turnout reported in Bonneville County
Polling stations across eastern Idaho are still moving…
Continue Reading Pentagon doesn’t hold anyone accountable for 2019 Syria strike that killed four civilians following review
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Despite a renewed commitment on civilian casualties, the Pentagon has decided to hold no one accountable for a 2019 strike in…
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Steady stream of voters cast their vote at the polls
Voters came in a steady drove during the open polling places throughout Rexburg to make their voices heard during Tuesday’s primary elections. Many…
Continue Reading Justice Department asks January 6 committee for transcripts of witness testimony
By Ryan Nobles, Evan Perez, Jamie Gangel and Annie Grayer, CNN The Justice Department has asked the committee investigating the January 6, 2021,…
Continue Reading US assesses North Korea preparing for possible long range missile test within days as Biden prepares to travel to Asia
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent North Korea appears to be preparing for a possible intercontinental ballistic missile test within the…
Continue Reading Biden administration makes 8 more free Covid tests available to US households as it calls on Congress to pass additional funding
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is opening CovidTests.gov for a third round of orders while reiterating its calls on Congress to act on…
Continue Reading Lawsuit against GOP operatives accused in fake presidential electors scheme filed in Wisconsin
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Some of the electors for President Joe Biden in the 2020 election have sued in Wisconsin state court the Republican operatives,…
Continue Reading Michigan judge grants injunction against enforcement of state’s 1931 abortion ban
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A Michigan judge issued a preliminary injunction against the state’s 1931 abortion ban Tuesday barring its…
Continue Reading Trump appointed State Department official met with election deniers on January 6
By Zachary Cohen, CNN A top Trump appointee at the US State Department met on January 6, 2021, with two activists who were pushing false claims that…
Continue Reading US and allies struggle to come up with plans to get vital grain supplies out of Ukraine
By Kylie Atwood, Alex Marquardt and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration is working closely with European allies to try to develop routes…
Continue Reading Karen Bass endorsed by key rival in Los Angeles mayoral race
By Maeve Reston, CNN The Los Angeles mayoral race has been rapidly narrowing into a heated contest between Rep. Karen Bass and shopping mall…
Continue Reading DHS hasn’t seen a ‘significant decrease’ of migrants at the US-Mexico border amid ongoing efforts, Mayorkas tells CNN
By Liz Stark and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged on Tuesday that the agency has…
Continue Reading COVID-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says
The Biden administration is continuing the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration beyond July 15, two administration officials told CNN, as…
Continue Reading Biden gives emotional speech after Buffalo shooting: ‘White supremacy is a poison’
By Maegan Vazquez and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday did not hesitate to call the deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, an…
Continue Reading Covid-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says
By Kaitlan Collins and Tami Luhby, CNN The Biden administration is continuing the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration beyond July 15, two…
Continue Reading Covid-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says
By Kaitlan Collins and Tami Luhby, CNN The Biden administration is continuing the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration beyond July 15, two…
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Idaho governor faces Trump-backed candidate in GOP primary
Republican Gov. Brad Little is fighting back a primary challenge on Tuesday from his lieutenant governor, Janice McGeachin, a Donald Trump-backed…
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Secretary Buchanan will not seek second term as Secretary of State
Wyoming Secretary Ed Buchanan announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term as Wyoming’s Secretary of…
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Top races in Tuesday’s primary election
The primary election is Tuesday, May 17. It could actually decide who will be in office next…
Continue Reading How to follow Tuesday’s primary elections
By Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN It’s election day again with primary races taking place Tuesday in five states:…
Continue Reading Here are the key House primaries to watch Tuesday
By Rachel Janfaza and Andrew Menezes, CNN It’s Election Day in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon as primary voters pick…
Continue Reading US to ease some energy sanctions on Venezuela
By Natasha Bertrand and Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration will begin to ease some energy sanctions on Venezuela to encourage ongoing…
Continue Reading DeSantis signs bill banning protests outside any residence
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that makes it illegal to protest or picket outside a person’s home and…
Continue Reading Jill Biden heading to Latin America on three-country tour
By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday departs Washington for a six-day Latin American tour, with scheduled stops in Ecuador, Panama…
Continue Reading Blinken speaks with Brittney Griner’s wife as WNBA star’s imprisonment in Russia continues
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to the wife of detained American Brittney Griner on Saturday as the WNBA…
Continue Reading Primary voters in key states navigate new voting rules
By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say Clinton campaign lawyer tried ‘to manipulate the FBI’ with Trump-Russia tip as first Durham trial opens
By Marshall Cohen, CNN Special counsel John Durham’s prosecutors laid out their case against Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann…
Continue Reading Key lawmaker warns at UFO hearing: ‘Unidentified aerial phenomena are a potential national security threat’
By Clare Foran, CNN Key lawmakers warned at a House hearing on Tuesday that unidentified aerial phenomena — popularly known as UFOs —…
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Former Idaho Congressman Labrador leading attorney general race, edging out incumbent
Idaho’s five-term Republican attorney general has handled his duties in the deeply conservative state for 20 years with a strategy he describes as…
Continue Reading Biden to host leaders of Sweden and Finland at White House as countries look to join NATO
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday will welcome the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Finland to the White House in a…
Continue Reading Biden to host leaders of Sweden and Finland at White House as countries look to join NATO
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday will welcome the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Finland to the White House in a…
Continue Reading Biden administration makes 8 more free Covid tests available to US households as it calls on Congress to pass additional funding
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is opening CovidTests.gov for a third round of orders while reiterating its calls on Congress to act on…
Continue Reading Biden administration makes 8 more free Covid tests available to US households as it calls on Congress to pass additional funding
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is opening CovidTests.gov for a third round of orders while reiterating its calls on Congress to act on…
Continue Reading ‘He is unconventional’: John Fetterman’s unique persona is put to the test in Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary
By Dan Merica, CNN A win for John Fetterman in Pennsylvania on Tuesday would be a win for the unconventional candidate. Scores of Fetterman…
Continue Reading Biden visits memorial site for victims of Buffalo mass shooting
By Maegan Vazquez and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the memorial site for a mass shooting in which 10…
Continue Reading 7 things to watch in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and other primaries Tuesday
By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN Primaries on Tuesday will test how far Republican voters are willing to go in embracing…
Continue Reading Biden gives emotional speech after Buffalo shooting: ‘White supremacy is a poison’
By Maegan Vazquez and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday did not hesitate to call the deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, an…
Continue Reading Key lawmaker warns at UFO hearing: ‘Unidentified aerial phenomena are a potential national security threat’
By Clare Foran, CNN Key lawmakers warned at a House hearing on Tuesday that unidentified aerial phenomena — popularly known as UFOs —…
Continue Reading US Air Force tests troubled hypersonic missile
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US Air Force carried out a successful test of its troubled hypersonic missile over the weekend, one month after…
Continue Reading DHS chief Mayorkas says it’s ‘virtually impossible’ to monitor all hate online
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told CNN on Monday his department is working closely with local authorities…
Continue Reading Biden arrives in Buffalo to mourn victims of deadly mass shooting
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN More than three years after announcing he was motivated to run for office to redeem “the soul of the nation” from…
Continue Reading Proposed New York congressional map could pit longtime Democratic members against each other
By Melissa Holzberg DePalo A proposed version of New York’s new congressional map could set up several incumbent vs. incumbent primaries,…
Continue Reading Barnette said she was leading buses to DC for ‘our 1776 moment’ on January 6, 2021
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette said she was bringing three buses of “pissed off…
Continue Reading Biden reverses some Trump policies related to Cuba, making it easier for families to visit relatives in country
By Jennifer Hansler and Kevin Liptak, CNN The State Department on Monday announced a series of measures it said is aimed at supporting the Cuban…
Continue Reading Trial of Clinton campaign lawyer relitigates 2016 election fights
By Evan Perez and Marshall Cohen, CNN Michael Sussmann, a former lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, is set to go on trial Monday for a…
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Fremont County voters to decide on district split study
Voters in Fremont County will be faced with a different question on their ballot as they enter the polls Tuesday May 16. That question is regarding…
Continue Reading Major outside spending boosts Trump-backed Budd in North Carolina Senate primary
By Michael Warren Nearly a year after former President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Ted Budd for North Carolina’s open Senate race, the…
Continue Reading Oregon’s Kurt Schrader, after backlash over breaking with House Democrats, faces primary challenge in redrawn district
By Gregory Krieg, CNN A contentious House primary in Oregon is dividing national and local Democrats as Rep. Kurt Schrader, running now in a district…
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Wyoming senator booed for sex identity remarks at graduation
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis apologized Monday after getting booed and heckled for remarks she made on sexual identity during a University of Wyoming…
Continue Reading US prosecutors accuse Venezuelan doctor of being ransomware mastermind
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US prosecutors have accused a 55-year-old Venezuelan doctor of creating and selling widely used malicious software that…
Continue Reading Fact check: Deceptive anti-Barnette ad misleads about her positions on Black Lives Matter and police defunding
By Daniel Dale, CNN A deceptive new attack ad in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary tries to convince voters that late-surging candidate…
Continue Reading Fauci says ‘no’ to serving under Donald Trump should he win a second term
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said he would not continue to serve in his role if Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Sentencing is delayed for Gaetz ally who continues to cooperate with prosecutors
By Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Joel Greenberg, the former Florida official whose crimes in the state ensnared US Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal…
Continue Reading Karine Jean-Pierre holds first briefing as White House press secretary
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Karine Jean-Pierre held her first briefing as White House press secretary on Monday after making history as the first Black and…
Continue Reading DeSantis eyes state takeover of Disney’s special district
By Steve Contorno, CNN After stripping Disney of its special governing powers last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis now says that he wants the state…
Continue Reading Harris meets with new UAE president and expresses condolences following death of the country’s president
By Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday met with the new president of the United Arab Emirates after leading…
Continue Reading Biden approves plan to redeploy US troops to Somalia
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN President Joe Biden has approved a request by the Pentagon to redeploy US troops to Somalia in an effort to counter the…
Continue Reading An ‘annoyed’ Melania Trump stays mum on Mar-a-Lago search as she promotes NFT business
By Kate Bennett, CNN Shortly after the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month, former President Donald Trump fumed on social media about…
Continue Reading Trump could be facing an endorsement Waterloo this week
By Harry Enten, CNN This past week, former President Donald Trump suffered his first high-profile endorsement defeat of 2022. Nebraska businessman…
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2022 midterms: What to watch as 5 states hold primaries
Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate primaries is on the line Tuesday as voters in five states cast their ballots…
Continue Reading FDA announces it will make it easier to import some baby formulas to ease shortage
By Betsy Klein, Katherine Dillinger and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it is making it easier to…
Continue Reading FDA announces it will make it easier to import some baby formulas to ease shortage
By Betsy Klein, Katherine Dillinger and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it is making it easier to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court sides with Ted Cruz, striking down cap on use of campaign funds to repay personal campaign loans
By Ariane de Vogue and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in a case involving the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court sides with Ted Cruz, striking down cap on use of campaign funds to repay personal campaign loans
By Ariane de Vogue and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in a case involving the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court limits review of factual disputes in immigration cases
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court ruled against a Georgia man who has spent decades in the US and faces deportation…
Continue Reading On hold for 72 minutes and apologetic customer service representatives: Testing out resources from the Biden administration’s new website for parents looking for baby formula
By MJ Lee, CNN White House Correspondent The Biden administration is confronting a barrage of questions and criticism for the national baby formula…
Continue Reading On hold for 72 minutes and apologetic customer service representatives: Testing out resources from the Biden administration’s new website for parents looking for baby formula
By MJ Lee, CNN White House Correspondent The Biden administration is confronting a barrage of questions and criticism for the national baby formula…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Democrats look for do-over with rural voters after Trump-era shellacking
By Dan Merica, CNN It was the moment the lifeless body of a 1,500-pound steer was hoisted in the air, blood pouring from its neck, that Mandela…
Continue Reading Biden administration unveils action plan to boost affordable housing
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration announced an action plan Monday aimed at boosting the supply of affordable housing amid rising home…
Continue Reading Trial of Clinton campaign lawyer relitigates 2016 election fights
By Evan Perez and Marshall Cohen, CNN Michael Sussmann, a former lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, is set to go on trial Monday for a…
Continue Reading Maryland Sen. Van Hollen hospitalized after stroke but says no long-term damage
By Eva McKend, CNN Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced Sunday that he suffered a “minor stroke” over the weekend and is hospitalized. The…
Continue Reading Biden will travel to Buffalo on Tuesday following mass shooting, official says
By Arlette Saenz President Joe Biden will travel to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to meet with the families of victims after a racially motivated…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania US Senate candidate Fetterman suffers stroke but says he’s ‘well on my way to a full recovery’
By Dan Merica, CNN John Fetterman, the favorite to win Pennsylvania’s Democratic US Senate contest, announced Sunday that he’s recovering…
Continue Reading Biden will travel to Buffalo on Tuesday following mass shooting, official says
By Arlette Saenz President Joe Biden will travel to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to meet with the families of victims after a racially motivated…
Continue Reading Biden will travel to Buffalo on Tuesday following mass shooting, official says
By Arlette Saenz President Joe Biden will travel to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to meet with the families of victims after a racially motivated…
Continue Reading Progressive Democratic House candidates are being hammered by outside spenders ahead of primaries
By Gregory Krieg, CNN As Democratic House members began planning their exits last year ahead of an expected midterms backlash, progressive outsiders…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania US Senate candidate Fetterman suffers stroke but says he’s ‘well on my way to a full recovery’
By Dan Merica, CNN John Fetterman, the favorite to win Pennsylvania’s Democratic US Senate contest, announced Sunday that he’s recovering…
Continue Reading Nebraska GOP governor says he will call a special session to pass total abortion ban if Roe is overturned
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska said Sunday that he will call a special session of his state’s legislature to pass…
Continue Reading Nebraska GOP governor says he will call a special session to pass total abortion ban if Roe is overturned
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska said Sunday that he will call a special session of his state’s legislature to pass…
Continue Reading Oz fights off McCormick’s millions and Barnette’s surge in final days of Pennsylvania Senate primary
By Kate Sullivan and Alex Rogers, CNN Celebrity TV host Mehmet Oz arrived at a fire station in a small town outside Philadelphia on Saturday, seeking…
Continue Reading Melania Trump teases second term as first lady in first interview since leaving White House
By Kate Bennett, CNN In Melania Trump’s first interview since leaving the White House, the former first lady hinted that there is a chance she…
Continue Reading 7 things to watch in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and other primaries Tuesday
By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN Primaries on Tuesday will test how far Republican voters are willing to go in embracing…
Continue Reading Who’s who in the Michael Sussmann trial
By Marshall Cohen, CNN The trial of Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann kicks off Monday in Washington, DC, and will feature a cast of…
Continue Reading Barnette slams GOP rivals at closed event as spotlight on late-surging Pennsylvania Senate hopeful intensifies
By Dan Merica, CNN Pennsylvania Senate candidate Kathy Barnette slammed her Republican primary rivals on Saturday as being overly fixated on her…
Continue Reading Barnette said she was leading buses to DC for ‘our 1776 moment’ on January 6, 2021
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette said she was bringing three buses of “pissed off…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris to lead US delegation to UAE following death of Emirati president
By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will make a trip to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, leading a presidential delegation to…
Continue Reading Fights over school boards share ballot with North Carolina’s Senate primary
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Photographs by Travis Dove for CNN North Carolina’s Senate race is among the most competitive in the nation this year.…
Continue Reading White House hires lawyer Richard Sauber as it braces for potential GOP investigations after midterms
By Kaitlan Collins and Jasmine Wright, CNN The White House has hired Richard Sauber to assist in the Biden administration’s response to…
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