EPA launches new office dedicated to environmental justice
By Sonnet Swire, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency will create a new national office of environmental justice to address the disproportionate…
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Head of DeSantis-backed election police force in Florida dies
By Steve Contorno, CNN Pete Antonacci, the head of Florida’s new election crimes office, died Friday, the office of the governor confirmed. He…
Continue Reading Adam Schiff criticizes slow pace of Justice Department investigation into broader January 6 plot
By Annie Grayer, CNN US Rep. Adam Schiff, who serves on the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, expressed his…
Continue Reading Biden surprises Elton John with National Humanities Medal at White House
By Shawna Mizelle and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday presented Sir Elton John with the National Humanities Medal, surprising the music…
Continue Reading Biden surprises Elton John with National Humanities Medal at White House
By Shawna Mizelle and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday presented Sir Elton John with the National Humanities Medal, surprising the music…
Continue Reading White House set to conduct a broad talent search in preparation for post-midterms turnover
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House is establishing a talent search project to prepare for potential vacancies across Cabinet and senior…
Continue Reading Arizona judge rules state can enforce near-total abortion ban
By Maeve Reston, CNN An Arizona Superior Court judge ruled Friday that a 1901 ban on nearly all abortions in that state can be enforced, a decision…
Continue Reading January 6 rioter who chased Capitol police officer near Senate chambers found guilty on all charges
By Andrew Millman and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Douglas Jensen, a January 6, 2021, rioter at the forefront of a group that chased US Capitol Police Officer…
Continue Reading Fact check: White House corrects inaccurate Biden boast about gas prices
By Daniel Dale During a campaign-style Friday speech at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, President Joe Biden boasted about the…
Continue Reading Fact check: White House corrects inaccurate Biden boast about gas prices
By Daniel Dale During a campaign-style Friday speech at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, President Joe Biden boasted about the…
Continue Reading 2 Americans captured by Russian-backed forces are back on US soil after their release
By Kylie Atwood, CNN Two Americans who had been held by Russian-backed forces for more than three months were back on US soil Friday afternoon.…
Continue Reading Republican Tudor Dixon makes light of plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at campaign stops
By Eric Bradner, Donald Judd and Omar Jimenez, CNN Tudor Dixon, the Republican challenging Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, made light of the 2020…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s in Joe Manchin’s energy permitting reform plan
By Katie Lobosco, CNN West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin recently released a proposal that intends to streamline the federal permitting process for…
Continue Reading Georgia secretary of state plans to replace voting equipment in county where data was breached
By Jason Morris, CNN Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on Friday that his office is replacing the voting equipment in Coffee…
Continue Reading White House won’t say if it has confidence in World Bank President David Malpass
By Maegan Vazquez, Phil Mattingly and Sam Fossum, CNN A growing number of White House officials are publicly criticizing David Malpass, the…
Continue Reading More Cubans are coming to the US by sea than any time since the 1990s
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An alarming trend is emerging in south Florida where officials are seeing a rising number of migrants, primarily Haitians…
Continue Reading More Cubans are coming to the US by sea than any time since the 1990s
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An alarming trend is emerging in south Florida where officials are seeing a rising number of migrants, primarily Haitians…
Continue Reading Intelligence community restarts work on Mar-a-Lago documents damage assessment
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The intelligence community is restarting work on both the classification review and the so-called damage assessment related…
Continue Reading DOJ prosecutors recommend against charging Rep. Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe
By Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Prosecutors have recommended against charging Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal sex-trafficking…
Continue Reading Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister have ‘direct and honest exchange’ on Taiwan
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi “had a direct and honest exchange on matters…
Continue Reading Biden goes after House GOP’s ‘thin’ midterm agenda
By Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday criticized Republicans and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s proposed…
Continue Reading DOJ prosecutors recommend against charging Rep. Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe
By Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Prosecutors have recommended against charging Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal sex-trafficking…
Continue Reading North Carolina Democrats hope former judge can halt Senate losing streak in pro-GOP environment
By Dan Merica and Michael Warren, CNN The race for North Carolina’s open Senate seat features two leading candidates who have taken opposing…
Continue Reading Amid internet shutdowns in Iran, US takes step to allow tech firms to help Iranian people access online info
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Amid internet shutdowns by the Iranian government in the face of widespread protests, the US government has taken a step…
Continue Reading Amid internet shutdowns in Iran, US takes step to allow tech firms to help Iranian people access online info
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Amid internet shutdowns by the Iranian government in the face of widespread protests, the US government has taken a step…
Continue Reading Trump allies launch new super PAC to bolster GOP candidates in midterms as former President eyes 2024 campaign
By Gabby Orr, Dan Merica and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Several top allies of Donald Trump will launch a new super PAC to buoy Republican candidates who…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Trump’s secret court fight to stop grand jury from getting information from his inner circle
By Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s attorneys are fighting a secret court battle to block a…
Continue Reading US has privately warned Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine for several months
By Katie Bo Lillis, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US has privately communicated to Russia for the past several months that there will be…
Continue Reading Mar-a-Lago special master orders Trump team to back up any claims of FBI ‘planting’ evidence
By Marshall Cohen The special master overseeing the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation has ordered former President Donald Trump’s lawyers to…
Continue Reading Federal judge says court can’t block House January 6 subpoena for GOP state chair
By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Arizona has decided the court can’t block a House January 6 committee subpoena for…
Continue Reading Employees in DHS inspector general’s office call for their boss to be fired
By Whitney Wild and Annie Grayer, CNN Employees of the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General’s office are calling on President Joe…
Continue Reading Nevada’s GOP nominee for top election post wants to eliminate mail voting but voted by mail multiple times
By Em Steck, CNN The Republican candidate aiming to run Nevada’s elections has called to end mail voting by falsely claiming the voting method…
Continue Reading GOP congressional committee cancels ad reservations in key House race in Ohio
By Dan Merica and David Wright, CNN The National Republican Congressional Committee is canceling all their ad reservations in Ohio’s 9th…
Continue Reading Biden elevates three key staffers to senior-most West Wing positions
By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden has elevated three veteran White House officials to the most senior level of his West Wing staff,…
Continue Reading Trump allies launch new super PAC to bolster GOP candidates in midterms as former President eyes 2024 campaign
By Gabby Orr, Dan Merica and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Several top allies of Donald Trump will launch a new super PAC to buoy Republican candidates who…
Continue Reading Breyer warns justices that some opinions could ‘bite you in the back’ in exclusive interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace
By Devan Cole, CNN Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is warning his colleagues against “writing too rigidly” in their…
Continue Reading Breyer warns justices that some opinions could ‘bite you in the back’ in exclusive interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace
By Devan Cole, CNN Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is warning his colleagues against “writing too rigidly” in their…
Continue Reading In Pennsylvania, Oz needs to energize rural voters who spurned him in the primary
By Dan Merica, Jessica Dean and Jeff Simon, CNN When Mehmet Oz was vying for the GOP Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, his argument was simple: He…
Continue Reading Florida lawmaker sues DeSantis to block future migrant flights from the border
By Steve Contorno, CNN A Democratic lawmaker in Florida filed a lawsuit Thursday evening asking a court to block Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis from…
Continue Reading Arizona GOP secretary of state nominee stands by election conspiracy theories in debate
By Maeve Reston, CNN Arizona Republican secretary of state nominee Mark Finchem doubled down on the conspiracy theories that he has espoused about…
Continue Reading In Pennsylvania, Oz needs to energize rural voters who spurned him in the primary
By Dan Merica, Jessica Dean and Jeff Simon, CNN When Mehmet Oz was vying for the GOP Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, his argument was simple: He…
Continue Reading Biden administration prepares for Abbott and DeSantis to send more migrants to Democratic cities
By MJ Lee, CNN White House correspondent The Biden administration is continuing to closely monitor the possibility of Republican governors…
Continue Reading Trump-backed GOP pick for Michigan AG has been a vocal supporter of election lies. Emails show just how far he’s gone for the cause
By Bob Ortega, Curt Devine, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Audrey Ash and Drew Griffin, CNN Months after Joe Biden’s 2020 victory over Donald Trump in…
Continue Reading Federal judge denies Mike Lindell’s request to reclaim phone seized by FBI
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge denied Mike Lindell’s request to reclaim his phone from investigators after it was recently seized by…
Continue Reading Identity revealed of former Twitter employee who raised alarm about posts before January 6
By Manu Raju and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Jamie Raskin, a member of the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, on Thursday revealed the…
Continue Reading Trump-backed GOP pick for Michigan AG has been a vocal supporter of election lies. Emails show just how far he’s gone for the cause
By Bob Ortega, Curt Devine, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Audrey Ash and Drew Griffin, CNN Months after Joe Biden’s 2020 victory over Donald Trump in…
Continue Reading Macron warns of ‘crisis of democracies,’ including in US, in exclusive US interview
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron is warning about a “crisis of democracies,” including in the United States,…
Continue Reading Russian military escalation and ‘bogus threats’ show Putin has been ‘outsmarted’ by the Ukrainians, says UK PM
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Vladimir Putin’s announcement of increased military conscription to bolster Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine shows that…
Continue Reading Pandemic unemployment benefits fraud may top $45 billion, federal watchdog says
By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Some $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits may have been fraudulently paid to criminals between March…
Continue Reading DOT to map out nation’s time zones after report shows no official map exists
By Gregory Wallace, CNN A person may take knowing the local time for granted, but an official review revealed that there is no single, accurate map…
Continue Reading Why an appeals court says Trump’s claims he declassified the Mar-a-Lago documents are a ‘red herring’
By Tierney Sneed Former President Donald Trump’s vague claims that he may have declassified documents taken to Mar-a-Lago are running into a…
Continue Reading Lavrov walks out of UN meeting as allies slam Russia over Ukraine war
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Russia’s foreign minister was absent from the chamber as his country faced wide rebuke from the United States and…
Continue Reading House Republicans rally around midterm agenda as McCarthy plots path to power
By Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republicans on Thursday rallied around a policy blueprint that will serve as their political mission statement this…
Continue Reading Why an appeals court says Trump’s claims he declassified the Mar-a-Lago documents are a ‘red herring’
By Tierney Sneed Former President Donald Trump’s vague claims that he may have declassified documents taken to Mar-a-Lago are running into a…
Continue Reading Defense secretary announces host of new policies to help military members with rising cost of living
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a series of policy changes to help military service members and their families deal…
Continue Reading Top GOP senators reject Trump’s declassification comments and call for proper storage of secret records
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Several GOP senators raised new concerns Thursday about former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Mar-a-Lago special master orders Trump team to back up any claims of FBI ‘planting’ evidence
By Marshall Cohen The special master overseeing the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation has ordered former President Donald Trump’s lawyers to…
Continue Reading Mar-a-Lago special master orders Trump team to back up any claims of FBI ‘planting’ evidence
By Marshall Cohen The special master overseeing the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation has ordered former President Donald Trump’s lawyers to…
Continue Reading Biden briefed on Hurricane Fiona, commits to 100% federal funding for debris removal, rescue ops and power restoration
By Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden participated in a briefing Thursday afternoon on the situation in Puerto Rico in the…
Continue Reading ISIS attempts suicide attack on al-Hol camp in Syria
By Oren Liebermann and Barbara Starr, CNN A group of ISIS militants in two vehicles rigged with suicide explosives attempted to attack the al-Hol…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioter and alleged Nazi sympathizer sentenced to 4 years in prison
By Holmes Lybrand and Andrew Millman, CNN Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, an ex-Army reservist and US Capitol rioter who said January 6, 2021, was…
Continue Reading Biden to attend DNC event on Friday as White House ramps up abortion rights contrast with GOP
By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden will attend a Democratic National Committee event on Friday as the White House moves to sharpen the…
Continue Reading Democratic-backed campaign finance bill fails procedural vote in the Senate as expected
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN The DISCLOSE Act, a bill aimed at targeting dark money in political campaigns, failed on Thursday to overcome the 60-vote…
Continue Reading Abortion is banned or severely limited in a number of states. Here’s where things stand
By Tierney Sneed and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Laws that ban abortion or severely restrict the procedure have gone into effect in about a dozen…
Continue Reading DOJ can resume criminal probe of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, appeals court says
A federal appeals court is allowing the Justice Department to continue looking at documents marked as classified that were seized from former…
Continue Reading Biden briefed on Hurricane Fiona, commits to 100% federal funding for debris removal, rescue ops and power restoration
By Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden participated in a briefing Thursday afternoon on the situation in Puerto Rico in the…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Indiana’s near-total abortion ban
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A state judge on Thursday blocked an Indiana law banning abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions…
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US issues sanctions on Iran’s morality police as major protests continue nationwide
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on Iran’s morality police following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa…
Continue Reading US issues sanctions on Iran’s morality police as major protests continue nationwide
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on Iran’s morality police following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa…
Continue Reading House passes public safety and policing legislation amid internal Democratic conflict
By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz and Kristin Wilson, CNN House Democrats passed a package of policing and public safety bills on Thursday…
Continue Reading Russia’s military divided as Putin struggles to deal with Ukraine’s counteroffensive, US sources say
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Russia’s military is divided over how best to counter Ukraine’s unexpected battlefield advances this month,…
Continue Reading Exclusive: New book reveals Trump’s business practices included once being paid with gold bars
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s business practices included some eyebrow-raising moments, such as once being paid with gold…
Continue Reading Russia’s military divided as Putin struggles to deal with Ukraine’s counteroffensive, US sources say
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Russia’s military is divided over how best to counter Ukraine’s unexpected battlefield advances this month,…
Continue Reading Macron warns of ‘crisis of democracies,’ including in US, in exclusive US interview
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron is warning about a “crisis of democracies,” including in the United States,…
Continue Reading Exclusive: New book reveals Trump’s business practices included once being paid with gold bars
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s business practices included some eyebrow-raising moments, such as once being paid with gold…
Continue Reading Families of captured Americans freed in Ukraine prisoner swap describe the moment they found out they were coming home
By Jamiel Lynch and Nouran Salahieh, CNN For months, the families of American veterans Alexander John-Robert Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, who were…
Continue Reading Biden tells the United Nations that Putin’s attempts to ‘extinguish’ Ukraine should ‘make your blood run cold’
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a violation of the global order, sharpening his…
Continue Reading Mastermind of Navy bribery scheme captured in Venezuela after escaping house arrest in San Diego
By Josh Campbell and Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN Leonard Francis, the former military contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated the…
Continue Reading Case against man accused of backslapping Rudy Giuliani in supermarket to be dismissed, source says
By Gloria Pazmino, CNN The case against the man accused of slapping Rudy Giuliani on the back in a Staten Island supermarket has been adjourned…
Continue Reading US Army implements most recommendations from Fort Hood report to improve handling of sexual assault and harassment
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Army has implemented “63 of the 70” recommendations from the Fort Hood report released in December 2020 and…
Continue Reading What to know about the civil fraud lawsuit Donald Trump and family face in New York
By Tierney Sneed An intricately detailed, 200-plus page civil lawsuit lays out New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case that former…
Continue Reading Florida lawmaker plans to file lawsuit to block more DeSantis migrant flights
By Steve Contorno, CNN A Democratic lawmaker in Florida is expected to file a lawsuit seeking to block Gov. Ron DeSantis from transporting any more…
Continue Reading DOJ can resume criminal probe of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, appeals court says
By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court is allowing the Justice Department to continue looking at documents marked as…
Continue Reading QAnon fans celebrate Trump’s latest embrace of the conspiracy
By Donie O’Sullivan, Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Supporters of QAnon on former President Donald Trump‘s social media platform have…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Ginni Thomas agrees to January 6 committee interview
By Jamie Gangel, Ariane de Vogue and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has come to an agreement with Ginni…
Continue Reading Congress approves student loan forgiveness fix for some divorced couples
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Congress passed a bill Wednesday that would allow divorced couples to separate their consolidated federal student loan debt,…
Continue Reading Manchin releases details of energy permitting deal that could complicate passage of government spending bill
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin released his plan Wednesday evening to expedite permits for energy…
Continue Reading QAnon fans celebrate Trump’s latest embrace of the conspiracy
By Donie O’Sullivan, Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Supporters of QAnon on former President Donald Trump‘s social media platform have…
Continue Reading Here are the Trump properties at the center of the New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the former President and his family
By Ariella Phillips, Kaanita Iyer and Curt Devine, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday filed a civil fraud lawsuit against…
Continue Reading GOP congressional candidate said US suffered from women’s suffrage and praised organization trying to repeal 19th Amendment
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN A Michigan candidate for the US House backed by former President Donald Trump once railed against giving women the right to…
Continue Reading Biden commits another $2.9 billion to fight world hunger as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine takes global toll
By Tami Luhby, CNN The US will provide another $2.9 billion in additional funding to combat global food insecurity, President Joe Biden announced at…
Continue Reading Biden commits another $2.9 billion to fight world hunger as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine takes global toll
By Tami Luhby, CNN The US will provide another $2.9 billion in additional funding to combat global food insecurity, President Joe Biden announced at…
Continue Reading Senate approves treaty to combat climate crisis
By Alex Rogers and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate ratified an international climate treaty to phase out hydrofluorocarbons — potent greenhouse…
Continue Reading Washington honors Queen Elizabeth II at National Cathedral service
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Wednesday joined a host of high-profile Washington figures…
Continue Reading What to know about the civil fraud lawsuit Donald Trump and family face in New York
By Tierney Sneed An intricately detailed, 200-plus page civil lawsuit lays out New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case that former…
Continue Reading House reaches deal on policing legislation with a vote scheduled for Thursday
By Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN House Democrats have struck a deal on a long-stalled package of public safety and policing bills, lawmakers…
Continue Reading US embassy in Havana will resume full immigrant visa processing next year for first time since 2017
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration announced Wednesday that starting early next year, the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, will resume…
Continue Reading 2 Americans and 5 Britons captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine freed in prisoner swap
By Kylie Atwood and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN Two American veterans and five British citizens who had been held by Russian-backed forces for months…
Continue Reading What to know about the civil fraud lawsuit Donald Trump and family face in New York
By Tierney Sneed An intricately detailed, 200-plus page civil lawsuit lays out New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case that former…
Continue Reading Wisconsin governor calls special session with eye on allowing voters to repeal state abortion ban
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday called for a special legislative session next month for lawmakers to consider…
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