How conservatives played the long game on election law
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst Since the 2020 presidential election, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and…
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Arkansas city elects 18-year-old to be next mayor
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Jaylen Smith graduated from high school in May. Less than a year later, the 18-year-old will be tasked with governing Earle,…
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Jack Forrest, CNN Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against a Florida state representative who allegedly…
Continue Reading Trump Org. fraud trial juror tells CNN the panel was ‘serious’ and didn’t focus on Donald Trump
By Lauren del Valle, CNN The jury who convicted Donald Trump‘s namesake companies earlier this week was “serious” and tried to…
Continue Reading Manhattan DA says his office won’t tolerate ‘attempts to intimidate’ following Trump posts
By Mark Morales and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg said in an email to staff on Saturday that his office will…
Continue Reading ‘Trump obsession is very bad’: Senate Republicans confront their problems after poor election showing
By Manu Raju, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN Donald Trump is facing a flurry of criticism on Capitol Hill, with Republican fury growing over their…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Biden administration weighs Ukrainian requests for access to US stockpile of controversial cluster munitions
By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Zachary Cohen, CNN Ukrainian officials and lawmakers have in recent months urged the Biden administration and…
Continue Reading Ex-congressman indicted in probe of Venezuelan influence
By Carlos Suarez, Devon M. Sayers and Florencia Trucco, CNN Former Republican Rep. David Rivera of Florida was arrested in Atlanta on Monday on…
Continue Reading In Warnock’s win, White House sees capstone validation that big legislative wins broke through
By Sam Fossum and Phil Mattingly, CNN As White House officials reflected on the final Democratic victory of a history-defying midterm election cycle,…
Continue Reading Trump poses with QAnon, Pizzagate conspiracy theorist at Mar-a-Lago
By Gabby Orr Former President Donald Trump posed for photos at his waterfront club on Tuesday with a prominent QAnon conspiracy theorist, in the…
Continue Reading New York attorney general defends office’s handling of misconduct allegations against chief of staff
By Kristina Sgueglia and Sonnet Swire, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday defended her office’s handling of allegations…
Continue Reading Arkansas city elects 18-year-old to be next mayor
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Jaylen Smith graduated from high school in May. Less than a year later, the 18-year-old will be tasked with governing Earle,…
Continue Reading Five companies will pay the feds $750 million for the opportunity to build huge floating wind turbines off the West Coast
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration’s first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale for federal waters off the West Coast generated more…
Continue Reading Biden administration appeals court decision that blocked the Trump-era policy that let the US turn away migrants at the southern border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has decided to appeal a federal court decision that blocked the use of a controversial Trump-era…
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By Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was seen leaving her office Wednesday with her husband, Paul Pelosi. The pair greeted children…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccines could cost billions more if federal government stops picking up the tab
By Tami Luhby, CNN The cost of Covid-19 vaccines could quadruple if the federal government stops buying them in bulk, according to an analysis…
Continue Reading Trump team finds two documents with classified markings in a Florida storage unit
By Kaitlan Collins and Sara Murray, CNN Two documents with classified markings were found in a Florida storage unit during a search by a team hired…
Continue Reading Herschel Walker’s defeat delivers another blow to Trump and his slow 2024 bid
By Kristen Holmes and Gabby Orr, CNN Donald Trump was hoping for a win on Tuesday amid the slow start to his latest presidential campaign, believing…
Continue Reading Alleged Russian intelligence agent charged with violating US sanctions and money laundering
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Federal prosecutors unsealed charges on Wednesday against Andrii Derkach, a Kremlin-linked former…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Moore v. Harper, the historic Supreme Court arguments on election rules
By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Arguments in the Supreme Court‘s blockbuster election rules case played out for more than three hours…
Continue Reading Second gentleman warns of ‘rapid rise’ in antisemitism during White House roundtable
By Maegan Vazquez and Betsy Klein, CNN Second gentleman Doug Emhoff — the first Jewish person in his position — convened a roundtable on…
Continue Reading Trump team finds two documents with classified markings in a Florida storage unit
By Kaitlan Collins and Sara Murray, CNN Two documents with classified markings were found in a Florida storage unit during a search by a team hired…
Continue Reading Justice Dept. report outlines series of mistakes that led to prison beating death of Boston gangster Whitey Bulger
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General released a report on Wednesday outlining how a series of…
Continue Reading Family of fallen January 6 officer explains snubbing McConnell and McCarthy: ‘This is an integrity issue’
By Chandelis Duster, CNN The family of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick said Wednesday that snubbing GOP leaders during a…
Continue Reading Family of fallen January 6 officer explains snubbing McConnell and McCarthy: ‘This is an integrity issue’
By Chandelis Duster, CNN The family of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick said Wednesday that snubbing GOP leaders during a…
Continue Reading White House calls removing Covid-19 vaccine mandate a ‘mistake’ but won’t say if Biden will sign NDAA
By Betsy Klein and Clare Foran, CNN The White House declined to say whether President Joe Biden will sign the must-pass annual defense bill, the…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from Georgia’s Senate runoff
By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN Sen. Raphael Warnock remains undefeated. After being pushed to another runoff in November, the Democrat asked…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 committee member previews details in panel’s upcoming report
By Annie Grayer, CNN The final report from the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, will include information about Republican…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court considers Trump’s plea to grant him immunity from Capitol riot lawsuits
By Devan Cole, CNN A federal court of appeals in DC spent nearly two hours on Wednesday grappling with whether former President Donald Trump should…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from Georgia’s Senate runoff
By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN Sen. Raphael Warnock remains undefeated. After being pushed to another runoff in November, the Democrat asked…
Continue Reading The case in front of the Supreme Court Wednesday could upend electoral politics
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court is taking on the future of federal elections Wednesday, discussing a case that could…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from Georgia’s Senate runoff
By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN Sen. Raphael Warnock remains undefeated. After being pushed to another runoff in November, the Democrat asked…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from Georgia’s Senate runoff
By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN Sen. Raphael Warnock remains undefeated. After being pushed to another runoff in November, the Democrat asked…
Continue Reading Warnock will win Georgia Senate runoff, CNN projects, in final midterm rebuke of Trump’s influence
By Maeve Reston, CNN Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock will win Georgia’s Senate runoff, CNN projects, giving Democrats greater leverage in the…
Continue Reading 45% of public schools had at least one teacher vacancy this fall
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Nearly half, or 45%, of public K-12 schools had at least one teacher vacancy as of October, according to government data…
Continue Reading McConnell criticizes Trump’s comments on the Constitution
By Morgan Rimmer and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized former President Donald Trump’s comments in a post on…
Continue Reading Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz, US says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN An Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz by shining a spotlight toward the…
Continue Reading Warnock will win Georgia Senate runoff, CNN projects, in final midterm rebuke of Trump’s influence
By Maeve Reston, CNN Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock will win Georgia’s Senate runoff, CNN projects, giving Democrats greater leverage in the…
Continue Reading Congress faces time crunch on government funding and sweeping defense policy bill
By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Kristin Wilson and Ali Zaslav, CNN Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to try to fund the government and pass a…
Continue Reading Navy carries out secret mission to drop ping pong balls on Army rivals ahead of annual football game
By Haley Britzky, CNN It was a crisp December afternoon as three small planes circled above their objective, making 12 total passes overhead as they…
Continue Reading Lawsuit against Saudi crown prince dismissed after Biden administration recommended he is given immunity
By Alex Marquardt and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia’s crown prince after the Biden…
Continue Reading House Republicans seek testimony from Twitter employees who oversaw handling of the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story
By Brian Fung, CNN House Republicans say they will seek congressional testimony from top Twitter employees who oversaw the company’s handling…
Continue Reading Trump Organization found guilty on all counts of criminal tax fraud
By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN A Manhattan jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax…
Continue Reading Trump Organization found guilty on all counts of criminal tax fraud
By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN A Manhattan jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax…
Continue Reading Poll finds Republican support for US aiding Ukraine’s war effort against Russia is declining
By Haley Britzky, CNN Americans still strongly back the US providing aid for Ukraine’s fight against Russia, but there has been a decline in…
Continue Reading Republicans call for investigation into NY attorney general’s handling of misconduct allegations against chief of staff
By Mark Morales, CNN Republican lawmakers in New York state are calling for an investigation into Democratic Attorney General Letitia James days…
Continue Reading McConnell criticizes Trump’s comments on the Constitution
By Morgan Rimmer and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized former President Donald Trump’s comments in a post on…
Continue Reading DOJ subpoenas officials in Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona for communications with Trump around 2020 election
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local officials in Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona for any and all communications…
Continue Reading Arizona Republican announces run for House speaker, complicating McCarthy’s path
By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the speakership grew more complicated on Tuesday after a…
Continue Reading Trump’s Save America PAC paying legal bills for witnesses in Mar-a-Lago probe
By Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Donald Trump’s Save America PAC has been footing the legal bills for additional Trump aides and allies…
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