How abortion rights advocates preserved access in Kansas
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Devon M. Sayers and Nick Valencia, CNN In the leadup to Kansas’ monumental vote on abortion rights, volunteers and…
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Senate votes to ratify NATO membership for Sweden and Finland
By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted on Wednesday to approve a resolution to ratify membership for Sweden and Finland in NATO, a…
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department sued former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on…
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By Michael Warren and Eva McKend, CNN Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee from Georgia, said this week that he has accepted an invitation…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Justice Department employees ask for expanded benefits to protect abortion access
By Jessica Schneider, CNN A group of Justice Department employees sent a list of demands to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Vice President…
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By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent A US Air Force brigadier general has been named as the new Pentagon press secretary by Defense Secretary…
Continue Reading ‘Kansas will not be our last fight’: Abortion rights victory gives Democrats new hope for midterms
By Dan Merica, CNN It isn’t often that Democrats look to deep-red Kansas for resounding affirmation. But on Tuesday night, when Kansans…
Continue Reading Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski dies in car accident that also killed 2 staffers
By Melanie Zanona and Clare Foran, CNN Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident that also killed two of Walorski’s…
Continue Reading Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski is killed in car accident, McCarthy announces
By Melanie Zanona, CNN Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday.…
Continue Reading Biden signs new executive order on abortion rights: ‘Women’s health and lives are on the line’
By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to help ensure access to abortion in light of the…
Continue Reading Sinema raises concerns about proposed tax in Democrats’ bill as lobbying intensifies for her vote
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Republican senators and the business community are mounting a full-court press on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to sink…
Continue Reading FEMA warns emergency alert systems could be hacked to transmit fake messages unless software is updated
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Vulnerabilities in software that TV and radio networks around the country use to transmit emergency alerts could allow a hacker…
Continue Reading FIRST ON CNN: Former Deputy White House counsel subpoenaed in January 6 probe
By Katelyn Polantz and Pamela Brown, CNN The former deputy counsel to President Donald Trump has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the…
Continue Reading First on CNN: New Senate bill would strengthen oversight in wake of missing Secret Service texts
By Jeremy Herb, CNN A top Senate Democrat is proposing new legislation in response to missing Secret Service text messages that would make it more…
Continue Reading Supreme Court sets Oct. 31 arguments for landmark college affirmative action cases
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would hear two major cases concerning race-based affirmative…
Continue Reading Biden to sign two major bills into law next week on semiconductors and health care for veterans
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden is scheduled to sign into law two major pieces of legislation on boosting US semiconductor production and…
Continue Reading Paul Pelosi pleads not guilty to DUI charges
By Kacey Cherry and Devan Cole, CNN Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to driving under the…
Continue Reading Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Mostafa Salem and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN A new round of talks to try to salvage the Iran nuclear deal will convene…
Continue Reading Biden continues to test positive for Covid-19 Wednesday following rebound diagnosis
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden continues to test positive for Covid-19 and will stay in isolation, his physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor…
Continue Reading Kinzinger: Subpoena of ex-White House counsel ‘probably bad’ for Trump
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone having been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury is “probably bad”…
Continue Reading Kinzinger: Subpoena of ex-White House counsel ‘probably bad’ for Trump
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone having been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury is “probably bad”…
Continue Reading Trump-backed Republicans win GOP nominations for US Senate, secretary of state and attorney general in Arizona, CNN projects
By Eric Bradner, CNN Three Donald Trump-endorsed Republicans who have embraced the former President’s 2020 election lies will win the GOP…
Continue Reading Six takeaways from Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Washington primaries
By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN Kansas voters handed abortion-rights advocates a massive victory Tuesday, surging to the polls to…
Continue Reading Pelosi says US will ‘not abandon’ Taiwan as China begins military drills
By Jeremy Herb, Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang and Rhea Mogul, CNN During a historic trip to Taiwan Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit…
Continue Reading Georgia says an ‘unborn child’ can be claimed as a dependent on state taxes
By Nouran Salahieh and Chuck Johnston, CNN Georgians can now claim an “unborn child” as a dependent on their state taxes, the…
Continue Reading Federal grand jury subpoenas Trump’s former White House counsel in 2020 election probe, source says
By Pamela Brown, CNN Donald Trump’s White House counsel has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020…
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney says she doesn’t think Biden will run for reelection
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York said Tuesday evening she doesn’t believe President Joe Biden will run for…
Continue Reading Pelosi says US will ‘not abandon’ Taiwan as China plans military drills
By Jeremy Herb, Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang and Rhea Mogul, CNN During a historic trip to Taiwan Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit…
Continue Reading Near-total abortion ban in Indiana moves to full House debate after passing key committee
By Samantha Beech, Kiely Westhoff and Paul LeBlanc, CNN An Indiana bill that would ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions is…
Continue Reading Near-total abortion ban in Indiana moves to full House debate after passing key committee
By Samantha Beech, Kiely Westhoff and Paul LeBlanc, CNN An Indiana bill that would ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions is…
Continue Reading Six takeaways from Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Washington primaries
By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN Kansas voters handed abortion-rights advocates a massive victory Tuesday, surging to the polls to…
Continue Reading Senate passes long-sought bill to help veterans affected by burn pits
By Jessica Dean and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted Tuesday night to pass a long-sought bipartisan legislation to expand health care benefits for…
Continue Reading Federal grand jury subpoenas Trump’s former White House counsel in 2020 election probe, source says
By Pamela Brown, CNN Donald Trump’s White House counsel has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020…
Continue Reading FBI lacks full picture of reported threats to election officials, congressional testimony says
By Sean Lyngaas, Hannah Rabinowitz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The FBI’s process for receiving reports of violent threats or harassment against…
Continue Reading Rep. Peter Meijer becomes second House Republican who voted for Trump impeachment to lose primary
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump last year, has…
Continue Reading Pelosi says US will ‘not abandon’ Taiwan as China begins military drills
By Jeremy Herb, Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang and Rhea Mogul, CNN During a historic trip to Taiwan Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit…
Continue Reading Pelosi praises Taiwan as ‘one of the freest societies in the world’ in visit to parliament
By Jeremy Herb and Eric Cheung, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Taiwan as “one of the freest societies in the world” on…
Continue Reading Senators announce bipartisan deal on long-sought bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits during military service
By Jessica Dean and Ali Zaslav, CNN The two top-ranking senators on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Wednesday announced a long-sought…
Continue Reading Judge allows Capitol riot officer lawsuits against Trump to go forward
By Andrew Millman A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a motion from Donald Trump to dismiss three lawsuits brought by four police officers against…
Continue Reading Biden admin approves potential multibillion-dollar arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration on Tuesday approved and notified Congress of possible multibillion-dollar weapons sales to both…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials
By Tierney Sneed and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Defense Department wiped the phones of top departing DOD and Army officials at the end of the Trump…
Continue Reading Senate passes long-sought bill to help veterans affected by burn pits
By Jessica Dean and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted Tuesday night to pass a long-sought bipartisan legislation to expand health care benefits for…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials
By Tierney Sneed and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Defense Department wiped the phones of top departing DOD and Army officials at the end of the Trump…
Continue Reading Biden Justice Department sues Idaho over state’s abortion restrictions in first post-Dobbs lawsuit
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Biden administration filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Idaho for restricting access to…
Continue Reading US sanctions Putin’s reputed girlfriend
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reputed girlfriend as part of a…
Continue Reading Trump’s endorsement tease in the Missouri GOP Senate primary set off scramble among Republican allies
By Kristen Holmes and Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s last-minute pledge to deliver an endorsement in the Missouri GOP Senate…
Continue Reading Biden is still testing positive for Covid and has a bit of a ‘loose cough,’ his doctor says
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden continues to test positive for Covid-19 and now has a bit of a “loose cough” as he experiences…
Continue Reading Senate passes bill to expand death and disability benefits for public safety officers who suffer from PTSD and those who die by suicide
By Kristin Wilson and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate approved a House-passed bill on Monday night that would expand disability benefits to public safety…
Continue Reading US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid threats of Chinese retaliation
By Jeremy Herb and Eric Cheung, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan…
Continue Reading New Biden administration initiative looks to fix water infrastructure problems in poor, rural areas
By Chandelis Duster, CNN The Biden administration on Tuesday launched an initiative that it hopes will help resolve wastewater issues in 11 poor,…
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