Inside the effort to disbar attorneys who backed bogus election lawsuits
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Lawyers who backed former President Donald Trump’s bogus election reversal gambits are facing fresh opposition for their…
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Harris says US and Poland are united, despite fighter jets episode
By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris sought to reinforce cooperative ties between the United States and Poland as she…
Continue Reading RNC sues January 6 committee to block subpoena of Salesforce records
By Holmes Lybrand, Annie Grayer and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Republican National Committee on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the House select…
Continue Reading House passes ban on Russian oil, natural gas and coal
By Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted with a wide bipartisan majority Wednesday to pass a ban on importing Russian oil, natural gas…
Continue Reading House passes ban on Russian oil, natural gas and coal
By Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted with a wide bipartisan majority Wednesday to pass a ban on importing Russian oil, natural gas…
Continue Reading As Democrats try to unify, a messy spending fight leaves emotions raw
By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN Nancy Pelosi was not happy. The House speaker had cut a hard-fought deal with Republicans to fund…
Continue Reading What’s in the government spending law
By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN A massive spending bill that will fund the federal government through September — as well as provide $13.6…
Continue Reading First on CNN: DC police officer’s suicide days after Capitol attack declared line-of-duty death after months-long fight by widow
By Jessica Schneider, CNN The widow of Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith has won a months-long fight to have her husband’s death…
Continue Reading North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn charged with driving with revoked license
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is facing a charge of driving with a revoked license for the second time since 2017.…
Continue Reading Colorado county election officials indicted by grand jury in security breach investigation
By Jeremy Harlan, CNN Tina Peters, the county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, and her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, have been indicted by a county…
Continue Reading Florida House passes bill creating election police force
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Republican-controlled Florida House on Wednesday night passed a voting overhaul bill that would create a new security…
Continue Reading Trump refinances mortgage on Trump Tower with $100 million loan
By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump refinanced the mortgage on Trump Tower with a $100 million loan from California-based Axos Bank,…
Continue Reading North Carolina GOP Senate hopeful says Trump-backed primary rival ‘excused’ Putin’s actions
By Michael Warren and Terence Burlij, CNN North Carolina Senate candidate Pat McCrory is going after his top rival in the Republican primary,…
Continue Reading How the US is trying to help Ukraine without triggering a wider war with Russia
By Jeremy Herb, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Lauren Fox, CNN The swift US rejection of a Polish plan to get MiG-29 fighter jets…
Continue Reading Federal judge to personally review 111 documents former Trump attorney John Eastman wants to keep secret
By Katelyn Polantz, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN A federal judge said Wednesday that he will review emails about the 2020 presidential election…
Continue Reading White House bracing for Thursday inflation report
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is bracing for a new inflation report coming out Thursday that it expects will show continued high prices for…
Continue Reading Colorado county election officials indicted by grand jury in security breach investigation
By Jeremy Harlan, CNN Tina Peters, the county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, and her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, have been indicted by a county…
Continue Reading Florida lawmakers are poised to pass a bill that would create an election police force. What would it do?
By Kelly Mena, CNN The GOP-led Florida state House is set on Wednesday to give final passage to a bill that aims to change election laws in the…
Continue Reading White House bracing for Thursday inflation report
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is bracing for a new inflation report coming out Thursday that it expects will show continued high prices for…
Continue Reading Trump remains undecided on whether he should endorse in Ohio’s crowded GOP Senate primary
By Gabby Orr, CNN Less than two months out from the Ohio Senate primary, aides and allies of former President Donald Trump tell CNN he is still…
Continue Reading Judge throws out challenge from Republican lawmakers against House mask mandate
By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge has ruled that the House’s mask mandate didn’t violate the First Amendment and…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s in the $13.6 billion Ukraine aid package
By Katie Lobosco, CNN A massive spending bill signed into law by President Joe Biden Tuesday provides for a one-time $13.6 billion infusion of…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses Democratic lawmaker’s January 6 civil conspiracy lawsuit against Mo Brooks
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge dismissed on Wednesday a January 6 lawsuit brought against Rep. Mo Brooks that had alleged…
Continue Reading EPA officially reinstates California’s authority to craft its own vehicle emissions standards
By Corinne Dorsey, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has restored California’s authority to implement its own greenhouse gas emission…
Continue Reading Stephen Miller sues to block January 6 committee’s subpoena for his phone records
By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former White House senior adviser Stephen Miller filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block…
Continue Reading US steps up intelligence and surveillance efforts on North Korea following multiple missile launches
By Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN The United States is increasing its readiness in the Indo-Pacific region against North Korea, intensifying…
Continue Reading Why the US rejected Poland’s plan to send fighter jets to Ukraine
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is bluntly opposed to a Polish plan to provide fighter jets to Ukraine. US…
Continue Reading Chevron Phillips will pay nearly $120 million to clean up 3 chemical plants after allegations it violated Clean Air Act
By Jessica Schneider, CNN The Justice Department has secured a settlement with the chemical company Chevron Phillips to make upgrades at three of its…
Continue Reading Millions of kids face risk of hunger if Congress doesn’t extend pandemic school lunch waivers
By Tami Luhby, CNN Millions of needy children have had an easier time getting free meals at school and over the summer thanks to waivers Congress…
Continue Reading LGBTQ Floridians once hoped DeSantis could be an ally. Not anymore
By Steve Contorno, CNN In his first year as Florida governor in 2019, Ron DeSantis paid a somber visit to the memorial for the 49 people who lost…
Continue Reading These are the missile defense systems the US sent to Poland
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The two missile defense systems that the US delivered to Poland this week are part of a weapons system upon which the…
Continue Reading How the US is trying to help Ukraine without triggering a wider war with Russia
By Jeremy Herb, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Lauren Fox, CNN The swift US rejection of a Polish plan to get MiG-29 fighter jets…
Continue Reading Pelosi strips Covid relief from massive spending bill after Democratic revolt
By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that nearly $16 billion in Covid-19 relief…
Continue Reading House passes sweeping government funding bill with $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid
By Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN The House of Representatives voted late Wednesday night to pass a massive government funding…
Continue Reading Public Service Loan Forgiveness: 100,000 borrowers are eligible so far under new rules
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Department of Education said Wednesday that it has so far identified 100,000 borrowers who are eligible for student debt…
Continue Reading Pentagon shores up its NATO defenses in Europe
By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann and Jeremy Herb, CNN With continued worry that Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine could spill over into…
Continue Reading Pentagon shores up its NATO defenses in Europe
By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann and Jeremy Herb, CNN With continued worry that Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine could spill over into…
Continue Reading Harris’ trip to Poland and Romania turns fraught after US rejects Polish plan to get jets to Ukraine
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris is jetting to Europe Wednesday for a trip that became more complicated after one of her hosts…
Continue Reading Harris’ trip to Poland and Romania turns fraught after US rejects Polish plan to get jets to Ukraine
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris is jetting to Europe Wednesday for a trip that became more complicated after one of her hosts…
Continue Reading Trial starts for 4 men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 are heading to trial with opening statements…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats pull vote to advance Biden ICE nominee after alleged domestic complaint
By Priscilla Alvarez and Ted Barrett, CNN In an unusual move, Senate Democrats on Tuesday withdrew a vote on a procedural motion to advance Sheriff…
Continue Reading Russian-American charged with acting as illegal Russian agent in the US
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A dual Russian-American citizen has been charged with acting as a spy in the US, according to court filings that say she ran…
Continue Reading Gov. Newsom proposes tax rebate for Californians as state deals with nation’s highest gas prices
By Maeve Reston, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a tax rebate to ease some of the pain at the pump in his state, which has the highest…
Continue Reading Susan Collins signals Biden Supreme Court pick could win her vote after ‘productive’ meeting
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of a handful of Republican votes in play as Democrats fight to confirm…
Continue Reading Pentagon says Polish proposal to transfer jets to US to give to Ukraine isn’t ‘tenable’
By Jeremy Herb, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon on Tuesday evening dismissed Poland’s proposal floated…
Continue Reading Houston area election official resigns amid vote count discrepancy
By Kelly Mena, CNN The elections administrator in Harris County, Texas, announced Tuesday that she had submitted her resignation, amid a mail-in…
Continue Reading Senate passes sweeping bipartisan bill overhauling the US Postal Service
By Ali Zaslav and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service’s finances…
Continue Reading Judge challenges John Eastman’s privilege claims in hearing over January 6 documents
By Marshall Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge peppered former Donald Trump attorney John Eastman with tough questions about his…
Continue Reading Family of former US Marine detained in Russia speaks with Biden after his Texas stop
By Maegan Vazquez, Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Raja Razek, CNN The family of an American detained in Russia spoke with President Joe Biden on…
Continue Reading Jury finds first US Capitol riot defendant to go on trial guilty on all counts
By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A jury in Washington, DC, on Tuesday found January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt guilty of all five charges he…
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