American citizen Baquer Namazi leaves Iran after being held for more than six years
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Baquer Namazi, an elderly American wrongfully detained in Iran, has been reunited with his family in Abu…
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Biden and DeSantis put political rivalry aside — for now — as President tours hurricane damage
By Steve Contorno, CNN President Joe Biden was in Florida to see first-hand the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian, once again putting a spotlight…
Continue ReadingHow the Supreme Court’s liberal justices sought to shape voting-rights arguments
By Joan Biskupic, CNN The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices — Latina, White and Black women — sought during voting-rights…
Continue ReadingJudge says Oath Keepers jury won’t see ‘death list’
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Thursday that the jury in the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy…
Continue ReadingWhite House launches last ditch effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid a ‘total disaster’
CNN By Alex Marquardt, Natasha Bertrand and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration has launched a full-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch…
Continue ReadingGOP moves to contain Herschel Walker’s latest scandal: ‘We’re going to need a few days to assess’
By Manu Raju, Gabby Orr and Alex Rogers, CNN Herschel Walker and his campaign are scrambling to contain the fallout from a new report alleging that…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Supreme Court’s hearing on what the Voting Rights Act means for redistricting
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a challenge to a key section of the Voting Rights Act, presenting the conservative majority…
Continue ReadingUS Navy’s latest and most advanced aircraft carrier deploys for first time
By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier left on its first deployment Tuesday from…
Continue ReadingBiden says he’s not going to ‘sit by’ and let Republicans enact ‘extreme policies’ on reproductive rights
CNN, WISC, WKOW, WMTV By Betsy Klein, Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is not going…
Continue ReadingInside the White House’s failed effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid a ‘total disaster’
By Alex Marquardt, Natasha Bertrand and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration launched a full-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch effort…
Continue ReadingTrump goes to Supreme Court over Mar-a-Lago search and seizure of documents
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in the dispute over materials marked as…
Continue ReadingCourt filing reveals more details about what FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago
CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Among the items seized by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were clemency requests, health care…
Continue ReadingUS response to Iran protests expected to include new sanctions on those directly involved in crackdown
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US is expected to issue new sanctions this week against law enforcement officials and those directly involved in the…
Continue ReadingUS response to Iran protests expected to include new sanctions on those directly involved in crackdown
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US is expected to issue new sanctions this week against law enforcement officials and those directly involved in the…
Continue ReadingKelly warns ‘wheels’ could ‘come off our democracy’ while Masters tries to tie him to Biden in Arizona Senate debate
CNN, WISC, WKOW, WMTV, FOX NEWS By Maeve Reston, CNN While trying to distance himself from his own party, Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly warned…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Democrats attempt to elevate abortion rights issue in competitive Senate and governor’s races
By Eric Bradner, Omar Jimenez and Donald Judd, CNN Democrats in Wisconsin sought to turn the midterm elections into a referendum on abortion after…
Continue ReadingBiden’s student loan forgiveness application is coming soon. Here’s what you need to know
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The application for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is expected to go live as soon as this week.…
Continue ReadingHow this year’s Supreme Court cases could shape the 2024 election and beyond
By Fredreka Schouten A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The US…
Continue ReadingRon Johnson again says Jan. 6 was not an ‘armed insurrection,’ adds ‘protesters did teach us’ how to use flagpoles as weapons
By Donald Judd, CNN Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson repeated his claim Tuesday that the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was not an…
Continue ReadingSecret recording played at trial shows Oath Keepers allegedly planning for violence in DC
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Federal prosecutors played audio recording in court on Tuesday of an alleged November 2020 Oath Keepers…
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