January 6 committee to soon receive new documents from National Archives
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Biden administration has cleared the way for the National Archives to provide a new tranche…
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Justice Department settles with protesters who sued over 2020 incident at Lafayette Square
By Tierney Sneed The Justice Department has reached a settlement to settle four lawsuits by protesters who were forcibly cleared out of…
Continue ReadingFinkenauer lawyer asks Iowa Supreme Court to return her to primary ballot in fight over signatures
By Eric Bradner, CNN A lawyer for Iowa Senate hopeful Abby Finkenauer urged the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to place her back on this…
Continue ReadingUS officials warn of new hacking tools that could be used to target energy facilities
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US officials warned Wednesday that unnamed hackers have developed tools designed to “gain full system access” to the…
Continue ReadingKahele defends dual role as member of Congress and Hawaiian Airlines pilot, along with proxy voting record
By Melanie Zanona and Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Kai Kahele defended his part-time work as a commercial pilot for Hawaiian Airlines, saying the…
Continue ReadingMigrants bused to DC as part of Texas Gov. Abbott’s protest against Biden
By Priscilla Alvarez and Eva McKend, CNN A group of migrants bused from Texas arrived in Washington, DC, on Wednesday morning, after Texas Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingBiden unveils $800 million security package for Ukraine in call with Zelensky
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the US was sending his nation an additional…
Continue ReadingBiden unveils $800 million security package for Ukraine in call with Zelensky
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the US was sending his nation an additional $800…
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel Durham’s case can proceed against Clinton campaign lawyer, judge rules
By Tierney Sneed and Marshall Cohen, CNN A federal judge declined Wednesday to dismiss special counsel John Durham’s case against a Hillary…
Continue ReadingFact check: McCormick attack ad takes benign Oz quote out of context to portray Trump-endorsed candidate as ‘anti Trump’
By Daniel Dale, CNN On Saturday, former President Donald Trump endorsed surgeon and former television personality Mehmet Oz in the Republican primary…
Continue ReadingBook details tension with McConnell over Trump’s bid to reverse Biden’s electoral win
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent In the weeks after he lost the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump had a plan to stay in…
Continue ReadingMark Meadows removed from North Carolina voter rolls amid state investigation into voter fraud allegations
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN Mark Meadows was removed from the North Carolina voter rolls this week, as the state investigation into allegations that the…
Continue ReadingMask mandate aboard planes, trains and buses in the US extended until May 3
By Brenda Goodman, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The federal transportation mask mandate is being extended for another 15 days, meaning…
Continue ReadingSecond gentleman Doug Emhoff’s chief of staff departing
By Kate Bennett, CNN Julie Mason, the chief of staff for second gentleman Doug Emhoff, has submitted her resignation, two White House officials…
Continue ReadingWhite House taps top HHS lawyer as No. 2 Covid response official
By Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House has tapped Lisa Barclay, the Department of Health and Human Service’s deputy general…
Continue ReadingBiden’s ‘genocide’ declaration not expected to trigger immediate changes to US policy
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s declaration Tuesday that atrocities underway in Ukraine constitute a “genocide” is not…
Continue ReadingOSCE report finds ‘clear patterns’ of violations of international humanitarian law by Russian forces in Ukraine
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN An expert report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) found “clear patterns” of…
Continue ReadingCuomo comeback talk chilled with former New York governor sitting out Democratic primary
By Gregory Krieg, CNN If former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal last summer, is going to attempt a…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania House passes anti-trans sports ban as governor vows to veto bill
By Jennifer Henderson and Devan Cole, CNN The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit transgender girls…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani unlocks phones for prosecutors in Ukraine-related lobbying probe
By Paula Reid and Kara Scannell, CNN Federal prosecutors may soon reach a charging decision regarding Rudy Giuliani‘s foreign lobbying efforts…
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