What John Roberts’ role in Texas’ abortion case could signal for the future of Roe
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts wrote a razor-sharp opinion Friday emphasizing that…
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Top State Department official travels to Venezuela to meet with detained Americans
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A top State Department official traveled to Venezuela this week and met with detained Americans as the Biden administration…
Continue ReadingJudge upholds prosecutors’ use of felony obstruction law in January 6 cases in pivotal ruling
By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge on Friday upheld the Justice Department’s decision to use a felony obstruction law…
Continue ReadingMemos from Trump campaign lawyer outline her theories for how Pence could reject Electoral College votes
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Gloria Borger, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN In the weeks leading up to January 6, one of Donald Trump’s campaign…
Continue ReadingThe week in five lines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN Here are the must-read lines from a top story each day this week. Monday Trump allies are seeking election jobs up and down…
Continue ReadingDavid Perdue sues over 2020 election, further embracing disproven fraud claims
By Fredreka Schouten Just days after launching a bid for Georgia governor, Republican David Perdue on Friday deepened his support of election fraud…
Continue ReadingBiden not sure whether Manchin will back ‘Build Back Better’ bill ahead of call next week
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday he doesn’t know if he can get West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on board to…
Continue ReadingBob Dole celebrated by Biden and national leaders at Washington funeral
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN A funeral service and tribute ceremony for the late Kansas Republican Sen. Bob Dole took place in Washington, DC, on Friday,…
Continue ReadingAbortion rights supporters see little to cheer in new Supreme Court opinion
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter One hundred days after allowing a Texas law that bars abortion after the first six weeks of pregnancy…
Continue ReadingSecurity breach on Capitol Hill included missteps, such as giving officers wrong description for the suspect
By Whitney Wild, CNN A security breach at an office building on the US Capitol complex on Thursday included a number of missteps, such as Capitol…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee subpoenas Trump-backed congressional candidate
By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Whitney Wild, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol…
Continue ReadingBiden says he thinks it’s ‘the peak’ of inflation crisis
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said that — while he recognizes that inflation “is a real problem” — he…
Continue ReadingBiden not sure whether Manchin will back ‘Build Back Better’ bill ahead of call next week
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday he doesn’t know if he can get West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: The US gives Bezos, Branson and Shatner their astronaut wings
By Kristin Fisher The US government is making it official — Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and William Shatner have earned the title of…
Continue ReadingIn rebuff to Bannon, judge puts limits on public disclosure of evidence in his case
By Sara Murray and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge on Friday rejected Steve Bannon‘s challenge to the limits the Justice Department was…
Continue ReadingCBO issues score on how much Build Back Better would cost if programs were permanent
By Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN The Congressional Budget Office has released a new analysis of the Democrats’ social safety net plan to see…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court ruling on Texas law was the result of decades of pressure from anti-abortion groups to shape the court
CNN, WSBT, WFAA, KEYE, KHOU By Tierney Sneed, CNN The anti-abortion movement has won its biggest returns yet on its decades-long investment on…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court lets Texas abortion law continue but says providers can sue
By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court left in place Friday a Texas abortion law that bars the procedure after the first six…
Continue ReadingState Department launches review of its role in the US withdrawal from Afghanistan
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The State Department has begun a 90-day review of its role in the withdrawal from Afghanistan that will focus on its actions…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years of anti-terror work, CIA gets back to spycraft basics in shift to China
By Katie Bo Lillis The CIA is overhauling how it trains and manages its network of spies as part of a broader effort to transition away from 20 years…
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