Fact check: Kathy Barnette rejects Oz’s claim that ‘all’ his former rivals have endorsed him
By Daniel Dale, CNN Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee in Pennsylvania’s US Senate race, has been claiming that everyone he defeated in the…
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First on CNN: Top investigator leaving January 6 committee early
By Jamie Gangel and Annie Grayer, CNN John Wood, a senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, is…
Continue ReadingLouisiana governor signs bill to strengthen potential abortion ban if Roe is overturned
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Andy Rose, CNN Louisiana’s Democratic governor has signed a bill that will toughen an abortion ban that is ready…
Continue ReadingGOP senator says his finger may need amputation after yard work injury
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Sen. Kevin Cramer, a Republican from North Dakota, said Wednesday he injured his right hand doing yard work and required…
Continue ReadingBiden calls for three-month suspension of federal gas tax but faces long odds of getting Congress on board
By Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until the end…
Continue ReadingFormer Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum indicted on wire fraud charges
By Steve Contorno, CNN Andrew Gillum, a once-rising Democratic star who nearly won a 2018 race for Florida governor, was indicted on Wednesday along…
Continue ReadingGas tax holiday likely to land on empty amid Democratic opposition
By Daniella Diaz, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN President Joe Biden’s call for Congress to suspend federal gasoline and…
Continue ReadingHow abortion bans could be enforced with Roe v. Wade reversed
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court‘s landmark decision allowing states to ban abortion raises new questions about how authorities will…
Continue ReadingCalifornia legislature passes bill to protect abortion providers and patients from civil suits
CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that aims to protect abortion providers and patients seeking…
Continue ReadingGen Z candidate will win Democratic nomination in Florida’s 10th District, CNN projects
CNN By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Maxwell Frost, a 25-year-old community organizer, will win the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 10th Congressional…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota Senate convicts and removes state attorney general in impeachment trial after he killed pedestrian in 2020
By Ashley Killough, CNN The South Dakota state Senate on Tuesday voted to convict and remove state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office on…
Continue ReadingFamilies of Americans detained abroad call for urgent action from Biden to free their loved ones
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN There is growing frustration among the families of Americans detained abroad who feel that President Joe Biden must act to…
Continue ReadingJohn Roberts played the long game on state funding of religious schools
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts has been laying the groundwork for years for…
Continue ReadingSenate poised to pass first major gun safety legislation in decades following bipartisan agreement
By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate on Tuesday made meaningful progress toward passing the first major federal gun safety…
Continue Reading4 takeaways from Tuesday’s elections in Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and DC
By Eric Bradner, CNN Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump‘s endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Republican voters reject more of Trump’s primary picks, while a late pick prevails in Alabama
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Another election day in Georgia has brought a further round of defeats for former President Donald Trump and his chosen…
Continue ReadingTexts between aides reveal role Sen. Ron Johnson played in pushing ‘fake’ Trump electors
By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee on Tuesday unveiled new information showing the role that Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson played…
Continue ReadingDOJ subpoenas Georgia Republican Party chairman as it expands Trump fake elector probe
CNN By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray, Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez and Marshall Cohen, CNN Federal investigators subpoenaed the Georgia Republican Party…
Continue ReadingMayra Flores becomes the first Mexican-born woman sworn in to Congress
By Ethan Cohen, Melissa Holzberg DePalo, Gregory Krieg and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Republican Rep. Mayra Flores of Texas on Tuesday became the first…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the bipartisan gun safety bill
CNN By Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate’s compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday, potentially the most significant new federal gun…
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