Biden administration expected to unveil new Belarus sanctions
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration is expected to unveil new Belarus sanctions and a new executive order amid continued crackdowns by…
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By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, advocates for the recently expired nationwide eviction moratorium scored a victory as the CDC rolled out a new,…
Continue ReadingHow a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President
By Katelyn Polantz, Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN Jeffrey Clark, a Donald Trump-appointed environment law chief at the Justice Department at the…
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Key members of former president Donald Trump’s justice department could face questioning from the house select committee investigating the…
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New information about the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency show an effort to subvert democracy with the help of his loyalists in the…
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A draft letter circulated late last year by Donald Trump-loyalist Jeffrey Clark at the Justice Department shows the lengths his allies were willing…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee considers whether to seek Trump White House call logs as investigators eye next steps
In 2019, Jerry Goldfeder, who teaches election law at Fordham Law School, and Lincoln Mitchell, who teaches in political science department at…
Continue ReadingBiden announces three new ambassador picks, including two top donors
By Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden announced a new round of ambassador picks on Friday, which includes two top donors to…
Continue ReadingBiden extends student loan payment pause to January 31
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration is extending the pause on federal student loan payments one last time until January 31. The pandemic…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee considers whether to seek Trump White House call logs as investigators eye next steps
By Zachary Cohen, CNN The select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection is weighing whether to pursue call logs from the Trump White…
Continue ReadingCNN gets an inside look at Space Force
By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent I have been embedded with every branch of the US military multiple times — in war zones…
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Russia, China and other adversaries are launching attacks designed to damage or destroy US satellites and interfere with that critical…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey gym owner is first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty to assaulting a police officer on January 6
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Joe Beare, CNN A New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting a police officer during…
Continue ReadingUS watching as Iran quietly replaces Red Sea spy ship damaged in April attack
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US was monitoring Iranian ship movements in the Middle East as Tehran quietly replaced a spy ship in the Red Sea that was…
Continue ReadingPentagon investigative team says Iran was behind attack on Mercer Street tanker
By Jennifer Hansler and Ellie Kaufman, CNN A US Defense Department expert team concluded that the drone behind the deadly attack on the Mercer Street…
Continue ReadingHopes of revived Iran nuclear talks dim amid delays as new hardline president takes office
By Natasha Bertrand and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Biden administration officials are becoming increasingly pessimistic about reviving the Iran nuclear…
Continue ReadingAs members of Congress go home, their security concerns come with them
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Whitney Wild and Annie Grayer, CNN For the 535 members of Congress, the haunting memories of the violence and chaos…
Continue ReadingGOP Senate candidates align with Trump in bashing bipartisan infrastructure bill
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Sen. Rob Portman, the longtime Washington veteran and savvy deal-cutter, is on the cusp of achieving a major…
Continue ReadingCuomo team attacks state’s report after staffer files criminal complaint against governor
By Lauren del Valle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legal team on Friday attacked the state attorney…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Family of deceased Pentagon suspect apologizes and blames son’s ‘mental health challenges’
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Lanz family tells CNN that their son Austin Lanz, the man authorities say killed a Pentagon Police officer on Tuesday…
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