Cindy McCain tapped to lead UN World Food Programme
By Barbie Nadeau, Lindsay Isaac, Jennifer Hansler and Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN US diplomat Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain,…
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Supreme Court asks for more briefings in major voting rights case in North Carolina
By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN The US Supreme Court on Thursday asked parties involved in a major voting rights case out of North Carolina to…
Continue ReadingBlinken reveals US has put forward a ‘serious proposal’ to free Paul Whelan from Russia
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly revealed for the first time Thursday that the United States has put forward a…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans introduce ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ aimed at oversight in education
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN House Republicans have introduced a bill aimed at increasing so-called parental rights in the classroom, continuing to…
Continue ReadingHouse Ethics Committee announces investigation into embattled Rep. George Santos
By Gregory Krieg, Clare Foran and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is officially moving forward with a probe…
Continue ReadingBiden says he won’t veto effort to rescind DC crime law amid Democratic divide on the issue
By Ted Barrett, Lauren Fox, Phil Mattingly and Clare Foran, CNN President Joe Biden surprised Democratic senators Thursday when he told them that he…
Continue ReadingClimate advocates are rallying against the Willow Project. The White House is eyeing concessions to soften the blow
By Ella Nilsen, CNN With just days to go until the Biden administration is set to a release a decision on the first major oil drilling project of its…
Continue ReadingJustice Department pushes back on Trump’s sweeping claims of presidential immunity for January 6 speech
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department on Thursday urged an appeals court to reject sweeping claims of presidential immunity put forward by…
Continue ReadingDeSantis says GOP will not ‘mess with Social Security,’ as Democrats and Trump slam his past support for privatization
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday distanced himself from his past support for privatizing Social Security and raising the…
Continue ReadingUS announces new partnerships to boost Ukraine’s agricultural sector and grain production
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The US is announcing three new partnerships on Thursday as an effort to boost Ukraine’s agricultural sector and help…
Continue ReadingBiden administration sanctions what it says is a timeshare fraud network run by Mexican drug cartel
By Sam Fossum, CNN The Biden administration has sanctioned eight Mexican companies it says are involved in a timeshare fraud scheme benefiting the…
Continue ReadingJill Biden offers insight into her marriage with President Biden
CNN By Arlette Saenz First lady Dr. Jill Biden offered a window into her marriage with President Joe Biden, telling CNN in an interview that she…
Continue ReadingFact check: Republicans at CPAC make false claims about Biden, Zelensky, the FBI and children
CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN The Conservative Political Action Conference is underway in Maryland. And the members of Congress, former government…
Continue ReadingJill Biden offers insight into her marriage with President Biden
By Arlette Saenz First lady Dr. Jill Biden offered a window into her marriage with President Joe Biden, telling CNN in an interview that she…
Continue ReadingMichigan AG says she was among those targeted in threat to kill Jewish members of state government
By Michelle Watson, Karl de Vries and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Michigan man allegedly threatened on social media to kill Jewish members of the…
Continue ReadingFact check: Zelensky didn’t say American sons and daughters have to fight in Ukraine
By Daniel Dale, CNN A viral video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky takes his remarks out of context to wrongly make it sound like he…
Continue ReadingBlinken met with Russian foreign minister for first time since Ukraine war began
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday for the…
Continue ReadingDueling CPAC and Club for Growth events highlight divide within GOP ahead of 2024
By Kate Sullivan, Veronica Stracqualursi and Kristen Holmes, CNN Two dueling high-profile Republican gatherings this week — one featuring…
Continue ReadingTennessee becomes first state in 2023 to restrict drag performances
By Shawna Mizelle and Dave Alsup, CNN Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law Thursday afternoon that will restrict public drag show…
Continue Reading‘Have not heard of him’: George Santos has a new campaign treasurer but questions persist
By Fredreka Schouten, Gregory Krieg and Kara Scannell, CNN More than a week after embattled Rep. George Santos named his new campaign treasurer,…
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