A record number of women will serve in the next Congress
By Janie Boschma, Simone Pathe, Maeve Reston and Renée Rigdon, CNN Illustration by Will Mullery, CNN A record number of women won election to the…
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DOJ prosecutors seek testimony from former Vice President Pence in January 6 criminal probe
CNN By Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN Justice Department prosecutors have reached out to representatives of former Vice President…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy tries to boost his conservative bona fides as pro-Trump lawmakers threaten his speaker bid
By Melanie Zanona, CNN Three weeks before the midterm elections, Kevin McCarthy enraged the pro-Trump House Freedom Caucus after the GOP leader…
Continue ReadingDOJ prosecutors seek testimony from former Vice President Pence in January 6 criminal probe
By Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN Justice Department prosecutors have reached out to representatives of former Vice President…
Continue ReadingGOP-led states press Supreme Court to keep Biden student debt forgiveness on hold
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A collection of Republican-led states argued on Wednesday that the Supreme Court should keep President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingCNN projects Rep. Mary Peltola will win race for Alaska House seat, thwarting Sarah Palin’s political comeback again
By Eric Bradner, CNN Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, the Democrat who won a special election that sent her to Congress this summer, will once again thwart…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban
By Pamela Kirkland, CNN The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated Wednesday a six-week ban on abortion in the state. The brief, one-page order says the…
Continue ReadingUS imposes sanctions on additional Iranian officials for crackdowns on protests
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three officials in Iran’s Kurdish region, where dozens of…
Continue ReadingUS imposes sanctions on additional Iranian officials for crackdowns on protests
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three officials in Iran’s Kurdish region, where dozens of…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Supreme Court allows early voting on post-holiday Saturday
By Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block counties from offering early voting on Saturday,…
Continue ReadingHarris dives into Asian diplomacy amid questions back home about her political future
By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris is sticking close to her script when responding to what Democrats hope will once again be their…
Continue ReadingEnding a ‘nightmare’ in Venezuela: How the US government brought seven Americans home
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN On October 1, five of the so-called Citgo 6 were woken up early in their Venezuelan prison by a guard telling them to…
Continue ReadingSenators press Buttigieg to increase airline passenger compensation for canceled and delayed flights
By Alex Rogers and Pete Muntean, CNN Three Democratic senators urged the Department of Transportation on Wednesday to increase airline…
Continue ReadingUS military says American troops were at risk from Turkish strike on base in Syria this week
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US military says American troops were put at risk from a Turkish drone strike Tuesday on a base in Syria. “We have…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker getting tax break in 2022 on Texas home intended for primary residence
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Republican Herschel Walker is getting a tax break intended only for a primary residence this year on his home…
Continue ReadingEnding a ‘nightmare’ in Venezuela: How the US government brought seven Americans home
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN On October 1, five of the so-called Citgo 6 were woken up early in their Venezuelan prison by a guard telling them to…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy demands DHS Secretary Mayorkas’ resignation over border issues and warns of potential impeachment inquiry
By Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson, CNN Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and…
Continue ReadingDemocratic challenger concedes to Rep. David Valadao in California House race
By Kate Sullivan, CNN California Assemblyman Rudy Salas on Tuesday conceded the race for California’s 22nd District to Rep. David Valadao.…
Continue ReadingFake Facebook and Instagram accounts promoting US interests had ties to US military, Meta says
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN People “associated with the US military” were likely behind a network of phony Facebook and Instagram accounts that…
Continue ReadingProsecutors unseal charges against Michigan man for threatening FBI director and California congressman
By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint against a Michigan man on Tuesday accused of threatening to…
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