5 takeaways from the opening of Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial
By Gregory Krieg and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez is off to an explosive start, with prosecutors saying…
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Supreme Court saves consumer protection agency after a challenge from conservatives and the payday lending industry
By John Fritze and Joan Biskupic, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal watchdog created in response to the 2008…
Continue ReadingJake Sullivan met in-person with representatives of countries whose citizens Hamas took hostage
By MJ Lee and Kylie Atwood, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan convened for the first time…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania man charged with threatening Biden in online video
By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania man was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly threatening to kill President Joe…
Continue ReadingEmbattled Sen. Bob Menendez says wife has breast cancer as his bribery trial unfolds
By CNN Staff (CNN) — Nadine Menendez, the wife of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who has been charged with acting as a foreign agent and…
Continue ReadingArizona woman charged in North Korean IT worker scheme that raised millions
By Sean Lyngaas, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — US federal prosecutors on Thursday charged an Arizona woman with participating in…
Continue ReadingReports of sexual assaults in US military drop for first time in nearly a decade
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Reports of sexual assaults in the US military dropped for the first time in nearly a decade, according to a…
Continue ReadingHarris agrees to debate future Trump vice presidential pick
By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kate Sullivan and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to debate Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingKey House committees vote to advance contempt proceedings against Garland over Biden audio files
CNN By Annie Grayer, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A pair of Republican-led House committees voted on Thursday to advance contempt…
Continue ReadingHouse passes bill to prevent Biden from withholding weapons to Israel as GOP ramps up pressure on Democrats
By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — The House voted on Thursday to pass a GOP-led bill to compel the delivery of…
Continue ReadingRFK Jr. running mate Shanahan announces $8 million donation to campaign
By Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Nicole Shanahan, the running mate of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has given the…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the history of presidential debates
CNN By Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — The decisions by President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday to agree to…
Continue ReadingKey House committees vote to advance contempt proceedings against Garland over Biden audio files
By Annie Grayer, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A pair of Republican-led House committees voted on Thursday to advance contempt…
Continue ReadingState lawmakers have targeted restricting sex education since the Dobbs ruling, especially in states banning abortion
By Annette Choi, CNN Less than halfway through the year, 2024 has already broken the record for the most sex education bill proposals in state…
Continue ReadingWomen lag men in political donating. Why giving circles like J. Smith-Cameron’s could help narrow that gap
By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — J. Smith-Cameron thinks she’s found a secret weapon. For the past two years, the “Succession” actress has…
Continue ReadingUS-built floating pier that will allow delivery of humanitarian aid has been anchored in Gaza
By Oren Liebermann, Kylie Atwood and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The floating pier that will allow for humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza from…
Continue ReadingRomney says if he were president he would have immediately pardoned Trump
By Rashard Rose and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney said that if he were President Joe Biden he would have “immediately…
Continue ReadingHow Biden and Trump agreed on where and when to disagree
By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN Washington (CNN) — For two men who agree on so little, President Joe Biden and former…
Continue ReadingUS removes Cuba from list of countries not fully cooperating on counterterrorism efforts
By Kylie Atwood, Patrick Oppmann and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department took Cuba off the list of countries that are not fully…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé gifted Kamala Harris concert tickets, financial disclosure report shows
By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Singer Beyoncé gifted Vice President Kamala Harris tickets to the FedEx Field stop of her…
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