DeSantis signs bill eliminating unanimous jury decisions for death sentences
By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday that will no longer require juries agree unanimously to recommend…
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Takeaways from Julie Su’s confirmation hearing on her nomination to be the next labor secretary
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Julie Su, the Biden administration’s labor secretary nominee, appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and…
Continue ReadingJudge who suspended abortion pill failed to disclose interviews that discussed social issues
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN The federal district judge who first suspended the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the…
Continue ReadingDeSantis allies prepare for financial show of force as Florida governor seeks to overcome early stumbles
By Steve Contorno and Fredreka Schouten, CNN For much of the past two years, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has shaped his political narrative with…
Continue ReadingDemocrats press Michael Chertoff for answers about Supreme Court’s investigation into leaked abortion opinion
By Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed and Joan Biskupic, CNN Two Democratic lawmakers want former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to clarify…
Continue ReadingUS deploying ‘additional capabilities’ near Sudan to assist with potential embassy evacuation
By Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann, Jim Sciutto, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US military is deploying “additional…
Continue ReadingDOJ reaches multimillion-dollar settlements against oil and gas companies it says were failing to control harmful leaks
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department reached multimillion-dollar settlements in three major lawsuits against US oil and gas companies…
Continue ReadingDurbin invites Chief Justice John Roberts to testify on Supreme Court ethics before a Senate committee
By Lauren Fox and Tierney Sneed, CNN Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin asked Chief Justice John Roberts or “another Justice whom you…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the House GOP debt limit bill
By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has unveiled his plan to address the nation’s looming debt ceiling drama,…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in the House GOP debt limit bill
CNN By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has unveiled his plan to address the nation’s looming debt ceiling drama,…
Continue ReadingRepublicans help seven Biden judicial nominees advance despite Dianne Feinstein’s absence
By Tierney Sneed The logjam stalling the Senate confirmation of President Joe Biden’s judicial appointees loosened somewhat Thursday when the…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean hackers breach software firm in significant cyberattack
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Suspected North Korean hackers infiltrated a software firm that claims hundreds of thousands of customers around the world in a…
Continue ReadingUS transfers alleged al-Qaeda associate from Guantanamo Bay to Algeria
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US transferred an alleged al-Qaeda associate from Guantanamo Bay to Algeria, the Defense Department announced Thursday,…
Continue ReadingMy Pillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to follow through with $5 million payment to expert who debunked his false election data
By Sara Murray, CNN My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell has been ordered to shell out $5 million to an expert who debunked his data related to the 2020…
Continue ReadingFetterman shares how the Pennsylvania Senate race worsened his mental health
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Sen. John Fetterman, who returned to Congress this week after receiving treatment for clinical depression, is speaking out about…
Continue ReadingHouse passes anti-trans sports bill
By Clare Foran and Shawna Mizelle, CNN The House voted on Thursday to pass a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s and…
Continue ReadingWhy Biden’s orbit isn’t worried about Robert F. Kennedy’s 2024 campaign
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN President Joe Biden’s campaign didn’t respond to the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign kick-off because, though…
Continue ReadingJulie Su: Biden’s pick for labor secretary is a civil rights lawyer and the department’s acting chief
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Julie Su, a civil rights attorney who has held numerous state and federal roles focused on labor issues, was formally…
Continue ReadingMarjorie Taylor Greene silenced by GOP-led committee after calling Mayorkas a ‘liar’
CNN By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green barred GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
Continue ReadingRussian soldiers ‘forced me to dig my own grave’: US lawmakers hear accounts of alleged Russian war crimes
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A 57-year-old Ukrainian woman from Kherson testified to US lawmakers that Russian forces beat her, threatened to rape her…
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