House’s MAGA wing torn over Trump as loyalists eye other 2024 candidates
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s allies have been privately lobbying hard-right House members to throw…
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will lose reelection bid, CNN projects, as crime concerns grow
By Eric Bradner, CNN Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for a second term Tuesday, failing to make a top-two runoff in the latest…
Continue ReadingFBI Director Wray acknowledges bureau assessment that Covid-19 likely resulted from lab incident
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday acknowledged that the bureau believes the Covid-19 pandemic was likely the result…
Continue ReadingBipartisan lawmakers warn of China threat at select committee’s first hearing
By Clare Foran, CNN Bipartisan lawmakers warned of the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party on Tuesday during the first hearing of the House…
Continue ReadingBiden administration tells student loan forgiveness applicants it is ‘confident’ in face of Supreme Court skepticism
By Phil Mattingly, Allie Malloy and MJ Lee, CNN The Biden administration is projecting confidence about the fate of President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingMississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
By Devan Cole, CNN Transgender minors in Mississippi can no longer receive gender-affirming care in the state after its Republican governor signed a…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Supreme Court oral arguments in cases challenging Biden’s student debt relief plan
CNN, POOL, ADOBE STOCK, WHITE HOUSE, HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE, SCOTUS By Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral…
Continue ReadingTop US Defense official says Iran could produce ‘one bomb’s worth of fissile material’ in ‘about 12 days’
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Iran could now produce “one bomb’s worth of fissile material” in “about 12 days,” a top US…
Continue ReadingEric Garcetti’s ambassador nomination in limbo with committee vote expected next week
By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN The nomination of former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next ambassador to India continues to be in…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy grants access to Capitol security footage to January 6 defendants
By Manu Raju, Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office said on Tuesday that lawyers for defendants…
Continue ReadingBiden could face issuing his first veto of presidency as Democrats weigh whether to rescind DC crime law
By Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Multiple Democrats are undecided about how they will vote on a measure that would overturn a rewriting of…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Supreme Court oral arguments in cases challenging Biden’s student debt relief plan
By Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two challenges to President Joe Biden’s student debt…
Continue ReadingBiden to nominate Julie Su as labor secretary
By Manu Raju, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will nominate Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, the White…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan watchdog ‘not super optimistic’ that US will learn its lessons from Afghanistan to help Ukraine
By Haley Britzky, CNN The head of the US government watchdog for the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday that while there are a number of things the US…
Continue ReadingFour takeaways from DeSantis’ new book rehashing his culture clashes as Florida governor
CNN By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ new book, “The Courage to Be Free,” leans into the culture wars…
Continue ReadingLightfoot seeks to advance in Chicago mayor’s race focused on crime
By Eric Bradner and Omar Jimenez, CNN Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, after years of battles with teachers’ and police unions, is seeking to…
Continue ReadingUSDA commission suggests sweeping changes to remedy discrimination
By Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Department of Agriculture’s Equity Commission on Tuesday presented more than 30 recommendations it hopes will…
Continue ReadingWhat to watch for as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Biden’s student loan debt relief plan
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Tuesday will take up two challenges to President Joe Biden’s student loan…
Continue ReadingBiden administration launches new semiconductor push amid ‘very heated global competition with China’
By MJ Lee and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is launching the Biden administration’s high-priority effort to out-compete…
Continue ReadingAgencies have 30 days to ban TikTok on government devices, White House says
By Jack Forrest, CNN The White House has directed federal agencies that they have 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices.…
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