Trump attorneys request meeting with Garland on special counsel’s investigation
By Mary Kay Mallonee and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorneys are requesting a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland…
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House Ethics Committee closes Swalwell investigation
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House Ethics Committee announced it has ended its investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell, according to a new…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Senior US general ordered Twitter announcement of drone strike on al Qaeda leader that may have instead killed civilian
By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The senior general in charge of US forces in the Middle East ordered that…
Continue ReadingHouse Foreign Affairs chairman views dissent cable on Afghanistan withdrawal
By Jennifer Hansler, Michael Conte and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul on Tuesday viewed a…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina legislature sends 6-week abortion ban to governor’s desk
By Sydney Kashiwagi, Dianne Gallagher, Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A controversial six-week abortion ban bill is headed to…
Continue ReadingIRS whistleblower says tensions flared in meeting between prosecutors and investigators over Hunter Biden
By Sara Murray, Evan Perez and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — An attorney for an unnamed IRS whistleblower is shedding light on key meetings that…
Continue ReadingWhy this Washington debt limit showdown is different
CNN By Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent (CNN) — Investors and the public have been content to largely brush off the slow-motion…
Continue Reading‘Huge backlash’: Parties ramp up pressure on Biden and McCarthy to hold the line in debt talks
By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Last week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus posed a formal ask to its members:…
Continue ReadingBiden picks Air Force general to lead NSA and Cyber Command
By Sean Lyngaas and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has nominated an Air Force general to head the nation’s powerful…
Continue ReadingHouse votes to revoke tougher EPA emissions regulation for trucks
By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — The House voted Tuesday to rescind a Biden administration emissions regulation for heavy-duty…
Continue ReadingCNN Poll: 60% say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts
By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) — Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it…
Continue ReadingNew Chinese ambassador warns of ‘serious difficulties’ in US-China relations upon arrival in US
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — China’s new ambassador arrived in the United States on Tuesday as both the US and Chinese…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy tells Republicans he’s ‘nowhere near’ a debt limit deal with Biden as deadline nears
By Maegan Vazquez, Donald Judd, Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Republicans during a closed-door…
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis to kick off 2024 presidential campaign in conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk
By Gregory Krieg, Jessica Dean, Clare Duffy and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will share the virtual stage Wednesday…
Continue ReadingBlack lawmakers in Texas criticize bill that seeks to ban DEI offices in higher education
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House passed a bill Monday aimed at banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public colleges…
Continue ReadingMan accused of ramming U-Haul into barriers near White House praised Hitler after his arrest, court filings say
CNN, WUSA By Hannah Rabinowitz, Mary Kay Mallonee and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of crashing a U-Haul truck into a security…
Continue ReadingGOP megadonor Harlan Crow declines to answer Democrats’ questions about financial ties to Clarence Thomas
CNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow told Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin that…
Continue ReadingGOP megadonor Harlan Crow declines to answer Democrats’ questions about financial ties to Clarence Thomas
By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow told Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin that his…
Continue ReadingMichigan Gov. Whitmer signs ‘red flag’ gun laws
By Michelle Watson and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan signed legislation Monday that will make it…
Continue ReadingHow DeSantis plans to jolt the GOP presidential primary and seize back the narrative
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In the early days of his governorship, Ron DeSantis, still largely unknown to even the people who elected him,…
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