US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US transferred two brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to Pakistan, the Defense Department announced Thursday,…
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Judge tosses out disciplinary action against Sidney Powell for work on Trump election reversal bid
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A Texas judge on Thursday dismissed the petition brought by State Bar of Texas’ Commission for Lawyer Discipline alleging…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy defends release of January 6 footage to Tucker Carlson: ‘I promised’
CNN By Melanie Zanona House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defended his controversial move to grant Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to security footage…
Continue ReadingBlinken tells UN Russia’s crimes can’t become the ‘new normal’ on Ukraine war anniversary
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN On the anniversary of the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday…
Continue ReadingUS defense secretary tells CNN military aid to Ukraine will ‘change the dynamics’ of war with Russia
By Haley Britzky, CNN The US believes the training and equipment it is providing Ukraine will “change the dynamics on the battlefield” in…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia brothers who brought bats to the US Capitol on January 6 sentenced
By Holmes Lybrand Two West Virginia brothers who brought bats to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, were sentenced Thursday by a federal judge in…
Continue ReadingTrump and FBI director can be deposed in lawsuit from ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok, judge rules
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former President Donald Trump and FBI Director Christopher Wray can be deposed as part of a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingNavy SEAL dies in free-fall parachute training accident
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A Navy SEAL died over the weekend after taking part in a free-fall parachute training, according to a statement from Naval…
Continue ReadingUS plans to expand training of Taiwanese forces
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US is planning to increase the number of US troops training Taiwanese forces on the self-governing island in the coming…
Continue ReadingMinnesota governor poised to sign bill that would speed right to vote for ex-felons
By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN The voting rights of thousands of convicted felons in Minnesota are poised to be restored this summer once they leave…
Continue ReadingCommerce secretary lays out Biden administration’s vision for implementing the CHIPS act over the next decade
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday laid out the Biden administration’s ambitious vision for the implementation…
Continue ReadingFederal prosecutors seek to compel Pence to testify in special counsel probe
By Sara Murray and Evan Perez, CNN Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to compel former Vice President Mike Pence to testify in special counsel…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP looks for plan B after struggling to pass border security bill
By Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans had hoped to pass a narrow border security bill within the first two weeks of their new…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy defends release of January 6 footage to Tucker Carlson: ‘I promised’
By Melanie Zanona House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defended his controversial move to grant Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to security footage from…
Continue Reading2 personal stories shed light on the unforeseen consequences of Brown v. Board of Education
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Everett R. Berryman Jr. was 11 years old when the Supreme Court handed down the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of…
Continue ReadingFury over Biden’s new asylum policy grows after he thanks Poland for welcoming Ukrainian refugees
By MJ Lee and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The split screen was striking. President Joe Biden in Warsaw, Poland, expressed unequivocal support for refugees…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Former Trump national security advisers among witnesses testifying at House hearing on China
By Alayna Treene and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee on China will feature four high-profile witnesses during its first hearing Tuesday…
Continue ReadingAppeals court questions access that prosecutors can have to a GOP lawmaker’s phone seized in 2020 election investigation
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal appeals court on Thursday questioned the access that Justice Department prosecutors can have to a…
Continue ReadingRussian man accused of selling prolific hacking tool extradited to US
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A 28-year-old Russian man accused of developing and selling a hacking tool used to obtain the login information for tens of…
Continue ReadingProud Boy testifies in sedition trial about far-right group being the ‘tip of the spear’ on January 6
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The sole Proud Boy to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy in connection to the US Capitol riot…
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