Takeaways from the Texas hearing on medication abortion drugs
By Tierney Sneed Over the course of about four hours of arguments, a federal judge in Texas asked questions that suggested he is seriously…
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DeSantis, who blamed diversity initiatives for Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall, pushed for rollback of bank regulations under renewed scrutiny
By Steve Contorno and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s demise, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pointed fingers at several…
Continue ReadingPartisan rancor in Oregon spills over into Idaho effort to absorb its rural neighbors
By Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, CNN Matt McCaw cringes if you say the word “secessionist” around him. A native of eastern Oregon, McCaw is…
Continue ReadingAustin says US will continue to fly drones over Black Sea and condemns Russian downing as ‘aggressive’
CNN By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed on Wednesday that US aircraft will…
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Trump-aligned super PAC calls for Florida ethics investigation into DeSantis political activity
By Steve Contorno, CNN A super PAC closely aligned with former President Donald Trump is demanding Florida ethics investigators probe whether Gov.…
Continue ReadingMichael Cohen testifies again before grand jury probing hush money scheme
By Nicki Brown, CNN Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to ex-President Donald Trump, testified Wednesday afternoon in front of a New York…
Continue ReadingOhio man who falsely claimed to be Ghanaian prince sentenced to 20 years in prison
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN An Ohio man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for pretending to be a Ghanaian prince and swindling more than a…
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Federal and state investigators probe Santos’ role in luxury yacht sale
By Fredreka Schouten and Mark Morales, CNN Federal and state investigators are probing Republican Rep. George Santos‘ role in the sale of a $19…
Continue ReadingBorder chief disputes DHS has ‘operational control’ of the entire US southern border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz on Wednesday said the US does not have “operational control” of the southern…
Continue ReadingMichael Cohen testifies again before grand jury probing hush money scheme
CNN By Nicki Brown, CNN Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to ex-President Donald Trump, arrived in Lower Manhattan Wednesday afternoon to…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India
By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Eric Garcetti…
Continue ReadingBlinken discusses need for accountability for atrocities during Ethiopia visit
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pressed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on accountability for…
Continue ReadingChinese billionaire arrested and charged in alleged fraud conspiracy that bilked investors of more than $1 billion
By Kara Scannell, CNN Chinese billionaire and proclaimed dissident Guo Wengui was arrested Wednesday and charged with defrauding thousands of…
Continue ReadingArizona launches hotline for public to report ‘inappropriate’ school lessons
CNN By Eddie Sun, CNN Arizona’s top education official launched a hotline this week for state residents to report K-12 class curriculum and…
Continue ReadingAustin says US will continue to fly drones over Black Sea and condemns Russian downing as ‘aggressive’
By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed on Wednesday that US aircraft will…
Continue ReadingEPA finalizes rule to cut down on harmful smog and pollution from power plants
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it had finalized its so-called good-neighbor rule, which aims to cut down…
Continue ReadingFugitive search underway for ex-Hogan chief of staff who allegedly stole $276,000
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN An interstate investigation is underway for a one-time chief of staff to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan after he failed to…
Continue ReadingRussian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea
CNN By Oren Liebermann, Jennifer Hansler, Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the…
Continue ReadingRussian hackers targeted European military and transport organizations in newly discovered spying campaign
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Russian military-linked hackers targeted — and in some cases successfully infiltrated — the networks of European…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental groups file two lawsuits hoping to stop the Willow Project, citing climate impacts
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Environmental and indigenous groups have filed two separate lawsuits challenging the Willow Project on Alaska’s North Slope…
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