Schumer reelected as Senate majority leader
By Ali Zaslav, Ted Barrett and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was reelected by his caucus Thursday to lead Democrats for a…
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WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Jeremy Herb, MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention,…
Continue ReadingBiden’s pick for IRS commissioner would face backlog of tax returns while gearing up for next filing season
By Tami Luhby, CNN Even though the Internal Revenue Service has been steadily chipping away at its major backlog of tax filings, millions of…
Continue ReadingBiden White House warns against ‘disastrous consequences’ as Congress barrels toward government funding deadline
By MJ Lee and Phil Mattingly, CNN With the midterm elections in the rearview mirror, President Joe Biden and top White House officials now face a…
Continue Reading‘Trump obsession is very bad’: Senate Republicans confront their problems after poor election showing
CNN By Manu Raju, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN Donald Trump is facing a flurry of criticism on Capitol Hill, with Republican fury growing over…
Continue ReadingHow conservatives played the long game on election law
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst Since the 2020 presidential election, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and…
Continue ReadingArkansas city elects 18-year-old to be next mayor
WMC, JAYLEN SMITH, CNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Jaylen Smith graduated from high school in May. Less than a year later, the 18-year-old will be tasked…
Continue ReadingFlorida lawmaker charged with Covid relief fraud
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Jack Forrest, CNN Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against a Florida state representative who allegedly…
Continue ReadingTrump Org. fraud trial juror tells CNN the panel was ‘serious’ and didn’t focus on Donald Trump
By Lauren del Valle, CNN The jury who convicted Donald Trump‘s namesake companies earlier this week was “serious” and tried to…
Continue ReadingManhattan DA says his office won’t tolerate ‘attempts to intimidate’ following Trump posts
CNN By Mark Morales and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg said in an email to staff on Saturday that his office will…
Continue Reading‘Trump obsession is very bad’: Senate Republicans confront their problems after poor election showing
By Manu Raju, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN Donald Trump is facing a flurry of criticism on Capitol Hill, with Republican fury growing over their…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Biden administration weighs Ukrainian requests for access to US stockpile of controversial cluster munitions
By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Zachary Cohen, CNN Ukrainian officials and lawmakers have in recent months urged the Biden administration and…
Continue ReadingEx-congressman indicted in probe of Venezuelan influence
By Carlos Suarez, Devon M. Sayers and Florencia Trucco, CNN Former Republican Rep. David Rivera of Florida was arrested in Atlanta on Monday on…
Continue ReadingBiden administration appeals court decision that blocked the Trump-era policy that let the US turn away migrants at the southern border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has decided to appeal a federal court decision that blocked the use of a controversial Trump-era…
Continue ReadingIn Warnock’s win, White House sees capstone validation that big legislative wins broke through
By Sam Fossum and Phil Mattingly, CNN As White House officials reflected on the final Democratic victory of a history-defying midterm election cycle,…
Continue ReadingTrump poses with QAnon, Pizzagate conspiracy theorist at Mar-a-Lago
By Gabby Orr Former President Donald Trump posed for photos at his waterfront club on Tuesday with a prominent QAnon conspiracy theorist, in the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration set to ask Congress for additional funding for Ukraine, Covid, and disaster recovery
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is calling on Congress to include additional funding in the must-pass government package for what it…
Continue ReadingNew York attorney general defends office’s handling of misconduct allegations against chief of staff
By Kristina Sgueglia and Sonnet Swire, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday defended her office’s handling of allegations…
Continue ReadingArkansas city elects 18-year-old to be next mayor
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Jaylen Smith graduated from high school in May. Less than a year later, the 18-year-old will be tasked with governing Earle,…
Continue ReadingFive companies will pay the feds $750 million for the opportunity to build huge floating wind turbines off the West Coast
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration’s first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale for federal waters off the West Coast generated more…
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