Watch the key moments from the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearing
By Dan Berman, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson wrapped up Thursday after four…
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First on CNN: January 6 committee has text messages between Ginni Thomas and Mark Meadows
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Jamie Gangel, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riot has in its possession…
Continue Reading4 Russian government operatives indicted for allegedly hacking global energy facilities between 2012 and 2018
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The United States has indicted four Russian men, including three Russian intelligence officers, for alleged hacking campaigns…
Continue Reading4 takeaways from Biden’s day of emergency summits on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Kevin Liptak, CNN A day of crisis talks in Brussels ended Thursday with Western leaders touting unprecedented levels of unity, even as they…
Continue ReadingBiden and Western leaders plan new ways to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine at emergency summits
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden emerged from a series of emergency summits in Brussels touting unity in the Western response to Russia…
Continue ReadingBiden says he would be ‘fortunate’ if Trump ran against him again
By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday dismissed the challenge posed by a potential rematch with Donald Trump in 2024,…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy calls endorsement of Cheney’s primary foe a ‘special case’
By Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he won’t be wading into any other primaries to oust incumbents in his own…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Justice Department sues Texas county, saying its redistricting plan discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters
By Jessica Schneider, Ethan Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit against Texas’ Galveston County on…
Continue ReadingWhite House Easter Egg Roll set to resume in April
By Kate Bennett, CNN After a two-year hiatus due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19, the White House Easter Egg Roll is set to take place April…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee will consider bringing criminal contempt referrals for two ex-Trump advisers
By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol riot will consider whether to recommend that two former…
Continue ReadingJohn Kerry plans to stay in climate envoy role through late 2022, says climate action in Congress is ‘imperative’
By Ella Nilsen, CNN John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s Special Envoy for Climate, told CNN he plans to stay in his current role through at least…
Continue ReadingRep. Mo Brooks says Trump repeatedly asks him to ‘rescind’ the 2020 election
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Alex Rogers, CNN Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama repeated his claim Thursday that former President Donald Trump has…
Continue ReadingTrump sues Hillary Clinton, DNC and others, alleging conspiracy to link his campaign to Russia
By Marshall Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former President Donald Trump filed a sprawling federal lawsuit on Thursday against Hillary Clinton, the…
Continue ReadingGroups try to disqualify Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s candidacy over January 6
By Marshall Cohen, CNN Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican running for reelection, is the latest lawmaker to face a candidacy challenge…
Continue ReadingKemp signs income tax refund bill into law as Perdue blasts move as ‘desperate attempt to get votes’
By Eva McKend, CNN Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed a bill that will make hundreds of dollars available to some Georgians in the coming…
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton: Madeleine Albright ‘understood viscerally the value of freedom’
By Ben Kirby and Alicia Lloyd, CNN Hillary Clinton remembered former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as “a great person and a…
Continue ReadingREAD: Zelensky’s address to NATO leaders
By CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed NATO leaders virtually Thursday as they gathered for an emergency summit on Russia’s…
Continue ReadingTop Pentagon officials have not spoken to their Russian counterparts since invasion of Ukraine began
By Jeremy Herb and Barbara Starr, CNN Senior Russian military leaders have declined calls from their US counterparts since before the invasion of…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court says Texas death row inmate can have spiritual adviser ‘lay hands’ and pray aloud during his execution
By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a Texas death row inmate could have his spiritual adviser pray aloud…
Continue ReadingWife of Mark Meadows appears to have used invalid address on North Carolina voter forms
By Dianne Gallagher and Wesley Bruer, CNN Debra Meadows, the wife of former congressman and Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, signed voter forms…
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