Who is David Weiss, the special counsel overseeing Hunter Biden criminal probe?
By Shawna Mizelle and Kaanita Iyer, CNN Washington (CNN) — David Weiss, the Donald Trump-appointed US attorney who on Friday was named a…
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US attorney leading Hunter Biden criminal probe is now a special counsel after plea talks break down and a trial looms
By Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Trump-appointed US attorney who is investigating Hunter Biden…
Continue ReadingBiden preps rollout of expanded background checks as part of major gun safety push into 2024
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is preparing to make gun safety a central issue of his reelection…
Continue ReadingIllinois Supreme Court upholds state’s assault-style weapons ban
By Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s assault-style weapons ban in a 4-3 ruling after months…
Continue ReadingNational security panel reviewing secretive land buys near key Air Force base
By Natasha Bertrand (CNN) — The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is probing a secretive company that has been buying up…
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis and Tim Scott test whether Republicans want a brawler or uniter
By Steve Contorno and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott visited Arizona’s southern border last week where, after…
Continue ReadingCNN analysis: Trump megadonors sit on the sidelines in 2024 presidential race as the first GOP debate looms
By Fredreka Schouten and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of the most generous donors to super PACs that supported Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading‘People were horrified’: Inside the battle to flip a New York seat key to House GOP majority
By Manu Raju, Haley Talbot and Ben Krolowitz, CNN Piermont, New York (CNN) — When President Joe Biden came to this must-win US House district…
Continue ReadingJudge Chutkan says Trump’s right to free speech in January 6 case is ‘not absolute’
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — US District Judge Tanya Chutkan set the tone for how she would preside over…
Continue ReadingUkraine backers want Biden to amp up his pitch for the war effort to the American public
By Kylie Atwood, Lauren Fox and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — Ukraine backers on Capitol Hill are itching for President Joe Biden to…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to invest $1.2 billion in projects to suck carbon out of the air
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration will announce on Friday its first major investment to kickstart the US carbon removal…
Continue ReadingCivil rights groups file lawsuit over Tennessee’s redistricting maps
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Several civil and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Republican Gov. Bill Lee and other state…
Continue ReadingHere’s who has (and hasn’t) qualified for the first Republican presidential debate
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The sprint to qualify for Wednesday’s first 2024 Republican presidential debate is still underway for some…
Continue ReadingUS intelligence community boosts focus on climate crisis, supply chains, pandemics
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The US intelligence community is ramping up its focus on the dizzying and complex array of amorphous challenges…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court blocks $6 billion opioid settlement that would have given the Sackler family immunity
By Devan Cole and Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy…
Continue ReadingAmericans moved out of prison in deal that could see US releasing Iranian funds and prisoners
CNN By Christiane Amanpour, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house…
Continue ReadingBiden asks Congress for $24 billion in more Ukraine assistance
By Kevin Liptak and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress for more than $24 billion for Ukraine and other…
Continue ReadingBiden plans to make abortion rights a key part of his reelection fight, campaign manager says
By Nikki Carvajal (CNN) — President Joe Biden will lean into protecting abortion rights on the 2024 campaign trail, his campaign manager, Julie…
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel wants Trump election subversion case to begin on January 2, 2024
By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors who’ve brought the 2020 election interference criminal case against…
Continue ReadingFederal regulators inch a bit closer to regulating AI in political ads
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Election Commission on Thursday took a small step toward regulating so-called deepfake material…
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