Ex-DC Metro contractor logged in to sensitive system from Russia, watchdog finds
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A former Washington, DC, Metro transit system contractor retained access to “critical and sensitive” Metro…
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Biden says he’s confident leaders will reach an agreement on debt limit
By Maegan Vazquez, Donald Judd and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday sought to lay out how he’ll continue to…
Continue ReadingHouse votes to refer resolution to expel Santos to Ethics Committee
By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The House voted on Wednesday to refer a Democrat-led resolution to…
Continue ReadingUS attorney in Massachusetts leaked sensitive information to journalist to influence political campaign and lied under oath, federal reports say
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Rachael Rollins, the US attorney for Massachusetts, leaked sensitive Justice Department…
Continue ReadingIRS chief acknowledges Black taxpayers face higher probability of being audited
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel acknowledged in a letter to the US Senate on…
Continue ReadingDeSantis signs into law restrictions on trans Floridians’ access to treatments and bathrooms
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law new restrictions on gender-affirming treatments for…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court refuses to block assault weapons bans in Illinois
By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — The Supreme Court refused to block a local and state ban on assault weapon sales in Illinois, rejecting an emergency…
Continue ReadingBiden’s past support of work requirements in safety net programs in the spotlight
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With work requirements for safety net programs emerging as a central issue in the debt ceiling negotiations,…
Continue ReadingFederal judge calls out judicial panel’s handling of 2011 ethics complaints against Clarence Thomas
By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Leaders of the policy-making body for the federal courts repeatedly failed to inform its full membership…
Continue ReadingUS officials say damage to Patriot missile defense system was minimal following Russian attack near Kyiv
CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — The damage to a Patriot air defense system following a Russian missile…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina House passes six-week abortion ban after hours of contentious debate
By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina House members approved a controversial bill late Wednesday that would ban most abortions as…
Continue ReadingKey Trump attorney departs legal team
By Kaitlan Collins and Paula Reid, CNN Washington (CNN) — Timothy Parlatore, an attorney for Donald Trump who played a key role in the…
Continue ReadingConservative appeals judges tear into Biden administration defense of anti-abortion drug approval
By Tierney Sneed, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — A federal appeals court tore apart the Biden administration’s arguments for why the federal…
Continue ReadingBiden to leave Wednesday for shortened overseas trip to Japan
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Hiroshima, Japan (CNN) — President Joe Biden once hoped his trip to Asia this week would strengthen American alliances,…
Continue ReadingSenate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no ‘smoking gun’ to support lab leak theory
By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Republican-led investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has unearthed additional, though circumstantial,…
Continue Reading7 takeaways from Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Florida elections
By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Republicans have their candidate in Kentucky, Democrats have their majority…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina’s GOP-led General Assembly overrides Democratic governor’s 12-week abortion ban veto
By Shania Shelton and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina’s Republican-led General Assembly moved Tuesday to ban most abortions…
Continue ReadingCNN projects Daniel Cameron will win Kentucky GOP governor primary and face Democrat Andy Beshear in the fall
CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron will win his party’s nomination for governor in Tuesday’s…
Continue ReadingCNN projects Democrat Donna Deegan will become Jacksonville’s first female mayor
By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Former journalist Donna Deegan will become the first female mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, CNN projects, as…
Continue ReadingWhite House not planning to ask for extra Ukraine funding before September despite lawmaker concerns money could run out by summer
By Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The White House says it is not currently planning to ask Congress for new Ukraine funding…
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