2 personal stories shed light on the unforeseen consequences of Brown v. Board of Education
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Everett R. Berryman Jr. was 11 years old when the Supreme Court handed down the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of…
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Fury over Biden’s new asylum policy grows after he thanks Poland for welcoming Ukrainian refugees
By MJ Lee and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The split screen was striking. President Joe Biden in Warsaw, Poland, expressed unequivocal support for refugees…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Former Trump national security advisers among witnesses testifying at House hearing on China
By Alayna Treene and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee on China will feature four high-profile witnesses during its first hearing Tuesday…
Continue ReadingAppeals court questions access that prosecutors can have to a GOP lawmaker’s phone seized in 2020 election investigation
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal appeals court on Thursday questioned the access that Justice Department prosecutors can have to a…
Continue ReadingRussian man accused of selling prolific hacking tool extradited to US
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A 28-year-old Russian man accused of developing and selling a hacking tool used to obtain the login information for tens of…
Continue ReadingProud Boy testifies in sedition trial about far-right group being the ‘tip of the spear’ on January 6
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The sole Proud Boy to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy in connection to the US Capitol riot…
Continue ReadingHouse January 6 investigator says it’s ‘likely’ 2020 election subversion probes will produce indictments
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The top investigator on the House committee that probed the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack said Wednesday it is…
Continue ReadingCapitol rioter who tweeted threat to Rep. Ocasio-Cortez sentenced to 38 months in prison
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A Texas man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for assaulting police officers…
Continue ReadingTrump visits Ohio train derailment site in effort to highlight Biden’s absence
By Kristen Holmes and Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday visited the site of a train derailment, criticizing President Joe…
Continue ReadingUS strike kills 7 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia, Pentagon says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A US strike in Somalia killed seven al-Shabaab fighters on Tuesday, US Africa Command said in a statement. The strike was…
Continue ReadingEast Palestine derailment spurs rare signs of bipartisan agreement on rail safety. Will Washington act?
By Maegan Vazquez, Pete Muntean and Aileen Graef, CNN A fiery train wreck that released toxic materials in an Ohio town is raising new questions in…
Continue ReadingPentagon releases selfie taken by US pilot showing the Chinese spy balloon in air
By Haley Britzky, CNN The US Defense Department has released a selfie taken in the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane, as an airman flew above the Chinese…
Continue ReadingSteve Bannon’s ex-lawyers sue him over nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal bills
By Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell and Paula Reid, CNN A law firm that represented former Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon during his fight…
Continue ReadingPentagon warns troops eating poppy seeds could lead to failed drug tests
By Haley Britzky, CNN The US Defense Department issued an official warning to troops last week: If you don’t want to test positive on a drug…
Continue ReadingLawyers for Proud Boys member take steps to subpoena former President Trump in seditious conspiracy trial
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Lawyers for a Proud Boys member on trial for seditious conspiracy related to his…
Continue ReadingTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to visit Ohio town affected by toxic train derailment on Thursday
By Pete Muntean, MJ Lee and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the site of the train derailment in East…
Continue ReadingBiden administration sanctions Mexican drug cartel network for supplying and operating fentanyl labs
By Sam Fossum, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday sanctioned a network of Sinaloa Cartel members and associated entities for their involvement…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court sides with Arizona death row inmate seeking to challenge sentence in federal court
By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of an Arizona death row inmate who argued he should be able to…
Continue ReadingUS default on debt likely in summer or early fall if Congress doesn’t act, new analysis projects
By Tami Luhby, CNN The US will likely start to default on its obligations over the summer or in the early fall if Congress doesn’t address the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces first-ever wind energy lease sale in Gulf of Mexico
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the first-ever US offshore wind energy lease sale for the waters in the Gulf of…
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