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Month: July 2022

Pennsylvania officials sue county election boards in the latest confrontation over certifying results

By Fredreka Schouten Pennsylvania’s top election officials on Tuesday sued three counties for refusing to tally undated mail-in ballots cast in the state’s May 17 primary election, the latest confrontation between state and local officials over election administration. Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh Chapman and the Pennsylvania Department of State sued the boards of

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Takeaways from the January 6 hearing day 7

CNN By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The latest hearing from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection fleshed out the links between former President Donald Trump’s and the far-right extremist groups that were at the vanguard of the violent effort to stop the transition of power and keep

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What we know about infamous Oval Office meeting held by Trump’s inner circle in December 2020

By Zachary Cohen, CNN A heated Oval Office meeting convened by then-President Donald Trump on December 18, 2020 — in which lawyer Sidney Powell and her client, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, floated outrageous suggestions about overturning the election — was a central focus of Tuesday’s hearing held by the House select committee investigating

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Dangerous, extended heat wave threatens millions in Western Europe as highest level of heat alerts are issued

By Payton Major and Caitlin Kaiser, CNN After the second-warmest June on record, western Europe is bracing for its second dangerous heat wave of the summer. The UK, Portugal, Spain and France are facing record-breaking temperatures this week, with little relief in sight. Hot conditions will continue to worsen ongoing wildfires in southwestern Europe. Level

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