John Roberts played the long game on state funding of religious schools
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts has been laying the groundwork for years for…
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Biden calls for three-month suspension of federal gas tax but faces long odds of getting Congress on board
By Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until the end…
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump‘s endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats…
Continue Reading Georgia Republican voters reject more of Trump’s primary picks, while a late pick prevails in Alabama
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Another election day in Georgia has brought a further round of defeats for former President Donald Trump and his chosen…
Continue Reading Senate poised to pass first major gun safety legislation in decades following bipartisan agreement
By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate on Tuesday made meaningful progress toward passing the first major federal gun safety…
Continue Reading Texts between aides reveal role Sen. Ron Johnson played in pushing ‘fake’ Trump electors
CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee on Tuesday unveiled new information showing the role that Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson…
Continue Reading Texts between aides reveal role Sen. Ron Johnson played in pushing ‘fake’ Trump electors
By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee on Tuesday unveiled new information showing the role that Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson played…
Continue Reading Mayra Flores becomes the first Mexican-born woman sworn in to Congress
By Ethan Cohen, Melissa Holzberg DePalo, Gregory Krieg and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Republican Rep. Mayra Flores of Texas on Tuesday became the first…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s in the bipartisan gun safety bill
CNN By Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate’s compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday includes money for school safety, mental health,…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s in the bipartisan gun safety bill
By Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate’s compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday includes money for school safety, mental health, state…
Continue Reading Ivanka Trump told documentary maker Trump should pursue every avenue to challenge election
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Ivanka Trump, daughter and former senior White House adviser to then-President Donald Trump, said in an interview filmed in…
Continue Reading Who is Rusty Bowers? The conservative Republican has a history of bucking his party’s extremists
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers delivered emotional testimony Tuesday about his resolve in the face of enormous pressure…
Continue Reading Biden is expected to back federal gas tax holiday as he ramps up criticism of oil industry amid soaring prices
By Nikki Carvajal and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up his public back-and-forth with the US oil and gas industry as…
Continue Reading Biden is expected to back federal gas tax holiday as he ramps up criticism of oil industry amid soaring prices
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Nikki Carvajal and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up his public back-and-forth with the US oil and…
Continue Reading Rep. Henry Cuellar will defeat progressive primary challenger Jessica Cisneros, CNN projects
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, the lone remaining anti-abortion Democrat in the House, will defeat progressive Jessica Cisneros in a…
Continue Reading Brittney Griner’s call with her wife has been rescheduled, State Department says
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A call between detained WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle Griner, has been rescheduled, the US State…
Continue Reading Biden celebrates US Covid-19 vaccine rollout for kids under 5 years old
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited a Washington, DC, vaccination clinic on Tuesday where children under the…
Continue Reading US Air Force service member arrested in connection to insider attack on base in Syria that injured 4 Americans
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent An airman has been arrested by military law enforcement in connection to an April attack at a US…
Continue Reading 7 takeaways from the fourth day of the January 6 hearings
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The latest hearing before the House select committee investigating the January 6…
Continue Reading 7 takeaways from the fourth day of the January 6 hearings
By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The latest hearing before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection…
Continue Reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor continues her warnings of a dramatic conservative turn at the Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor made crystal clear on Tuesday that she believes the conservatives on the…
Continue Reading IRS will finally finish processing last year’s tax return backlog this week
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Internal Revenue Service will finally get through the massive pandemic-induced backlog of federal tax returns filed in 2021…
Continue Reading Justice Department to drop 31 remaining fraud charges against Michael Avenatti following guilty plea
By Kara Scannell The Justice Department will drop the remaining fraud counts facing disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti after he agreed to plead…
Continue Reading 3 takeaways from the fourth day of the January 6 hearings
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The latest hearing before the House select committee investigating the January 6…
Continue Reading How to follow Tuesday’s primary elections in Alabama, Virginia, Georgia and DC
By Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN It’s Election Day in Alabama, Virginia, Georgia and Washington, DC, with voters…
Continue Reading White House says it’s ‘appalling’ Russia won’t rule out executing detained Americans who volunteered to fight for Ukraine
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says it is “appalling” Russia won’t rule out applying the death penalty on two American…
Continue Reading White House says it’s ‘appalling’ Russia won’t rule out executing detained Americans who volunteered to fight for Ukraine
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says it is “appalling” Russia won’t rule out applying the death penalty on two American…
Continue Reading Frustrated with January 6 hearings, Trump turns ire toward his allies
By Melanie Zanona, Gabby Orr and Zachary Cohen, CNN Donald Trump is growing increasingly irritated with the House panel investigating the January 6,…
Continue Reading Independent candidate Al Gross drops out of Alaska special House race
By Alex Rogers, CNN Independent orthopedic surgeon Al Gross dropped out of the Alaska House race on Monday and threw his support behind two Native…
Continue Reading Top US ‘Nazi hunter’ to lead Justice Department effort to uncover war crimes in Ukraine
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The top US “Nazi hunter” will lead a Justice Department team to identify and prosecute anyone who has committed…
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