Huge backlogs and broken printers plague IRS, taxpayer advocate reports
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Internal Revenue Service still had more than 35 million tax returns to process at the end of this year’s filing…
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Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Donald Rumsfeld, secretary of defense under Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Gerald Ford, has died, according to a statement from his family.…
Continue Reading Only two House Republicans vote for the January 6 select committee
By Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN Only two House Republicans — Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois — voted…
Continue Reading U.S. House votes to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON, DC — Split along party lines, the U.S. House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, approving a…
Continue Reading Cheney calls select committee ‘our only remaining option’ and attacks GOP leaders for appeasing Trump
By Jamie Gangel and Alex Rogers, CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney sharply criticized Republican leaders ahead of a vote Wednesday to create a select…
Continue Reading Donald Rumsfeld, former secretary of defense, dies at 88
By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has died at the age of 88, according to a…
Continue Reading Ex-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88 in New Mexico
TAOS, New Mexico — Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled…
Continue Reading Pelosi stands by infrastructure strategy despite pushback
By Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated on Wednesday that she stands by her assertion that the House won’t take up a…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes GOP-backed election overhaul bill
By Dianne Gallagher and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday vetoed a Republican-backed election overhaul bill that…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden keeps repeating a false story about an Amtrak conductor he knew
By Daniel Dale, CNN On Tuesday, President Joe Biden repeated a vivid story he has been telling since at least his 2020 presidential campaign.…
Continue Reading Eric Adams has narrow lead in new ranked-choice count released following NYC election officials’ mistake
By Gregory Krieg and Ethan Cohen, CNN A day after the New York City Board of Elections botched a dry run of its new ranked-choice vote-counting…
Continue Reading New Oath Keeper defendant cooperating against others in major January 6 conspiracy case
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN A member of the Oath Keepers has cut a plea deal with prosecutors and is testifying secretly against others in the right-wing…
Continue Reading Republican governors from around the country are sending law enforcement to the border
By Dan Merica and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Republican governors across the country are deploying state law enforcement officials to the US-Mexico…
Continue Reading Trump’s company to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes
NEW YORK, NY — Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief are expected to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes stemming from a…
Continue Reading CNN reporter: Here’s what to expect in Trump Organization charges
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Manhattan District Attorney is expected to file tax-related charges against the Trump Organization and CFO…
Continue Reading Manhattan grand jury indicts Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg, sources say
By Erica Orden, Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan grand jury indicted the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen…
Continue Reading Donald Rumsfeld Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1932 Birth…
Continue Reading Avlon: NYC Board of Elections needs to be ripped up by the roots
CNN’s John Avlon rips the New York City Board of Elections after they threw New York City’s mayoral primary into chaos by counting test…
Continue Reading Senators ask DOT to remove expiration date for pandemic-related flight credits
By Gregory Wallace, CNN A pair of US senators are asking the Biden administration to intervene and remove expiration dates on flight credits issued…
Continue Reading NY prosecutors examining cash bonuses at Trump Organization, sources say
By Kara Scannell, Erica Orden and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization are scrutinizing cash bonuses as part of…
Continue Reading ‘We have to act and act fast:’ Biden says climate change is driving wildfires and historic heat wave
By Nikki Carvajal and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said climate change is driving an increased threat from wildfires as he…
Continue Reading Biden announces 5th wave of judicial nominees as Democrats aim to maintain quick pace of confirmations to federal bench
By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden announced eight new federal judicial nominations on Wednesday as the White House seeks to maintain its…
Continue Reading House votes to create select committee to investigate January 6 insurrection
By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted Wednesday to create a new select committee that will investigate the…
Continue Reading Dissents from the bench: A Supreme Court tradition missing during Covid
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Covid pandemic deprived the Supreme Court of its courtroom for oral…
Continue Reading Garland: DOJ will change its regulations on seeking journalists’ records to make policy more lasting
By Katelyn Polantz and Christina Carrega, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that the Justice Department has informed news industry…
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New York City’s election board says it accidentally included ‘test’ results in Tuesday’s mayoral vote count
NEW YORK (AP) – The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion Tuesday when election officials abruptly…
Continue Reading Sen. Tom Cotton blasts Biden over borders, cops and crime — and does push-ups with Chuck Grassley — in Iowa trip
By Eric Bradner, CNN Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas blamed President Joe Biden for porous borders, waning support for police officers and “a crime…
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South Dakota deploying National Guard troops to Texas to help at border with use of GOP donor funds
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of up…
Continue Reading Rhode Island moves one step closer to making feminine hygiene products free in public schools
By Devan Cole, CNN Public school students in Rhode Island are one step closer to having access to free feminine hygiene products after the…
Continue Reading Microsoft decried government use of gag orders to keep subpoenas secret in investigations
By Brian Fung and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Microsoft on Wednesday argued forcefully before Congress that the US government has abused the use of gag…
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