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(CNN) — Roger Stone will still be sentenced Thursday, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, amid a tumultuous week that saw President Donald Trump suggest she is biased and several prosecutors quit his case after Justice Department leadership rescinded their initial sentencing recommendation. Judge Amy Berman Jackson says she’ll consider his latest request for a new

(CNN) — Michael Bloomberg has qualified for Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, paving the way for the former New York mayor’s first appearance on stage with his 2020 rivals. Bloomberg met the Democratic National Committee-mandated polling threshold on Tuesday with a NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finding the former New York mayor at 19% nationally.

(CNN) — Attorney General William Barr is ordering a re-examination of several high-profile cases, including that of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, US officials briefed on the matter say, in a move that could bring fresh scrutiny of the political motives behind actions at the Justice Department. US Attorney Jeffrey Jensen of St. Louis

(CNN) — The Department of Justice is dropping its criminal investigation involving former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe without bringing charges, it announced on Friday. McCabe, who is a CNN contributor, has found himself a target of investigators and Republicans, including President Donald Trump, since 2016, when he authorized a leak to a then-Wall Street

(CNN) — The Senate on Thursday passed an Iran War Powers resolution on Thursday, a rare measure that was approved with bipartisan support despite the fact that it has been opposed by President Donald Trump and aims to rein in his ability to use military action against Iran without congressional approval. The vote was 55-45.

(CNN) — Jessie Liu submitted her resignation to the Treasury Department Wednesday, an administration official tells CNN. It was effective Wednesday evening. The move was expected after President Donald Trump’s decision to abruptly withdraw a Treasury Department nomination for Liu, the former US attorney who headed the office that oversaw Roger Stone’s prosecution.

(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s former communications director Hope Hicks is expected to return to the White House in an adviser role, two individuals familiar with the plan told CNN. Hicks will be working for Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to one source. “Hope won’t be part of the communications department. She

(CNN) — Deval Patrick, the former Massachusetts governor who in November made a late entrance into the Democratic 2020 race, ended his campaign on Wednesday, according to a statement provided to CNN. “I believed and still believe we had a strong case to make for being able to deliver better outcomes,” Patrick said. “But the

(CNN) — Andrew Yang plans to announce he is suspending his campaign during a speech tonight in New Hampshire, sources tell CNN. Yang’s decision comes a week after a disappointing finish in Iowa where he finished with just 1% support. Leaving the state with depleted resources, he had to lay off staff as the campaign

(CNN) — The Justice Department will backtrack on its request that longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone get up to nine years in prison, a senior department official said Tuesday, contradicting its own federal prosecutors in a highly unusual and politically charged move. Prosecutors from the US Attorney’s office in Washington, who are employees of

(CNN) — Over 100 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries in the wake of the January 8 Iranian missile attack on the al Asad military base in Iraq, according to a US official with knowledge of the latest information. That’s an increase of at least 36 cases from the end

(CNN) — Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, was pushed out of his role Friday months earlier than expected, according to a statement from his attorney. Vindman was not slated to leave until July, but had been telling colleagues in recent weeks he would likely leave soon. It

(CNN) — A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by congressional Democrats alleging President Donald Trump violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution by refusing to allow them to review and approve his financial interests. The lawmakers lack the standing to challenge the President, the US Court of Appeals for the District of

(CNN) — Former US Rep. Joe Walsh is ending his uphill challenge against Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination, after suffering a crushing loss in the Iowa GOP caucuses in which he received only 1% of the vote, he told CNN’s “New Day” on Friday.

(CNN) — Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez called for a recanvass of all results in Iowa on Thursday, as the state’s Democratic Party continues to struggle to verify the data from Monday night’s caucuses. The move is a significant step and raises further questions about how long the results of the key Iowa caucuses

(CNN) — President Donald Trump emerged vindictive and angry at a noontime event on Thursday meant to mark his impeachment acquittal. “It was evil, it was corrupt, it was dirty cops, it was leaks and liars,” Trump told an East Room packed with conservative lawmakers, media pundits, and a number of Cabinet officials. “This should

(CNN) — President Donald Trump has been acquitted by the US Senate on the first article of impeachment, which alleged abuse of power. The final vote was 52-48. Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney was the lone Republican to vote to convict. Sixty-seven votes were required for a conviction.

(CNN) — Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday he will vote to convict President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, making him the first senator to cross party lines. “The President is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust,” Romney said on the Senate floor.

(CNN) — Sen. Doug Jones, an Alabama Democrat facing an uphill reelection battle in 2020, said Wednesday morning he will vote to convict President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment. Jones was one of a handful of senators whose vote was still in question on the verdict of Trump’s impeachment trial, which will come

(CNN) — In a widely expected result, CNN projects President Donald Trump will win the Republican Iowa Caucus.

(CNN) — The Senate on Friday voted to block any witnesses from being called in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, a decision that marks the beginning of the end of the third Senate trial for a president in US history. The Senate voted 49-51 to defeat a motion to allow subpoenas for witnesses and documents,

(CNN) — Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney announced Friday that he’s dropping out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race, telling CNN’s “New Day” that he doesn’t have sufficient support. Delaney did not endorse another Democrat in explaining his decision to CNN’s John Berman but vowed to support the Democratic nominee regardless of who it is.

(CNN) — The House voted on Thursday to approve a pair of measures intended to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran, the latest effort by Democrats to reassert congressional authority amid simmering tensions with the country in the wake of a US strike that killed a top Iranian general.

(CNN) — Three attorneys general of states that recently ratified the Equal Rights Amendment are suing to have the amendment added to the Constitution, challenging a Justice Department opinion that the deadline for passage expired decades ago. In a complaint filed Thursday, the attorneys general of Virginia, Illinois and Nevada are asking the US District

(CNN) — The Trump administration is expected to loosen restrictions on the US military’s ability to use landmines in the coming days, weapons that have been banned by more than 160 countries due to their history of killing and wounding civilians, multiple Defense Department officials tell CNN. The move represents a major reversal from the

(CNN) — The White House has issued a formal threat to former national security adviser John Bolton to keep him from publishing his book, “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,” sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The White House had no comment. Neither Bolton nor a spokesman for the publisher, Simon

(CNN) — Virginia on Monday finalized its ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, a potential milestone in the century-long effort but one that faces significant legal obstacles. The commonwealth could be the 38th state to ratify the ERA, which would ban discrimination on the basis of sex and guarantee equality for women under the Constitution,

(CNN) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar will deliver Democrats’ response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next month. Whitmer, a first-term governor, will give the response in English, and Escobar will deliver it in Spanish, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced. The

(CNN) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has improved his standing in the national Democratic race for president, joining former Vice President Joe Biden in a two-person top tier above the rest of the field, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The poll marks the first time Biden has not held a solo

(CNN) — President Donald Trump plans to add three seasoned lawyers to his impeachment legal defense team, people familiar with the matter said, including Kenneth Starr, the hard-charging prosecutor whose work led to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment. Alan Dershowitz, the constitutional lawyer, and Robert Ray, Starr’s successor at the Office of Independent Counsel during the