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(CNN) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday appointed Atlanta businesswoman Kelly Loeffler to take over the seat of retiring Sen. Johnny Isakson. Kemp, a Republican, had been pressed by President Donald Trump to appoint Rep. Doug Collins, CNN previously reported, but selected Loeffler in a rare act of defiance against Trump by a member

(CNN) — Sen. Kamala Harris is poised to withdraw her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, two sources familiar with the decision tell CNN. The California Democrat informed her senior staff of the decision Tuesday morning and is planning a public announcement later in the day. This story is breaking and will be updated.

(CNN) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his presidential campaign on Monday, the Democrat announced in a statement to CNN. The decision comes after the moderate Democrat failed to convince the party’s base that the best way to defeat President Donald Trump was by nominating someone who can win in a red state. “Today, I

(CNN) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Friday night after experiencing chills and a fever earlier in the day, the Supreme Court said in a statement Saturday. Ginsburg, 86, was initially evaluated at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, before being transferred to Hopkins for further evaluation

(CNN) — The House of Representatives is now investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller in written answers he provided in the Russia investigation, the House’s general counsel said in federal court Monday. “Did the President lie? Was the President not truthful in his responses to the Mueller investigation?” House general

(CNN) — Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone was found guilty of all seven counts brought by the Justice Department, a victory for special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Stone was found guilty on five counts of lying to Congress, one of witness tampering, and one of obstructing a Congressional committee proceeding.

(CNN) — Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone has been found guilty on at least one charge in a case that has shed new light on then-candidate Donald Trump’s anticipation of the release of stolen Democratic emails in 2016. The verdict is still being read. Stone faced five counts of lying to Congress, one of witness

(CNN) — The White House has released a transcript of President Donald Trump’s first phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart. The call, which occurred on April 21, came just after Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president. It doesn’t contain any mentions of the Bidens or the 2016 election, as a later July call did.

(CNN) — Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman who two months ago launched a longshot primary challenge to President Donald Trump, suspended his candidacy Tuesday, his spokesperson Sarah Allred confirmed. Sanford — who emerged as a vocal Republican critic of the President before losing his congressional seat in a GOP primary contest

(CNN) — House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday announced public impeachment hearings will begin next week as Democrats prepare to take their case against President Donald Trump to the public. Schiff, a California Democrat, said that three public hearings would take place next week: US diplomat Bill Taylor and State Department official George Kent

(CNN) — US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland amended his previous closed-door testimony with House impeachment investigators to say that he told a top Ukrainian political aide that the release of US security aid was conditioned on Ukraine publicly announcing an investigation that would help President Donald Trump politically. Sondland’s attorney sent the

(CNN) — House Democrats on Tuesday released excerpts of the transcripts of their closed-door depositions with former US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker and US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. The House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees are expected to release the full transcripts for Sondland and Volker later Tuesday, which

(CNN) — President Donald Trump lost an appeal Monday to keep his tax returns from a Manhattan grand jury, setting up a potential Supreme Court challenge. A three-judge panel for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals said “presidential immunity does not bar a state grand jury from issuing a subpoena in aid of its investigation

(CNN) — The House Intelligence Committee released on Monday the first two transcripts from their closed-door impeachment investigation depositions, making public transcripts from their interviews with former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and Michael McKinley, a former State Department adviser.

(CNN) — Longtime magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll on Monday sued President Donald Trump for defamation over what she says were his lies denying her public accusation in June that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. The lawsuit, which includes a detailed account of the incident in which Trump allegedly raped Carroll in a

(CNN) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (21%) and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (18%) are in a close race among likely voters in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary, according to a new CNN poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire. Former Vice President Joe Biden stands a shade behind at 15%, and South Bend,

(CNN) — The House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump are seeking testimony from Robert Blair, an assistant to the President and senior adviser to acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, a source familiar with the request told CNN. The committees investigating Trump have requested Blair — who was on

(CNN) — Former US Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina died Monday, her family said in a statement. She was 66. “We are heartbroken to share that Kay left us unexpectedly this morning,” the Hagan family said. “Kay meant everything to us, and we were honored to share her with the people of North Carolina

(CNN) — During his announcement, President Trump said ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up during the mission.

(CNN) — The US military targeted the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid in northwest Syria on Saturday, according to a senior US defense official. The CIA assisted in locating the ISIS leader, the official said. President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a major announcement Sunday at 9 a. m. ,

(CNN) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a major announcement Sunday at 9 a. m. , Sunday, White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley announced. Administration officials will not say if it is related to foreign or domestic policy. White House officials were at the White House late Saturday evening in preparation. One

(CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to the hospital after falling in his home in Plains, Georgia, Monday night. Carter was admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center for observation and treatment of a minor pelvic fracture, Deanna Congileo, director of communications for the Carter Center, said in a statement Tuesday. “He is

(CNN) — US Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that he and President Erdogan of Turkey agreed to a ceasefire halting Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria. The deal appears to secure Turkey most of its military objectives and forces America’s one-time allies in the fight against ISIS to cede a vast swath of territory. Speaking

(CNN) — White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney announced during a White House press briefing that the 2020 G7 summit will be held at Trump National in Doral, Florida, from June 10-12. “We used the same set of criteria that previous administrations have used,” Mulvaney said. He said Doral was “far and away

(CNN) — US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland was directed by President Donald Trump to work with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine, he plans to tell Congress Thursday, and was left with a choice: Abandon efforts to bolster a key strategic alliance or work to satisfy the demands of the President’s personal lawyer. Sondland

(CNN) — For months, investigators looking into Rudy Giuliani’s business dealings in Ukraine have dug into everything from possible financial entanglements with alleged corrupt Ukrainian figures to counterintelligence concerns raised by some of those business ties, according to people briefed on the matter. The counterintelligence part of the investigation indicates that FBI and criminal prosecutors

(CNN) — Rudy Giuliani’s attorney has sent a letter to Congress informing them that Giuliani will not be providing documents to the impeachment inquiry, attorney Jon Sale told CNN on Tuesday.