What is the Supreme Court and why does it have so much power?
By Dan Berman, CNN With recent decisions on abortion, gun control, religious freedom and the environment, the US Supreme Court once again reasserted…
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First on CNN: House Republicans push legislation to require Biden administration to detail the status of major arm sales to Taiwan
By Kylie Atwood, CNN Republican House lawmakers are introducing legislation that would require the Biden administration to provide Congress with a…
Continue Reading Accounts of Trump angrily demanding to go to Capitol on January 6 circulated in Secret Service over past year
By Noah Gray and Zachary Cohen, CNN Then-President Donald Trump angrily demanded to go to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and berated his…
Continue Reading Harris to discuss implications of overturned abortion rights with Black women at Essence Festival
By Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will speak at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on Saturday, a White House…
Continue Reading Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Gabby Giffords and Denzel Washington among Medal of Freedom awardees
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — to 17 recipients…
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As abortion fight returns to states, Michigan is on the front line — in courtrooms and campaigns
CNN, WXMI, KDKA By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is on the front lines of protecting abortion…
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Cheney defends Trump criticism and January 6 committee work in Wyoming debate
CNN By Eric Bradner and David Wright, CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney cast the Republican Party as “threatened by fealty to an individual”…
Continue Reading As abortion fight returns to states, Michigan is on the front line — in courtrooms and campaigns
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is on the front lines of protecting abortion rights in…
Continue Reading Revisiting Trump’s long history of trying to influence witnesses
By Marshall Cohen, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, went public this week with allegations that former…
Continue Reading Recent attacks on pro-Russian officials in southern Ukraine indicate signs of growing resistance movement
By Oren Liebermann and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN US officials say a trio of assassination attempts targeting pro-Russian officials over the past two weeks…
Continue Reading The force of the Supreme Court’s right turn has shaken the country
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court reached into every corner of American life, reordering intimate…
Continue Reading Navy finds series of failures led to fuel leak at Hawaii military facility that sickened families
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A series of failures led to a fuel leak at a Hawaii military facility that sickened families who relied on a nearby well for…
Continue Reading Cheney defends Trump criticism and January 6 committee work in Wyoming debate
By Eric Bradner and David Wright, CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney cast the Republican Party as “threatened by fealty to an individual”…
Continue Reading It’s been 130 days since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia and her trial is about to start. Her wife wants US officials to do more to bring her home
By Abby Phillip and Steve Almasy, CNN Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, told CNN on Thursday she wants US officials to do…
Continue Reading It’s been 130 days since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia and her trial is about to start. Her wife wants US officials to do more to bring her home
CNN By Abby Phillip and Steve Almasy, CNN Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, told CNN on Thursday she wants US officials to do…
Continue Reading Tony Ornato met with January 6 committee twice
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, met with former White House deputy…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the blockbuster victories conservatives secured at the Supreme Court
By Tierney Sneed, CNN In decisions handed down in recent weeks, the conservative Supreme Court transformed the legal landscape around an assortment…
Continue Reading Biden intends to nominate a conservative, anti-abortion lawyer to federal judgeship, Kentucky Democrats say
By Maegan Vazquez, Daniella Diaz and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden intends to nominate an anti-abortion Republican lawyer to a federal judgeship,…
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First oil sales on public land under Biden bring $22 million
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Energy companies bid more than $22 million to secure drilling rights on about 110 square…
Continue Reading US delegation unable to secure release of Americans detained in Venezuela
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A US delegation that traveled to Venezuela this week was unable to secure the release of any of the Americans detained…
Continue Reading McConnell issues major warning to Democrats: GOP will walk away from China competition bill if they push party-line economic plan
By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell has issued a major warning to Democrats: Republicans won’t agree to a bill…
Continue Reading New fight over abortion jolts Democratic battle to take on Johnson in Wisconsin
CNN, WKOW, WISC, WBAY, WTMJ, WISH, WSOC By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN President Joe Biden has gone from narrowly winning Wisconsin nearly two…
Continue Reading Democratic congresswoman among more than 100 arrested at SCOTUS abortion rights protest
By Morgan Rimmer, Matthew Hoye, Joe Johns and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Judy Chu of California was among the more than 100 people arrested at an…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump-backed Michigan congressional candidate John Gibbs falsely claims 2020 election had ‘mathematically impossible’ anomalies
By Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Michigan congressional candidate John Gibbs is falsely claiming that the 2020 election results could not possibly be…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Democrats seek help from Pentagon to protect service members’ abortion access
By Lauren Fox, CNN A group of Senate Democrats on the Armed Services Committee led by Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono wants Secretary of Defense Lloyd…
Continue Reading How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis
CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s…
Continue Reading How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s…
Continue Reading Kentucky state court blocks two state laws that stopped abortion services after Roe ruling
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Kentucky state court on Thursday halted enforcement of two Kentucky laws passed in 2019 that had…
Continue Reading Latest US hypersonic test fails after ‘anomaly’ during first full flight test
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The latest test of a US hypersonic weapon failed after an “anomaly” occurred during the first test of the full…
Continue Reading Pentagon reviewing industry proposals for innovative weapons ideas to send to Ukraine
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Defense Department is reviewing 1,300 proposals from 800 companies for innovative new weapons and…
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