Biden and UK to help Australia acquire nuclear submarines in new pushback on China
President Biden talks about the new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, a major step toward countering China as he works to…
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Federal judge to wait at least two weeks before ruling on DOJ’s emergency request to block Texas abortion law
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A federal judge Wednesday set a hearing date for October 1 to consider a request from the Justice…
Continue Reading USA gymnasts describe how FBI lied about their allegations against Larry Nassar
Simone Biles/Olympic Gymnast: “I blame Larry Nassar and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his…
Continue Reading Biden and UK to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines in new pushback on China
By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines,…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police request DC National Guard assistance ahead of September 18 right-wing rally
By Oren Liebermann and Alex Marquardt, CNN US Capitol Police have requested DC National Guard assistance ahead of planned right-wing protests…
Continue Reading Democrats eye Newsom’s success running on Covid rules while cautioning that 2022 map doesn’t look like California
By Dan Merica, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top aides were so confident the night before the Democratic governor defeated the effort to…
Continue Reading Fifth Circuit largely halts judge’s order that blocks Biden’s efforts to limit immigration arrests
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appellate court on Wednesday largely halted a judge’s order that would have upended the…
Continue Reading Biden calls Newsom recall results ‘a resounding win’ for ‘strong vaccine requirements’
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday called the results of California’s recall vote “a resounding win” for…
Continue Reading McKayla Maroney: FBI made ‘entirely false claims about what I said’
Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman delivers a powerful statement on the abuse she and others suffered at the hands of former Team USA Gymnastics Doctor…
Continue Reading Federal judge denies Trump’s request to stop E. Jean Carroll lawsuit from moving forward
By Kara Scannell A federal judge overseeing columnist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump has denied…
Continue Reading Biden says he has ‘great confidence’ in Gen. Mark Milley after new reports
By Betsy Klein, Oren Liebermann and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has “great confidence” in Chairman of the…
Continue Reading Biden says he has ‘great confidence’ in Gen. Mark Milley after new reports
Retired Col. Cedric Leighton speaks to CNN’s John Berman and Brianna Keilar about the revelations in Bob Woodward’s and Robert Costa’s latest book…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Republicans approve subpoena for partisan investigation into recent elections
By Sara Murray, CNN Pennsylvania Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to subpoena the Pennsylvania Department of State for millions of voters’…
Continue Reading Boston mayoral race narrows to Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George, two women of color, for the city’s top job
By Gregory Krieg, Veronica Stracqualursi and Ethan Cohen, CNN Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George, both Democratic city…
Continue Reading Angelina Jolie meets with White House officials on reauthorizing Violence Against Women Act
By Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN Actress, activist and humanitarian Angelina Jolie visited the White House on Wednesday and met…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in the US
By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in this country (56%), according to a new CNN Poll…
Continue Reading READ: Biles, Maroney, Raisman and Nichols opening statements before Congress
USA gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday about the…
Continue Reading McKayla Maroney: FBI made ‘entirely false claims about what I said’
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Olympic gymnasts McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles ripped the FBI and the Justice Department in Senate testimony Wednesday for…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall
CNN’s Harry Enten breaks down how voters in California felt about Gov. Gavin Newsom, challenger Larry Elder, and the issues at hand during the…
Continue Reading Third child tax credit payment on its way to millions of families
By Tami Luhby, CNN Millions of families will soon receive their third child tax credit payments, which the Internal Revenue Service sent out…
Continue Reading Climate measures in budget bill could cut nearly 1 billion tons of emissions per year by 2030, analysis finds
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Six major climate provisions in congressional Democrats’ massive budget bill could slash US greenhouse gas emissions by…
Continue Reading Here’s everything we know about the September 18 right-wing rally in DC
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The September 18 right-wing rally in Washington, DC, has brought a new wave of concern about more potential violence on Capitol…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses his supporters after surviving the GOP-backed recall effort. CNN projected that the governor will remain in…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall
By Eric Bradner and Dan Merica, CNN California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a decisive answer to the question of whether voters would…
Continue Reading DOJ asks federal judge to halt enforcement of Texas abortion law
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In its boldest move to date, the Department of Justice asked a federal judge on Tuesday to issue a…
Continue Reading Gavin Newsom holds onto his job as California governor, CNN projects
California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom survives the GOP-backed recall effort and will remain in office after a majority of voters voted “no” in Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading Washington Post: FBI fires agent accused of failing to properly investigate Larry Nassar
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The FBI has fired an agent who is accused of failing to launch a proper investigation into former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry…
Continue Reading Republicans grow defiant against raising the nation’s debt limit
By Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN Republicans are digging in on their promise to vote against increasing the debt ceiling, lining up in defiance…
Continue Reading Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich sues Biden administration for ‘federal overreach’
By Claudia Dominguez and Andy Rose, CNN Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced in a statement Tuesday that the state is suing President Joe…
Continue Reading Hawley says he’ll hold up State and Defense Department nominees unless Blinken and Austin resign
By Manu Raju and Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said Tuesday that he will place a hold on “every single civilian nominee”…
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