5 reasons why the Republican claim about 87,000 new IRS agents is an exaggeration
By Katie Lobosco, CNN In its first vote on legislation, the new Republican-controlled House approved a bill Monday that would rescind nearly $80…
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Barbara Lee says she plans to run for Senate, sources say
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Barbara Lee of California told her colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus during a closed-door meeting Wednesday…
Continue Reading GOP strategist alleges powerful conservative Matt Schlapp sexually assaulted him
By Jamie Gangel, Gregory Krieg and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN A Republican strategist alleges that Matt Schlapp, the influential chairman of the American…
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Alito and Thomas encourage opponents of gun control laws to keep pressure on the courts
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas sent a strong signal Wednesday that they are…
Continue Reading Illinois governor signs extensive ban on firearms and high-capacity magazines
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Illinois’ Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation that enacts an extensive ban on firearms as well…
Continue Reading Nassau County GOP calls for Santos to resign
CNN By Gregory Krieg and Shania Shelton, CNN Leaders of the Nassau County Republican Party on Wednesday called for Rep. George Santos, elected to…
Continue Reading Biden not in favor of a gas stove ban, White House says
CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House on Wednesday asserted that President Joe Biden does not support a ban on gas stoves after a federal…
Continue Reading Biden not in favor of ban on gas stoves, White House says
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House on Wednesday asserted that President Joe Biden does not support a ban on gas stoves after a federal consumer…
Continue Reading Nassau County GOP calls for Santos to resign
By Gregory Krieg and Shania Shelton, CNN Leaders of the Nassau County Republican Party on Wednesday called for Rep. George Santos, elected to…
Continue Reading Judge will allow prosecutors to use Trump’s ‘stand back and stand by’ comment in Proud Boys trial
By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can use video of then-President Donald Trump telling…
Continue Reading Biden administration renews Covid-19 public health emergency
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday again renewed the Covid-19 public health emergency, a provision that gives the…
Continue Reading Yellen will remain Treasury secretary heading into the Biden administration’s third year
By Phil Mattingly and Betsy Klein, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to stay in her Cabinet role heading into the third year of the…
Continue Reading FAA without permanent leader as Biden’s nominee faces criticism
By Kevin Liptak, CNN As the Federal Aviation Administration scrambled to get its systems back online Wednesday, causing nationwide delays in air…
Continue Reading Supreme Court allows New York gun law placing restrictions on concealed firearms to remain in effect pending legal challenges
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a New York gun law that places restrictions on carrying a…
Continue Reading House Oversight chairman seeks Biden family financial transaction data
By Sara Murray and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. James Comer, in one of his first moves as House Oversight Chairman, is seeking information from the…
Continue Reading US and Japan strengthen military relationship with upgraded Marine unit in attempt to deter China
By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Phil Mattingly and Brad Lendon, CNN The US and Japan announced a significant strengthening of their military…
Continue Reading Another ‘radical’ change to the Voting Rights Act could reach the Supreme Court
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A case that could further shrink the scope of the Voting Rights Act is before a federal appeals court Wednesday, with the…
Continue Reading Lynette Hardaway, of pro-Trump duo Diamond and Silk, has died
By Jack Forrest, CNN Lynette Hardaway, a pro-Donald Trump social media personality and part of the duo most commonly known as “Diamond &…
Continue Reading Pentagon officially rescinds Covid-19 vaccine requirement for troops
By Haley Britzky, CNN Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has officially rescinded the military’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate for troops after…
Continue Reading Russian artillery fire down nearly 75%, US officials say, in latest sign of struggles for Moscow
CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Alex Marquardt, CNN As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 11th month, US and Ukrainian officials…
Continue Reading Biden says he was surprised to learn government records, including classified documents, were taken to his private office
CNN By MJ Lee, Phil Mattingly, Kaitlan Collins and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he did not know that government records…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks parts of New Jersey gun law that restricted concealed carry in certain places
By Nicki Brown, CNN A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the enforcement of portions of a New Jersey gun law that…
Continue Reading Biden’s classified documents issue adds to House Republicans’ growing list of investigations
By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN As House Republicans officially take over Congress and clamor to investigate the Biden…
Continue Reading Trump’s recent smears against rape accuser brought up as he tries to fend off White House-era defamation suit
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A lawyer for Donald Trump on Tuesday was grilled about the former president’s recent inflammatory statements against a…
Continue Reading Sarah Huckabee Sanders focuses on education reform as she’s sworn in as Arkansas’ first female governor
By Shania Shelton, CNN Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who gained national recognition as White House press secretary in the Trump administration, was sworn…
Continue Reading Morad Tahbaz’s daughter calls on US, UK to do everything they can to free her father from Iran
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN On the fifth anniversary of her father’s arrest, the daughter of a man wrongfully detained in Iran is calling on the…
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What to expect as the 88th Texas State Legislature begins
UPDATE: Representative Dade Phelan was elected House Speaker. EL PASO, Texas — The 88th Texas State Legislature began at 12 p.m. CST Tuesday and…
Continue Reading Nearly 300 previously unheard recordings by Alexander Graham Bell to be restored by Smithsonian
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Nearly 300 never-before-heard recordings by inventor and scientist Alexander Graham Bell will be restored and made…
Continue Reading Allen Weisselberg, former Trump Org. CFO, sentenced to 5 months in jail
By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN Allen Weisselberg, former President Donald Trump’s long-time chief financial officer, was sentenced…
Continue Reading Santos defends himself as Democrats file ethics complaint
By Clare Foran and Jessica Dean, CNN Rep. George Santos, the recently elected GOP congressman from New York who has admitted to lying about parts of…
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