Takeaways from Day 2 of the Steve Bannon contempt of Congress trial
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The contempt of Congress trial against Steve Bannon got underway in earnest on Tuesday with opening…
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Takeaways from Day 2 of the Steve Bannon contempt of Congress trial
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The contempt of Congress trial against Steve Bannon got underway in earnest on Tuesday with opening…
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House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage in effort to counter Supreme Court
(CNN) — The Democrat-led House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a bill that would enshrine protections for…
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Russia planning to follow its Crimea playbook with annexation attempts in Ukraine, White House says
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Russia is forming plans to annex more parts of Ukraine, repeating a playbook it used in the 2014 annexation of Crimea to seize…
Continue Reading Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio drops New York congressional bid, saying it’s time to ‘leave electoral politics’
By Kristina Sgueglia, Gregory Krieg and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that he is dropping out of…
Continue Reading US launches initiative to support Ukrainian farmers hit by Russia’s war
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is putting $100 million into a new program to provide Ukrainian farmers with vital supplies in order to…
Continue Reading Steve Dettelbach sworn in to lead ATF after 7 years of acting directors
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former federal prosecutor Steve Dettelbach was ceremonially sworn in on Tuesday as the new…
Continue Reading Delivery of new Air Force One planes delayed again
By Devan Cole and Barbara Starr, CNN Boeing’s delivery of two new Air Force One planes has been delayed again, the Air Force announced Tuesday,…
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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar arrested during abortion rights protest
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Multiple members of Congress, including El Paso’s Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, were arrested by Capitol Police for blocking…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress were among those arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon as part…
Continue Reading Georgia prosecutors say all 16 fake Trump electors are targets in criminal probe
By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN The Atlanta-area prosecutors scrutinizing former President Donald Trump‘s attempts to…
Continue Reading FBI and NSA directors warn of evolving foreign interference threat ahead of US midterms
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US officials are on alert for multifaceted election interference threats from adversaries like Iran, China and Russia —…
Continue Reading Jill Biden meets with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska at the White House
By Maegan Vazquez and Kate Bennett, CNN Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska is at the White House on Wednesday to privately meet with first lady Jill…
Continue Reading House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage in effort to counter Supreme Court
By Clare Foran, CNN The Democrat-led House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a bill that would enshrine protections for same-sex marriage…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Former Trump National Security Council official will testify at Thursday’s January 6 hearing
CNN By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN Matthew Pottinger, who served on former President Donald Trump’s National Security Council before…
Continue Reading Secret Service gives thousands of documents to January 6 committee, but hasn’t yet recovered potentially missing texts
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The US Secret Service produced an “initial set of documents” to the…
Continue Reading Black executives’ group jumps into secretary of state races and other down-ballot contests
By Fredreka Schouten A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. A political…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: Most voters say neither Republican nor Democratic congressional candidates have the right priorities
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Neither Republican nor Democratic candidates for Congress are seen by most voters as having the right priorities,…
Continue Reading Here’s why Maryland’s primary results may not be known for days
By Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN It may take a few days, or even longer, to determine who will win Maryland’s various primaries on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Russian hackers behind SolarWinds breach continue to scour US and European organizations for intel, researchers say
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Russian hackers behind a sweeping 2020 breach of US government networks have in recent months continued to hack US…
Continue Reading Ex-Trump aide tied to ‘unhinged’ December 2020 White House meeting speaks with January 6 committee
By Zachary Cohen and Andrew Millman, CNN Former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler met Tuesday with the House select committee investigating the…
Continue Reading January 6 committee chairman has Covid-19 but Thursday’s hearing not impacted
By Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, chairman of the House select committee investigating the…
Continue Reading Justice Department seizes $500K from North Korean hackers who targeted US medical organizations
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The US Justice Department seized approximately half a million dollars that North Korean government-backed hackers had either…
Continue Reading White House unveils new executive order on US hostages and wrongful detainees
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The White House on Tuesday released a new executive order that senior administration officials say is meant to deter hostage…
Continue Reading Biden preparing executive action on climate after Manchin sinks legislative approach
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is preparing a plan to take executive action on climate after Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin last week torpedoed his…
Continue Reading CNN projects Trump-backed Dan Cox will win GOP gubernatorial primary in Maryland
By Eric Bradner and Shania Shelton, CNN Maryland Republicans chose state lawmaker Dan Cox, an election denier who has taken a series of hard-line…
Continue Reading Two people charged with scheme to sell foreign nationals access to US politicians, including Trump
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Two people have been charged with running a years-long scheme that took in at least $27 million from foreign investors, which…
Continue Reading Casino mogul Stephen Wynn asks court to dismiss DOJ civil lawsuit alleging FARA violation
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Casino mogul and Republican megadonor Stephen Wynn asked a federal court on Monday to toss out a civil suit the Justice…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors won’t pursue unlawful entry case against ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ production team
By Shawna Mizelle The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia will not prosecute members of a production team for “The Late…
Continue Reading Biden administration struggling with how to mark anniversary of chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN As the Biden administration approaches the one-year anniversary of its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in…
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