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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

June 30, 2022 8:42 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Tony Ornato met with January 6 committee twice

June 30, 2022 5:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, met with former White House deputy…

Takeaways from the blockbuster victories conservatives secured at the Supreme Court

June 30, 2022 5:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN In decisions handed down in recent weeks, the conservative Supreme Court transformed the legal landscape around an assortment…

Biden intends to nominate a conservative, anti-abortion lawyer to federal judgeship, Kentucky Democrats say

June 30, 2022 4:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, Daniella Diaz and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden intends to nominate an anti-abortion Republican lawyer to a federal judgeship,…

First oil sales on public land under Biden bring $22 million

June 30, 2022 4:03 PM Associated Press

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Energy companies bid more than $22 million to secure drilling rights on about 110 square…

US delegation unable to secure release of Americans detained in Venezuela

June 30, 2022 3:47 PM CNN Newsource

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…

McConnell issues major warning to Democrats: GOP will walk away from China competition bill if they push party-line economic plan

June 30, 2022 3:25 PM CNN Newsource

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…

New fight over abortion jolts Democratic battle to take on Johnson in Wisconsin

June 30, 2022 3:24 PM CNN

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…

Democratic congresswoman among more than 100 arrested at SCOTUS abortion rights protest

June 30, 2022 2:40 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Fact check: Trump-backed Michigan congressional candidate John Gibbs falsely claims 2020 election had ‘mathematically impossible’ anomalies

June 30, 2022 1:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Michigan congressional candidate John Gibbs is falsely claiming that the 2020 election results could not possibly be…

First on CNN: Democrats seek help from Pentagon to protect service members’ abortion access

June 30, 2022 1:30 PM CNN Newsource

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…

How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis

June 30, 2022 12:29 PM CNN

CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s…

How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis

June 30, 2022 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s…

Kentucky state court blocks two state laws that stopped abortion services after Roe ruling

June 30, 2022 11:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Kentucky state court on Thursday halted enforcement of two Kentucky laws passed in 2019 that had…

Latest US hypersonic test fails after ‘anomaly’ during first full flight test

June 30, 2022 11:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The latest test of a US hypersonic weapon failed after an “anomaly” occurred during the first test of the full…

Pentagon reviewing industry proposals for innovative weapons ideas to send to Ukraine

June 30, 2022 11:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Defense Department is reviewing 1,300 proposals from 800 companies for innovative new weapons and…

Pentagon reviewing industry proposals for innovative weapons ideas to send to Ukraine

June 30, 2022 11:32 AM CNN

CNN By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Defense Department is reviewing 1,300 proposals from 800 companies for innovative new weapons…

Judge says Florida’s 15-week abortion law is unconstitutional

June 30, 2022 11:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Alta Spells, CNN A Florida judge on Thursday ruled that Florida’s new law that bans abortions at 15 weeks is unconstitutional and…

Treasury blocks $1 billion in Delaware trust tied to Russian oligarch

June 30, 2022 11:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Treasury on Thursday notified a Delaware-based trust that it is blocking $1 billion in assets for its connection to…

Hutchinson was 1 of the witnesses Trump world sought to influence, sources say

June 30, 2022 10:45 AM CNN

CNN By Kasie Hunt, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide, told the House January 6 committee that…

Hutchinson was one of the witnesses Trump world sought to influence, sources say

June 30, 2022 10:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Kasie Hunt, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide, told the House January 6 committee that she…

Polls find majority of Americans say country is heading in wrong direction

June 30, 2022 10:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN The vast majority of Americans across party lines are unhappy with the state of the US, a new set of polling finds. In an…

Ketanji Brown Jackson joins US Supreme Court as first Black woman on the bench

June 30, 2022 10:24 AM CNN

CNN By Chandelis Duster and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in Thursday as an associate justice to the United States Supreme…

In Florida, both sides in abortion fight wait to see how far DeSantis will go

June 30, 2022 10:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Steve Contorno, CNN As Republicans across the country move swiftly to restrict abortion access in their states after last week’s US Supreme…

Ketanji Brown Jackson joins US Supreme Court as first Black woman on the bench

June 30, 2022 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in Thursday as an associate justice to the United States Supreme Court…

Supreme Court tells lower courts to reconsider disputes on abortion and guns after blockbuster decisions

June 30, 2022 9:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday sent three abortion-related cases back down to lower courts to be…

WATCH: Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

June 30, 2022 9:44 AM Kerry Mannix

UPDATE: Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in as the 104th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Honorable Ketanji Brown…

Supreme Court agrees to hear redistricting case that could have major implications for voting rights

June 30, 2022 9:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue and Gregory Krieg, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a dispute over redistricting in North Carolina, a case that…

How today’s Supreme Court decision could change things at the border

June 30, 2022 9:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN A Supreme Court ruling Thursday could shape what we see going forward along the US-Mexico border. In a 5-4 ruling,…

Supreme Court curbs EPA’s ability to fight climate change

June 30, 2022 9:14 AM CNN

CNN By Ariane de Vogue, Ella Nilsen and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to…