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Ron Johnson again says Jan. 6 was not an ‘armed insurrection,’ adds ‘protesters did teach us’ how to use flagpoles as weapons

October 4, 2022 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd, CNN Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson repeated his claim Tuesday that the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was not an…

Herschel Walker denies in ‘strongest possible terms’ report he paid for abortion

October 4, 2022 9:26 AM CNN

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee in Georgia’s Senate race, on Monday said a report that he paid for an abortion…

Secret recording played at trial shows Oath Keepers allegedly planning for violence in DC

October 4, 2022 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Federal prosecutors played audio recording in court on Tuesday of an alleged November 2020 Oath Keepers…

Secret recording played at trial shows Oath Keepers allegedly planning for violence in DC

October 4, 2022 7:08 AM CNN

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Federal prosecutors played audio recording in court on Tuesday of an alleged November 2020 Oath…

Fact check: Attack ad dishonestly edits 2017 comments from Utah candidate Evan McMullin

October 4, 2022 6:22 AM CNN

CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Evan McMullin’s campaign says a new television attack ad egregiously distorts comments McMullin made on CNN in 2017.…

Biden says he’s not going to ‘sit by’ and let Republicans enact ‘extreme policies’ on reproductive rights

October 4, 2022 5:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is not going to “sit by and…

Fact check: Attack ad dishonestly edits 2017 comments from Utah candidate Evan McMullin

October 4, 2022 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale, CNN Evan McMullin’s campaign says a new television attack ad egregiously distorts comments McMullin made on CNN in 2017.…

‘We have the power’: Fetterman zeroes in on Philadelphia with Senate race on the line

October 4, 2022 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg, CNN If Democratic nominee John Fetterman is going to become the next senator from Pennsylvania, he needs to wallop Republican…

Takeaways from the dramatic first day and opening statements of the Oath Keepers trial

October 4, 2022 4:58 AM CNN

CNN By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN With the historic case that they had brought against Oath Keepers accused of plotting…

Republicans largely stay away from abortion issue in their ads. But not all of them.

October 4, 2022 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica and David Wright, CNN Not many Republican candidates want to talk about abortion in their campaigns, especially in their costly paid…

Republicans largely stay away from abortion issue in their ads. But not all of them.

October 4, 2022 4:00 AM CNN

CNN By Dan Merica and David Wright, CNN Not many Republican candidates want to talk about abortion in their campaigns, especially in their costly…

Supreme Court hears challenge to key section of the Voting Rights Act in redistricting case

October 4, 2022 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court justices wrestled with a key provision of the Voting Rights Act for almost two hours on…

Here’s the disaster relief Hurricane Ian survivors can request, but it’s not always easy to get

October 3, 2022 9:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN As those battered by Hurricane Ian contend with the storm’s aftermath, a multitude of federal, state and local agencies,…

Here’s the disaster relief Hurricane Ian survivors can request, but it’s not always easy to get

October 3, 2022 9:04 PM CNN

CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN As those battered by Hurricane Ian contend with the storm’s aftermath, a multitude of federal, state and local agencies,…

Lawyer refused Trump instruction to tell Archives all records had been returned

October 3, 2022 8:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Gabby Orr, CNN Soon after former President Donald Trump returned 15 boxes of presidential records to the National Archives and Records…

Herschel Walker denies in ‘strongest possible terms’ report he paid for abortion

October 3, 2022 8:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, CNN Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee in Georgia’s Senate race, on Monday said a report that he paid for an abortion…

Jan. 6 committee argues Trump election attorney John Eastman ‘consistently unreliable’ as he’s tried to protect emails from investigators

October 3, 2022 8:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, argued to a federal judge Monday night…

The Onion tells the Supreme Court — seriously — that satire is no laughing matter

October 3, 2022 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessica Schneider, CNN The Onion — a publication best known for its tongue-in-cheek, satirical postings on politics and world events —…

Biden in Puerto Rico: ‘We’re going to make sure you get every single dollar promised’

October 3, 2022 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, and Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne…

National Archives alerted lawyers for Trump about missing letters with North Korean leader in May 2021, records show

October 3, 2022 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The National Archives alerted lawyers for former President Donald Trump in May 2021 that Trump’s…

Former Sec. of State Rex Tillerson testifies at foreign lobbying trial of Tom Barrack

October 3, 2022 3:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell Former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified that he never asked former Donald Trump adviser Tom Barrack to conduct any…

Takeaways from the dramatic first day and opening statements of the Oath Keepers trial

October 3, 2022 10:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN With the historic case that they had brought against Oath Keepers accused of plotting to…

Russia and China are promoting US voting misinformation ahead of midterms, FBI warns

October 3, 2022 2:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Russian and Chinese government-affiliated operatives and organizations are promoting misinformation about the integrity of…

Fulton County DA seeks to disqualify attorneys for Republican ‘fake electors’

October 3, 2022 1:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Morris and Sara Murray, CNN Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is trying to disqualify two of the attorneys for 11 of the…

Supreme Court justices skeptical of EPA’s authority to protect wetlands from pollution

October 3, 2022 11:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A majority of the Supreme Court seemed skeptical of the Biden administration’s defense of the…

Minnesota GOP nominee for governor claimed kids are using litter boxes in schools — it’s an internet hoax

October 3, 2022 11:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN The Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota repeated last week a bizarre hoax claim which has been debunked that…

US airstrike killed an al-Shabaab leader in Somalia on Saturday

October 3, 2022 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab militant leader on Saturday in coordination with the Somali government, US…

New book audio: Trump falsely claimed he gave Kim letters to Archives in 2021

October 3, 2022 10:55 AM CNN

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed he had given the letters he exchanged with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to…

Supreme Court allows defamation lawsuit against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to proceed

October 3, 2022 8:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Dan Berman, CNN Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell can move forward after the Supreme Court on…

Daughter of American released from Venezuela rips Rubio over criticism of detainee swap

October 3, 2022 8:51 AM CNN

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN The relative of two Americans freed this weekend in a prisoner swap with Venezuela tore into GOP Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday…