Where state abortion bans stand amid legal challenges
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN In more than a dozen states, legal fights are underway over abortion bans and other laws that greatly limit the…
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Biden will rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally
By Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden in a letter to Congress on Wednesday said that he will officially rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a…
Continue Reading Federal background check system in spotlight after Highland Park shooting
By Clare Foran, CNN America is grappling yet again with the devastating fallout from an episode of gun violence — this time after a deadly July…
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Federal background check system in spotlight after Highland Park shooting
CNN, WLS By Clare Foran, CNN America is grappling yet again with the devastating fallout from an episode of gun violence — this time after a…
Continue Reading Justice Department subpoenas emails and texts from Arizona lawmakers in January 6 investigation
By Holmes Lybrand, Sara Murray and Zachary Cohen, CNN Two Republican state senators in Arizona received subpoenas from the FBI in late June for text…
Continue Reading Biden’s pick for FAA administrator would be the agency’s first Black permanent leader
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House on Wednesday announced that President Joe Biden is nominating Phil Washington to lead the Federal Aviation…
Continue Reading White House communications director Kate Bedingfield leaving her role
By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN White House communications director Kate Bedingfield will depart her role in the coming weeks, chief…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces new sanctions targeting illicit Iranian oil network
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is putting sanctions on 15 individuals and entities who have been involved in illicit sales and…
Continue Reading Biden and Harris speak with Brittney Griner’s wife
CNN By Betsy Klein and Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone Wednesday with Cherelle Griner, the…
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El Paso City Council to update city’s non-discrimination policy
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City officials will work to update the city’s non-discrimination policy Wednesday after voting Tuesday 6 to 2 to create a…
Continue Reading North Korean government hackers hit health services with ransomware, US agencies warn
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN North Korean government-backed hackers have in the last year targeted multiple health organizations with ransomware, in some…
Continue Reading Emails show White House initially planned to nominate anti-abortion Republican to federal judgeship on the day Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
By MJ Lee and Phil Mattingly, CNN The White House informed Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s office in late June — the day before…
Continue Reading Biden and Harris speak with Brittney Griner’s wife
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone Wednesday with Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star…
Continue Reading FBI Director Wray, MI5 chief raise alarm over China spying
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Top US and British law enforcement officials met with private business and academic leaders Wednesday to…
Continue Reading Sen. Lindsey Graham to challenge Atlanta-area grand jury subpoena
By Jason Morris and Sara Murray, CNN Attorneys representing Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham say that he intends to challenge the…
Continue Reading Pentagon ensures military servers allow access to websites of abortion services providers
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Military personnel will now be able to fully access the websites of abortion service providers from…
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Cipollone reaches deal to give transcribed interview to January 6 committee Friday
By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen, Kaitlan Collins and Pamela Brown, CNN Trump White House Counsel Pat Cipollone has reached a deal with the January 6…
Continue Reading After string of Supreme Court setbacks, Democrats wonder whether Biden White House is capable of urgency moment demands
CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere Debra Messing was fed up. The former “Will & Grace” star was among dozens of celebrity Democratic…
Continue Reading NY judge holds Trump appraiser in contempt, fines it $10,000 a day
By Kara Scannell A New York judge fined the Trump Organization’s former appraiser $10,000 a day after holding it in civil contempt of court for…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court hears arguments on future of DACA
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments Wednesday on the legality of the Obama-era Deferred Action for…
Continue Reading Vice President Kamala Harris visits Highland Park shooting scene
CNN, WBBM, NETWORK VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, HIGHLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, LAKE COUNTY MAJOR CRIME TASK FORCE, RYAN LERMAN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Vice…
Continue Reading Vice President Kamala Harris visits Highland Park shooting scene
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday said Americans need to understand that gun violence “can happen anywhere,”…
Continue Reading El Paso City Council votes down proposal to deprioritize abortion criminal investigations
UPDATE: A resolution to deprioritize abortion investigations by the El Paso Police Department did not pass, El Paso City Council voted 5 to 4 against…
Continue Reading Former deputy press secretary for Trump to testify at an upcoming January 6 committee hearing
By Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN Sarah Matthews, who served as deputy press secretary in the Trump White House until resigning shortly after…
Continue Reading House January 6 committee schedules seventh hearing for July 12
By Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection has scheduled its seventh hearing for July 12, the…
Continue Reading Justice Department sues Arizona over new election law requiring proof of citizenship
By Holmes Lybrand The Justice Department sued the state of Arizona Tuesday to block a law that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani, Lindsey Graham and John Eastman subpoenaed by Fulton County DA in election probe
CNN By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN An Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn…
Continue Reading Endangered Species Act restored by federal judge after Trump-era weakening
CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN A federal judge in California has overturned a 2019 Trump administration move to gut the landmark Endangered Species Act,…
Continue Reading Endangered Species Act restored by federal judge after Trump-era weakening
By Ella Nilsen, CNN A federal judge in California has overturned a 2019 Trump administration move to gut the landmark Endangered Species Act,…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani, Lindsey Graham and John Eastman subpoenaed by Fulton County DA in election probe
By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN An Atlanta-area grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020…
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