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Biden and DeSantis put political rivalry aside — for now — as President tours hurricane damage

October 5, 2022 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Steve Contorno, CNN President Joe Biden is in Florida to see first-hand the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian, once again putting a spotlight on…

How the Supreme Court’s liberal justices sought to shape voting-rights arguments

October 5, 2022 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices — Latina, White and Black women — sought during voting-rights…

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

October 4, 2022 10:10 PM CNN

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

White House launches last ditch effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid a ‘total disaster’

October 4, 2022 5:15 PM CNN

CNN By Alex Marquardt, Natasha Bertrand and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration has launched a full-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch…

GOP moves to contain Herschel Walker’s latest scandal: ‘We’re going to need a few days to assess’

October 4, 2022 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju, Gabby Orr and Alex Rogers, CNN Herschel Walker and his campaign are scrambling to contain the fallout from a new report alleging that…

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s hearing on what the Voting Rights Act means for redistricting

October 4, 2022 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a challenge to a key section of the Voting Rights Act, presenting the conservative majority…

US Navy’s latest and most advanced aircraft carrier deploys for first time

October 4, 2022 3:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier left on its first deployment Tuesday from…

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

October 4, 2022 3:09 PM CNN

CNN, WISC, WKOW, WMTV By Betsy Klein, Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is not going…

Trump goes to Supreme Court over Mar-a-Lago search and seizure of documents

October 4, 2022 2:51 PM CNN

CNN By Tierney Sneed Former President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the dispute over materials marked as classified the…

Inside the White House’s failed effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid a ‘total disaster’

October 4, 2022 2:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Marquardt, Natasha Bertrand and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration launched a full-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch effort…

US response to Iran protests expected to include new sanctions on those directly involved in crackdown

October 4, 2022 2:23 PM CNN

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US is expected to issue new sanctions this week against law enforcement officials and those who are directly involved…

US response to Iran protests expected to include new sanctions on those directly involved in crackdown

October 4, 2022 2:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US is expected to issue new sanctions this week against law enforcement officials and those who are directly involved in…

Wisconsin Democrats attempt to elevate abortion rights issue in competitive Senate and governor’s races

October 4, 2022 2:14 PM CNN

CNN, WISC, WKOW, WMTV, FOX NEWS By Eric Bradner, Omar Jimenez and Donald Judd, CNN Democrats in Wisconsin sought to turn the midterm elections into a…

Wisconsin Democrats attempt to elevate abortion rights issue in competitive Senate and governor’s races

October 4, 2022 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, Omar Jimenez and Donald Judd, CNN Democrats in Wisconsin sought to turn the midterm elections into a referendum on abortion after…

Biden’s student loan forgiveness application is coming soon. Here’s what you need to know

October 4, 2022 11:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN The application for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is expected to go live as soon as this week.…

How this year’s Supreme Court cases could shape the 2024 election and beyond

October 4, 2022 11:30 AM CNN Newsource

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. The US…

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

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

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…

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,…