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60% of Americans approved of the Supreme Court last July. Now, it’s 38%, according to a new poll

July 20, 2022 3:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Americans’ approval of the Supreme Court has fallen again, according to a new poll released Wednesday, with just 38% of the…

Biden calls climate change a ‘clear and present danger’ as he tries to find ways to take action

July 20, 2022 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden described climate change as a “clear and present danger” Wednesday as he previewed a slate of…

Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court

July 19, 2022 11:04 PM CNN

CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress were among those arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon as…

Secret Service provided a single text exchange to IG after request for many records

July 19, 2022 9:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gangel, CNN The Secret Service was only able to provide a single text exchange to the DHS inspector general who had requested a…

US Army to likely miss recruiting goal of new troops by nearly 40,000 over the next 2 years

July 19, 2022 7:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Army is now projecting that for the next two years it will massively fail to recruit as many troops as…

Georgia prosecutors say all 16 fake Trump electors are targets in criminal probe

July 19, 2022 6:55 PM CNN

CNN By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN The Atlanta-area prosecutors scrutinizing former President Donald Trump‘s attempts to…

Top spokeswoman for Nevada Republican Senate nominee marched on Jan. 6 with Oath Keepers, including one charged with sedition

July 19, 2022 6:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN The new communications director for the Republican Senate nominee in Nevada — a key state that could determine control…

Takeaways from Day 2 of the Steve Bannon contempt of Congress trial

July 19, 2022 5:14 PM CNN

CNN By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The contempt of Congress trial against Steve Bannon got underway in earnest on Tuesday with opening…

Takeaways from Day 2 of the Steve Bannon contempt of Congress trial

July 19, 2022 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The contempt of Congress trial against Steve Bannon got underway in earnest on Tuesday with opening…

House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage in effort to counter Supreme Court

July 19, 2022 4:36 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — The Democrat-led House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a bill that would enshrine protections for…

Russia planning to follow its Crimea playbook with annexation attempts in Ukraine, White House says

July 19, 2022 2:42 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio drops New York congressional bid, saying it’s time to ‘leave electoral politics’

July 19, 2022 2:21 PM CNN Newsource

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…

US launches initiative to support Ukrainian farmers hit by Russia’s war

July 19, 2022 2:15 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Steve Dettelbach sworn in to lead ATF after 7 years of acting directors

July 19, 2022 1:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former federal prosecutor Steve Dettelbach was ceremonially sworn in on Tuesday as the new…

Delivery of new Air Force One planes delayed again

July 19, 2022 1:18 PM CNN Newsource

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,…

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar arrested during abortion rights protest

July 19, 2022 1:06 PM David Gonzalez

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Multiple members of Congress, including El Paso’s Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, were arrested by Capitol Police for blocking…

Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court

July 19, 2022 12:59 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Georgia prosecutors say all 16 fake Trump electors are targets in criminal probe

July 19, 2022 12:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN The Atlanta-area prosecutors scrutinizing former President Donald Trump‘s attempts to…

FBI and NSA directors warn of evolving foreign interference threat ahead of US midterms

July 19, 2022 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US officials are on alert for multifaceted election interference threats from adversaries like Iran, China and Russia —…

Jill Biden meets with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska at the White House

July 19, 2022 12:03 PM CNN Newsource

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…

House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage in effort to counter Supreme Court

July 19, 2022 11:51 AM CNN Newsource

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…

First on CNN: Former Trump National Security Council official will testify at Thursday’s January 6 hearing

July 19, 2022 11:38 AM CNN

CNN By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN Matthew Pottinger, who served on former President Donald Trump’s National Security Council before…

Secret Service gives thousands of documents to January 6 committee, but hasn’t yet recovered potentially missing texts

July 19, 2022 11:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The US Secret Service produced an “initial set of documents” to the…

Black executives’ group jumps into secretary of state races and other down-ballot contests

July 19, 2022 10:04 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. A political…

CNN Poll: Most voters say neither Republican nor Democratic congressional candidates have the right priorities

July 19, 2022 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Neither Republican nor Democratic candidates for Congress are seen by most voters as having the right priorities,…

Here’s why Maryland’s primary results may not be known for days

July 19, 2022 9:43 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Russian hackers behind SolarWinds breach continue to scour US and European organizations for intel, researchers say

July 19, 2022 9:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Russian hackers behind a sweeping 2020 breach of US government networks have in recent months continued to hack US…

Ex-Trump aide tied to ‘unhinged’ December 2020 White House meeting speaks with January 6 committee

July 19, 2022 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Andrew Millman, CNN Former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler met Tuesday with the House select committee investigating the…

January 6 committee chairman has Covid-19 but Thursday’s hearing not impacted

July 19, 2022 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, chairman of the House select committee investigating the…

Justice Department seizes $500K from North Korean hackers who targeted US medical organizations

July 19, 2022 7:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The US Justice Department seized approximately half a million dollars that North Korean government-backed hackers had either…