What to watch for at Thursday’s January 6 hearing focused on Mike Pence
By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Thursday’s hearing from the House select committee investigating the Capitol…
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UMC to ask county commissioners to issue hundreds of millions in public debt
EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center is set to present to county commissioners a master expansion plan Thursday morning. The county hospital…
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US-led coalition fighting ISIS says it’s detained a senior ISIS leader in Syria
By Michael Callahan, CNN The US-led combined joint task force fighting ISIS has detained a senior ISIS leader in Syria, the coalition said in a…
Continue Reading January 6 committee has emails between Ginni Thomas and John Eastman
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack…
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Former Chihuahua Governor has six months to prepare defense on embezzlement charges
JUAREZ, Chihuahua — Chihuahua’s former governor has six months to prepare for his embezzlement and criminal association trial. Last week, Cesar…
Continue Reading January 6 hearing will show Trump pressure campaign on Pence ‘directly contributed’ to Capitol attack, committee says
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House January 6 committee will use its third June hearing to make the case…
Continue Reading Latvian foreign minister says European leaders should not fear provoking Putin and must not push Ukraine to make concessions
CNN, FAMILY PHOTOS (FROM JOY BLACK, FROM BUNNY DRUEKE), U.S. DEFENSE DEPT., RADIO FREE EUROPE , RADIO LIBERTY, POOL, Radio Free Europe / Radio…
Continue Reading Latvian foreign minister says European leaders should not fear provoking Putin and must not push Ukraine to make concessions
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs on Wednesday said European leaders must not be deterred by a fear of provoking…
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CNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending…
Continue Reading Election deniers are winning political nominations across the country
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Republican voters this week picked Nevada businessman Jim Marchant as their nominee for secretary of state, bringing yet…
Continue Reading ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’ sign unveiled in front of Saudi embassy in Washington, DC
By Chandelis Duster, CNN A portion of a Washington, DC, street will memorialize murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, with a sign in…
Continue Reading January 6 hearing will show Trump pressure campaign on Pence ‘directly contributed’ to Capitol attack, committee says
By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House January 6 committee will use its third June hearing to make the case that…
Continue Reading John Hinckley Jr. freed from all court oversight decades after Reagan assassination attempt
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from all court restrictions, marking the end of years of government…
Continue Reading Nine-page plan to occupy congressional buildings on January 6, 2021, released in court filing
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A lawyer for one of the Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy released a 9-page document on…
Continue Reading Man who carried Confederate flag in US Capitol and son found guilty of felonies
By Holmes Lybrand The man who was captured parading through the US Capitol with a large Confederate flag during the January 6, 2021 riot, was —…
Continue Reading Herschel Walker’s campaign confirms he has a second child
By Michael Warren, CNN The campaign of Herschel Walker publicly acknowledged this week that the Republican Senate candidate has a second son with a…
Continue Reading Mayra Flores will win Texas special election, helping Republicans flip Democratic House seat, CNN projects
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Republican Mayra Flores will win the special election for Texas’ 34th Congressional District, CNN projects, giving…
Continue Reading January 6 committee division on criminal referrals surfaces long-simmering debate behind the scenes
By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol…
Continue Reading US imposes terrorist designation on man tied to Russian White supremacist group
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States government on Wednesday designated an individual connected to the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) —…
Continue Reading Lead GOP negotiator on gun safety expresses concern over lingering issues as lawmakers race to finalize deal
By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN Senate negotiators are scrambling to hammer out legislative text for a long-sought bipartisan gun deal,…
Continue Reading Environmental groups sue Biden administration to block 3,500 oil and gas drilling permits
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Three environmental law groups have sued the Biden administration in an attempt to block more than 3,500 permit applications from…
Continue Reading Merrick Garland says threats against Supreme Court justices are taken ‘extraordinarily seriously’
By Whitney Wild, Evan Perez, Manu Raju and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that the Justice Department takes…
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Reaction to Tigua tribe winning decades-long gambling fight with Texas
EL PASO, Texas — The Tigua tribe scored a major victory against Texas over the legality of gambling. The Tigua can legally operate bingo-based games…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Steve Bannon’s motion to throw out contempt of Congress charges
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge on Wednesday refused to throw out the charges against Steve Bannon for contempt…
Continue Reading Supreme Court tosses Republican effort to defend Trump-era ‘public charge’ immigration rule
CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a group of Republican-led states seeking to intervene in a case…
Continue Reading Biden commemorates Pride Month with new executive order: ‘We have a lot more work to do’
By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden commemorated Pride Month by signing a new executive order on Wednesday that takes a number…
Continue Reading Federal watchdog found oil and gas company likely defrauded government amid agency missteps
By Ella Nilsen, CNN A federal watchdog has found that for years, the Interior Department’s safety and enforcement branch was unaware of an oil…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Biden administration shipping 44,000 pounds of Nestlé formula Thursday
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is facilitating an additional shipment of infant formula on Thursday, the White House announced,…
Continue Reading Biden could lift some tariffs on China as he searches for solution to rising costs
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden is still debating whether to lift some tariffs on China put in place by his predecessor as he mines his…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces additional $1 billion in military aid for Ukraine
By Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it was providing an additional $1 billion in military aid to…
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