GOP senator says Black woman Supreme Court pick would be ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action
By Sonnet Swire and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The first Black woman nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Joe Biden will be a…
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Kansas woman led female ISIS battalion in Syria, prosecutors say
By Sonnet Swire and Evan Perez, CNN An American woman from Kansas who allegedly joined ISIS and led an all-woman battalion in Syria has been arrested…
Continue Reading Pentagon to host high-level meeting to ‘light a fire’ and speed up hypersonic weapon development
By Kristin Fisher and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon is preparing to push the CEOs of America’s largest defense companies to accelerate…
Continue Reading The 3 Supreme Court justices to watch after Breyer retires
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor would gain new power, Justice Elena Kagan…
Continue Reading North Dakota’s longest-serving attorney general dies at 68
By Raja Razek, CNN Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota’s longest-serving attorney general, has died “unexpectedly” at age 68, according…
Continue Reading White House confirms J. Michelle Childs is among ‘multiple individuals’ under consideration for Supreme Court nomination
By MJ Lee, CNN White House Correspondent South Carolina US District Judge J. Michelle Childs is among the people President Joe Biden is considering…
Continue Reading US Secret Service charges Kansas man with threatening to harm Biden
By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN The US Secret Service has charged a Kansas man with threatening to harm President Joe Biden, allegedly telling agents that…
Continue Reading Daniels to Avenatti in court: ‘You lied to me, that’s not respectful’
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, on trial for federal fraud charges, continued his cross-examination of his former client…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the $2.3 million Ruth Bader Ginsburg library auction
By Dan Berman, CNN The bidding war for parts of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s library is over, and it’s clear that fans of the late Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Twitter says it has quit taking action against lies about the 2020 election
By Daniel Dale, CNN Twitter quit taking action to try to limit the spread of lies about the 2020 election, the company said on Friday — a day…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Trump WH spokesman is sent subpoena by January 6 committee
CNN By Gloria Borger and Jeremy Herb, CNN The House Select Committee investigating January 6 has issued a subpoena Friday for a former White House…
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Texas sues Biden administration to halt program that reunites Central American children with parents in U.S.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and seven other attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal judge to halt a Biden administration…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Trump WH spokesman is sent subpoena by January 6 committee
By Gloria Borger and Jeremy Herb, CNN The House Select Committee investigating January 6 has issued a subpoena Friday for a former White House…
Continue Reading Alabama asks Supreme Court to intervene in congressional redistricting dispute
By Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed and Ethan Cohen, CNN Alabama asked the Supreme Court on Friday to freeze a lower court decision ordering the state…
Continue Reading 60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says
By Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN The White House said on Friday some 60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests so far,…
Continue Reading Virginia AG says state universities cannot mandate Covid-19 vaccines without lawmakers’ approval
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Virginia’s newly sworn-in Attorney General Jason Miyares says that state universities cannot require the…
Continue Reading Tensions growing between Washington and Kyiv as Ukraine-Russia crisis drags on
By Natasha Bertrand and Kevin Liptak, CNN As the US has been warning the world of a potentially “imminent” Russian invasion of Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Democrats so far falling in line behind push for quick confirmation of Biden’s Supreme Court pick
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN A narrow Democratic majority in Congress has derailed key legislative priorities for the White House, but so far…
Continue Reading The ultimate rebuttal: West Virginia governor hoists dog’s derrière in cheeky response to critics
CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice had some back talk for his state’s critics when he hoisted the posterior of…
Continue Reading Top US general warns of ‘horrific’ outcome if Russian forces ‘unleashed’ on Ukraine
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Jennifer Hansler and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley warned a Russian invasion of…
Continue Reading The ultimate rebuttal: West Virginia governor hoists dog’s derrière in cheeky response to critics
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice had some back talk for his state’s critics when he hoisted the posterior of his…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania court declares state’s no-excuse absentee voting law unconstitutional
By Dianne Gallagher and Kelly Mena, CNN A Pennsylvania appellate court on Friday struck down a law that allows no-excuse absentee voting, saying it…
Continue Reading Biden says he’ll move troops to Eastern Europe as top general warns of ‘horrific’ outcome if Russia invades Ukraine
By Jeremy Herb, Jennifer Hansler and Ellie Kaufman, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday that he will move US troops to NATO allies in Eastern Europe…
Continue Reading January 6 committee subpoenas individuals tied to fake elector push
By Ryan Nobles, Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN The January 6 Select Committee has issued subpoenas for 14 Republicans from seven…
Continue Reading Iran nuclear deal talks adjourn as US continues to warn window for return is closing
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The latest round of talks aimed at salvaging the Iran nuclear deal adjourned on Friday as…
Continue Reading Republicans take sides for a Trump-fueled tug of war over Russia
CNN By Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political Analyst Recently, ex-President Donald Trump proudly declared, “What’s happening with Russia and…
Continue Reading Collapsed bridge — and US’ crumbling infrastructure — becomes a central focus of Biden’s Pittsburgh trip
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted his administration’s efforts to strengthen the nation’s…
Continue Reading An Arizona bill would empower state legislators to reject election results
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Republican lawmakers in Arizona are pushing a raft of major changes to the state’s voting laws, including a…
Continue Reading Biden to proceed with planned trip to Pittsburgh to talk infrastructure after bridge collapse
CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden will proceed with his planned trip to Pittsburgh on Friday to talk about strengthening the…
Continue Reading US to block millions for Egypt over human rights
By Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration has decided to deny $130 million of military aid allocated for Egypt over the country’s failure…
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