US imposes new sanctions against Iran’s ballistic missile program
By Jeremy Herb, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday enacted new sanctions against Iran’s ballistic missile program in response to a…
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Family of former US Marine detained in Russia says he is staging his second hunger strike
CNN By Devan Cole and Donald Judd, CNN Trevor Reed, a US citizen detained in Russia, has begun staging a second hunger strike in protest of his…
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By Lauren Fox, Ted Barrett, Jessica Dean and Kaitlan Collins, CNN A number of Senate Democrats have privately expressed concerns about President Joe…
Continue Reading Biden gets his 2nd booster shot and urges Congress to spend more on pandemic: ‘We can’t wait’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged lawmakers to secure more funding for his administration’s Covid-19 response and…
Continue Reading Susan Collins will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, becoming first GOP senator to back Biden’s Supreme Court pick
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine will vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown…
Continue Reading Trevor Reed’s family meets with Biden as former US Marine detained in Russia stages second hunger strike
By Devan Cole, Donald Judd and Sam Fossum, CNN The family of Trevor Reed, a US citizen detained in Russia, met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday…
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CNN By Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A Justice Department investigation into Hunter Biden’s business activities has gained steam in…
Continue Reading Trump brazenly asks Putin to release dirt about Biden’s family
CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN In a new interview published Tuesday, former President Donald Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release…
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John Roberts can’t do anything about Clarence Thomas
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts has long trumpeted the Supreme Court’s…
Continue Reading ‘I can fight with a keyboard’: How one Ukrainian IT specialist exposed a notorious Russian ransomware gang
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN As Russian artillery began raining down on his homeland last month, one Ukrainian computer researcher decided to fight back the…
Continue Reading Federal investigation of Hunter Biden heats up
By Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A Justice Department investigation into Hunter Biden’s business activities has gained steam in recent…
Continue Reading Georgia elections overhaul gutted by state Senate committee, setting up potential showdown
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A Georgia state Senate committee on Tuesday gutted a controversial elections overhaul — a day after local election…
Continue Reading Trump brazenly asks Putin to release dirt about Biden’s family
CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN In a new interview published Tuesday, former President Donald Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release…
Continue Reading Trump brazenly asks Putin to release dirt about Biden’s family
By Marshall Cohen, CNN In a new interview published Tuesday, former President Donald Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release any…
Continue Reading Despite bipartisan demands for tough US action, Senate sputters on bill to punish Russia
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN The bill is so popular that President Joe Biden and 424 members of the bitterly divided House back it. But the…
Continue Reading What to know about the Justice Clarence Thomas recusal debate around his wife’s texts
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Criticism of Justice Clarence Thomas’ refusal to recuse himself from a case involving White House January 6 records the…
Continue Reading Ketanji Brown Jackson courts Republicans, though Romney likely won’t make decision known until ‘day of the vote’
By Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson met with two closely watched Republican senators on Tuesday —…
Continue Reading 21 states file lawsuit to end federal mask mandate for public transportation
By Greg Wallace and Shawna Mizelle, CNN A group of 21 states, as well as groups of pilots and flight attendants, are asking federal courts to…
Continue Reading Biden will get additional Covid booster if his doctor recommends it, White House says
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House said President Joe Biden will receive an additional Covid-19 booster shot if his doctor recommends it, after…
Continue Reading US skeptical of Russian claims it’s scaling back the war in Ukraine
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and other American officials voiced extreme caution Tuesday at signals Russia is scaling back its military…
Continue Reading US skeptical of Russian claims it’s scaling back the war in Ukraine
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and other American officials voiced extreme caution Tuesday at signals Russia is scaling back its…
Continue Reading Hackers tried to breach email accounts of election officials in 9 states, FBI says
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Unidentified hackers tried to breach the email accounts of election officials in nine states last October in an apparent…
Continue Reading White House will not assert executive privilege over Jared Kushner’s testimony to January 6 committee
By Donald Judd, CNN The White House will not assert executive privilege over Jared Kushner’s testimony to the committee investigating the…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime into law
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes lynching a federal hate crime,…
Continue Reading Top US general in Europe says there ‘could be’ an intelligence gap in US that caused US to overestimate Russia’s capabilities
CNN By Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN The top US general in Europe said Tuesday there “could be” a gap in US…
Continue Reading DeSantis vetoes new Florida congressional map and calls for special session
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday received and quickly vetoed new congressional boundaries approved by the…
Continue Reading Top US general in Europe says there ‘could be’ an intelligence gap in US that caused US to overestimate Russia’s capabilities
By Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN The top US general in Europe said Tuesday there “could be” an gap in US intelligence…
Continue Reading Midterm mess: States grapple with poll worker and paper shortages
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Continue Reading US troops in Poland are training Ukrainians on how to use weapons sent by the West
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN US troops in Poland have been providing Ukrainians with some instruction on how to use the weapons the West has been…
Continue Reading US intel assess ‘major’ strategy shift by Russia as it moves some forces away from Kyiv
CNN By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent Russia is beginning to withdraw some forces from the area around the Ukrainian capital city…
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