How the Biden DOJ’s vows to protect voting rights have played out in practice
By Tierney Sneed The midterm elections pose the biggest test yet to promises made, with great fanfare, by President Joe Biden’s Justice…
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Obama campaigns in Nevada to try to bolster Senate’s most vulnerable Democrat
By Maeve Reston, CNN Former President Barack Obama campaigned in Nevada Tuesday night to try to shore up support for Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who…
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Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack awoke him by standing over his bedside, documents show
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Disturbing new details have emerged in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, including that the…
Continue Reading Judge restricts how right-wing group can patrol Arizona drop boxes
By Marshall Cohen, CNN A federal judge in Arizona imposed new restrictions against a right-wing group after voters complained about aggressive…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police first learned of Paul Pelosi attack through live camera feed of house
By Whitney Wild and Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Capitol Police first learned of the break-in at the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules incorrectly dated or undated ballots must be set aside
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered that any general election ballots that are mailed in undated or incorrectly dated…
Continue Reading Leaders of right-wing election conspiracy group jailed after being found in contempt of court
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Two leaders of True the Vote, a prominent right-wing group that promotes debunked voter fraud conspiracies, were jailed this…
Continue Reading Black men say they feel ignored by politicians. A historic Senate face-off between two Black men isn’t helping
CNN By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN. Photographs by Elijah Nouvelage for CNN. Aaron Bethea says he has voted election after election for US presidents,…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney steps onto the campaign trail — for a Democrat
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Rep. Liz Cheney returned to the campaign trail Tuesday night, receiving a standing ovation more…
Continue Reading Navy lays out plan to shutter Red Hill fuel storage facility nearly one year after leak sickened military families
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A year after a fuel leak sickened families and forced the Pentagon to shut down the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii,…
Continue Reading Federal judge blasts the Supreme Court for its Second Amendment opinion
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A federal judge based in Mississippi has released a scorching order expressing frustration with the…
Continue Reading US and Saudi Arabia concerned that Iran may be planning attack on energy infrastructure in Middle East
By Barbara Starr, Alex Marquardt and Natasha Bertrand, CNN United States and Saudi Arabia have shared intelligence with each other that indicates…
Continue Reading Secret Service spokesman interviewed by January 6 committee on Monday
By Jamie Gangel and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack interviewed Secret Service…
Continue Reading Kansas woman who led all-female ISIS battalion sentenced to 20 years in prison
By Holmes Lybrand Allison Fluke-Ekren, a Kansas woman who led an all-female ISIS battalion in Syria, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday in a…
Continue Reading Federal watchdog accuses Architect of the Capitol of ethics violations over offer to give ‘patriots’ tours
By Whitney Wild, CNN A federal watchdog is accusing the Architect of the Capitol, who was appointed to by former President Donald Trump, of ethics…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Members of Pelosi family to hear 911 call and see bodycam footage
By Jamie Gangel and Jeremy Herb, CNN Members of the Pelosi family are expected to be able to hear audio from the 911 call Paul Pelosi placed to…
Continue Reading Oath Keepers spent over $400 at post-US Capitol riot feast at the Olive Garden, prosecutors say
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN After the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, members of the Oath Keepers met for a late-night dinner at an Olive Garden…
Continue Reading For both parties, North Carolina Senate race is pivotal for 2022 — and 2024
CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere Ted Cruz and Dave Matthews headlined campaign rallies within a short drive of each other in Raleigh, North Carolina, last…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects Lindsey Graham’s request to block Georgia grand jury subpoena
CNN By Ariane de Vogue, Sara Murray and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to block a subpoena for Republican Sen. Lindsey…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects Lindsey Graham’s request to block Georgia grand jury subpoena
By Ariane de Vogue, Sara Murray and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to block a subpoena for Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham…
Continue Reading Judge declines to drop charges against Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack after hinting he would
By Sonia Moghe, CNN After hinting some charges may be dropped in the foreign lobbying trial of longtime Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack, a federal…
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Supreme Court rejects Lindsey Graham’s request to block Georgia grand jury subpoena
(CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to block a subpoena for Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in front of an…
Continue Reading Suspected Pelosi attacker pleads not guilty to all state charges at San Francisco arraignment
By Veronica Miracle, Julia Jones and Zachary Cohen, CNN David DePape, the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi last week, entered a not…
Continue Reading Capitol Police chief says current political climate calls for more security resources for members of Congress
By Whitney Wild, CNN US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said the agency has “engaged in a review” of the incident and said the current…
Continue Reading House January 6 committee ‘in discussions’ with Trump’s attorneys for him to testify under oath, Cheney says
By Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection is “in discussions”…
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Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima announces he will not seek re-election
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima announced Tuesday that he has decided not to seek re-election. He is currently serving his…
Continue Reading CNN to host town hall with former Vice President Mike Pence
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence is set to participate in a CNN town hall just eight days after the midterm elections on…
Continue Reading For both parties, North Carolina Senate race is pivotal for 2022 — and 2024
By Edward-Isaac Dovere Ted Cruz and Dave Matthews headlined campaign rallies within a short drive of each other in Raleigh, North Carolina, last…
Continue Reading How to navigate intimidation and other obstacles to voting
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, legal clashes have broken out over whether to count absentee ballots with missing…
Continue Reading GOP Gov. Chris Sununu on backing election denier: ‘I don’t think anybody should be a one-issue voter’
CNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu believes that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election but is supporting Don…
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