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McConnell privately expresses openness to raising age to 21 for buying semiautomatic rifles, but proposal unlikely to get into final deal

June 7, 2022 4:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju and Pamela Brown, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has privately expressed an openness for raising the age to 21 for…

Clean energy industry and climate activists see glimmer of hope in new Biden action after months of ‘hard times’

June 7, 2022 3:41 PM CNN

CNN, CNN STYLE By Ella Nilsen, CNN Months of intense lobbying from the solar and clean energy industry culminated on Monday in the Biden White House…

Clean energy industry and climate activists see glimmer of hope in new Biden action after months of ‘hard times’

June 7, 2022 3:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Months of intense lobbying from the solar and clean energy industry culminated on Monday in the Biden White House taking their…

Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen invited by January 6 committee to testify publicly

June 7, 2022 3:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and his then-deputy, Richard Donoghue,…

Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen invited by January 6 committee to testify publicly

June 7, 2022 3:18 PM CNN

CNN By Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and his then-deputy, Richard…

Snubs from key leaders at Summit of the Americas reveal Biden’s struggle to assert US leadership in its neighborhood

June 7, 2022 2:43 PM CNN

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN The decision by Mexico’s President to boycott this week’s summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered…

Snubs from key leaders at Summit of the Americas reveal Biden’s struggle to assert US leadership in its neighborhood

June 7, 2022 2:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN The decision by Mexico’s President to boycott this week’s summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered futile…

Ocasio-Cortez endorses progressive Alessandra Biaggi over Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney

June 7, 2022 1:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg, CNN Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday endorsed state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi’s bid to unseat Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney,…

Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed in Uvalde in emotional plea for action on guns

June 7, 2022 1:07 PM CNN

CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered impassioned and at-times emotional remarks at the White House press briefing on…

Secret Service considered options to get Trump to Capitol on January 6

June 7, 2022 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Whitney Wild and Annie Grayer, CNN The Secret Service says former President Donald Trump’s call to supporters to walk alongside him to the…

First on CNN: House Democrats investigating whether foreign gifts to Trump went missing

June 7, 2022 12:53 PM CNN

CNN By Zachary Cohen and Kylie Atwood, CNN House Democrats are investigating former President Donald Trump‘s “apparent failure to account…

Kansas woman who led female ISIS battalion in Syria pleads guilty

June 7, 2022 12:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand A female ISIS fighter from Kansas who led and trained a unique battalion of over 100 women and children in Syria pleaded guilty in…

How to follow Tuesday’s primary election

June 7, 2022 12:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN It’s election day in New Jersey, Mississippi, South Dakota, Iowa, New Mexico,…

Bannon subpoenas Pelosi and House January 6 committee members to fight contempt charges

June 7, 2022 11:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Murray, CNN Steve Bannon, set to go to trial next month for defying a congressional subpoena, has subpoenaed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and…

Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed in Uvalde in emotional plea for action on guns

June 7, 2022 11:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered impassioned and at-times emotional remarks at the White House press briefing on Tuesday,…

First on CNN: House Democrats investigating whether foreign gifts to Trump went missing

June 7, 2022 11:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Kylie Atwood, CNN House Democrats are investigating former President Donald Trump‘s “apparent failure to account for…

Commerce secretary says the ‘brutal reality’ is that there ‘isn’t very much more to be done’ on gas prices

June 7, 2022 10:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo conceded Tuesday that there is not much more the White House can do to tackle record high gas…

Biden meets with key Democratic gun negotiator as talks hit ‘critical stage’

June 7, 2022 10:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Diamond, Betsy Klein and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday met with Sen. Chris Murphy, one of the top Democratic lawmakers…

The GOP drive to install thousands of poll workers sets off alarms

June 7, 2022 10:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free…

Here are the key House primaries to watch beyond California

June 7, 2022 8:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza and Andrew Menezes, CNN It’s Election Day in New Jersey, Mississippi, South Dakota, Iowa, New Mexico, Montana and California,…

DHS bulletin warns US could see more volatile threats fueled by election misinformation and upcoming Supreme Court abortion ruling

June 7, 2022 7:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Whitney Wild, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is warning that threats in the US could become even more volatile throughout the summer and…

Proud Boys leader and top members charged with seditious conspiracy over January 6

June 7, 2022 6:49 AM CNN

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department on Monday charged the head of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, and four other…

Trevor Reed calls for Brittney Griner’s release as he details horrendous conditions of Russian detainment

June 7, 2022 4:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, CNN Trevor Reed, the American veteran who spent nearly three years detained in Russia before being released in April in a…

8 things to watch in Tuesday’s primaries

June 7, 2022 4:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN Tuesday’s primary elections in seven states will once again test whether Republican voters…

Fetterman’s wife says Democratic Senate candidate may be away from campaign trail until July as he recovers from a stroke

June 6, 2022 11:49 PM CNN

CNN By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman may be away from the campaign trail…

Email reveals Trump campaign told fake electors in Georgia to use ‘complete secrecy’

June 6, 2022 8:46 PM CNN

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN The Trump campaign directed a group of Georgia Republicans to meet in secret and obscure…

Louisiana enacts anti-trans sports ban after its Democratic governor declines to take action

June 6, 2022 8:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Louisiana banned transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender at all public and some…

Key GOP senators signal that raising age to buy semiautomatic weapons is off the table

June 6, 2022 8:05 PM CNN

CNN By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN The two leading GOP senators involved in gun talks on Capitol Hill signaled Monday evening that…

January 6 committee to hear from witnesses who dealt with Proud Boys on day of Capitol riot

June 6, 2022 7:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee is planning to present live testimony during its first public hearing…

Email reveals Trump campaign told fake electors in Georgia to use ‘complete secrecy’

June 6, 2022 7:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN The Trump campaign directed a group of Georgia Republicans to meet in secret and obscure their…