American citizen Baquer Namazi leaves Iran after being held for more than six years
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Baquer Namazi, an elderly American wrongfully detained in Iran, is on his way out of the country for…
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Biden and DeSantis put political rivalry aside — for now — as President tours hurricane damage
By Steve Contorno, CNN President Joe Biden is in Florida to see first-hand the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian, once again putting a spotlight on…
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices — Latina, White and Black women — sought during voting-rights…
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CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Federal prosecutors played audio recording in court on Tuesday of an alleged November 2020 Oath…
Continue Reading White House launches last ditch effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid a ‘total disaster’
CNN By Alex Marquardt, Natasha Bertrand and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration has launched a full-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch…
Continue Reading GOP moves to contain Herschel Walker’s latest scandal: ‘We’re going to need a few days to assess’
By Manu Raju, Gabby Orr and Alex Rogers, CNN Herschel Walker and his campaign are scrambling to contain the fallout from a new report alleging that…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s hearing on what the Voting Rights Act means for redistricting
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a challenge to a key section of the Voting Rights Act, presenting the conservative majority…
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By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier left on its first deployment Tuesday from…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s not going to ‘sit by’ and let Republicans enact ‘extreme policies’ on reproductive rights
CNN, WISC, WKOW, WMTV By Betsy Klein, Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is not going…
Continue Reading Trump goes to Supreme Court over Mar-a-Lago search and seizure of documents
CNN By Tierney Sneed Former President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the dispute over materials marked as classified the…
Continue Reading Inside the White House’s failed effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid a ‘total disaster’
By Alex Marquardt, Natasha Bertrand and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration launched a full-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch effort…
Continue Reading US response to Iran protests expected to include new sanctions on those directly involved in crackdown
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US is expected to issue new sanctions this week against law enforcement officials and those who are directly involved…
Continue Reading US response to Iran protests expected to include new sanctions on those directly involved in crackdown
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US is expected to issue new sanctions this week against law enforcement officials and those who are directly involved in…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Democrats attempt to elevate abortion rights issue in competitive Senate and governor’s races
CNN, WISC, WKOW, WMTV, FOX NEWS By Eric Bradner, Omar Jimenez and Donald Judd, CNN Democrats in Wisconsin sought to turn the midterm elections into a…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Democrats attempt to elevate abortion rights issue in competitive Senate and governor’s races
By Eric Bradner, Omar Jimenez and Donald Judd, CNN Democrats in Wisconsin sought to turn the midterm elections into a referendum on abortion after…
Continue Reading Biden’s student loan forgiveness application is coming soon. Here’s what you need to know
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The application for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is expected to go live as soon as this week.…
Continue Reading How this year’s Supreme Court cases could shape the 2024 election and beyond
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Continue Reading Ron Johnson again says Jan. 6 was not an ‘armed insurrection,’ adds ‘protesters did teach us’ how to use flagpoles as weapons
By Donald Judd, CNN Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson repeated his claim Tuesday that the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was not an…
Continue Reading Herschel Walker denies in ‘strongest possible terms’ report he paid for abortion
CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee in Georgia’s Senate race, on Monday said a report that he paid for an abortion…
Continue Reading Secret recording played at trial shows Oath Keepers allegedly planning for violence in DC
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Federal prosecutors played audio recording in court on Tuesday of an alleged November 2020 Oath Keepers…
Continue Reading Secret recording played at trial shows Oath Keepers allegedly planning for violence in DC
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Federal prosecutors played audio recording in court on Tuesday of an alleged November 2020 Oath…
Continue Reading Fact check: Attack ad dishonestly edits 2017 comments from Utah candidate Evan McMullin
CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Evan McMullin’s campaign says a new television attack ad egregiously distorts comments McMullin made on CNN in 2017.…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s not going to ‘sit by’ and let Republicans enact ‘extreme policies’ on reproductive rights
By Betsy Klein, Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is not going to “sit by and…
Continue Reading Fact check: Attack ad dishonestly edits 2017 comments from Utah candidate Evan McMullin
By Daniel Dale, CNN Evan McMullin’s campaign says a new television attack ad egregiously distorts comments McMullin made on CNN in 2017.…
Continue Reading ‘We have the power’: Fetterman zeroes in on Philadelphia with Senate race on the line
By Gregory Krieg, CNN If Democratic nominee John Fetterman is going to become the next senator from Pennsylvania, he needs to wallop Republican…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the dramatic first day and opening statements of the Oath Keepers trial
CNN By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN With the historic case that they had brought against Oath Keepers accused of plotting…
Continue Reading Republicans largely stay away from abortion issue in their ads. But not all of them.
By Dan Merica and David Wright, CNN Not many Republican candidates want to talk about abortion in their campaigns, especially in their costly paid…
Continue Reading Republicans largely stay away from abortion issue in their ads. But not all of them.
CNN By Dan Merica and David Wright, CNN Not many Republican candidates want to talk about abortion in their campaigns, especially in their costly…
Continue Reading Supreme Court hears challenge to key section of the Voting Rights Act in redistricting case
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court justices wrestled with a key provision of the Voting Rights Act for almost two hours on…
Continue Reading Here’s the disaster relief Hurricane Ian survivors can request, but it’s not always easy to get
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN As those battered by Hurricane Ian contend with the storm’s aftermath, a multitude of federal, state and local agencies,…
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