3 killed in lightning strike near White House
By Colin McCullough, Paul LeBlanc and Sonnet Swire, CNN Three people are dead and one is injured following a lightning strike across the street from…
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FBI director expresses concern over potential attacks on US emanating from Afghanistan
By Holmes Lybrand and Paul LeBlanc, CNN FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday expressed concern over potential terrorist attacks on US soil…
Continue Reading Orban addresses conservative confab in Texas, setting the stage for Trump speech this weekend
CNN, AFP, ATV, VIKTOR ORBAN, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, VIKTOR ORBAN/FACEBOOK, VIKTOR ORBAN/YOUTUBE By Michael Warren, CNN Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor…
Continue Reading Here’s what a ‘vote-a-rama’ is (and what it means for Democrats’ energy and health care bill)
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democrats’ push to advance their energy and health care bill is likely headed for a procedural speed bump known in…
Continue Reading Cheney says DOJ not prosecuting Trump if there’s evidence could call into question the US as ‘nation of laws’
By Eric Bradner, CNN Photographs by Rachel Woolf for CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said if the Justice Department does not prosecute former President…
Continue Reading Cheney says DOJ not prosecuting Trump could call into question the US as ‘nation of laws’
CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN Photographs by Rachel Woolf for CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said if the Justice Department does not prosecute former…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Trump lawyers in talks with Justice Department about January 6 criminal probe
By Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is in direct communication with…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Trump lawyers in talks with Justice Department about January 6 criminal probe
CNN By Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is in direct communication…
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Jury orders Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million for calling 2012 massacre a hoax
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jury orders Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million for calling 2012 massacre a hoax. This is a…
Continue Reading Dick Cheney calls Donald Trump a ‘coward’ in new ad supporting daughter’s reelection bid
By Devan Cole and Terence Burlij, CNN Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticizes former President Donald Trump as a “threat to our…
Continue Reading Dick Cheney calls Donald Trump a ‘coward’ in new ad supporting daughter’s reelection bid
CNN By Devan Cole and Terence Burlij, CNN Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticizes former President Donald Trump as a “a threat to our…
Continue Reading Russian accused of money laundering and running $4B bitcoin exchange extradited to US
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Russian national accused of running a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly profited from various hacking…
Continue Reading Sinema says she will ‘move forward’ on economic bill, putting Biden’s agenda on the cusp of Senate approval
By Manu Raju and Ali Zaslav, CNN Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Thursday night offered critical support for President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda after…
Continue Reading DeSantis suspends Tampa prosecutor who took stance against criminalizing abortion providers
CNN, WFTS By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday suspended Tampa’s elected prosecutor, Andrew Warren, for pledging not to…
Continue Reading Sinema’s support for the tax and climate bill could hinge on drought funding for the Southwest
By Ella Nilsen, CNN As Democrats scramble to clinch a deal on their tax and climate package, a last-minute demand is coming from key vote Sen.…
Continue Reading US postponed missile test due to heightened tensions with China over Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US has postponed a long planned missile test over concerns about China’s angry response to…
Continue Reading Biden administration plans to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
CNN By MJ Lee, White House correspondent The Biden administration plans to declare monkeypox a public health emergency as early as Thursday, a source…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 committee and federal investigators have asked for Alex Jones’ phone records, Sandy Hook attorney says
By Devan Cole and Oliver Darcy, CNN The attorney representing two Sandy Hook parents in the Alex Jones defamation case said Thursday that numerous…
Continue Reading DeSantis suspends Tampa prosecutor who took stance against criminalizing abortion providers
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday suspended Tampa’s elected prosecutor, Andrew Warren, for pledging not to use his…
Continue Reading Biden administration plans to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
CNN By MJ Lee, CNN Political Correspondent The Biden administration plans to declare monkeypox a public health emergency as early as Thursday, a…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Justice Department employees ask for expanded benefits to protect abortion access
By Jessica Schneider, CNN A group of Justice Department employees sent a list of demands to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Vice President…
Continue Reading Biden administration declares the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
By MJ Lee, White House correspondent The Biden administration on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, with cases on the rise across…
Continue Reading Andy Ogles will win GOP nomination in redrawn Tennessee 5th District, CNN projects
By Rachel Janfaza Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles will win the Republican nomination in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. The…
Continue Reading What to know about these 5 student loan forgiveness programs — and how Biden has expanded them
By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden has said he will decide whether to widely cancel a portion of federal student loan debt per borrower by the…
Continue Reading First on CNN: DHS to stop wiping phones without backups
By Whitney Wild The Department of Homeland Security will immediately stop wiping mobile devices of high-level officials and political appointees…
Continue Reading Transportation Department proposes new rules to make it easier for airline consumers to get refunds
CNN, AIRBNB By Pete Muntean and Nicky Robertson, CNN The US Department of Transportation has proposed changes to allow airline passengers to seek…
Continue Reading Transportation Department proposes new rules to make it easier for airline consumers to get refunds
By Pete Muntean and Nicky Robertson, CNN The US Department of Transportation has proposed changes to allow airline passengers to seek refunds under…
Continue Reading Pelosi visited Korean Demilitarized Zone with congressional delegation
By Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that a congressional delegation traveled to South Korea and visited the Demilitarized…
Continue Reading Joe Biden calls Brittney Griner’s sentence ‘unacceptable’
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday said the nine-year sentence handed down to WNBA star Brittney Griner by a Russian court for drug…
Continue Reading US waited to order the preparation of bulk stocks of monkeypox vaccine, in part out of concern that they would lose shelf life
By MJ Lee, CNN Political Correspondent The US Department of Health and Human Services waited more than three weeks after the first confirmed case of…
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