UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
By Richard Roth and Kate Sullivan, CNN The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council. The voting…
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Congress passes bills to suspend trade relations with and ban energy imports from Russia
By Daniella Diaz and Alex Rogers, CNN Congress passed two bipartisan bills on Thursday to punish Russia for invading Ukraine, suspending normal trade…
Continue Reading Congress poised to pass two bills targeting Russia
CNN By Daniella Diaz, CNN Congress is poised to pass two bipartisan bills in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, the latest move…
Continue Reading Justice Department investigating handling of White House records taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump left office
By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Justice Department has begun investigating the handling 15 boxes of White House records, including…
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Here’s what the ‘shadow docket’ is and how the Supreme Court uses it
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Chief Justice John Roberts turned heads this week when he criticized how the Supreme Court’s conservatives used the…
Continue Reading Michigan governor files lawsuit to fight ‘real and present danger’ to abortion access in her state
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday filed a lawsuit against several county prosecutors in her state and asked the…
Continue Reading FBI arrests 2 men in DC accused of impersonating federal officers; 4 Secret Service agents placed on leave
By Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN The FBI arrested two men in Washington, DC, Wednesday for allegedly impersonating Department of Homeland…
Continue Reading Air Force delays hypersonic missile program after flight test ‘anomalies’
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Air Force delayed its hypersonic missile program by up to a year after “recent flight test anomalies” pushed…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court
By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on…
Continue Reading Senate will hold key vote to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination
CNN By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate is set to hold a key vote Thursday to advance President Joe Biden’s Supreme…
Continue Reading Army report finds horses that carry the caskets of America’s heroes live in ‘unsatisfactory’ conditions, after 2 die
By Drew F. Lawrence and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The military horses that carry America’s heroes to their final resting place in Arlington National…
Continue Reading ‘We hear you’: House Democrats’ campaign arm touts early investment in Black voter outreach
By Eva McKend, CNN The campaign arm of House Democrats is launching a new effort to reach Black voters ahead of the November midterm elections.…
Continue Reading Kristi Noem, potential 2024 contender, says Biden’s leadership style has emboldened Putin
By Maeve Reston, CNN South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem accused President Joe Biden in a speech Wednesday of projecting weakness on the world stage,…
Continue Reading Obama: Ukraine war is a reminder of US complacency, taking democracy and ‘rule of law’ for granted
By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama spoke at length about the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, telling an audience in Chicago that the…
Continue Reading Former Virginia police officer testifies against former colleague in January 6 trial
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A former officer of the Rocky Mount Police in Virginia who went inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, took the stand…
Continue Reading A roundup of controversial red-state actions restricting abortion, LGBTQ rights and more
Compiled by Jon Passantino, CNN Republican-led states around the country have enacted a flurry of new restrictions on abortion, LGBTQ and transgender…
Continue Reading Kentucky’s Democratic governor vetoes anti-trans sports ban
By Devan Cole, CNN Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have prohibited transgender women and girls from competing on…
Continue Reading Oklahoma lawmakers advance another abortion bill, this one to allow civil enforcement
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN An Oklahoma House committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would allow private citizens to take civil action…
Continue Reading Afghan American naval reservist who was held by Taliban details return home in first interview since release
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Safi Rauf, an Afghan American naval reservist who was recently released from captivity under the Taliban, recounted his…
Continue Reading Sarah Palin’s House candidacy causes GOP rift and reopens old wounds
By Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Melanie Zanona, CNN Despite her 13 years out of office, Sarah Palin immediately won an endorsement from former…
Continue Reading Polish president said it’s ‘hard to deny’ genocide in Ukraine after images of civilians killed emerge
CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday that it’s “hard to deny” that Russian forces are committing…
Continue Reading Quinnipiac poll: 52% of Americans say Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from 2020 election cases
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Fifty-two percent of Americans say Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from cases related to the 2020…
Continue Reading Biden signs US Postal Service reform bill into law
By Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden signed a sweeping bill into law on Wednesday that will overhaul the US Postal…
Continue Reading Polish president said it’s ‘hard to deny’ genocide in Ukraine after images of civilians killed emerge
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday that it’s “hard to deny” that Russian forces are committing…
Continue Reading Bannon can’t use lawyer’s advice as defense for not cooperating with House January 6 probe, judge rules
By Tierney Sneed A federal judge said Wednesday that Steve Bannon will not be able to include as part of his trial defense any evidence that he was…
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Man who said January 6 was ‘magical’ acquitted in US Capitol riot case
By Andrew Millman and Casey Gannon, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday found Matthew Martin not guilty of four federal misdemeanors related to…
Continue Reading After being threatened with layoffs, low-wage Capitol workers could get a lifeline
By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN Senate cafeteria workers — who work long hours serving senators and staffers their meals on Capitol Hill…
Continue Reading Biden signals support for Amazon workers’ unionization efforts: ‘Amazon, here we come’
CNN By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signaled his support for Amazon warehouse workers’ efforts to…
Continue Reading Biden signals support for Amazon workers’ unionization efforts: ‘Amazon, here we come’
By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signaled his support for Amazon warehouse workers’ efforts to organize…
Continue Reading Two Biden Cabinet members among dozens of positive Covid-19 cases after elite Gridiron dinner
By Paul LeBlanc, Jasmine Wright and Sam Fossum, CNN Two members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday,…
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