The Supreme Court may completely hollow out the Voting Rights Act by 2024
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court‘s action late Monday in an Alabama redistricting case…
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DeJoy defends plan to replace USPS fleet with gas-powered trucks, citing ‘dire financial condition’
By Liz Stark, CNN Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended the Postal Service’s plan to replace the vast majority of its aging vehicle fleet…
Continue Reading Biden touts Australian company’s new electric vehicle charging plant in Tennessee
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised an Australian company that makes chargers for electric vehicles for…
Continue Reading Eight years. Three Presidents. And still no resolution on an asylum claim.
KTRK By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN On a summer night in Honduras in 2014, Maribel made a choice: She had to leave her home, with her four young children…
Continue Reading House passes stopgap government funding bill to avert shutdown
By Clare Foran, CNN The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass a short-term government funding bill to avert a shutdown at the end of next…
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Eight years. Three Presidents. And still no resolution on an asylum claim.
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN On a summer night in Honduras in 2014, Maribel made a choice: She had to leave her home, with her four young children in…
Continue Reading US report finds Mexico is dominant source of fentanyl trafficked into US
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A new government report out Tuesday details how opioid trafficking in the United States has changed in recent years,…
Continue Reading Atlanta DA investigating Trump’s election interference: ‘We’re not here playing a game’
CNN By Sara Murray and Devan Cole, CNN The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election…
Continue Reading White House science adviser resigns and acknowledges ‘disrespectful and demeaning’ behavior after investigation
POOL By Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN Eric Lander, a top science adviser to President Joe Biden, resigned Monday after a White House…
Continue Reading Republicans are frustrated by RNC move reopening party’s January 6 divide ahead of midterms
CNN By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Republicans felt they were finally united in their quest to take back the House and Senate — with the…
Continue Reading Republicans are frustrated by RNC move reopening party’s January 6 divide ahead of midterms
By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Republicans felt they were finally united in their quest to take back the House and Senate — with the…
Continue Reading Stephen Calk: Banker sentenced to prison for bribery scheme in chase for Trump administration job
By Lauren del Valle, CNN A former Chicago bank executive was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison Monday for conspiring with one-time…
Continue Reading Atlanta DA investigating Trump’s election interference: ‘We’re not here playing a game’
By Sara Murray and Devan Cole, CNN The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election…
Continue Reading German chancellor insists NATO response will be unified if Russia invades Ukraine despite disconnect on gas pipeline
CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted to CNN that the United States and Germany are on the same page when it comes to Russia…
Continue Reading German chancellor insists NATO response will be unified if Russia invades Ukraine despite disconnect on gas pipeline
By Jeremy Herb, CNN German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted to CNN that the United States and Germany are on the same page when it comes to Russia and…
Continue Reading Second defendant agrees to plead guilty in foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor
By Lauren del Valle, CNN A second defendant has signed a guilty plea agreement for his participation in the foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic…
Continue Reading Supreme Court lets GOP-drawn Alabama congressional map that critics say dilutes power of Black voters stay in place
By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed a congressional map drawn by Alabama Republicans to remain in…
Continue Reading Vernon Jones ends bid for Georgia governor and endorses Perdue in GOP primary against Kemp
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Terence Burlij, CNN Republican candidate Vernon Jones announced Monday he was ending his bid for Georgia governor and…
Continue Reading What the Electoral Count Act is — and why some argue reforming it can protect future elections
CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Electoral Count Act proved to be a vital safeguard for democracy when former President Donald Trump sought to overturn…
Continue Reading What the Electoral Count Act is — and why some argue reforming it can protect future elections
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Electoral Count Act proved to be a vital safeguard for democracy when former President Donald Trump sought to overturn the…
Continue Reading White House keeps encouraging masks in schools as some states move toward lifting mandates
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House maintained its adherence to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance encouraging mask usage in…
Continue Reading Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is eyeing a political comeback
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seriously considering a political comeback as early as this year, two sources close to his…
Continue Reading Parents’ bid to block Youngkin school mask policy dismissed, but temporary hold granted to school districts still stands
Tierney Sneed, CNN The Virginia Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed last month by parents in Chesapeake, Virginia, who alleged that Republican…
Continue Reading Former White House officials describe Trump’s habit of ripping up documents and haphazard record-keeping
CNN By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump would routinely rip up documents, drafts and reading materials, and he took several boxes to…
Continue Reading Former White House officials describe Trump’s habit of ripping up documents and haphazard record-keeping
By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump would routinely rip up documents, drafts and reading materials, and he took several boxes to…
Continue Reading DHS updates terrorism bulletin in the wake of recent violent events and Russia-Ukraine tensions
By Geneva Sands, CNN The spread of conspiracy theories and disinformation is fueling the “heightened threat” environment in the United…
Continue Reading House Democrats introduce stopgap bill to fund government until March 11 ahead of looming deadline
By Clare Foran, CNN House Democrats on Monday introduced a short-term measure to extend government funding through March 11, an effort to avert a…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signals support for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared Monday to voice support for a controversial state bill that would ban certain discussions…
Continue Reading US and Japan set to announce steel trade deal
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The US and Japan are set to announce a deal that would cut Trump-era tariffs on steel, a person familiar with the matter said.…
Continue Reading Jill Biden: ‘I was disappointed’ free community college cut from Build Back Better bill
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden said Monday that she was “disappointed” one of her key causes, free…
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