John Durham outlines grand jury investigation into former Clinton campaign lawyer
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Special counsel John Durham gave a glimpse on Wednesday of his extensive use of a federal grand…
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Rahm Emanuel, Biden’s nominee to be envoy to Japan, indicates China would be a central focus of the job
By Nicole Gaouette, CNN Rahm Emanuel, the Biden administration’s nominee to be ambassador to Japan, made clear Wednesday that he believes a…
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Bannon contempt vote puts Attorney General Merrick Garland in center of legal and political storm
By Tierney Sneed and Jessica Schneider, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland — whose nomination was premised on insulating the Justice…
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Westchester County district attorney’s office investigating Trump Organization golf course property taxes
By Sonia Moghe and Kara Scannell, CNN The Westchester County, New York, district attorney’s office has opened an investigation into the Trump…
Continue Reading Sinema’s opposition to raising the corporate tax rate leaves White House scrambling to pay for Biden’s agenda
By Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Top Biden administration officials are now weighing a range of different ideas to finance a sweeping…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say they can’t access encrypted emails or find restricted data from couple accused of stealing naval secrets
By Jessica Schneider and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Federal prosecutors disclosed Wednesday that the government still cannot find most of the classified data…
Continue Reading Maine health care workers appeal to Supreme Court after federal court upholds state’s vaccine mandate
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to step in and…
Continue Reading Drone attack targets US troops at US base in Syria, initial assessment suggests no US injuries
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A drone attack targeted US troops at the US base at At-Tanf in Syria, close to the border with Jordan, on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry pleads not guilty to federal charges and steps down from committee assignments
By Melanie Zanona and Christina Carrega, CNN GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, who was recently indicted for allegedly concealing information…
Continue Reading Biden’s pick for US ambassador to China backs increasing security assistance to Taiwan
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden’s pick to be US Ambassador to China called for a continued commitment to the longstanding…
Continue Reading Navy investigation says fire that destroyed US warship was caused by a chain of errors and was ‘clearly preventable’
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A fire that destroyed a US warship last year was “clearly preventable” and was the result of a series of…
Continue Reading Obama in new McAuliffe ad: ‘Virginia, you have a lot of responsibility this year’
TERRY MCAULIFFE By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama speaks direct to camera in a new ad for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee…
Continue Reading Trump’s former deputy chief of staff, Dan Scavino, not ready to cooperate with January 6 committee, attorney says
By Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN The Trump White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino has a deadline Thursday to respond to the House…
Continue Reading Over 40% of Afghan refugees at US bases are children, Pentagon says
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN 44% of Afghan refugees housed temporarily at eight US military bases are children, according to a letter from Secretary of…
Continue Reading Justice Department eliminates Trump-era case quotas for immigration judges
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Justice Department is ending the use of case quotas for immigration judges that became a point of contention during the…
Continue Reading Obama in new McAuliffe ad: ‘Virginia, you have a lot of responsibility this year’
By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama speaks direct to camera in a new ad for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe,…
Continue Reading Escape from Kabul: Inside the volunteer effort by US troops to rescue their families from Afghanistan
By Katie Bo Lillis An hour after a suicide bomb exploded outside the Kabul airport on August 26, killing 13 US service members and scores of Afghan…
Continue Reading Jill Biden speaks candidly about being a first lady: ‘Nothing can prepare you’
By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday spoke candidly about her new life, lamenting the enormous pressure a first lady can face.…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans block Democrats’ voting and elections bill
By Alex Rogers and Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Republicans blocked another voting rights bill Wednesday, as some on the left call to change the…
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US citizens crisscrossing border throughout pandemic; Mexican tourists may do the same
(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas will not testify in his own defense; jury expected to begin deliberations Thursday
By Lauren del Valle A federal jury is expected to begin deliberations in the campaign finance case against Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney: Bannon refusal to cooperate suggests Trump was ‘personally involved’ in planning January 6
CNN By Zachary Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney blasted former President Donald Trump’s ally Steve Bannon for refusing to cooperate with…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney: Bannon refusal to cooperate suggests Trump was ‘personally involved’ in planning January 6
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney blasted former President Donald Trump’s ally Steve Bannon for refusing to cooperate with the…
Continue Reading HHS’ Dr. Rachel Levine sworn in as US’ first openly transgender four-star officer
By Jacqueline Howard and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Dr. Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health at the US Department of Health and Human…
Continue Reading Biden enters the complicated and fluid end game for his agenda as scaled back proposal takes shape
By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN Welcome to the end game. President Joe Biden’s decision to lay out the details of a significantly scaled…
Continue Reading Biden enters the complicated and fluid end game for his agenda as scaled back proposal takes shape
CNN By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN Welcome to the end game. President Joe Biden’s decision to lay out the details of a significantly…
Continue Reading White House details plan to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11
CNN By Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for…
Continue Reading White House details plan to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11
By Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children…
Continue Reading Rahm Emanuel’s nomination to be Biden’s ambassador to Japan faces opposition from some Democrats
By Nicole Gaouette, CNN Rahm Emanuel could face opposition from an unusual source at his Wednesday nomination hearing to be the next US ambassador to…
Continue Reading ‘Big, big shifts’: How Biden’s civil rights pros have reoriented the Justice Department
Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has launched several major investigations under President Joe Biden, an…
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