Guantanamo detainee cleared for release after 20 years of detention without trial
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN Guantanamo detainee Khalid Ahmed Qasim has been cleared for release from the US detention facility in Cuba after being held for…
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Rudy Giuliani ordered to testify before Georgia grand jury investigating Trump on August 9
By Jason Morris A New York judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to testify next month as a witness before the Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury…
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Biden to announce executive action on climate after failed effort in Congress
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will lay out a set of executive actions on climate change, according to a White House official, as prospects for his…
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Ivana Trump mourned at New York funeral
By Devan Cole, Paul LeBlanc and Jason Carroll, CNN Ivana Trump, a longtime businessperson and an ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, is being…
Continue Reading Trump-backed Arizona Senate candidate escalates election fears ahead of GOP primary
By Alex Rogers, CNN Arizona Republican Blake Masters, who earned Donald Trump’s endorsement for the Senate race by embracing the former…
Continue Reading 60% of Americans approved of the Supreme Court last July. Now, it’s 38%, according to a new poll
By Devan Cole, CNN Americans’ approval of the Supreme Court has fallen again, according to a new poll released Wednesday, with just 38% of the…
Continue Reading 60% of Americans approved of the Supreme Court last July. Now, it’s 38%, according to a new poll
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Americans’ approval of the Supreme Court has fallen again, according to a new poll released Wednesday, with just 38% of…
Continue Reading Biden calls climate change a ‘clear and present danger’ as he tries to find ways to take action
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden described climate change as a “clear and present danger” Wednesday as he previewed a slate of…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court
CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress were among those arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon as…
Continue Reading Secret Service provided a single text exchange to IG after request for many records
By Jamie Gangel, CNN The Secret Service was only able to provide a single text exchange to the DHS inspector general who had requested a…
Continue Reading US Army to likely miss recruiting goal of new troops by nearly 40,000 over the next 2 years
By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Army is now projecting that for the next two years it will massively fail to recruit as many troops as…
Continue Reading Georgia prosecutors say all 16 fake Trump electors are targets in criminal probe
CNN By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN The Atlanta-area prosecutors scrutinizing former President Donald Trump‘s attempts to…
Continue Reading Top spokeswoman for Nevada Republican Senate nominee marched on Jan. 6 with Oath Keepers, including one charged with sedition
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN The new communications director for the Republican Senate nominee in Nevada — a key state that could determine control…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Day 2 of the Steve Bannon contempt of Congress trial
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The contempt of Congress trial against Steve Bannon got underway in earnest on Tuesday with opening…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Day 2 of the Steve Bannon contempt of Congress trial
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The contempt of Congress trial against Steve Bannon got underway in earnest on Tuesday with opening…
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House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage in effort to counter Supreme Court
(CNN) — The Democrat-led House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a bill that would enshrine protections for…
Continue Reading Russia planning to follow its Crimea playbook with annexation attempts in Ukraine, White House says
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Russia is forming plans to annex more parts of Ukraine, repeating a playbook it used in the 2014 annexation of Crimea to seize…
Continue Reading Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio drops New York congressional bid, saying it’s time to ‘leave electoral politics’
By Kristina Sgueglia, Gregory Krieg and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that he is dropping out of…
Continue Reading US launches initiative to support Ukrainian farmers hit by Russia’s war
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is putting $100 million into a new program to provide Ukrainian farmers with vital supplies in order to…
Continue Reading Steve Dettelbach sworn in to lead ATF after 7 years of acting directors
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former federal prosecutor Steve Dettelbach was ceremonially sworn in on Tuesday as the new…
Continue Reading Delivery of new Air Force One planes delayed again
By Devan Cole and Barbara Starr, CNN Boeing’s delivery of two new Air Force One planes has been delayed again, the Air Force announced Tuesday,…
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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar arrested during abortion rights protest
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Multiple members of Congress, including El Paso’s Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, were arrested by Capitol Police for blocking…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress were among those arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon as part…
Continue Reading Georgia prosecutors say all 16 fake Trump electors are targets in criminal probe
By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN The Atlanta-area prosecutors scrutinizing former President Donald Trump‘s attempts to…
Continue Reading FBI and NSA directors warn of evolving foreign interference threat ahead of US midterms
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US officials are on alert for multifaceted election interference threats from adversaries like Iran, China and Russia —…
Continue Reading Jill Biden meets with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska at the White House
By Maegan Vazquez and Kate Bennett, CNN Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska is at the White House on Wednesday to privately meet with first lady Jill…
Continue Reading House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage in effort to counter Supreme Court
By Clare Foran, CNN The Democrat-led House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a bill that would enshrine protections for same-sex marriage…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Former Trump National Security Council official will testify at Thursday’s January 6 hearing
CNN By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN Matthew Pottinger, who served on former President Donald Trump’s National Security Council before…
Continue Reading Secret Service gives thousands of documents to January 6 committee, but hasn’t yet recovered potentially missing texts
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The US Secret Service produced an “initial set of documents” to the…
Continue Reading Black executives’ group jumps into secretary of state races and other down-ballot contests
By Fredreka Schouten A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. A political…
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