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Fundraisers and rent payments: Federal political spending at Trump businesses topped $1.4 million in his first year out of office

February 25, 2022 4:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Federal political committees spent more than $1.4 million at Donald Trump’s businesses last year, a new tally shows…

Ukrainian staff of US Embassy in Kyiv ask State Department for urgent help

February 25, 2022 3:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Ukrainian staff of the US Embassy in Kyiv are asking the State Department for urgent help as their country comes under…

The difference Ketanji Brown Jackson may make on the conservative-dominated Supreme Court

February 25, 2022 2:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court is transforming the law in America, rolling back a half century…

US to impose sanctions on Putin following Ukraine invasion

February 25, 2022 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly and Jeremy Herb, CNN The US will impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House announced Friday. The…

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court

February 25, 2022 1:19 PM CNN

CNN By Jake Tapper, Ariane de Vogue, Jeff Zeleny, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the…

Judge warns of US divisions and cites Russia’s attack on Ukraine while sentencing Capitol riot defendant

February 25, 2022 12:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Casey Gannon, CNN The man photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the…

NATO Response Force activated for first time

February 25, 2022 11:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN For the first time ever, the NATO Response Force has been activated as a defensive measure in response to…

Republicans attack Biden Supreme Court pick as pawn of ‘radical Left’

February 25, 2022 10:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers, CNN Senate Republicans have launched their attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, before the…

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to the Supreme Court

February 25, 2022 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As President Joe Biden rifled through binders filled with pages of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s…

House January 6 committee to subpoena Kimberly Guilfoyle after she backed out of meeting

February 25, 2022 9:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot tells…

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to the Supreme Court

February 25, 2022 9:18 AM CNN

CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As President Joe Biden rifled through binders filled with pages of Judge Ketanji Brown…

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to the Supreme Court

February 25, 2022 9:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As President Joe Biden rifled through binders filled with pages of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s…

First on CNN: Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court

February 25, 2022 8:26 AM CNN

CNN By Jake Tapper, Ariane de Vogue, Jeff Zeleny and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden has selected Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the…

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court

February 25, 2022 7:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Jake Tapper, Ariane de Vogue, Jeff Zeleny and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday,…

Biden to reveal his Supreme Court nominee on Friday

February 25, 2022 6:44 AM CNN

CNN By Jeff Zeleny and John Harwood, CNN President Joe Biden will announce his Supreme Court nominee on Friday, a source familiar with the decision…

US concerned Kyiv could fall to Russia within days, sources familiar with intel say

February 25, 2022 5:46 AM CNN

CNN By Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Williams, CNN US intelligence officials are concerned that Kyiv could fall under Russian control within days,…

Trump may offer help to Katie Britt in Alabama Senate primary — even though he’s already endorsed Mo Brooks

February 25, 2022 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Gabby Orr and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former President Donald Trump didn’t plan to invite Alabama Senate hopeful Katie Britt to meet with him at…

US concerned Kyiv could fall to Russia within days, sources familiar with intel say

February 25, 2022 4:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Williams, CNN US intelligence officials are concerned that Kyiv could fall under Russian control within days, according…

House Democrats push dozens of ‘common sense’ bills with bipartisan buy-in

February 25, 2022 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Frantic to show voters they’ve accomplished more ahead of the November midterm elections, a small group of House…

House Oversight Committee asks National Archives for torn-up Trump documents in new records request

February 25, 2022 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Democrat-led House Oversight Committee has indicated to the National Archives it’s…

Jimmy Carter says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘threatens security in Europe and the entire world’

February 24, 2022 8:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates international law and…

Roger Stone sues to block January 6 committee from getting his personal cell phone records

February 24, 2022 7:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone sued Thursday to keep his AT&T phone records from the…

Biden to reveal his Supreme Court nominee on Friday

February 24, 2022 7:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeff Zeleny and John Harwood, CNN President Joe Biden will announce his Supreme Court nominee on Friday, a source familiar with the decision tells…

How El Pasoans are reacting to Russia’s attack on Ukraine

February 24, 2022 7:37 PM Sarah Coria

EL PASO, Texas – Russia’s attack on Ukraine has left many El Pasoans feeling confused. “It’s just like really like hard to like understand what’s…

Russia’s space agency warns US sanctions could ‘destroy’ cooperation on the International Space Station

February 24, 2022 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher, CNN The head of Russia’s space agency says new US sanctions have the potential “to destroy our cooperation” on…

How significant are the US sanctions on Russia?

February 24, 2022 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly, CNN US President Joe Biden unleashed sweeping sanctions Thursday responding to Russian President Vladimir…

Oklahoma Republican senator to resign, setting off November election for successor

February 24, 2022 4:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, a leading conservative Republican and veteran of the Senate, announced on Friday that he…

New York DA’s office debated whether it can beat Trump in court

February 24, 2022 4:34 PM CNN

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN The abrupt resignations of two top prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump and his business cast into doubt…

New York DA’s office debated whether it can beat Trump in court

February 24, 2022 4:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell, CNN The abrupt resignations of two top prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump and his business cast into doubt the…

GOP lawmakers call for stronger sanctions against Russia but some are careful in their criticism of Biden

February 24, 2022 4:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Zanona and Daniella Diaz, CNN Key Republican voices from across Capitol Hill — who have been coordinating their messaging on the…