Ted Cruz just picked a fight with a Muppet. Again.
By Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Tuesday, Elmo — yes, the perennially joyful red Muppet who loves, literally, everyone — got…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson joins a Supreme Court in turmoil
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Supreme Court on Thursday, making history as the first female…
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Biden administration holding its first onshore oil sales
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and natural gas drilling…
Continue Reading Former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas sentenced to 20 months in prison
By Mark Morales Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, was sentenced to 20 months in prison Wednesday. He was convicted last fall on six…
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Breyer makes it official: He’s leaving the Supreme Court on Thursday at noon
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Stephen Breyer has notified the White House that his retirement will be effective Thursday,…
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KGMB, KURODA FAMILY, NATIONAL ARCHIVES, CNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The US Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling Wednesday that state…
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CNN By Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen and Alex Rogers, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection…
Continue Reading John Wood, former January 6 committee investigator, launches independent Senate bid in Missouri
By Alex Rogers and Sara Murray, CNN John Wood, a former senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the…
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Justices say vet who lost job as Texas trooper can sue state
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when…
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By Tierney Sneed The Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling Wednesday that state agencies are not immune from private lawsuits brought under a federal…
Continue Reading School shootings in the US reached a 20-year high in 2021, federal data shows
By Virginia Langmaid, Rebekah Riess and Holly Yan, CNN During the 2020-2021 school year, there were 93 school shootings in the United States —…
Continue Reading NATO formally invites Finland and Sweden to join alliance
CNN By Kevin Liptak, Niamh Kennedy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN NATO formalized its invitation to Sweden and Finland to join its alliance Wednesday, a…
Continue Reading How the Supreme Court ruling could affect insurance coverage for abortions
By Tami Luhby, CNN Though a growing number of companies are offering to help workers travel to states where abortion is legal, it remains uncertain…
Continue Reading NATO formally invites Finland and Sweden to join alliance
By Kevin Liptak, Niamh Kennedy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN NATO formalized its invitation to Sweden and Finland to join its alliance Wednesday, a…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s elections in Colorado, Illinois and more
By Eric Bradner, CNN Republican primary voters in Colorado resoundingly rejected Donald Trump’s brand of politics Tuesday, choosing more…
Continue Reading John Eastman drops challenge to House subpoena for his call log data
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Right-wing attorney John Eastman has dropped his challenge to the House’s pursuit of his…
Continue Reading 7 takeaways from Tuesday’s shocking January 6 hearing
By Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen and Alex Rogers, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection…
Continue Reading Ginni Thomas’ lawyer wants more info on why January 6 committee has asked to speak with her
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A lawyer for Virginia “Ginni” Thomas told the January 6, 2021, House select committee on…
Continue Reading Colorado Republicans reject 3 election deniers for statewide office
By Gregory Krieg, CNN On the same day a former aide to President Donald Trump’s chief of staff testified about how Trump had wanted to join the…
Continue Reading Inside Biden’s successful six-month bid to expand NATO
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden was meeting royalty in Spain on Tuesday when word arrived that an audacious plan he had hatched six months…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Georgia state GOP lawmakers file motion to quash subpoenas to appear in front of special grand jury investigating Trump
By Jason Morris, CNN An attorney representing subpoenaed members of Georgia’s General Assembly has filed a motion with the Superior Court of…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Trump documentary filmmaker expected to cooperate with Fulton County prosecutor investigating former President
By Jim Acosta, CNN Donald Trump documentary filmmaker Alex Holder has been contacted by the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office about his…
Continue Reading 7 takeaways from Tuesday’s shocking January 6 hearing
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen and Alex Rogers, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection…
Continue Reading Aide testifies she was told Trump lunged at Secret Service and steering wheel when told he couldn’t go to Capitol
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Clare Foran, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified during a…
Continue Reading Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map that lower court said likely violates Voting Rights Act
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a congressional map in Louisiana to remain in place for the next…
Continue Reading Majorities disapprove of Roe v. Wade reversal and Democrats are motivated, polls show
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Multiple polls conducted since the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade find that broad majorities of the…
Continue Reading 7 takeaways from Tuesday’s shocking January 6 hearing
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen and Alex Rogers, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection…
Continue Reading ‘This is a bombshell’: Trump aides left speechless by Hutchinson testimony
CNN By Gabby Orr, CNN Aides to former President Donald Trump were left speechless amid the first half of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony on…
Continue Reading Abortions can resume at some Texas clinics after court blocks pre-Roe ban
CNN By Tierney Sneed A Texas state court has issued a temporary restraining order against certain local and state officials, barring them from…
Continue Reading How to follow Tuesday’s primary election results
By Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen, Melissa Holzberg DePalo, Clara Grudberg and Nicholas Anastacio, CNN It’s primary election day in Illinois,…
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