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US imposes visa restrictions on Taliban members involved in repression of women and girls

February 1, 2023 8:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood The United States is imposing new visa restrictions on certain current and former Taliban members, non-state security group members…

Hunter Biden calls for criminal probe in aggressive new legal strategy

February 1, 2023 8:28 PM CNN

CNN By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Wednesday asked state and federal agencies to investigate…

Inside George Santos’ transformation from Anthony Devolder into a political figure

February 1, 2023 8:03 PM CNN

CNN By Andrew Kaczynski The transformation of George Santos began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing…

Fact check: Six false claims fully disproven by the newly released Paul Pelosi evidence

February 1, 2023 7:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale The conspiracy theories about the October attack on Paul Pelosi never made sense. And now the public can see that a whole bunch of…

Inside George Santos’ transformation from Anthony Devolder into a political figure

February 1, 2023 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski The transformation of George Santos began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing…

Hunter Biden calls for criminal probe in aggressive new legal strategy

February 1, 2023 4:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Wednesday asked state and federal agencies to investigate a…

McCarthy hopeful after first meeting with Biden on debt limit: ‘I think that at the end of the day, we can find common ground’

February 1, 2023 4:19 PM CNN

CNN By Maegan Vazquez and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not walk away from his highly anticipated White House meeting on…

Federal agents interview veteran who alleges George Santos took thousands from dying dog’s GoFundMe

February 1, 2023 3:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Emily Bushey, CNN Federal law enforcement officials are investigating a US Navy veteran’s allegation that Rep. George Santos raised money…

Republican AGs warn pharmacies against mailing abortion pills within their states

February 1, 2023 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed Republican attorneys general from 20 states wrote letters to executives at CVS and Walgreens warning the pharmacy chains against…

US and French forces seized Iranian-supplied weapons and ammunition bound for Yemen

February 1, 2023 3:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Haley Britzky, CNN The US Navy assisted the French military in seizing thousands of assault rifles and half a million rounds of ammunition that…

Harris mourns Tyre Nichols at funeral and calls for police reform: He ‘should have been safe’

February 1, 2023 2:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday mourned the death of Tyre Nichols, calling his death at the hands of police a moment…

EPA blocks mining project proposal that threatened Alaskan salmon

February 1, 2023 10:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Andi Babineau, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has blocked a controversial mining project set for development in Alaska over concerns…

McCarthy announces top House lawyer as fights over Biden probes shape up

February 1, 2023 10:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed The lawyer who will lead the court fights mounted by the newly GOP-controlled House of Representatives is a former clerk to Justice…

First on CNN: Trump Org. controller to testify to Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments

February 1, 2023 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell, CNN A top executive of the Trump Organization is expected to appear Thursday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating former…

Biden administration takes another step toward advancing a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska

February 1, 2023 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday advanced the controversial Willow oil drilling project on…

FBI finds no classified documents at Biden’s Delaware vacation home

February 1, 2023 7:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Jeremy Diamond and Paula Reid, CNN The FBI has completed its search of President Joe Biden’s Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,…

DACA Lawsuit: Nine Republican-led states ask judge to block DACA program

February 1, 2023 7:55 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Nine republican-led states wants a Texas court to block a federal rule protecting some immigrant children. Tuesday the states asked a federal judge…

First on CNN: Trump Org. controller to testify to Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments

February 1, 2023 7:17 AM CNN

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN A top executive of the Trump Organization is expected to appear Thursday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating former…

Cohen says he handed over phones to Manhattan DA

February 1, 2023 6:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Karl de Vries, CNN Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s former attorney, has handed over his cell phones to Manhattan prosecutors,…

Republicans slam Biden’s handling of the US-Mexico border in first congressional hearing

February 1, 2023 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Republican lawmakers slammed President Joe Biden’s border policies on Wednesday and laid the groundwork for an…

‘Go on offense’: Inside Democrats’ strategy to try to undercut GOP investigations and protect Biden

February 1, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Fox, Alayna Treene and Jeremy Herb, CNN Congressional Democrats are betting that a coordinated offense is their best defense against the…

Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy put their brand new relationship to the test with debt ceiling crisis looming

February 1, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy aren’t friends. Biden’s advisers…

DeSantis proposes banning diversity and inclusion initiatives at Florida universities

February 1, 2023 3:21 AM CNN

CNN, WJXT By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that he intends to ban state universities from spending money…

Trump allies cheer more traditional campaign debut even as some wonder if it will last

February 1, 2023 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Gabby Orr, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN Six months into his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made a telling…

McCarthy hopeful after first meeting with Biden on debt limit: ‘I think that at the end of the day, we can find common ground’

February 1, 2023 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not walk away from his highly anticipated White House meeting on Wednesday…

Nine Republican-led states ask judge to block DACA program

January 31, 2023 9:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nine Republican-led states asked a federal judge in Texas on Tuesday to block a rule providing protections to nearly…

GOP leaders work to lock down votes to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

January 31, 2023 8:43 PM CNN

CNN, POOL, HOUSE TV, HOUSE.GOV, TWITTER, @ILHANMN, GEORGEFORNY, OAN, Twitter/@IlhanMN By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN House Republican leaders…

Nikki Haley expected to announce presidential run in Charleston on February 15

January 31, 2023 8:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan and Kylie Atwood, CNN Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to announce she’s running for president on February…

After getting tanks, Ukraine escalates public pressure over F-16 fighter jets

January 31, 2023 5:08 PM CNN

CNN By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Top Ukrainian officials have in recent days escalated their public lobbying campaign for US-made F-16…

After getting tanks, Ukraine escalates public pressure over F-16 fighter jets

January 31, 2023 5:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Top Ukrainian officials have in recent days escalated their public lobbying campaign for US-made F-16…