US officials prepare for potential Russian cyberattacks as Ukraine standoff continues
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The FBI is asking US businesses to report any uptick in Russian hacking threats — the latest effort to prepare for…
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Michelle Childs: South Carolina judge touted for the educational diversity she’d bring to the Supreme Court
By Tierney Sneed The path that took US District Judge J. Michelle Childs to a public honors college in Florida is about as unconventional as the rest…
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CNN By Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN Politics is never far removed from the selection of any Supreme Court justice, but the…
Continue ReadingKetanji Brown Jackson: The personal and legal record of the Supreme Court nominee
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Editor’s note: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings began…
Continue ReadingLeondra Kruger: California Supreme Court judge breaking barriers in the Golden State
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer As a 35-year-old assistant US solicitor general, Leondra Kruger stood before the…
Continue ReadingKetanji Brown Jackson: The personal and legal record of the front-runner for the SCOTUS post
CNN, POOL, C-SPAN, AP IMAGES, SENATE TV, ABC, SUPERTALK MISSISSIPPI, SENATE JUDICIARY By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Six days after…
Continue ReadingBiden relaunches ‘Cancer Moonshot’ initiative aimed at halving rate of cancer deaths by 2047
By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday relaunched the White House’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative,…
Continue ReadingFBI urges Olympic athletes to leave personal phones at home ahead of Beijing games
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead…
Continue ReadingNAACP pushes Garland to pursue federal charges in killing of Laquan McDonald by Chicago ex-officer
WBBM By Omar Jimenez, CNN The NAACP released a letter Tuesday calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to move forward with federal charges…
Continue ReadingNAACP pushes Garland to pursue federal charges in killing of Laquan McDonald by Chicago ex-officer
By Omar Jimenez, CNN The NAACP released a letter Tuesday calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to move forward with federal charges against…
Continue ReadingTrump meddles in Georgia race to get candidate to back his 2020 falsehoods
By Gabby Orr, Melanie Zanona and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump has offered Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Jones his…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to WWII’s ‘Ghost Army’
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law that awards the Congressional Gold Medal to a top-secret US Army…
Continue ReadingFact check: GOP Rep. Chip Roy twice promotes false online rumor about Canadian PM fleeing to the US
CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime…
Continue ReadingFact check: GOP Rep. Chip Roy twice promotes false online rumor about Canadian PM fleeing to the US
By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime…
Continue ReadingTrump’s PAC gave $1 million to Meadows’ non-profit weeks after House formed January 6 committee
By Eric Bradner, CNN Weeks after the House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection was formed, former President Donald Trump’s political…
Continue ReadingGOP Rep. Cawthorn files lawsuit to shut down candidacy challenge based on his role in January 6 insurrection
By Marshall Cohen Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, a staunch Donald Trump supporter who has pushed election fraud lies, has filed a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingHouse Majority Leader Steny Hoyer tests positive for Covid-19
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday that he had contracted Covid-19 and is “experiencing mild…
Continue ReadingFlorida bill aims to overhaul state election laws — including proposal for election police force
By Kelly Mena, CNN Florida lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at changing election laws in Florida including creating an election police…
Continue ReadingProposal to endorse removing Cheney and Kinzinger from House GOP Conference gets more than 50 RNC co-sponsors
By Gabby Orr, CNN A proposal to endorse removing GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger from the House Republican Conference has gained steam ahead…
Continue ReadingSen. Ben Ray Luján expected to make full recovery after suffering stroke
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico announced Tuesday that he “suffered a stroke in the cerebellum” last week but…
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