Virginia Supreme Court paves way for removal of Robert E. Lee statue
By Chandelis Duster and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Virginia is moving ahead with its plans to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee…
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US Capitol riot defendant jailed after watching MyPillow CEO’s conspiracy symposium while prohibited from going online
By Marshall Cohen The QAnon supporter who chased Officer Eugene Goodman near the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sent back to…
Continue ReadingREAD: Nancy Pelosi responds to SCOTUS ruling on Texas abortion law
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded on Thursday to the Supreme Court’s denial of a request from Texas abortion providers to freeze a state law…
Continue ReadingBiden launches federal effort to respond to Texas law as he faces pressure to protect abortion
By Kevin Liptak, CNN A new Texas law that effectively bans most abortions prompted President Joe Biden on Wednesday to use a word he’d entirely…
Continue ReadingNew York Gov. Hochul faces first crisis after Ida floods parts of the state
By Eric Bradner, Veronica Stracqualursi and Ella Nilsen, CNN New York Gov. Kathy Hochul faced the first test of her ability to manage a disaster…
Continue Reading‘Unprecedented is almost an understatement,’ Hochul says of New York flooding
CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday called the massive flooding overnight in the state and New York City,…
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney named vice chair of the January 6 select committee
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN Democratic Chairman of the January 6 Select Committee Bennie Thompson announced on…
Continue ReadingREAD: Supreme Court order and dissents in challenge to Texas abortion law
By CNN The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, late Wednesday denied a request from Texas abortion providers to block a new state law that bans most…
Continue ReadingCritical race theory fight boils over at defense bill markup
By Sarah Fortinsky and Daniella Diaz, CNN Members of the House Armed Services Committee forcefully debated the role of teaching critical race theory…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court denies request to stop Texas 6-week abortion ban, with John Roberts and liberals dissenting
CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court formally denied a request from Texas abortion providers to freeze a state law…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court denies request to stop Texas 6-week abortion ban, with John Roberts and liberals dissenting
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court formally denied a request from Texas abortion providers to freeze a state law that…
Continue ReadingWhat it would take for Republicans to recall a Democratic governor in deep blue California
By Maeve Reston, CNN All eyes are on a state that backed President Joe Biden by nearly 30 points, where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly…
Continue ReadingAfter Afghanistan withdrawal, questions intensify over who got it wrong
CNN By Jeremy Herb and Natasha Bertrand, CNN With the US withdrawal from Afghanistan officially complete, the White House is set to begin the…
Continue ReadingAfter Afghanistan withdrawal, questions intensify over who got it wrong
By Jeremy Herb and Natasha Bertrand, CNN With the US withdrawal from Afghanistan officially complete, the White House is set to begin the difficult…
Continue ReadingBiggs to call on McCarthy to boot Kinzinger and Cheney from GOP over January 6 probe
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN The head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus is planning to send a letter to House Minority Leader Kevin…
Continue ReadingWhat the Supreme Court’s order means for the future of Roe v. Wade
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In a midnight order, a 5-4 Supreme Court green-lit Texas’ six-week abortion ban despite the fact…
Continue ReadingHow Texas’ 6-week abortion ban will make accessing the procedure nearly impossible for some
Tierney Sneed, CNN Access to abortion was curtailed significantly in Texas on Wednesday, with the state’s extreme and novel ban on abortions at…
Continue ReadingAnother Trump Organization executive to appear before NY grand jury as prosecutors probe former President’s business
By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell and Erica Orden, CNN The Trump Organization’s corporate director of security is expected to appear before a grand…
Continue ReadingMcConnell: ‘There isn’t going to be an impeachment’ of Biden
CNN, WYMT By Alex Rogers and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that “there isn’t going to be an…
Continue ReadingIn the shadows: Why the Supreme Court’s lack of transparency may cost it in the long run
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court justices tout judicial integrity and the importance of public…
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