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‘House is gone. Cars are gone’: Paul Whelan’s life one year after his release from a Russian prison

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the United States after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its challenges. “You’re literally starting over,” he told CNN ahead of the one-year anniversary of the sweeping US-Russia prisoner exchange deal that secured

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Judge extends temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal

By Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge in California on Thursday extended temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem previously determined that conditions in the migrants’ home countries no longer warranted the protections, which prevent them from being

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Protesters with signs gather outside the venue for Rep. Bryan Steil's town hall in Elkhorn

GOP lawmaker faces raucous crowd in Wisconsin, critical questions over tariffs and immigration policy

By Betul Tuncer, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Bryan Steil faced a rowdy crowd at a town hall-style event in Wisconsin on Thursday, with attendees angrily confronting him over a wide range of topics, including tariffs, President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful Bill,” the war in Gaza and immigration policy. Audience members frequently interrupted

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Elon Musk attends a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House

Elon Musk gave $15 million to Republican allies just before announcing his own America Party

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire Elon Musk donated a total of $15 million in June to super PACs favoring President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, new campaign finance reports show. The donations of $5 million each to MAGA Inc., the Senate Leadership Fund and the Congressional Leadership

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