By Kate Sullivan and Evan Perez, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday announced he was nominating former federal prosecutor Steve Dettelbach to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, thrusting the former US attorney into what will likely be a tough confirmation fight. Dettelbach was previously unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve
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By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The United States believes Russian President Vladimir Putin may be willing to take more aggressive action against the US, including dialing up his attempts to interfere with American elections in response to its support for Ukraine, according to four sources familiar with recent
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Republican legislative leaders in Florida have given up trying to draw new congressional boundaries that can win Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ signature and, in an unprecedented move, announced Monday that they intend to essentially cede this constitutional power to the executive branch. In a joint statement, state House Speaker Chris Sprowls and
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President Joe Biden will announce a new firearm regulation Monday meant to contain the use of privately made weapons, senior administration officials said, as he comes under pressure to take more steps to address a national crisis of gun violence.
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden announced a new firearm regulation Monday meant to contain the use of privately made weapons as he comes under pressure to take more steps to address a national crisis of gun violence. The regulation on so-called “ghost guns” — unregulated, untraceable weapons made from kits — will address
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By Tami Luhby, CNN The White House is seeking to help lessen Americans’ medical debt burden, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday. In its latest effort to help people deal with increased costs amid skyrocketing inflation, the White House laid out a four-point plan to help protect consumers. It builds on President Joe Biden’s recent
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN The White House is seeking to help lessen Americans’ medical debt burden, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday. In its latest effort to help people deal with increased costs amid skyrocketing inflation, the White House laid out a four-point plan to help protect consumers. It builds on President Joe Biden’s recent
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By Dan Merica and Ethan Cohen, CNN A judge in Iowa ruled on Sunday that Democratic Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer cannot appear on the state’s June 7 primary ballot, dealing a significant blow to her already long-shot hopes of unseating Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. Finkenauer pledged Monday to “challenge this deeply partisan decision to the
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Senate Republicans who led the attacks on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s sentencing record say they hoped to send a message to other trial judges who might seek appointments to higher courts. While some veteran judges see it as a tactic of intimidation, it hits on a longstanding tension between the
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden announced a new firearm regulation Monday meant to contain the use of privately made weapons as he comes under pressure to take more steps to address a national crisis of gun violence. The regulation on so-called “ghost guns” — unregulated, untraceable weapons made from kits — will address
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Pamela Brown and Gabby Orr, CNN One week after the 2018 midterms, President Donald Trump hosted a private lunch with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas. She used her face time with Trump to cajole him about her floundering efforts to install friends and allies
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By Marshall Cohen, Pamela Brown and Gabby Orr, CNN One week after the 2018 midterms, President Donald Trump hosted a private lunch with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas. She used her face time with Trump to cajole him about her floundering efforts to install friends and allies
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By Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN White House officials are increasingly anxious about an expected migrant surge at the end of May coinciding with the repeal of a restrictive Trump-era border policy that has let them turn people away. The political fallout over the Biden administration’s decision to terminate a Trump-era pandemic restriction, known
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Democrats running for reelection in the midterms are intensifying their fight against the Biden administration’s decision to roll back a Trump-era immigration rule, going directly to the border and signing onto legislation that would block the Biden administration’s actions in an escalation that could leave the party splintered
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden is expected to announce new firearm regulation as soon as Monday meant to contain the use of privately made weapons, people familiar with the matter said, as he comes under pressure to take more steps to address gun violence. The regulation on so-called “ghost guns” — unregulated, untraceable
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday that the House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection has “not made a decision” on criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, but she added it was “absolutely clear” that former President Donald Trump and a number of people around him knew their actions were
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday that the House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection has “not made a decision” on criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, but she added it was “absolutely clear” that former President Donald Trump and a number of people around him knew their actions were
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, Daniella Diaz and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming on Sunday said Russia’s missile strike on an eastern Ukraine railway station last week that killed dozens of civilians “clearly is genocide.” “I think that Europe needs to understand and grapple with the fact that you’ve got a genocidal
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, Daniella Diaz and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming on Sunday said Russia’s missile strike on an eastern Ukraine railway station last week that killed dozens of civilians “clearly is genocide.” “I think that Europe needs to understand and grapple with the fact that you’ve got a genocidal
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of John Delaney, a businessman, former US representative from Maryland and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1963 Birth place: Wood-Ridge, New Jersey Birth name: John Kevin Delaney Father: Jack Delaney, electrician Mother: Elaine (Rowe) Delaney, homemaker Marriage: April McClain-Delaney Children:
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