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Fact check: Deceptive Republican attack ad uses images from Trump presidency to depict ‘chaos’ under Biden

By Daniel Dale, CNN A new national television ad from House Republicans’ campaign arm deceptively uses images of events that occurred during former President Donald Trump’s time in office to attack President Joe Biden’s tenure. The 30-second ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee, titled “Chaos,” begins with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicting “bold progress

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January 6 committee issues 6 subpoenas to top Trump campaign associates, including Michael Flynn and John Eastman

By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot on Capitol Hill announced Monday it is issuing six additional subpoenas to top Trump campaign associates as it continues to seek testimony and documents from key witnesses in the sweeping probe. With this round of subpoenas,

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A bipartisan group of House members is pushing legislation to stop foreign nationals from financing ballot initiatives after federal regulators recently concluded that the federal ban on foreign campaign money only applies to candidate elections.

Bipartisan group on Capitol Hill aims to close foreign money loophole on ballot initiatives

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A bipartisan group of House members is pushing legislation to stop foreign nationals from financing ballot initiatives after federal regulators recently concluded that the federal ban on foreign campaign money only applies to candidate elections. The move on Capitol Hill comes after the Federal Election Commission, by a 4-2 vote, dismissed

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The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot on Capitol Hill announced Monday it is issuing six additional subpoenas to top Trump campaign associates as it continues to seek testimony and documents from key witnesses in the sweeping probe.

January 6 committee issues 6 subpoenas to top Trump campaign associates, including Michael Flynn and John Eastman

By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot on Capitol Hill announced Monday it is issuing six additional subpoenas to top Trump campaign associates as it continues to seek testimony and documents from key witnesses in the sweeping probe. With this round of subpoenas,

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The Supreme Court grappled Monday with an attempt by three Muslim men to sue the federal government for hiring a confidential informant to secretly engage in electronic surveillance and gather information about Muslims in their neighborhood in violation of their religious rights.

Supreme Court hears arguments in case brought by Muslims alleging federal government illegally spied on them

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court grappled Monday with an attempt by three Muslim men to sue the federal government for hiring a confidential informant to secretly engage in electronic surveillance and gather information about Muslims in their neighborhood in violation of their religious rights. By the end of the

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The Biden administration is planning to waive immigration-related fees for up to 70

Biden administration will waive immigration application fees for thousands of evacuated Afghans

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is planning to waive immigration-related fees for up to 70,000 Afghan evacuees as they are resettled in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday. The resettlement challenge has dogged the administration since the frenzied evacuation from Afghanistan in August: resettling tens of thousands of people

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Obama swipes at Trump for ‘four years of active hostility’ on climate in Glasgow speech

By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Barack Obama went to the international climate conference in Glasgow on Monday because climate envoy John Kerry knew the Biden administration needed help convincing the world America was actually serious about combating climate change. But as much as Obama expressed regret for former President Donald Trump’s

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Law enforcement officials have seized an estimated $6 million in ransom payments.

US seizes $6 million in ransom payments and charges Ukrainian over major cyberattack

By Christina Carrega and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Law enforcement officials seized an estimated $6 million in ransom payments and federal prosecutors charged a suspect from Ukraine over a damaging July ransomware attack on an American company in a breakthrough for the Biden administration’s pursuit of cybercriminals, the Justice Department announced Monday. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian

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US seizes $6 million in ransom payments and charges Ukrainian over major cyberattack

By Christina Carrega and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Law enforcement officials seized an estimated $6 million in ransom payments and federal prosecutors charged a suspect from Ukraine over a damaging July ransomware attack on an American company in a breakthrough for the Biden administration’s pursuit of cybercriminals, the Justice Department announced Monday. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian

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