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The state of California moved ahead Thursday to end the sale of new gasoline vehicles in 2035.
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Georgia district attorney investigating Trump calls for Mark Meadows to testify before special grand jury
By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has called on Mark Meadows — former President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff — to testify before the special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, according to a new court filing obtained by
Continue Reading Abortion is banned or severely limited in a number of states. Here’s where things stand
By Tierney Sneed and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Laws that ban abortion or severely restrict the procedure have gone into effect in about a dozen states after the US Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to abortion on June 24. On July 26, the Supreme Court transmitted its judgment in the case, taking the procedural step
Continue Reading Justice Department ordered to release redacted Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit
By Tierney Sneed The Justice Department must release a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit by noon on Friday, a federal judge ruled. The affidavit lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. The warrant authorized the FBI to search former President Donald Trump‘s home and private
Continue Reading Inside Trump’s public bravado and private resistance over Mar-a-Lago documents
By Gabby Orr, Kristen Holmes, Evan Perez and Jeremy Herb, CNN Not long after the National Archives acknowledged in February that it had retrieved 15 boxes of presidential records from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, Trump began fielding calls from Tom Fitton, a prominent conservative activist. Fitton, the longtime head of the
Continue Reading How an indecisive Joe Biden finally made his mind up on student loan debt
By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN It was early May and Rep. Pramila Jayapal was feeling optimistic. The chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus felt almost certain that a major announcement from the White House was imminent. “Something is coming, and something is coming soon,” the Washington Democrat mused to CNN at
Continue Reading The Democratic primary campaign is over. But the fight for a new NYC House seat might just be getting started.
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York’s messiest Democratic House primary could be on the verge of becoming its most divisive general election fight. State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, a progressive from Lower Manhattan, currently trails former federal prosecutor Daniel Goldman by about 1,300 votes, with more mail ballots to count. Should the current results hold,
Continue Reading How an indecisive Joe Biden finally made his mind up on student loan debt
By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN It was early May and Rep. Pramila Jayapal was feeling optimistic. The chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus felt almost certain that a major announcement from the White House was imminent. “Something is coming, and something is coming soon,” the Washington Democrat mused to CNN at
Continue Reading Two individuals plead guilty to stealing and selling Ashley Biden’s belongings to Project Veritas
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Two people who sold Ashley Biden’s journal and other items to Project Veritas pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty to stealing Biden’s belongings and selling them to the conservative media group for $40,000, according to court documents. In September 2020, Harris
Continue Reading Gavin Newsom pledges $100K to help Charlie Crist defeat Ron DeSantis
By Steve Contorno, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending money across the country to help Rep. Charlie Crist defeat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this November. The California Democrat on Thursday tweeted that he was pledging $100,000 to make DeSantis a “one-term governor” and he called on his supporters to donate to Crist, who won
Continue Reading North Dakota judge blocks abortion trigger ban day before it goes into effect
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A state judge in North Dakota on Thursday blocked the state’s so-called trigger abortion ban, which was set to go into effect on Friday. Judge Bruce Romanick of the South Central Judicial District in Burleigh County said he was issuing the preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo in the state
Continue Reading North Dakota judge blocks abortion trigger ban day before it goes into effect
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A state judge in North Dakota on Thursday blocked the state’s so-called trigger abortion ban, which was set to go into effect on Friday. Judge Bruce Romanick of the South Central Judicial District in Burleigh County said he was issuing the preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo in the state
Continue Reading US carries out additional airstrikes in Syria following rocket attack that injured US troops, US official says
By Oren Liebermann and Chandelis Duster, CNN The US carried out additional airstrikes targeting enemy positions and rocket launchers near Deir ez-Zor in northeast Syria following a rocket attack on coalition bases in the region that injured three US troops on Wednesday, according to a US official. A number of enemy fighters were killed in
Continue Reading Justice Department ordered to release redacted Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit
By Tierney Sneed The Justice Department must release a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit by noon on Friday, a federal judge ruled. The affidavit lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. The warrant authorized the FBI to search former President Donald Trump‘s home and private
Continue Reading Pentagon announces new plan to reduce number of civilians killed in military operations
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Pentagon announced a new plan of action Thursday which it says will help reduce the number of civilians killed and injured by US military operations, particularly drone strikes, and better deal with the aftermath of such incidents. The US military has been criticized for years for killing civilians in drone
Continue Reading Inside Trump’s public bravado and private resistance over Mar-a-Lago documents
By Gabby Orr, Kristen Holmes, Evan Perez and Jeremy Herb, CNN Not long after the National Archives acknowledged in February that it had retrieved 15 boxes of presidential records from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, Trump began fielding calls from Tom Fitton, a prominent conservative activist. Fitton, the longtime head of the
Continue Reading Biden student loan plan could cost $24B per year, White House press secretary estimates
By Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan could cost about $24 billion per year, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told CNN Thursday evening. “Assuming that 75% of folks who take this on, the President’s student loan cancellation plan, and you look at the average monetary, cash flow on that, it’s
Continue Reading Biden criticizes ‘semi-fascism’ underpinning the ‘extreme MAGA philosophy’ in fiery return to the campaign trail
By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden offered one of his sharpest rebukes Thursday of Republicans who have stuck to the credo of his predecessor, labeling it “semi-fascism” and predicting it has gone too far for most of the country. It was a forceful kickoff to midterm politicking for the President, who
Continue Reading Georgia Gov. Kemp argues to block subpoena to appear before grand jury investigating Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results
By Jason Morris, Nick Valencia and Sara Murray, CNN Attorneys for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp argued in court Thursday that their client is “beyond the reach” of a subpoena and should not be forced to testify before a special purpose grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in
Continue Reading US ‘actively defending against foreign interference and influence’ in midterms, Cyber Command says
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US military and intelligence officials are stepping up their efforts to defend the electoral process from foreign hacking and disinformation as the November midterms approach, officials said Thursday. Officials are “actively defending against foreign interference and influence operations in U.S. elections,” US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency said in
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