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The office for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis late Sunday submitted for consideration a new congressional map that heavily favors his party.

DeSantis pushes Florida redistricting map that heavily favors Republicans

January 18, 2022 5:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Steve Contorno, CNN For political observers who have wondered for months how far Republicans should press their advantage in Florida when drawing the state’s new congressional boundaries, they now have a response from Gov. Ron DeSantis: all the way. DeSantis threw a surprise wrench into the state’s redistricting process late Sunday night when his

DeSantis pushes Florida redistricting map that heavily favors Republicans

January 18, 2022 5:23 PM CNN

By Steve Contorno, CNN For political observers who have wondered for months how far Republicans should press their advantage in Florida when drawing the state’s new congressional boundaries, they now have a response from Gov. Ron DeSantis: all the way. DeSantis threw a surprise wrench into the state’s redistricting process late Sunday night when his

Takeaways and new details from the New York AG’s investigation into Trump’s business empire

January 18, 2022 5:23 PM CNN

By Kara Scannell New York Attorney General Letitia James laid out new, specific details about what her office believes to be “misleading or fraudulent” financial statements from former President Donald Trump’s business empire in a late-night court filing on Tuesday. The new filing seeks to compel the testimony of Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka

January 6 committee subpoenas Giuliani and 3 others

January 18, 2022 5:22 PM CNN

By Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued a subpoena Tuesday for Rudy Giuliani, a central figure in former President Donald Trump’s failed bid to overturn the 2020 election on the basis of unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud. In addition to Giuliani, the committee issued

The January 6 committee subpoenaed the phone records for Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle.

Exclusive: Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s phone records subpoenaed by January 6 committee

January 18, 2022 5:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has subpoenaed and obtained records of phone numbers associated with one of former President Donald Trump’s children, Eric Trump, as well as Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is engaged to Donald Trump Jr., sources tell CNN.

The Senate plans to consider a measure that combines two preexisting bills: the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.

Here’s what the federal voting proposals would do

January 18, 2022 5:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN In Texas, it’s now a crime for election workers to send absentee ballot applications to voters who didn’t request them. In Georgia, most voters who show up at the wrong polling places on Election Day will be turned away — instead of permitted to cast provisional ballots. And in Florida, a

The US Immigration court backlog nearly equals the size of Philadelphia's population

Immigration court backlog nearly equals size of Philadelphia’s population, study finds

January 18, 2022 4:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The US immigration court backlog reached nearly 1.6 million cases last year, with cases climbing more rapidly between October and December, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which tracks immigration court data. The backlog is almost equivalent to the size of Philadelphia’s population, the clearinghouse found in its latest

The US Department of Education has distributed all $122 billion in school Covid-19 relief funding to states.

Education Department completes distribution of $122 billion in school Covid-19 relief funding to states

January 18, 2022 4:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Liz Stark, CNN The US Department of Education has distributed all $122 billion in school Covid-19 relief funding from the American Rescue Plan to states, the Biden administration announced Tuesday — a major milestone as school districts nationwide continue to grapple with Omicron’s surge. The Biden administration last March announced the allocation of more

The January 6 committee subpoenas Tuesday Rudy Giuliani

January 6 committee subpoenas Giuliani and 3 others

January 18, 2022 4:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued a subpoena Tuesday for Rudy Giuliani, a central figure in former President Donald Trump’s failed bid to overturn the 2020 election on the basis of unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud. In addition to Giuliani, the committee issued

Mark Kelly backs rules change to pass voting rights legislation

January 18, 2022 3:25 PM CNN

By Lauren Fox, CNN Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat facing reelection in Arizona, announced he will back a rules change to pass voting rights legislation, revealing a schism with his fellow Arizonan, Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has remained steadfast in her opposition to such a change. In a lengthy statement, Kelly wrote that “protecting

Have you tried to order free Covid-19 tests from the federal government? Tell us about it.

January 18, 2022 3:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Americans can now order a maximum of four free Covid-19 tests to be shipped directly to their homes. The federal government has quietly launched its website to sign up for the tests. Have you tried to order from the site, covidtests.gov? Let us know how it went. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022

Supreme Court oral arguments on January 7

Gorsuch declines to wear mask, as bench-mate Sotomayor works from her office

January 18, 2022 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has been listening to arguments remotely from her chambers because she doesn’t feel comfortable sitting on the bench near colleagues who are not masked, including Justice Neil Gorsuch, according to a source familiar with the situation. In addition, Sotomayor has been participating

In a case involving a Nazi confiscation of a Jewish family's painting

Pissarro painting confiscated by Nazis at center of Supreme Court arguments

January 18, 2022 2:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed In a case involving a Nazi confiscation of a Jewish family’s painting, the Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with how federal courts should decide whether California law or a foreign country’s law should apply. The case, which was filed in federal court in California, is now before the Supreme Court after nearly

Gay rights activist Jim Obergefell announces bid for Ohio House

January 18, 2022 1:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Jim Obergefell, the gay rights activist and named plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, announced on Tuesday that he is launching a bid for the Ohio State House. “I took a history making fight for equal rights all the way to the US Supreme Court and

Long-serving Democratic Reps. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island and Jerry McNerney of California announced that they will not be seeking reelection in November

Two long-serving Democratic congressmen announce they won’t seek reelection in 2022

January 18, 2022 1:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Long-serving Democratic Reps. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island and Jerry McNerney of California announced Tuesday that they will not be seeking reelection in November, joining the more than two dozen House Democrats planning to retire after this term of Congress. McNerney, who has served since 2007, announced that he will not

Schumer to propose ‘talking filibuster’ rules change on voting rights amid stalemate

January 18, 2022 12:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters Tuesday that he plans to put forward a proposal to change Senate rules to allow for a “talking filibuster” once Republicans block the voting legislation that Democrats are trying to pass. Since that would change the current 60-vote threshold

Tensions growing between Washington and Kyiv as Ukraine-Russia crisis drags on

January 18, 2022 12:13 PM CNN

By Natasha Bertrand and Kevin Liptak, CNN As the US has been warning the world of a potentially “imminent” Russian invasion of Ukraine, one foreign leader in particular has not been convinced: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Tension has been building between Zelensky and Biden administration officials, sources told CNN, amid a disagreement over how to

Website to order free Covid-19 tests is up and running

January 18, 2022 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins, Maegan Vazquez and Tami Luhby, CNN The federal government launched its website to sign up for free Covid-19 tests, allowing people to order a maximum of four tests shipped directly to their household. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Tuesday that the government website to order free Covid-19 tests is up

Missouri AG threatens more lawsuits over mask mandates as schools work to contain COVID-19 surge

January 18, 2022 9:11 AM Molly Stawinoga

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says his office will file more lawsuits this week against school districts enforcing mask and quarantine requirements.

The Biden administration is weighing new options

US weighs more military support for Ukraine to resist Russia if it invades

January 18, 2022 11:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto, Katie Bo Williams, Barbara Starr and Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration is weighing new options, including providing more arms to Ukraine to resist a Russian occupation, to try to raise the costs for Russian President Vladimir Putin should he decide to invade the country. The discussions, described by multiple