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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The participation of Latin American countries in a high-profile regional summit is still in flux, just weeks from when it’s scheduled to take place in California amid record migration throughout the Western Hemisphere. The so-called Summit of the Americas is set to be hosted by the United States in early June,

By Michael Warren and Jeff Zeleny, CNN On the eve of Georgia’s primary election, former Vice President Mike Pence had a forward-looking message of support for renominating Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. “When you say yes to Governor Brian Kemp tomorrow, you will send a deafening message all across America that the Republican Party is the

By Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson may have violated federal law by using campaign funds to pay for “unlimited access” to a private dining club in Texas, according to a review by a House advisory panel, referring the matter for further investigation. The Office of Congressional Ethics is asking the

By Oren Liebermann, CNN A Navy investigation into the October crash of a submarine into an underwater ridge in the South China Sea was “preventable” and followed navigation planning and risk management mistakes as well as other errors. The failures “fell far below US Navy standards,” according to the command investigation, and the accident left

By Gabby Orr Deborah Cain was an early supporter of Mo Brooks in his bid to become Alabama’s next Republican senator, pleased with the job he has done as a six-term congressman and the fiery speech he delivered at the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6, 2021. So when former President Donald Trump abandoned

By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Last summer, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell was nervous about Herschel Walker, seeing stories about the rookie candidate’s turbulent past and fearful that an unvetted and untested Republican could implode in the heat of the biggest Senate race in the country. But not long after he suggested to

By Dan Berman, CNN Jason Douglas Owens, charged with assaulting a police officer at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, wanted to go on his company’s getaway trip to Mexico next month. A federal judge was not amused. Last month, Owens asked for permission to attend the “2021 President’s Club” event in Cabo San

By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN Rep. Henry Cuellar, the long-time Laredo congressman backed by House leaders despite his status as the last Democratic opponent of abortion rights in the House, faces progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros for the third time Tuesday in a primary runoff in South Texas. Cisneros, who turns 29 on Tuesday,

By Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN The House Committee on Ethics is launching an investigation into GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina to determine whether he was involved in financial improprieties or had an improper relationship with an individual on his staff, the committee announced Monday. The committee voted unanimously on May 11

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Photographs by Austin Steele, CNN The two dozen volunteers who gathered outdoors on a humid Saturday morning had a very specific assignment: Fan out through the surrounding neighborhood in the hopes of persuading Democrats to show up in Tuesday’s primary election and vote for secretary of state candidate Bee Nguyen. But