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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

By Kylie Atwood and Barbara Starr, CNN The Biden administration is in the early stages of discussions about sending special operations forces into Ukraine to help guard the US Embassy in Kyiv, several US officials tell CNN. The discussions are in very preliminary stages and a proposal has not been presented to President Joe Biden

By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court said Monday that state prisoners may not present new evidence in federal court in support of a claim that their post-conviction counsel in state court was ineffective in violation of the Constitution. The ruling is a major defeat for two inmates on death row

By Kate Sullivan and Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden said Monday he believes a recession in the US is not inevitable but acknowledged the economic pain that Americans are feeling amid high inflation, supply chain shortages and the geopolitical earthquake caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The President argued the US has made “significant

By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Monday wraps a six-day, three-country tour of Latin America with an agenda that focused — at times with subtlety and others with direct intent — on why a partnership with the United States has its benefits. “Alone, you can only do so much. Any one of

By Michael Warren, CNN Brian Kemp isn’t exactly declaring an early victory ahead of Tuesday’s Republican primary as he bids for a second term as Georgia governor. He’s even downplaying recent polls showing him with a commanding lead over his opponent, former US Sen. David Perdue. “Don’t believe the polling,” Kemp told a crowd Saturday

By Kevin Liptak, Donald Judd and Nectar Gan, CNN President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States would intervene militarily if China attempts to take Taiwan by force, a warning that appeared to deviate from the deliberate ambiguity traditionally held by Washington. The White House quickly downplayed the comments, saying they don’t reflect a

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 Eric Bradner and Michael Warren, CNN Republican voters in Georgia’s primary on Tuesday could move the party — at least temporarily — out from under former President Donald Trump’s shadow. Gov. Brian Kemp, the Republican whom Trump has targeted over his refusal to embrace the lie that widespread fraud cost the former President the

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Sunday he’s been released from the hospital after suffering a “minor stroke” last week. “It’s great to be back home after a long week. I’m grateful for the generous outpouring of support from everyone and the dedicated care I received from the team at GW,” the

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday said the thirteen nations joining his long-sought economic plan for Asia were “signing up to work toward an economic vision that will deliver for all people on Earth.” The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is Biden’s attempt at engaging a region coming increasingly under the influence of China.

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Six weeks postpartum, Rochelle Garza was on the frontlines of an abortion rights rally in Dallas. “I will be damned if my daughter grows up in a state where she cannot control her own body,” the Democratic candidate for Texas attorney general said into a megaphone. Abortion rights had already been

By Jeremy Herb and Dianne Gallagher, CNN While Donald Trump has maintained a laser focus this primary season on ousting those Republicans who crossed him over the 2020 election — especially in Georgia on Tuesday — the Republican effort to elevate proponents of dubious election fraud allegations in the government runs deeper than the former

By Tierney Sneed The 5th Circuit is at it again. The federal appeals court that has been under fire for its handling of abortion rights, immigration and so-called social media “censorship” handed down on Wednesday a ruling that — if adopted nationwide — could upend the way that federal agencies for decades have enforced the