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By Kara Scannell Lawyers for former President Donald Trump said they made one phone call to most of his former executive assistants in their effort to try to contact them as part of the New York attorney general’s investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances. To keep Trump out of civil contempt for failing to comply

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Friday told CNN there is “no question” an economic “hurricane” is possible. Asked if the Biden administration agrees with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s recent headline-making prediction of a hurricane, Walsh said, “We have to continue to move forward a step at a time here to

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked state funding for a new Tampa Bay Rays training facility partly because the baseball team spoke out against gun violence in the wake of back-to-back gun-related massacres in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, a source familiar with the internal conversations told CNN. DeSantis on Thursday

By Daniella Diaz, Betsy Klein and Brenda Goodman, CNN The infant formula shortage has affected millions of families across the country and left the Biden administration scrambling to figure out what went wrong after clear miscommunication and mishandling by the US Food and Drug Administration. President Joe Biden conceded Wednesday he didn’t understand how big

By Zachary Cohen, Kara Scannell and Paula Reid, CNN Several close allies of Steve Bannon have been subpoenaed to testify before a New York state grand jury investigating his fundraising for a private border wall effort, people familiar with the investigation tell CNN. The subpoenas were sent to several witnesses in recent weeks, requiring them

By CNN President Joe Biden delivered remarks Thursday from the White House on gun violence in America in the wake of several mass shootings. Read his speech as released by the White House below: On Memorial Day this past Monday, Jill and I visited Arlington National Cemetery. As we entered those hallowed grounds, we saw

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN President Joe Biden issued a proclamation this week recognizing June as Black Music Appreciation Month, celebrating the music as “intricately woven into the tapestry of our Nation.” “Perhaps no music has had as profound and powerful an impact in shaping America’s musical score as Black music,” Biden said in the proclamation

By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden issued a fervent appeal Thursday for stricter gun laws — including a ban on assault weapons, tougher background check laws and a higher minimum age of purchase — as a spate of gun massacres have left the nation shaken and prompted new discussions on Capitol