By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Department of Interior announced Friday it planned to resume onshore oil and gas lease sales on federal land, with a higher royalty rate for companies to pay to the federal government. The Bureau of Land Management will issue sale notices on Monday for upcoming oil and gas projects. The Biden
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By Tierney Sneed and Sara Murray, CNN Steve Bannon, the onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump who has been charged with contempt of Congress, asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss his criminal case. Among the bevy of reasons Bannon provided for why his case should be dismissed: He said the congressional subpoena he
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By MJ Lee and Kaitlan Collins, CNN The White House released President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ tax returns on Friday, showing that the first couple earned more than $600,000 and the second couple made over $1.6 million in 2021. The President and first lady Jill Biden paid $150,439 in federal income taxes
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By Dan Merica and Eric Bradner, CNN Iowa Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer’s name will appear on the state’s June 7 Democratic primary ballot, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday, boosting the Democrat after a lower court had ruled she had not qualified for the primary. The court’s decision makes Finkenauer the Democratic front-runner in
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By Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN Campaigning for the Senate in Ohio in recent weeks, J.D. Vance has ridiculed claims that advocates of a border-wall were “racist.” But in multiple appearances in 2016, he made a similar argument to the one he is currently ridiculing — including saying that Republican electoral strategy had been
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By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine is not willing to give up territory in the eastern part of the country to end the war with Russia, and Ukraine’s military is prepared to fight Moscow’s military in the Donbas region in a battle he says could influence the course of
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By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Friday that “all of the countries of the world” should be prepared for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. Zelensky told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview from the office of the president
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Russia this week formally protested the US’ ongoing shipment of weapons to Ukraine, sending a diplomatic note to the State Department warning of “unpredictable consequences” should the support continue, according to two US officials and another source familiar with the document. The note, known
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By Natasha Bertrand, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Russia this week formally protested the US’ ongoing shipment of weapons to Ukraine, sending a diplomatic note to the State Department warning of “unpredictable consequences” should the support continue, according to two US officials and another source familiar with the document. The note, known
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein defended her position as senior senator representing California following a news report published Thursday that lawmakers she serves with are concerned about her memory and ability to serve in the Senate. “I remain committed to do what I said I would when I was re-elected in 2018:
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein defended her position as senior senator representing California following a news report published Thursday that lawmakers she serves with are concerned about her memory and ability to serve in the Senate. “I remain committed to do what I said I would when I was re-elected in 2018:
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein defended her position as senior senator representing California following a news report published Thursday that lawmakers she serves with are concerned about her memory and ability to serve in the Senate. “I remain committed to do what I said I would when I was re-elected in 2018:
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Jamie Gangel, CNN In the weeks between the 2020 election and the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, almost 100 text messages from two staunch GOP allies of then-President Donald Trump reveal an aggressive attempt to lobby, encourage and eventually warn the White House over its
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Members of the Oath Keepers discussed protecting Rep. Ronny Jackson, a Texas Republican, during the Capitol riot because he had “critical data to protect,” according to court documents filed Monday. “Dr. Ronnie Jackson – on the move,” one person wrote in an Oath Keepers group message
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By CNN CNN has obtained text messages of separate conversations that then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had with Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas after the 2020 presidential election and through early January 2021. The messages reveal how two GOP allies of then-President Donald Trump lobbied
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By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Jamie Gangel, CNN In the weeks between the 2020 election and the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, almost 100 text messages from two staunch GOP allies of then-President Donald Trump reveal an aggressive attempt to lobby, encourage and eventually warn the White House over its
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By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken told European allies that the United States believes the Russian war in Ukraine could last through the end of 2022, two European officials told CNN, as US and European officials have increasingly assessed that there is no short-term end in sight to the
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The FBI on Thursday blamed hackers associated with the North Korean government for stealing more than $600 million in cryptocurrency last month from a video gaming company — the latest in a string of audacious cyber heists tied to Pyongyang. “Through our investigation we were able to confirm Lazarus Group and
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By Eva McKend, CNN A federal judge ruled Thursday that a fundraising committee associated with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams‘ campaign cannot begin raising unlimited campaign contributions. Abrams and One Georgia, the leadership committee she registered in March, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and other state officials arguing
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By Alex Rogers and Gabby Orr, CNN Republican state legislators and party officials in Tennessee are using every conceivable tool to try to throw a House candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump off the ballot, passing a new residency requirement for congressional candidates and challenging her Republican bona fides. Neither effort is likely to
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