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By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN Sitting alongside Afghanistan’s President in the Oval Office last week, President Joe Biden didn’t try to sugarcoat the situation: Things were not looking great for his guest’s country. “Every time I think I’ve got a tough job,” Biden said ruefully, gesturing toward

By Oren Liebermann and Sandi Sidhu, CNN The last US troops have left Bagram Air Base, according to a US defense official, marking the end of the American presence at the sprawling compound that became the center of military power in Afghanistan. The full withdrawal of US troops from the country is not complete yet

By Christina Carrega, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporarily halt to federal executions as Justice Department senior officials review the policies and procedures for the controversial punishment. “Serious concerns have been raised about the continued use of the death penalty across the country, including arbitrariness in its application, disparate impact on people

By Michael Warren, Dan Merica and Alex Rogers, CNN The Republican primary for Ohio’s open Senate seat got even more crowded Thursday with the entry of best-selling author J.D. Vance — setting up a messy fight for the GOP nomination in a state that voted for former President Donald Trump twice. At a kickoff rally

By Erica Orden On Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with running a 15-year alleged tax scheme designed “to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was ‘off the books.” It is the first criminal case against former President Donald Trump’s company,

By Erica Orden, Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York prosecutors on Thursday charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with a 15-year alleged tax scheme that marked the first criminal case against the former President’s namesake company. An indictment unsealed Thursday by the Manhattan district attorney’s office charged the

By Christina Carrega, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporarily halt to federal executions as Justice Department senior officials review the policies and procedures for the controversial punishment. “Serious concerns have been raised about the continued use of the death penalty across the country, including arbitrariness in its application, disparate impact on people

By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department has rounded up several new defendants this week accused of destroying thousands of dollars’ worth of professional broadcast equipment outside the US Capitol on January 6, in a scene captured on multiple videos showing Trump supporters gleefully taking out their anger at the mainstream media.

By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department has rounded up several new defendants this week accused of destroying thousands of dollars’ worth of professional broadcast equipment outside the US Capitol on January 6, in a scene captured on multiple videos showing Trump supporters gleefully taking out their anger at the mainstream media.

By Tami Luhby, CNN Patients would no longer receive surprise medical bills for emergency treatment and certain other health care services from out-of-network providers starting in January under a rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration. The interim final rule starts the process of filling out the No Surprises Act, a contentious and long-delayed bill

By Tami Luhby, CNN Patients would no longer receive surprise medical bills for emergency treatment and certain other health care services from out-of-network providers starting in January under a rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration. The interim final rule starts the process of filling out the No Surprises Act, a contentious and long-delayed bill

By Erica Orden On Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with running a 15-year alleged tax scheme designed “to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was ‘off the books.” It is the first criminal case against former President Donald Trump’s company,

By Ethan Cohen and Paul LeBlanc, CNN California voters will decide whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom in an election on September 14, the state lieutenant governor said Thursday, setting up a 10-week window for the Democratic governor to make his case for staying in office. Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis made the announcement after California

By Kate Sullivan and Phil Mattingly, CNN Women make up approximately 60% of the staff at the White House and 56% of senior staff, the White House said Thursday ahead of releasing its annual report to Congress on personnel. The White House touted the diversity of its administration and said the staff makeup shows President

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, whose empathy amid loss is his chief political characteristic, traveled Thursday to console families in Florida enduring the excruciating search for loved ones inside a seaside condo that suddenly collapsed a week ago. “Never give up hope,” he told the anguished relatives of those still missing, who had