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Vice President Harris interviewed Supreme Court finalists, according to White House official

By Jasmine Wright and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed President Joe Biden’s three final candidates for his Supreme Court nomination, a White House official told CNN. Biden officially nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court on Friday, setting in motion a historic confirmation process for what would be the first

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New Senate questionnaire details Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s White House contacts during nomination process

By Tierney Sneed The Senate Judiciary Committee posted on Tuesday Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Senate questionnaire for her Supreme Court nomination, as lawmakers’ scrutiny of her record takes center stage in her confirmation push. The questionnaire revealed new details about the judge’s contact with the White House in the weeks leading up to her nomination

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Former President Donald Trump arrives at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando

Trump wins CPAC straw poll

By Sara Murray and Steve Contorno, CNN Former President Donald Trump easily won an informal straw poll of conservatives Sunday, when asked who they would support in a GOP primary for president in 2024. Among attendees as the Conservative Political Action Conference, 59% said they would vote for Trump if the 2024 Republican primary were

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to put Russia's deterrence forces

White House responds to Russia’s decision to put deterrence forces on high alert

By Sam Fossum, Arlette Saenz and Devan Cole, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Russia’s deterrence forces, which includes nuclear arms, on high alert are part of a wider pattern of unprovoked escalation and “manufactured threats” from the Kremlin. “This is really a pattern

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Romney calls Russian government a ‘pariah’ and for US to continue cranking up the sanctions against ‘evil regime’

By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government “a pariah” in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against “an evil regime.” “The world is behind the people of Ukraine. … The Russian government is

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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government "a pariah" in the wake of the country's invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against "an evil regime."

Romney calls Russian government a ‘pariah’ and for US to continue cranking up the sanctions against ‘evil regime’

By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government “a pariah” in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against “an evil regime.” “The world is behind the people of Ukraine. … The Russian government is

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Ukrainian service members are seen at the site of fighting with a Russian raiding group in Kyiv on the morning of February 26

Russian invasion runs into stiff resistance, supply lines are a ‘definite vulnerability,’ US officials say

By Jim Sciutto, Oren Liebermann and Jeremy Herb, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is encountering “stiffer than expected” resistance from the Ukrainian military as well as unexpected difficulties supplying its forces, two senior US officials with direct knowledge tell CNN. On the battlefield, Russia is suffering heavier losses in personnel and armor and aircraft than

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Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming called out two members of her conference who spoke at an event organized by White nationalist Nick Fuentes. Cheney is shown here at the Capitol in Washington

Liz Cheney calls out fellow House Republicans for associating with White nationalist event

By Eva McKend, Melanie Zanona and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming called out two members of her conference who spoke at an event organized by White nationalist Nick Fuentes. “As Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep Paul Gosar speak at this white supremacist, anti-Semitic, pro-Putin event, silence by Republican Party leaders

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The US Supreme Court is hearing what could be a landmark case in the United States government's effort to fight the climate crisis.

The Supreme Court is hearing a major case on EPA’s authority over planet-warming gases. Here’s what’s at stake.

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency faces a Supreme Court case on Monday that could deal a significant blow to the federal government’s ability to fight the climate crisis and prevent its worst outcomes. Republican attorneys general will argue the EPA has no authority to regulate planet-warming emissions from the power sector. Instead,

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US firms should be wary of destructive malware unleashed on Ukraine, FBI and CISA warn

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US critical infrastructure firms should reinforce their defenses and increase their vigilance following data-destroying cyberattacks in Ukraine prior to a large-scale Russian attack on the country, the FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Saturday. “Destructive malware can present a direct threat to an organization’s daily operations, impacting the

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An employee enters the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center

US firms should be wary of destructive malware unleashed on Ukraine, FBI and CISA warn

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US critical infrastructure firms should reinforce their defenses and increase their vigilance following data-destroying cyberattacks in Ukraine prior to a large-scale Russian attack on the country, the FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Saturday. “Destructive malware can present a direct threat to an organization’s daily operations, impacting the

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