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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The US Supreme Court said Wednesday that the US president can remove the head of a federal agency charged with overseeing mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The court invalidated the leadership structure of the agency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and sent a shareholder lawsuit

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished by her public school for posting a profanity-laced caption on Snapchat when she was off school grounds. This story is breaking and will be updated.

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that unless there is an emergency, police must evaluate on a case-by-case basis whether officers need a warrant before pursuing an individual suspected of committing a minor offense into his home. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion. The justices were unanimous

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Lindsey Graham, US senator from South Carolina and 2016 GOP presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1955 Birth place: Central, South Carolina Birth name: Lindsey Olin Graham Father: Florence James Graham, restaurant, pool hall and liquor store owner Mother: Millie Graham, restaurant, pool hall

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: January 13, 1975 Birth place: Schenectady, New York Birth name: Andrew M. Yang Father: Kei-Hsiung Yang, researcher at IBM and GE Mother: Nancy L. Yang, systems administrator Marriage: Evelyn (Lu) Yang (2011-present)

Former President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner have distanced themselves from Trump as he continues to air grievances about the 2020 election. CNN’s Kate Bennett has more.

By Kate Bennett and Gabby Orr, CNN With each passing day away from Washington, former President Donald Trump’s grievances continue unabated. And those complaints appear to be driving away two of the people who were closest to him during his White House tenure: his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Sometimes the former President

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN When President Joe Biden revoked a Trump-era executive order in February that had temporarily banned some immigrant visas during the coronavirus pandemic, he touted the way US industries could again “utilize talent from around the world.” But months later, many foreign workers still can’t get to the US. The issue is

Democratic NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang conceded in a speech as the results from early and primary day in-person voting came in showing he placed a distant fourth behind candidates Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley. CNN projects the New York City Democratic mayoral primary winner will be determined using ranked-choice voting tabulation.

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Now that Senate Republicans blocked the path forward on a monumental ethics reform and elections bill, progressives are frustrated, openly calling for an end to the filibuster even as key moderates have made clear they won’t be changing it. “I do think it would be a

By Dan Merica, CNN Tom Perez, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced Wednesday that he was running for governor of Maryland, seeking to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. Perez, who previously led the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and served as Labor Secretary for then-President Barack Obama, made the announcement

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a comprehensive strategy on violent crime prevention — with a particular emphasis on gun crimes — amid a nationwide surge in violent crime that’s emerged as an area of concern for the White House. Following his meeting with state and local leaders to discuss the

Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi vowed to keep a tough stance towards the US in his first speech to supporters in the holy city of Mashhad. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports from Mashhad, Iran.

By Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday voiced support for two professional athletes who announced recently that they’re part of the LGBTQ community, saying he’s “proud” of their decisions to publicly share their identities. “To Carl Nassib and Kumi Yokoyama — two prominent, inspiring athletes who came out this week: I’m so proud

By Christina Carrega, CNN The Biden administration “strongly supports” ending the racial disparity of sentencing federal offenders who are convicted for crack versus powdered cocaine, according to head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, who testified Tuesday in support of a measure to do just that. The Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of

By Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon was watching as Iran attempted, and failed, to launch yet another satellite into orbit earlier this month, multiple defense officials tell CNN. But while that previous effort, which took place in mid-June, was unsuccessful, Iran appears to be preparing for another attempt in the near future,

By Devan Cole, CNN Louisiana’s Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would’ve prohibited transgender girls and women in the state from competing on girls’ and women’s public elementary, secondary and college sports teams, calling the Republican-backed measure discriminatory and saying it addressed a nonexistent issue in the state. “As I have said repeatedly

By Oren Liebermann, CNN Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday announced he will recommend to President Joe Biden a change in the military justice system to take the prosecution of sexual assaults out of the hands of commanders. “We will work with Congress to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice, removing the prosecution

By Christina Carrega and Evan Perez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday he doesn’t want to conduct a broad investigation of potential politicized actions during the previous administration, instead leaving any such review to the Justice Department’s internal watchdog. Some Democrats have called for Garland to take on a comprehensive review of the past