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By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fled to the United States because of a protest in Ottawa by a group of truck drivers and others opposed to vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and Trudeau

By Eric Bradner, CNN Weeks after the House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection was formed, former President Donald Trump’s political action committee gave $1 million to the non-profit organization that employs his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, campaign finance records filed Monday night show. Trump’s Save America PAC on July 26 gave $1

By Marshall Cohen Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, a staunch Donald Trump supporter who has pushed election fraud lies, has filed a lawsuit to shut down efforts by liberal activists to disqualify him from running for Congress because of his role in the January 6 insurrection. Cawthorn asked a federal court on Monday to

By Kelly Mena, CNN Florida lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at changing election laws in Florida including creating an election police force — a proposal sought by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Travis Hutson and formally introduced Tuesday, comes amid a push by Republicans nationwide to make it harder

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday that he had contracted Covid-19 and is “experiencing mild symptoms,” becoming the latest member of Congress to test positive for the virus. “This afternoon, I tested positive for COVID-19, and I am experiencing mild symptoms,” the Maryland Democrat said in a statement released Tuesday

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico announced Tuesday that he “suffered a stroke in the cerebellum” last week but is expected to make a full recovery. Luján began experiencing dizziness and fatigue on Thursday, and checked himself into Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital before being transferred to the University

By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner phones to the Beijing Winter Olympics this month, citing the potential for “malicious cyber activities.” “The FBI urges all athletes to keep their personal cell phones at home and

By Katie Lobosco, CNN A sweeping piece of legislation moving through Congress would invest billions of dollars in American manufacturing and scientific research, aiming to counter China’s growing economic influence. The America COMPETES Act of 2022, passed by the House Friday, addresses some of the most pressing economic issues facing the Biden administration, including the

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Virginia’s largest public universities have dropped their Covid-19 vaccination requirement for students to attend in person or to enroll in light of last week’s legal opinion issued by state Attorney General Jason Miyares. Virginia Tech, George Mason University, the University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University announced updates in their policies

By Oren Liebermann, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin dismissed the objections of seven Republican governors to the National Guard vaccine mandate, asserting his authority to set military medical requirements for the entire armed forces, including guard units. In nearly identical letters sent to the governors late last week, Austin wrote that their concerns “do not

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Jeremy Herb, CNN Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not give an indication that Moscow will de-escalate from the border with Ukraine in a call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday, a senior State Department official said following the latest diplomatic effort between the two sides amid the