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By Kaitlan Collins and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden has few public events on his schedule this week as he works behind the scenes to secure an agreement on his domestic agenda amid deep divisions within his party. A source familiar with the President’s private schedule says it is filled with blocks of “congressional

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall on Thursday in Baltimore, where he’ll take questions as his administration continues to sell his ambitious legislative agenda to members of Congress and the nation. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will moderate the live broadcast event, which will air at 8 p.m.

By Jamie Gangel and Jeremy Herb, CNN Colin Powell opened up to journalist Bob Woodward about his health struggles in what is believed to have been his last interview before his death. “Don’t say no and don’t feel sorry for me, for god’s sakes. I’m (almost) 85 years old,” Powell said after telling Woodward about

By John Harwood President Joe Biden’s aides are ramping up their sales pitch to congressional Democrats as talks on his economic agenda reach a critical stage. The White House on Monday sent Democrats on Capitol Hill a new memo, obtained by CNN, touting the benefits of each major component of the sprawling legislative proposal that

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The State Department’s watchdog has opened a number of reviews related to the US exit from Afghanistan, according to a letter from the acting inspector general obtained by CNN. In the letter dated Monday, Diana Shaw told top lawmakers on a number of congressional committees that the Office

By David Shortell, CNN Joel Greenberg, the former Florida official whose crimes in the state ensnared Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal sex trafficking investigation, has been providing the Justice Department with new information as he continues to cooperate with authorities following a guilty plea earlier this year. At a brief hearing in Orlando federal

Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection and the National Archives in an effort to keep records from his presidency secret. Read the lawsuit here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.

By Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House committee investigating January 6 sent a letter to Stephen Bannon on Friday rejecting his argument for failing to comply with the panel’s subpoena and dismissing his claim of executive privilege, particularly as it relates to his communications with individuals other than former President Donald Trump, according

By Eric Bradner, CNN The Republicans conducting a review of Wisconsin’s 2020 election results are facing mounting calls to shut the probe down after a series of blunders by the former judge hired to conduct it. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tapped Michael Gableman, a former state Supreme Court justice, to conduct the review —

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In two unsigned opinions Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of police officers seeking qualified immunity from allegations of excessive force. In both cases, the justices overturned lower court decisions that went against the officers. The rulings — and the fact that no justice publicly dissented

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A hacker appears to have compromised a section of former President Donald Trump‘s website and replaced it with a slogan and a speech from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Visitors to a subdomain of Trump’s website were greeted Monday with a message from someone claiming to be a Turkish hacktivist. “Do

By Geneva Sands and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is setting up a new intelligence gathering and law enforcement unit to monitor the movement of migrants journeying to the US southern border after being caught by surprise last month when thousands of people arrived in Del Rio, Texas. The initiative is aimed

By Dan Merica, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the plans. Harris will headline an evening rally on Thursday in Prince William County, the most diverse county in the commonwealth, according to the 2020 census. Democrats in Virginia are hopeful

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Justice Department formally asked the Supreme Court Monday to step in and block a controversial Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy while legal challenges play out. The law is “clearly unconstitutional” and allowing it to remain in effect would “perpetuate the