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Susan Crawford celebrates winning the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 1.

Wisconsin loss a warning sign for GOP about Musk’s campaign role

By Jeremy Herb, Fredreka Schouten, Steve Contorno, Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Tuesday’s decisive victory for the Democratic-backed candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race offered a warning for Republicans that Elon Musk’s unfavorability with voters may outweigh the millions he’s pledged to spend for Republicans in next year’s midterms.

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Homeland Security attempts to use FEMA funds for immigration enforcement rather than to aid in the housing of migrants

Congress appropriated some FEMA money to house and aid migrants. Trump officials want it used to detain them

By Gabe Cohen and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security officials are discussing using FEMA funds, intended to provide housing and other aid to migrants, for immigration enforcement, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The so-called Shelter and Services Program was the target of Republican attacks during the 2024 presidential campaign and

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Taliban Officials hold rare meeting with US officials. These stills released by the deputy spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Taliban senses an opening as it pushes for diplomatic recognition in talks with Trump administration

By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — In the two months since Donald Trump became president, the Taliban has ratcheted up its efforts to ingratiate itself with the Trump administration, appearing to sense an opening to re-establish official ties and a presence in the US, according to people familiar with the American conversations with the group,

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When Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden faced intense scrutiny for their handling of classified material

Trump Justice officials demanded charges for Hillary, Biden for classified docs scandals. They’re silent on SignalGate

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — When Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden faced intense scrutiny for their handling of classified material, top officials now serving in Trump’s Justice Department and FBI demanded criminal probes and severe penalties. Yet today, those same figures – including Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel,

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A Missouri and American flag fly outside Planned Parenthood in St. Louis

SCOTUS conservatives appear open to siding with Planned Parenthood in fight over South Carolina’s funding cut

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Several key conservatives on the Supreme Court left open the possibility on Wednesday that they could side with Planned Parenthood in a dispute with South Carolina over its decision to yank that organization’s Medicaid funding because it provides abortions. Though the case technically doesn’t deal with abortion – federal

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Amid USAID chaos, some humanitarian aid groups still aren’t getting paid for lifesaving programs

By MJ Lee and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Edesia, a Rhode Island-based company that makes “Plumpy’Nut” — packets of specially fortified and highly caloric peanut butter paste that saves the lives of severely malnourished babies and children — recently laid off 10% of its staff and even briefly paused production altogether for more than

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Seven takeaways from the elections in Wisconsin and Florida

By Eric Bradner, Fredreka Schouten, Steve Contorno and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Wisconsin voters on Tuesday delivered Democrats their biggest jolt since President Donald Trump returned to power, handing liberals a state Supreme Court majority and defying Elon Musk’s record-shattering effort to bolster a conservative Trump acolyte. Liberal Susan Crawford defeated conservative Brad Schimel,

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