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Anti-abortion groups to Trump: Don’t water down GOP platform by removing support for federal ban

By Steve Contorno and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Anti-abortion leaders are warning Republicans not to remove a federal abortion ban from the party’s platform at next month’s GOP convention even as their presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, backs away from it. The current platform – put in place during Trump’s 2016 campaign for president and

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Analysis: Samuel Alito, caught on tape, reinforces why people are skeptical of the Supreme Court

CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito really wasn’t caught. The religious zeal reflected in the surreptitious recordings made public this week has long been evident in Alito’s statements and written opinions. But his remarks, captured secretly by a liberal activist presenting herself as a conservative Catholic,

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House GOP votes to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt over Biden audio recordings

By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden’s handling of classified material and declined to bring charges. The vote

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Analysis: Samuel Alito, caught on tape, reinforces why people are skeptical of the Supreme Court

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito really wasn’t caught. The religious zeal reflected in the surreptitious recordings made public this week has long been evident in Alito’s statements and written opinions. But his remarks, captured secretly by a liberal activist presenting herself as a conservative Catholic, reinforce

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Republicans expand House majority with victory in Ohio special election

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Michael Rulli won the special election for Ohio’s 6th Congressional District, helping his party expand its narrow House majority. Rulli, a Youngstown-area state senator and an executive for his family’s grocery store chain, defeated Democratic Air Force veteran Michael Kripchak in the race for the sprawling district along the Ohio River in

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‘A deep moral rot’: Coast Guard leader grilled by senators at hearing on sexual assault cover-up

By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — Senators blasted the head of the US Coast Guard at a contentious hearing on Tuesday, saying she has fostered a “culture of concealment,” withheld critical information from congressional investigators and failed to hold leaders and perpetrators accountable for serious misconduct. “Our investigation has shown

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US intelligence suggests Sinwar believes Hamas has upper hand in negotiations with Israel, officials say

By Katie Bo Lillis and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — American intelligence officials believe that Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas in Gaza who is thought to be the group’s key decision-maker on any potential ceasefire deal, likely believes the group can survive Israel’s attempt to destroy it and feels confident it is well-positioned

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Top Republican on Senate Foreign Relations panel threatens to block committee action over ICC sanctions bill

By Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is threatening to block all action on nominees and legislation in the committee unless progress is made to pass sanctions against the International Criminal Court, which has drawn bipartisan fire for its recent indictments of top leaders of both Israel

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