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By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A former CIA officer arrested for espionage has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide classified information to Chinese intelligence officials, according to the US Department of Justice. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, of Honolulu, had arranged for himself and a relative, who also previously worked

By Caitlin Stephen Hu and Omar Jimenez, CNN Springfield, Ohio (CNN) — Rose Goute Creole restaurant does a bustling business in Springfield, Ohio, with clientele drawn from across the city to its heaping displays of patties and donuts, and pots of perfumed rice, fried pork and fish, and golden plantains. Rosena Jean Louis runs the

By Marshall Cohen, Sara Murray, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A judge on Thursday threw out three charges in the sweeping Georgia election subversion case, including two charges that former President Donald Trump faces. The decision hasn’t yet been formally applied to Trump because his case has been paused pending appeals. In

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-two-time grand slam singles champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Laver Cup due to fitness concerns, the tournament announced on Thursday. “I’m really disappointed to share that I won’t be able to compete at the Laver Cup in Berlin next week,” Nadal said in a

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would not participate in another presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” Trump posted on Truth Social, referencing his first face-off with President Joe Biden in June and his second with Harris on Tuesday. Harris’

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized far-right activist Laura Loomer on Thursday, saying that her “rhetoric and hateful tone” is concerning and a problem and “doesn’t represent MAGA as a whole.” The comments from Greene, a Georgia Republican who has her own high-profile history of incendiary

CNN By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized far-right activist Laura Loomer on Thursday, saying that her “rhetoric and hateful tone” is concerning and a problem and “doesn’t represent MAGA as a whole.” The comments from Greene, a Georgia Republican who has her own high-profile history of

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has returned to a time-honored tradition of his: citing junk online polls to claim he was the clear winner of a presidential debate that scientific polls found he lost. He did it in 2016 after his debates against Hillary Clinton. He did it in

By Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Kamala Harris just roasted her opponent on national television. After months of anticipation, the world’s biggest pop star finally endorsed her. She is swimming in a veritable ocean of cash. So why is Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell still feeling anxious about November’s election? “I

By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump mingled and posed for pictures with firefighters on Wednesday – one of several stops to observe the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States – a small entourage of the former president’s inner circle

By Priscilla Alvarez and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Harris campaign is launching a new abortion-focused ad Thursday, capitalizing on what officials believe was one of the most pivotal exchanges between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s presidential debate. Harris’ team prepared the vice president to confront Trump on

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal regulator said Thursday that it is banning Navient from servicing federal student loans and ordering the company to pay $120 million. The agreement settles a lawsuit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2017, which claimed the company misled student loan borrowers and processed their payments

By Jennifer Hansler and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 16 Venezuelan officials aligned with embattled President Nicolas Maduro for what the Biden administration claims is their role in obstructing a free and fair election in the country. The sanctions come more than a month after Venezuela’s presidential election and days

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden will welcome the leaders of Australia, India and Japan this month for the final “Quad” summit of his term, adding a personal touch to the event by hosting it in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, senior administration officials tell CNN. The gathering comes as

By Nicki Brown and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York’s highest court rejected two separate attempts to hear Donald Trump’s appeals on the gag order in his hush money case, according to a decision list posted Thursday. The gag order, issued by Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case against the former president, remains in effect, although

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Four years ago, North Carolina voters handed Democrats one of the party’s toughest losses and one of its most consequential wins. Despite years of Democrats hoping that changing demographics in the fast-growing state would tip the presidential race, Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden here by 1 point, his narrowest

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland slammed efforts to turn the Justice Department into a “political weapon” during a fiery speech Thursday to department staff and US attorneys from across the country amid attacks from former President Donald Trump and his allies. Garland decried the “escalation of attacks” against its career staff in

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden continues to cement his political legacy during his final months in office, marking the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act at the White House on Thursday. Highlighting the landmark legislation he shepherded as a US senator, the president hosted survivors, advocates, former staffers and allies

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A nearly four-year-old legal effort by Black voters to convince a court to prevent former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party from potentially intimidating voters and poll workers is quietly coming back to life as the 2024 election approaches. First brought in the days following the 2020 election,

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson has a decision to make. With the election looming and another government funding deadline just around the corner, the speaker must find a way in the next several days to both govern for the country, avoid a shutdown that could cost his members in swing districts and keep