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By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona judge is allowing several people facing criminal charges for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results to travel to Milwaukee next week for the Republican National Convention. The Arizona delegation to the convention includes three fake electors who have been charged in that state for

By MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Manu Raju, Michael Williams and Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is launching a delayed outreach campaign to key groups of lawmakers – the kind of effort Democrats have long called for – after he met Thursday with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries following the president’s closely

By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden will lead the US delegation to the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris later this month, the White House announced Friday, cheering on America’s athletes on behalf of the Biden administration. The opening ceremony is on July 26. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Protecting Social Security is among the top promises that former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee say they’ll “accomplish very quickly” if they win control of the White House and Congress in November’s election. “FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WITH NO CUTS, INCLUDING NO

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden held a solo news conference on Thursday after a NATO summit in Washington, seeking to reassure voters concerned about his ability to serve and Democratic officials concerned about his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Biden’s comments included some false and misleading

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is known as a heavily restricted hermit nation, but it does welcome visitors in some rare cases. One Russian student who spent two weeks at a summer camp in the isolated country told CNN about his bizarre experience. Here’s what else you need to know to Get

CNN By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday participated in the most high-stakes news conference of his political career on the sidelines of the NATO summit, aiming to convince his detractors and supporters that he is able to serve another four years in office. Biden spoke for just under an

CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden held a solo news conference on Thursday after a NATO summit in Washington, seeking to reassure voters concerned about his ability to serve and Democratic officials concerned about his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Biden’s comments included some false and

By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday participated in the most high-stakes news conference of his political career on the sidelines of the NATO summit, aiming to convince his detractors and supporters that he is able to serve another four years in office. Biden spoke for just under an hour,

CNN By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday participated in the most high-stakes news conference of his political career on the sidelines of the NATO summit, aiming to convince his detractors and supporters that he is able to serve another four years in office. Biden spoke for just under an

By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi have spoken privately about Joe Biden and the future of his 2024 campaign. Both the former president and ex-speaker expressed concerns about how much harder they think it’s become for the president to beat Donald Trump. Neither is quite sure what to do. Democrats are

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump is planning to attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week, making a rare campaign appearance alongside her husband, former President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN. Discussions are still underway regarding whether she will speak onstage or be

By Arit John and Matt Holt, CNN (CNN) — A rancorous Republican congressional primary in Virginia that has been a proxy fight amid larger party divisions is heading toward a recount. House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good officially filed a recount petition Thursday in Goochland Circuit Court for the June 18 Republican primary in Virginia’s

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump urged the judge in his New York hush money case to dismiss his conviction in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity last month, according to a new court filing. Trump’s lawyers argued in a 55-page filing that the

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — West Virginia and Idaho asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether states can lawfully enforce bans on transgender students competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. The two appeals from GOP-led states mark the first time the high court has been asked to decide

By Kayla Tausche and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — NATO officials are discussing taking action to reclaim some Chinese-owned infrastructure projects in Europe should a wider conflict with Russia break out in the east of the continent, three officials involved in the discussions told CNN. A decade ago, when Europe was still crawling out of the economic crater caused by

By Arit John, Eva McKend and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden took on his critics in Washington, Vice President Kamala Harris this week made the case to their allies around the country. On Tuesday in Nevada, a battleground state crucial to their reelection bid, she blasted Project 2025 – the 900-page

By MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Kayla Tausche and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — At a star-studded fundraiser for President Joe Biden in Los Angeles last month, George Clooney wasn’t the only one who came away concerned about the president. Even before Biden made remarks that night, whispers of concern rippled through the audience at the Peacock Theater about the president who had

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an Israeli violent extremist organization, three Israeli individuals and four “outposts” connected to violence in the West Bank. Thursday’s sanctions are the latest tranche under an executive order issued by President Joe Biden in early February amid increased violence in the

CNN By John Fritze and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen, the one-time fixer for Donald Trump, is asking the Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit against the former president for allegedly retaliating against him for promoting his tell-all book critical of Trump, according to Cohen’s attorney. Cohen sued Trump, former Attorney General Bill