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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, expressed renewed optimism about US efforts to secure his release in a call with CNN on Wednesday, but acknowledged “a bit of a concern” that the recent arrest of a US soldier in Russia could complicate matters. Whelan, who has been detained

By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, was selected by the Florida GOP as an at-large delegate for Florida at the Republican National Convention, according to a list of delegates obtained by CNN. Barron, who turned 18 in March, joins several other family members – Donald Trump Jr.,

KLKN, CNN By Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage at a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, last month, a team of his campaign staffers and volunteers organized hundreds of attendees through an assembly line of government forms, ID checks and color-coded wristbands. The bureaucratic

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Racine, Wisconsin (CNN) — President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt some shipments of American weapons to Israel – which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in Gaza – if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Two prominent 2020 election deniers in Michigan were charged Wednesday with allegedly tampering with election equipment and sharing voter data with an unauthorized third-party. The defendants are former Adams Township clerk Stephanie Scott and pro-Trump attorney Stefanie Lambert, who is already facing charges in a separate election-tampering case in Michigan. Lambert

By Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The House on Wednesday rejected a motion calling for Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster, rebuffing an effort by one of the GOP leader’s most-vocal critics, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. The 359-43 vote on a motion to table Greene’s measure required the help of Democrats, given the speaker’s

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Health professionals have long warned that ultraprocessed foods can have detrimental impacts on the body, but some options — like cereals and whole grain bread — can be nutritious when enjoyed in moderation. The scientific community also broadly agrees that processed meats and sugary beverages are the foods

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona Washington (CNN) — The House voted swiftly Wednesday evening to kill Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership post. The resounding vote in Johnson’s favor – which came with the help of Democrats – brings to

By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN Washington (CNN) — The House voted on Wednesday to pass a one-week extension for federal aviation programs, a stopgap move intended to head off a looming end-of-week deadline. Congress is up against a Friday deadline of May 10 to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration authorities. This will

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Racine, Wisconsin (CNN) — President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt some shipments of American weapons to Israel – which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in Gaza – if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Racine, Wisconsin (CNN) — President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt some shipments of American weapons to Israel – which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in Gaza – if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah. “Civilians

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a rule that would allow immigration officials to rapidly reject migrants who are ineligible for asylum, casting the new regulation as a measure to enhance border security. The proposed rule, which is narrow in scope, doesn’t change asylum eligibility but would allow immigration

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Nikki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a New York appeals court to rule on their challenge to the gag order limiting what the former president can say about witnesses in the criminal hush money trial, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump’s legal

By Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania said in a closed door briefing with lawmakers on Tuesday that the Ku Klux Klan is the “the military wing of the Democratic party” and that migrants coming to the US “have no interest in being Americans,” according to audio of Perry’s comments shared

CNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday detailed the medical abnormality he experienced in 2010 that he said was caused by a worm that entered his brain and then died, marking his first public explanation of the incident. Kennedy said he recalls experiencing “brain fog” and

CNN By John King, CNN Ann Arbor, Michigan (CNN) — The nervous Democrat in Jade Gray will get to the worrying part soon enough. But graduating college surrounded by demonstrations and protest was a full circle moment worth cherishing. “It was in my application letter that this was a campus with a history of protests,

By John King, CNN Ann Arbor, Michigan (CNN) — The nervous Democrat in Jade Gray will get to the worrying part soon enough. But graduating college surrounded by demonstrations and protest was a full circle moment worth cherishing. “It was in my application letter that this was a campus with a history of protests, a

By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Civil rights groups urged the US Supreme Court to step into Louisiana’s fraught and potentially far-reaching redistricting battle on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule against some White voters who claim the state legislature violated the Constitution when it drew a second majority-Black district

By Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. experienced a series of health issues in recent years, including an abnormality that he said was caused by a worm that entered his brain and then died, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. In 2010, Kennedy, now 70, experienced severe memory

By Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia Court of Appeals will consider an effort by Donald Trump and his co-defendants to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 election subversion case. In a brief order Wednesday, the court said it will hear the appeal from Trump and others challenging the