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By Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are still struggling to reach consensus on a plan to fund the government, with lawmakers going back-and-forth over the issue and leadership forced to delay a planned procedural vote as they work to find agreement within their ranks. GOP leaders

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ outlook on national politics is best summarized as “dismal,” according to a wide-ranging new Pew Research Center report released Tuesday. “Americans have long been critical of politicians and skeptical of the federal government,” the report’s authors write. “But today, Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Ray Epps, who became the focus of right-wing conspiracy theories that law enforcement coerced Trump supporters into storming the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, has been charged with a single misdemeanor related to the riot. Federal prosecutors filed the charge – disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds

By Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN Washington (CNN) — New testimony from a number of FBI and Internal Revenue Service officials casts doubt on key claims from an IRS whistleblower who alleges there was political interference in the federal criminal investigation of Hunter Biden’s taxes. According to transcripts provided to CNN, several FBI and

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are taking their next official steps in their impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden by preparing a hearing and subpoenas to members of the Biden family, as well as scheduling the first hearing in the investigation for September 28. A committee spokesperson told CNN that the hearing

By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — The head of the United Auto Workers union is publicly denouncing former President Donald Trump ahead of his visit next week to Detroit as part of a plea to current and former union members. “Every fiber of our union is being poured into fighting the billionaire class

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday upheld two federal convictions against a Navy veteran and Oath Keeper associate accused of helping the far-right group stash weapons outside Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. In November, Thomas Caldwell – who was tried along with leaders of the

CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans freed from Iranian detention this week returned to US soil early Tuesday following an initial stop in Doha, Qatar, two US officials told CNN. Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz and Siamak Namazi, along with two Americans who have not been publicly named arrived at Fort Belvoir’s Davison

By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden took harsh aim at Donald Trump as “determined to destroy democracy” at a campaign fundraiser Monday, launching some of his fiercest condemnation to date of his predecessor in a preview of next year’s election rematch. Biden also sought to rebut chronic questions

By John King, CNN Chief National Correspondent Portsmouth, NH (CNN) — First mate Andrew Konchek uses a dockside crane to lower the last giant chest of ice onto the stern of the Alanna Renee. Moments later, the fishing boat eases off the dock and heads out of Portsmouth Harbor in the moonlight. This is a

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans freed from Iranian detention this week returned to US soil early Tuesday following an initial stop in Doha, Qatar, two US officials told CNN. Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz and Siamak Namazi, along with two Americans who have not been publicly named arrived at Fort Belvoir’s Davison Army

By Betsy Klein, Kayla Tausche and Kevin Liptak, CNN New York (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday made a forceful call for the world to stand up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling for leaders to stand firm in their support of President Volodymyr Zelensky and his nation as the war heads toward its

By Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — A law firm that represented Rudy Giuliani during recent years of investigations and lawsuits is now suing him for more than $1.3 million in unpaid legal fees, as the former New York City mayor is facing growing bills related to fallout for his actions around

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump drew condemnation Monday after sharing, during celebrations of the Jewish New Year, a flier on his Truth Social platform asserting that liberal Jews who did not support him “voted to destroy America & Israel.” The flier that Trump shared on Truth Social on Sunday evening

CNN By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Donald Trump is testing the resilience of his evangelical support in Iowa, a key constituency that could solidify – or slow – his march to the Republican presidential nomination. The former president’s latest comments on abortion, in which he called Florida’s six-week

By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that 2018 communications with adult film star Stormy Daniels should not sideline defense attorney Joe Tacopina from representing former President Donald Trump in his criminal trial related to an alleged hush money scheme to silence Daniels. Daniels’ communications

By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — When former Vice President Mike Pence delivered an expansive foreign policy speech Monday in which he laid out his vision, bashed President Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and contrasted his views with those of other Republicans, he started with a focus on one country: China. “China is

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Marine Corps ordered a pause in flight operations following three crashes in the last six weeks, including Sunday’s incident in which an F-35B fighter jet went missing after the pilot ejected. The pause, ordered by Acting Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, will last two days,

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, describing the Republican majority’s actions as “student government” in an interview with CNN. Still, Newsom told CNN’s Dana Bash on Monday that he doesn’t “love” the use of family

By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Donald Trump is testing the resilience of his evangelical support in Iowa, a key constituency that could solidify – or slow – his march to the Republican presidential nomination. The former president’s latest comments on abortion, in which he called Florida’s six-week ban