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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court is taking on the future of federal elections Wednesday, discussing a case that could upend electoral politics and embolden state legislatures to act without judicial oversight. Supporters of former President Donald Trump relied on versions of the so-called independent state legislature doctrine during the

By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN Sen. Raphael Warnock remains undefeated. After being pushed to another runoff in November, the Democrat asked voters in Georgia to put him over the top “one more time” in December — and, once again, they delivered. Since November 2020, Warnock has been the leading vote-getter in four consecutive

By Oren Liebermann, CNN An Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz by shining a spotlight toward the vessels and crossing within 150 yards of them on Monday night, US Central Command said in a statement. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps patrol boat acted in an “unsafe

By Haley Britzky, CNN It was a crisp December afternoon as three small planes circled above their objective, making 12 total passes overhead as they dropped leaflets from the aircraft, watching as they fluttered softly to the ground. A form of psychological warfare, leaflet drops can be used to persuade or intimidate an enemy force

By Brian Fung, CNN House Republicans say they will seek congressional testimony from top Twitter employees who oversaw the company’s handling of a New York Post report on Hunter Biden’s laptop in public hearings when Republicans officially reclaim control of the House in the next Congress, indicating that probes into digital content moderation will figure

By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN A Manhattan jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records connected to a 15-year scheme to defraud tax authorities by failing to report and pay taxes on compensation for top executives. The Trump Corp. and Trump

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Nearly half, or 45%, of public K-12 schools had at least one teacher vacancy as of October, according to government data released Tuesday. Roughly the same percentage of schools had a teacher vacancy in January, according to the National Center for Education Statistics’ School Pulse Panel survey that tracks schools’ responses

By Haley Britzky, CNN Americans still strongly back the US providing aid for Ukraine’s fight against Russia, but there has been a decline in support amongst Republicans as some prominent GOP politicians and media figures express opposition to the US providing additional support to Kyiv, a new poll has found. The poll from the Chicago

By Mark Morales, CNN Republican lawmakers in New York state are calling for an investigation into Democratic Attorney General Letitia James days after her chief of staff resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment. The call comes as newly released documents reveal the timeline behind when her office became aware of the misconduct allegations against Ibrahim

By Morgan Rimmer and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized former President Donald Trump’s comments in a post on Truth Social earlier this week that called for the “termination” of the Constitution. “Let me just say, anyone seeking the presidency who thinks that the Constitution could somehow be suspended or not followed,

By Zachary Cohen, CNN Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local officials in Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona for any and all communications with then-President Donald Trump, his 2020 campaign and a number of aides and allies, multiple sources and county officials confirmed to CNN. The requests for records were received by officials in Wisconsin’s Dane

By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the speakership grew more complicated on Tuesday after a hard-right Republican announced his bid for the gavel next month, a move that could set off a messy floor fight and leave their party without a candidate who can win the 218