By Jeremy Diamond and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris‘ chief of staff, Tina Flournoy, is leaving her position this spring, a White House official told CNN Thursday. Flournoy is slated to be replaced by Lorraine Voles, the veteran Democratic communications strategist who joined Harris’ office as an adviser last summer. Voles would focus
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By Kara Scannell Two men indicted alongside former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a border wall scheme. Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Kolfage also pleaded guilty to
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By Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Republican Sen. Mike Lee is defending himself against criticism that he obscured what he knew about efforts to overturn the 2020 election in light of newly-revealed text messages showing he communicated for weeks about the effort with then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. The texts, first reported
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Republican Sen. Mike Lee is defending himself against criticism that he obscured what he knew about efforts to overturn the 2020 election in light of newly-revealed text messages showing he communicated for weeks about the effort with then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. The texts, first reported
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, Alex Marquardt, Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The White House has brought on a retired three-star general to help coordinate the hundreds of millions in military assistance that the United States is sending to Ukraine. Two administration officials say Terry Wolff recently joined the National Security Council to help coordinate the
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy for Madeleine Albright next week when the former secretary of state is remembered at a funeral in Washington. Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will also speak at Wednesday’s funeral at the National Cathedral. When Albright died
Continue Reading By Dianne Gallagher and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to new congressional boundaries for the next decade, adopting a map put forward by Gov. Ron DeSantis office that controversially eliminated two districts represented by Black Democrats while giving Republicans the advantage in as many as 20 of 28 districts. The
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 20 states on Thursday asked a federal judge in Louisiana to immediately block the Biden administration from ending a public health authority, known as Title 42. The Biden administration is on track to end Title 42 — which allows border authorities to turn away migrants at the US southern
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a clarification after mixing up the federal transportation mask mandate and a pandemic-era restriction at the US border while answering questions from reporters at the White House. Biden was asked whether he was considering delaying the repeal of Title 42, a pandemic-era order that allows
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By Kaitlan Collins, Alex Marquardt, Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The White House has brought on a retired three-star general to help coordinate the hundreds of millions in military assistance that the United States is sending to Ukraine. Two administration officials say Terry Wolff recently joined the National Security Council to help coordinate the
Continue Reading By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at Disney, weeks into the company’s feud with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over its objections to a new law that limits certain classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity. One of
Continue Reading By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at Disney, weeks into the company’s feud with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over its objections to a new law that limits certain classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity. One of
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By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Donald Trump Jr. is expected to meet in the coming days with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection, a source familiar with the probe told CNN. If the interview takes place, Trump Jr. would be the latest member of the
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By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida legislature on Thursday gave final passage to a pair of bills aimed at Disney, weeks into the company’s feud with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over its objections to a new law that limits certain classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity. One of
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By Dianne Gallagher and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to new congressional boundaries for the next decade, adopting a map put forward by Gov. Ron DeSantis office that controversially eliminated two districts represented by Black Democrats while giving Republicans the advantage in as many as 20 of 28 districts. The
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration has taken multiple actions to make it easier for federal student loan borrowers to receive debt forgiveness that they may already be entitled to under existing programs. The latest moves, announced earlier this week, help borrowers who are enrolled in what’s known as the income-driven repayment program, or
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday the US will send an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Russia’s war enters what he called a “critical window,” but warned congressional action is necessary for further shipments as the war grinds on. The speech was Biden’s first public
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By Tierney Sneed The Supreme Court sided with a family seeking the return of a painting confiscated by Nazis during the Holocaust in a case concerning whether a California law or a foreign country’s law should apply in a key point in the litigation. The Supreme Court okayed the approach put forward by lawyers for
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The head of the federal agency charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children is stepping down, according to a Health and Human Services Department spokesperson. Cindy Huang, who helmed the Office of Refugee Resettlement, is transitioning out of her role through the end of the month as the Biden administration
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The head of the federal agency charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children is stepping down, according to a Health and Human Services Department spokesperson. Cindy Huang, who helmed the Office of Refugee Resettlement, is transitioning out of her role through the end of the month as the Biden administration
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