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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she feels in danger in current political environment

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that she “absolutely” has felt her life is in danger since joining Congress, with her head always “on a swivel” when she’s in public amid the nation’s charged political environment. “It is a very real dynamic and very unfortunately and tragically we’ve seen political violence play out,”

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4 Supreme Court justices who voted to reverse Roe get warm reception at Federalist Society dinner

By Devan Cole, CNN Four Supreme Court justices who voted to strike down Roe v. Wade joined the Federalist Society Thursday night as the conservative legal group celebrated its 40th anniversary and resoundingly applauded the high court’s June decision. Justice Samuel Alito, who penned the court’s majority decision that overturned Roe, did not directly address

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Voters in four states approve effort to wipe slavery and indentured servitude off the books

By Shawna Mizelle and Sonnet Swire, CNN Voters in five states on Tuesday were asked whether to update their states’ constitutions to remove slavery and indentured servitude as potential punishments. Although the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution prohibited slavery in 1865, it allowed an exception “for crime whereof the party shall have been duly

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What student loan borrowers need to know as Biden’s forgiveness program is stuck in legal limbo

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Student loan borrowers are now waiting indefinitely to see if they’ll receive debt relief under President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program while several legal challenges play out across the country. In the latest legal action, the Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court Friday to allow the program to go

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Trump Org. controller said he was ordered to hide benefits on tax forms

By Lauren del Valle, CNN Trump Organization Controller Jeffrey McConney testified about the mechanics behind him tacking on fringe benefits to salaries and bonuses at the direction of high-level executives, as the company’s criminal trial in New York resumed on Thursday. McConney reiterated he followed instructions from former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg and other

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Judge scorches and sanctions Trump lawyers for lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and Democrats

By Kara Scannell A federal judge on Thursday ordered sanctions against attorneys for former President Donald Trump in his failed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and numerous others that he claimed conspired to undermine the 2016 presidential election. Judge Donald Middlebrooks ordered Trump lawyers Alina Habba, Michael Madaio, Peter Ticktin, Jamie Alan

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‘That certainly didn’t help’: GOP blame game spreads after midterm shortfalls

By Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Mitch McConnell’s high-spending super PAC has a suggestion for their party’s campaign committee: Consider picking candidates in primaries who won’t collapse in the general election. Others see a much bigger issue: Former President Donald Trump and his polarizing presence on the campaign trail — especially as

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