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Judge holds former President Trump in civil contempt for failing to comply with document subpoenas from New York attorney general

By Sonia Moghe and Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge is holding Donald Trump in civil contempt after the state’s attorney general’s office said he did not comply with a subpoena for documents as part of its investigation into the former President’s company. Judge Arthur Engoron said Trump failed to abide by his order

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Would-be star witness Michael Cohen slams unraveling of Manhattan criminal probe into Trump

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Michael Cohen, formerly one of Donald Trump’s top confidants before turning against him to become the star witness in the investigation into the New York real estate mogul’s business and finances, is “disappointed” by reports that the Manhattan district attorney has decided not to bring criminal charges against the former President.

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First lawsuit filed over Florida law restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state’s new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. It’s the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law,

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First lawsuit filed over Florida law restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state’s new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. It’s the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law,

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Election workers are seen loading ballots into the vote counting machine on election day 2020 at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office during the 2020 Presidential Election

Federal judge strikes down several provisions of the Florida election rules overhaul passed by Republicans last year

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Florida on Thursday struck down several aspects of the election rules overhaul passed by Republicans in the state last year. US District Judge Mark Walker’s scathing, 288-page opinion said some of the provisions in question were passed with the intent of targeting “Black voters because of their

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President Joe Biden is hoping to kickstart the domestic production and mining of the critical minerals needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles and long-term energy storage.

Biden wants to ramp up production of critical minerals. Here’s how it’s supposed to help consumers

By Ella Nilsen and René Marsh, CNN President Joe Biden issued a directive on Thursday that invokes the Defense Production Act — a move the administration hopes will kickstart the domestic production and mining of the critical minerals needed to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles and long-term energy storage. The directive adds critical minerals —

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Opponents of the "Don't Say Gay" bill attend a protest in downtown Fort Myers

First lawsuit filed over Florida law restricting certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state’s new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. It’s the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law,

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