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By Taylor Romine, CNN Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was found guilty on Thursday of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities in regard to an investigation looking into illegal campaign contributions in his 2016 reelection campaign, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said. Fortenberry, 61, was charged

By Devan Cole, CNN Lawmakers in Arizona approved two bills on Thursday targeting transgender youth in the state, including one that would restrict access to gender-affirming health care. The measures now will go to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey for his signature. The state’s Republican-led House approved the health care ban on Thursday by 31-26. The

By Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN Ukraine has updated its extensive wishlist of additional military assistance from the US government in the past several days to include hundreds more anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles than previously requested, according to a document provided to CNN that details the items needed. The Ukrainians have submitted similar lists

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal appellate judge considering whether Donald Trump should be forced to turn over his tax returns to Congress suggested on Thursday that he could become president again — and that could be a factor in the case. “We have a situation that involves a sitting President

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Four days of confirmation hearings gave America the fullest picture yet of the judge who will likely become the first Black female justice of the US Supreme Court. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson spent three days in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee — two of them marathon sessions of questioning —

By Melanie Zanona, CNN GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida faced intense backlash from Democrats and members of his own party for proposing a legislative agenda. House Republicans, however, aren’t worried about opening themselves up to potential attacks as they prepare to unveil an official policy platform. “The difference between us and Rick Scott: Rick

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Jamie Gangel, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riot has in its possession more than two dozen text messages, 29 in total, between former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The United States has indicted four Russian men, including three Russian intelligence officers, for alleged hacking campaigns that targeted hundreds of energy companies around the world from 2012 to 2018, the US Justice Department said Thursday. The indictments cover activity from years ago but underscore Russian hacking capabilities against critical infrastructure

By Kevin Liptak, CNN A day of crisis talks in Brussels ended Thursday with Western leaders touting unprecedented levels of unity, even as they reinforced the now-familiar limits to their approach. Looming over the gathering was the haunting question of what Russian President Vladimir Putin may do to unblock a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine. Leaders

By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday dismissed the challenge posed by a potential rematch with Donald Trump in 2024, saying he’d be “very fortunate” to face Trump again despite polling suggesting that such a contest would be very close. The remarks are especially notable coming during an emergency overseas

By Jessica Schneider, Ethan Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit against Texas’ Galveston County on Thursday, alleging the redistricting plan for its county government discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters. This marks the third lawsuit the Biden administration has filed in Texas related to voting rights in recent months,

By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol riot will consider whether to recommend that two former advisers to former President Donald Trump be held in contempt for not cooperating with its investigation and to refer them to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. On Monday, the committee

By Ella Nilsen, CNN John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s Special Envoy for Climate, told CNN he plans to stay in his current role through at least the next major international climate summit in November. “There’s no plan to do otherwise at this point in time, certainly,” Kerry told CNN Thursday. “I haven’t even thought about

By Kate Bennett, CNN After a two-year hiatus due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19, the White House Easter Egg Roll is set to take place April 18, according to a release from the White House. The Easter Egg Roll is the most popular publicly attended annual event hosted by the White House, which

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Alex Rogers, CNN Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama repeated his claim Thursday that former President Donald Trump has personally asked him to work to rescind the 2020 election, remove Joe Biden from office and install Trump in his place. “The President has asked me to rescind the election of

By Marshall Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former President Donald Trump filed a sprawling federal lawsuit on Thursday against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and 26 other people and entities that he claims conspired to undermine his 2016 campaign by falsely tying him to Russia. The lawsuit names a wide cast of characters that