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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer As a 35-year-old assistant US solicitor general, Leondra Kruger stood before the US Supreme Court in October 2011 with a religious liberty case that was an outright loser. The justices immediately pounced on her claim, made on behalf of the Obama administration, that First Amendment

By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday relaunched the White House’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative, committing the nation to working toward reducing the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years. “We can do this. I promise you, we can do this. For all those we

By Omar Jimenez, CNN The NAACP released a letter Tuesday calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to move forward with federal charges against Jason Van Dyke and to provide an update on any federal investigation, days before the former Chicago police officer is set to be released from a state prison. Van Dyke was convicted

By Gabby Orr, Melanie Zanona and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump has offered Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Jones his endorsement in a congressional contest if Jones agrees to exit the GOP primary for governor to instead run for Congress, according to two people familiar with the matter, both of whom said Trump’s behind-the-scenes

By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fled to the United States because of a protest in Ottawa by a group of truck drivers and others opposed to vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and Trudeau

By Eric Bradner, CNN Weeks after the House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection was formed, former President Donald Trump’s political action committee gave $1 million to the non-profit organization that employs his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, campaign finance records filed Monday night show. Trump’s Save America PAC on July 26 gave $1

By Marshall Cohen Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, a staunch Donald Trump supporter who has pushed election fraud lies, has filed a lawsuit to shut down efforts by liberal activists to disqualify him from running for Congress because of his role in the January 6 insurrection. Cawthorn asked a federal court on Monday to

By Kelly Mena, CNN Florida lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at changing election laws in Florida including creating an election police force — a proposal sought by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Travis Hutson and formally introduced Tuesday, comes amid a push by Republicans nationwide to make it harder

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday that he had contracted Covid-19 and is “experiencing mild symptoms,” becoming the latest member of Congress to test positive for the virus. “This afternoon, I tested positive for COVID-19, and I am experiencing mild symptoms,” the Maryland Democrat said in a statement released Tuesday

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico announced Tuesday that he “suffered a stroke in the cerebellum” last week but is expected to make a full recovery. Luján began experiencing dizziness and fatigue on Thursday, and checked himself into Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital before being transferred to the University

By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner phones to the Beijing Winter Olympics this month, citing the potential for “malicious cyber activities.” “The FBI urges all athletes to keep their personal cell phones at home and