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By Dianne Gallagher, CNN North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is facing a charge of driving with a revoked license for the second time since 2017. The Class 3 misdemeanor charge, which could carry a maximum penalty of up to 20 days in jail, is one of three pending traffic citations against the Republican congressman in

By Jeremy Herb, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Lauren Fox, CNN The swift US rejection of a Polish plan to get MiG-29 fighter jets into Ukraine is the clearest example yet of the complications that the US and its NATO allies face trying to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s brutal assault while

By Katelyn Polantz, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN A federal judge said Wednesday that he will review emails about the 2020 presidential election between right-wing lawyer John Eastman, former President Donald Trump and others before determining if they are protected by attorney-client privilege or should be turned over to the House select committee investigating

By Jeremy Harlan, CNN Tina Peters, the county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, and her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, have been indicted by a county grand jury stemming from an election security breach investigation by local authorities. District Attorney Dan Rubinstein announced Wednesday morning that Peters faces 10 counts, including three felony counts of attempting

By Gabby Orr, CNN Less than two months out from the Ohio Senate primary, aides and allies of former President Donald Trump tell CNN he is still uncertain about endorsing one of the four Trump-aligned candidates vying to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman and may wait until the 11th hour if he decides to

By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge has ruled that the House’s mask mandate didn’t violate the First Amendment and dismissed a case from three Republicans who sued Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Capitol Hill administrators over the rule. Reps. Thomas Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ralph Norman “had myriad means of expressing

By Katie Lobosco, CNN A massive spending bill signed into law by President Joe Biden Tuesday provides for a one-time $13.6 billion infusion of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as it fights back against Russia’s invasion. The amount of money the legislation includes for Ukraine increased during last-minute negotiations, growing from the $10 billion

By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge dismissed on Wednesday a January 6 lawsuit brought against Rep. Mo Brooks that had alleged the Alabama Republican engaged in a civil conspiracy. US District Judge Amit Mehta’s move to dismiss the claims against Brooks was anticipated. Mehta wrote in a previous opinion in the

By Corinne Dorsey, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has restored California’s authority to implement its own greenhouse gas emission standards and zero-emission vehicle sales mandates, the agency announced Wednesday. It is also allowing other states to adopt California’s stricter standards in lieu of the federal rules. This move officially reverses a Trump-era action that had

By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former White House senior adviser Stephen Miller filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block a subpoena for his phone records from the House Select Committee investigating January 6, becoming the latest among dozens of people who have gone to court to protect their information from Capitol