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By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge has granted former President Donald Trump’s request to appoint a “special master” to review materials that the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago last month. The decision, from Trump-appointed District Judge Aileen Cannon, is a significant victory for the former President, who has

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has been celebrating Labor Day in Pittsburgh on-and-off for more than a decade, twice using the city’s parade as a testing ground while he contemplated a presidential run. When he returned to the city Monday, other races were front and center, including Pennsylvania’s increasingly nasty Senate contest. Yet

By Evan Perez and Daniella Diaz, CNN The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee criticized the Treasury Department on Saturday for declining his request to provide banking Suspicious Activity Reports on Hunter Biden and others, according to a press statement. Kentucky Rep. James Comer accused the department of trying to “run cover for the

By Dan Merica, CNN Democrats focused on secretary of state races this year have a warning for their party: If you think the aftermath of the 2020 election was troubling, 2024 could be even worse if we fail to invest in these campaigns. As then-President Donald Trump fumed about his loss following the 2020 election,

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Editor’s note: This story originally published on September 5, 2022. It has been updated with additional developments. Voters in a small number of states will decide in this week’s midterm elections how those states should handle the abortion issue. Abortion rights have taken on an increased significance and become a top

By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, on Sunday called out former President Donald Trump for featuring a speaker during his Saturday rally who highlighted the plight of a January 6 rioter and alleged Nazi sympathizer who was convicted on

By Gregory Krieg, CNN From the early days of Donald Trump‘s presidency, through the Covid-19 pandemic and following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the power of governors has been increasingly clear for Americans to see. In November, 36 states will hold gubernatorial elections that, while often less expensive than Senate

By Aaron Pellish Hillary Clinton revealed that the origins of her trademark penchant for pantsuits trace back to “suggestive” photos from a public appearance in Brazil that ultimately led to her photo being used in lingerie advertisements. The former first lady described the incident in an interview with CBS News alongside her daughter, Chelsea Clinton,

By Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN A Democratic member of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol said Sunday that he expects the panel’s final report to come out “by the end of the year.” “Well, certainly by the end of the year, because we’re like Cinderella

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN John Sullivan, the United States’ ambassador to Russia, has left his post and will retire, the US Embassy announced Sunday. Sullivan departs amid a period of heightened tensions between the US and Russia not seen in decades. He leaves after nearly three years as ambassador in Moscow, where he oversaw the

By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN At the Michigan State Fair, Labor Day weekend means livestock competitions. Goats, sheep, swine — and all the sights, sounds and smells along with it — consume the coliseum here, just outside Detroit. Proud grandparents Dick and Dawn Rossell came to watch their granddaughter Abbey show her pigs

By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN If it weren’t for her student loan debt, Lark Abelson would already be retired. The 63-year-old took out $5,000 in loans more than 20 years ago to get an associate degree in computer technology from Wor-Wic Community College in Maryland to try to make a better life for

By Keith Allen, Paradise Afshar and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this week that rape victims in his state can take Plan B, a pregnancy-preventing emergency contraceptive known as a “morning-after pill.” “We want to support those victims, but also those victims can access health care immediately, as well as to report

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The night before Masi and his father were set to leave Afghanistan, the 16-year-old could not sleep. The last time he had gone to the airport, his life had been shattered, his family torn apart. “I didn’t know how to go to the airport again,” Masi said. “It wasn’t easy for