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Boris Johnson warns Russian victory in Ukraine would be ‘absolutely catastrophic’

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to succeed in his invasion of Ukraine would have “absolutely catastrophic” consequences for the world, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned in a CNN interview on Sunday. Speaking to Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” hours after Russian missiles hit Kyiv, shattering what had

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‘Give us a plan or give us someone to blame’: Inside a White House consumed by problems Biden can’t fix

By Phil Mattingly, CNN House Democrats’ anxiety bubbled to the surface as they awaited the belated arrival of White House officials. The three top advisers to President Joe Biden arrived 13 minutes late for a meeting with the caucus on, according to the invitation sent to members, “messaging on the economy.” The presentation and question-and-answer

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Chief Justice John Roberts lost the Supreme Court and the defining case of his generation

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts has long piloted America’s highest court, securing majorities on controversies over religion, race, voting rights and campaign finance regulation. But on fundamental abortion rights and in the defining case of his generation, Roberts came up short. Friday’s decision in Dobbs v.

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Chief Justice John Roberts lost the Supreme Court and the defining case of his generation

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts has long piloted America’s highest court, securing majorities on controversies over religion, race, voting rights and campaign finance regulation. But on fundamental abortion rights and in the defining case of his generation, Roberts came up short. Friday’s decision in Dobbs v.

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Chief Justice John Roberts lost the Supreme Court and the defining case of his generation

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts has long piloted America’s highest court, securing majorities on controversies over religion, race, voting rights and campaign finance regulation. But on fundamental abortion rights and in the defining case of his generation, Roberts came up short. Friday’s decision in Dobbs v.

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Miranda rights, abortion, Second Amendment: These are the cases the Supreme Court ruled on this week with major implications

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The US Supreme Court handed down a bevy of decisions this week that will affect Americans across the country. The rulings from the nation’s highest court range from topics such as gun rights to Miranda rights. The most notable ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade and upended constitutional protections on abortion,

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Fact check: Democratic group makes multiple false claims in its dramatic allegations about Lauren Boebert’s past

By Daniel Dale, CNN A Democratic super PAC has made multiple false claims about Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert while pushing unproven allegations that the right-wing Colorado congresswoman has had abortions and formerly worked as an escort, all of which Boebert vehemently denies. American Muckrakers PAC co-founder David Wheeler acknowledged to CNN that the super PAC

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