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By Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump is escalating his fight against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, and state Republicans fear it will give Democrats a stronger foothold in the key swing state as next year’s midterm elections loom. The former President’s criticism of Kemp now includes hyping Democrat Stacey Abrams as a preferable alternative

By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Republicans blocked a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government shutdown from advancing in the Senate on Monday. The move comes after Republicans had insisted that Democrats act alone to address the debt limit and leaves Congress without a clear plan

By Jeremy Herb and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Cyber Ninjas failed to prove fraud in the Arizona 2020 election, but former President Donald Trump’s election fraud crusade is now proceeding as if they’d won — pushing for more “forensic audits” and restrictive voting in that state and elsewhere across the country. Trump’s allies are already

By Zachary Cohen, CNN Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley are set to testify publicly before Senate lawmakers Tuesday, marking the first time that top military officials will appear before Congress since the full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Austin and Milley will be joined by

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department is working to facilitate the departure of approximately 100 American citizens and legal permanent residents ready to leave Afghanistan, a senior State Department official said Monday. The official described the number as fluid but told reporters they are “constantly touching base” with US citizens believed to still be

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN State Department spokesman Ned Price has tested positive for Covid-19 after participating in the UN General Assembly last week. “After experiencing symptoms for the first time this morning, I tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter, & will now quarantine for the next 10 days,” Price said in a tweet Monday. “I’m

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the process of impeachment, a misconduct charge that leads to a trial to determine whether a public official is guilty of abuse of power or other offenses. A conviction leads to removal from office. Process in the United States Article I of the Constitution gives the House of

By Devan Cole and Alex Rogers, CNN California Democratic Rep. Karen Bass announced Monday that she’s running for mayor of Los Angeles next year. “Our city is facing a public health, safety and economic crisis in homelessness that has evolved into a humanitarian emergency. I’ve spent my entire life bringing groups of people together in