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Biden administration announces additional $1 billion in military aid for Ukraine

By Barbara Starr, Jeremy Herb and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it was providing an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine to fight Russia, a package that includes shipments of additional howitzers, ammunition and coastal defense systems. US President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

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Supreme Court tosses Republican effort to defend Trump-era ‘public charge’ immigration rule

By Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed, Priscilla Alvarez and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal Wednesday brought by a group of Republican-led states seeking to intervene in a case challenging the Trump-era “public charge” immigration policy, a version of which the Biden administration has abandoned. The case did not center on the

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Jim Marchant, vocal proponent of election lies, will win GOP primary for Nevada secretary of state, CNN projects

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Former Nevada state Assemblyman Jim Marchant will win the Republican nomination for secretary of state in the Silver State, CNN projects. Marchant, an unsuccessful 2020 congressional candidate, has been a vocal proponent of election lies, saying on his website that his No. 1 priority would be to “overhaul the fraudulent election

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Mitch Daniels Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana. Personal Birth date: April 7, 1949 Birth place: Monongahela, Pennsylvania Birth name: Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. Father: Mitchell Daniels Sr., drug company salesman Mother: Dorothy Mae (Wilkes) Daniels Marriage: Cheri (Herman) Daniels (1997-present and May 20, 1978-1994, divorced) Children:

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Biden administration eases terrorism-related restrictions for Afghan evacuees

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is loosening certain terrorism-related exemptions for Afghan evacuees who worked with or on behalf of the US government so they can qualify for immigration benefits, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday. “These actions will also ensure that individuals who have lived under Taliban rule, such as former

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War in Ukraine reaches pivotal moment that could determine long-term outcome, intelligence officials say

By Katie Bo Lillis, Barbara Starr, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN Ukraine’s military is burning through Soviet-era ammunition that fits older systems as the country pleads with the West to send more heavy weaponry and Russia amasses a significant artillery advantage around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine. Western intelligence and military officials

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Murphy says senators aim to pass gun safety bill by July 4th despite ‘red flag’ sticking point

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The lead Democratic negotiator in bipartisan talks on gun safety legislation said Tuesday that senators are seeking to pass a bill by their July Fourth recess, despite rumblings on Capitol Hill that provisions concerning so-called red flag laws remain a point of contention. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut told CNN’s

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Here’s why so many New Jersey US House Democrats voted against added security for Supreme Court justices

By Devan Cole, CNN When the House passed a bill extending security protections to Supreme Court justices’ immediate family members with overwhelming bipartisan support on Tuesday, it did so over the objections of seven Democratic members from New Jersey, who took issue with the measure’s scope. The bill — the Supreme Court Police Parity Act

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