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Larry Elder

Larry Elder disclosed sexual harassment allegations on 2011 radio show, but implied one woman was too ugly for it to be true

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Larry Elder, a radio talk show host and the top Republican candidate in California’s recall election, disclosed in 2011 episodes of his radio show that he had twice been accused of sexual harassment and forcefully denied the allegations. In one instance, Elder recounted that, while he worked in

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President Joe Biden is headed to Louisiana on Sept. 3 to survey damage from Hurricane Ida

Biden pledges to support communities ravaged by Hurricane Ida: ‘I promise to have your backs until this gets done’

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden visited Louisiana on Friday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida, after almost a week of the deadly storm ravaging the eastern half of the United States. The President met with local leaders, surveyed some of the storm’s damage and delivered remarks in LaPlace. He also participated in an

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US officials processing Afghan refugees abroad recently alerted the State Department to instances where women were forced into marriage or arrived with male partners posing as their husbands

Afghan women report forced marriages to flee country amid Taliban takeover, sources say

By Priscilla Alvarez and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials processing Afghan refugees abroad recently alerted the State Department to instances in which women and girls were forced into marriage or arrived with male partners posing as their husbands to be eligible for evacuation and escape the Taliban, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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Two top Trump Organization officials appeared before a Manhattan grand jury

Two Trump Organization executives appear before NY grand jury as prosecutors continue to probe the former President’s company

By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell and Taylor Romine, CNN Two top Trump Organization officials appeared before a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday in the latest sign that the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s business is ongoing. The Trump Organization’s corporate director of security, Matthew Calamari Jr., arrived midday and remained silent as he

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Sen. Joe Manchin

First on CNN: More than 100 Democratic lawmakers introduce legislation to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60

By Annie Grayer, CNN More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in the House from all wings of the caucus introduced legislation on Friday to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60. This legislation comes as Democrats are working to expand Medicare benefits through their multi-trillion-dollar spending proposal being used to fulfill much of President Joe Biden’s

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A Texas woman told police in 2002 that Georgia US Senate candidate Herschel Walker

As Herschel Walker eyes Georgia US Senate seat, a newly revealed stalking claim brings his troubled history under scrutiny

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Isabelle Chapman, CNN A Texas woman told police in 2002 that Georgia US Senate candidate Herschel Walker had threatened and stalked her, according to a police report obtained by CNN. The woman, a friend of Walker’s ex-wife, told police that the football star had been following her, and had

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The US Director of National Intelligence

US intelligence chief intervenes to block state secrets in Saudi Crown Prince’s feud with former Saudi official

By Alex Marquardt, CNN The US Director of National Intelligence has made an extraordinary intervention in a federal court case brought against a top former Saudi intelligence official, invoking the rarely used state secrets privilege to stop classified information from coming out that could cause “exceptionally grave” harm to US national security. The declaration by

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy among GOP lawmakers whose phone records January 6 select committee asks to be preserved

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is among a group of GOP lawmakers whose phone records are of interest to the select committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot on Capitol Hill, CNN has learned. The committee asked a group of telecommunication companies to preserve

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Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee

Key committee marks up its part of the $3.5 trillion budget package with some of it aimed at natural disasters

By Annie Grayer, Ella Nilsen and Daniella Diaz, CNN As remnants of Hurricane Ida create dangerous flash floods and tornadoes across the Northeast after leaving much of the South devastated, a key committee in the US House of Representatives is marking up its portion of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that includes future funding for

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