By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN Two South Carolina Republicans will attempt to hold on to their seats in primaries Tuesday after breaking with former President Donald Trump over his lies about the 2020 election and his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. Nevada, meanwhile, showcases Trump’s effort to
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN Two South Carolina Republicans will attempt to hold on to their seats in primaries Tuesday after breaking with former President Donald Trump over his lies about the 2020 election and his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. Nevada, meanwhile, showcases Trump’s effort to
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Republican voters in Nevada will decide Tuesday whether a vocal proponent of false fraud claims about the 2020 election will become their party’s choice to oversee the 2024
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The mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas has again brought school shootings into the spotlight.
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met in Luxembourg on Monday with the top Chinese diplomat for a “candid, substantive, and productive discussion” at a tense moment between their two countries, according to the White House. The talks, which hadn’t been announced beforehand, ran four-and-a-half hours. They came as a potential
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed concerns Monday that President Joe Biden‘s age or stamina might pose a challenge for his reelection bid, saying, “That is not a question that we should be even asking.” “Oh, my gosh, he’s the President of the United States, you know, he — I
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed concerns Monday that President Joe Biden‘s age or stamina might pose a challenge for his reelection bid, saying, “That is not a question that we should be even asking.” “Oh, my gosh, he’s the President of the United States, you know, he — I
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on Monday defended a newly reached bipartisan gun deal as a pragmatic step forward that won’t threaten gun owners’ Second Amendment rights. “It’s based around children. It’s based around prevention and intervention. That’s what it’s based about. So we have to take what we
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, CNN Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former member of the Donald Trump presidential campaign, was paid a $60,000 speaking fee for introducing Donald Trump Jr., her fiancé, at the “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse that acted as a precursor to the US Capitol riot, a member of the House select committee that’s
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Kara Scannell, CNN While the House January 6 committee is making its case to the American public that then-President Donald Trump ripped off donors with false fundraising pitches after the 2020 election, prosecutors would face higher hurdles if they were to pursue a criminal fraud case in court. “Is it a
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol has postponed its hearing scheduled for Wednesday. The next hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. The committee also announced Tuesday, that it would have two hearings next week — one on June 21
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN Speaker Nancy Pelosi informed her leadership team that the House would pass a Senate bill to bolster security for Supreme Court justices, according to a person who heard her remarks, a move that would end an increasingly acrimonious standoff with Republicans over the issue. The House
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol detailed Monday how those around then-President Donald Trump told him he lost the 2020 election — but he refused to listen, turning instead to his attorney Rudy Giuliani to embrace false claims that
Continue Reading By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will convene a roundtable on Tuesday with constitutional law, privacy and technology experts to discuss the legal and everyday implications of the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade. The White House is bracing for the conservative-led Supreme Court to overturn the landmark case, which allows for
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN The vast majority of Republican senators were slow Monday to embrace the announced gun safety framework, telling CNN they want more details before saying where they stand. It’s a sign of just how hard it will be for Republicans to hold on to the support they have and
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol told reporters Monday that the panel will not make any criminal referral of former President Donald Trump or anyone else to the Justice Department — a claim that met
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Sen. Bernie Sanders, the progressive firebrand and former Democratic presidential candidate, said on Monday he would not challenge President Joe Biden in a 2024 primary and would back him if he runs — a comment that comes as Democrats are uncertain whether the 79-year-old President should run again.
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators struck a deal on gun control this past weekend, but it may not be enforced in Missouri because of the Second Amendment Preservation Act.
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on Monday defended a newly reached bipartisan gun deal as a pragmatic step forward that won’t threaten gun owners’ Second Amendment rights. “It’s based around children. It’s based around prevention and intervention. That’s what it’s based about. So we have to take what we
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that he plans to watch all the hearings held by the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol — and that prosecutors handling criminal cases stemming from the insurrection are watching, too. “I am watching, and
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