By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jonny Hallam and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on Sunday. “I don’t think this is a secret that people from the US are coming to us tomorrow, State Secretary Mr. Blinken and
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By Jamie Crawford, Jessica Schneider and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A man who set himself on fire Friday on the plaza in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, has died, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The man was identified as Wynn Bruce of Boulder, Colorado, an MPD spokesperson said Saturday. Bruce had
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is set to lead a group of fellow Republican lawmakers to the southern border in Texas on Monday, amid debate over the Biden administration’s decision to end a Trump-era pandemic restriction on the US-Mexico border. McCarthy’s office said in a press release Saturday morning that the
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN If the Supreme Court reverses its long-standing abortion precedent later this year and lets states ban abortions within their borders, it will unleash a new legal and legislative fight over how far anti-abortion lawmakers can reach to target conduct that happens outside their state lines. A draft majority opinion published by
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN If the Supreme Court reverses its long-standing abortion precedent later this year and lets states ban abortions within their borders, it will unleash a new legal and legislative fight over how far anti-abortion lawmakers can reach to target conduct that happens outside their state lines. A draft majority opinion published by
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By Eric Bradner and Alex Rogers, CNN The Democratic rebellion against President Joe Biden‘s plans to lift pandemic-era border restrictions is growing, as candidates in marquee races from Nevada to New Hampshire break with the administration and Republicans turn immigration into a centerpiece of their midterm election messaging. The Biden administration is set to roll
Continue Reading By Jamie Crawford, Jessica Schneider and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A man who set himself on fire Friday on the plaza in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, has died, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The man was identified as Wynn Bruce of Boulder, Colorado, an MPD spokesperson said Saturday. Bruce had
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Employees at Insecurity Insight, a Switzerland-based nonprofit, received a string of malicious links and pornographic material on their cell phones after publishing a report last month on Russian attacks on hospitals in Ukraine. The phishing messages were “on a scale we had never experienced” and came as staff members spent late
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A former Trump White House official close to then-chief of staff Mark Meadows told the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol that the West Wing had been warned the day could turn violent, according to a new court filing. The
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By Andy Rose, CNN A Republican Nebraska gubernatorial candidate accused of inappropriate physical contact by eight women is suing a state senator who is one of the accusers. Charles Herbster filed the suit Friday against GOP state Sen. Julie Slama. Slama was quoted in an article in the Nebraska Examiner saying that Herbster had reached
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By Jessica Schneider, CNN Someone set themself on fire Friday at the plaza in front of the US Supreme Court building, a court spokesperson said. Supreme Court Police, US Capitol Police and the DC Metropolitan Police Department responded to the incident, which happened at about 6:30 p.m. ET. The individual was airlifted to a local
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By Shawna Mizelle and Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is taking responsibility for Wednesday night’s mishap involving the Army Golden Knights that resulted in the US Capitol being evacuated. “We deeply regret that we contributed to a precautionary evacuation of the Capitol complex and apologize for the disruption and fear experienced by those
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By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia was confronted in court on Friday over past social media posts advocating violence against Democrats. At the hearing in Atlanta, to determine if Greene is constitutionally barred from running for reelection because of her alleged role in the January 6 insurrection,
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives received an endorsement from a big law enforcement group on Friday. The president of the Major County Sheriffs of America, Sheriff Dennis Lemma, sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee leaders to express his association’s support
Continue Reading By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Jon Passantino, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed several bills into law, including two measures targeting Disney, legislation that will put new restrictions on how schools and businesses can talk about race and gender, and the state’s new congressional map. The bills targeting Disney were passed by
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By Kaitlan Collins, MJ Lee and Jeff Zeleny, CNN With seven months still to go before the midterm elections, the White House is preparing a slew of personnel moves as officials brace for a potential Republican takeover on Capitol Hill in November. The GOP has promised to be aggressive with its investigations of President Joe
Continue Reading By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Since-deleted videos from Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s social media contradict comments the GOP congresswoman made at a court hearing on Friday downplaying her ties to a YouTuber and conservative activist who participated in the January 6, 2021, mob that broke into the US Capitol. Speaking at her
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By Jamie Crawford, Mike Valerio and Paul P. Murphy, CNN The suspect in a shooting in northwest Washington, DC, that left four people wounded on Friday afternoon has died, DC Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said. “The suspect that we believe is responsible for this is now deceased,” said Contee, who declined to name
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been maneuvering behind the scenes to contain the fallout over damning and contradictory conversations he had with other GOP lawmakers about then-President Donald Trump in the immediate aftermath of January 6. The California Republican dialed up key GOP members throughout
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By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been maneuvering behind the scenes to contain the fallout over damning and contradictory conversations he had with other GOP lawmakers about then-President Donald Trump in the immediate aftermath of January 6. The California Republican dialed up key GOP members throughout
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