By Andy Rose and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A Republican bill that would have overhauled elections in Arizona — including giving the state legislature the power to reject election results — proved to be too much even for state GOP leaders this week. Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a Republican, quietly doomed House Bill 2596 on
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By Kylie Atwood, CNN The State Department has shared information about China’s human rights abuses with US Olympic athletes and defended athletes’ right to express opposition to those violations on the eve of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. “US athletes are entitled to express themselves freely in line with the spirit and charter of
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By Ethan Cohen and Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the state’s new congressional map into law Thursday, a source familiar with the matter said, enacting a map that will likely net Democrats several seats in the US House of Representatives in this fall’s midterm elections. The Empire State’s current delegation
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By Kristin Fisher, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin encouraged CEOs from more than two dozen of America’s largest defense companies to accelerate hypersonic weapons development during a high-level meeting Thursday. Two CEOs who participated in the meeting said Austin spoke of the matter in urgent terms and described China as a threat in this field.
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN Their paths to the New York Police Department’s downtown Manhattan headquarters on Thursday could hardly have been more different, but President Joe Biden and New York City Mayor Eric Adams are now — by their choosing and at their own political risk — increasingly bound as the Democratic Party tries to
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By Geneva Sands and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has established a Cyber Safety Review Board to examine “significant cybersecurity events,” a move aimed at ramping up protection of US networks and infrastructure. The board, which will include government officials and outside cybersecurity executives, will assess past incidents and provide recommendations to
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US and European officials have expressed alarm at Russia’s military build-up in Belarus, describing it as a significant and concerning development as the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine looms and calls for Moscow to de-escalate appear to be going unheeded. US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Medical marijuana for certain patients with debilitating conditions is now legal in Mississippi after the state’s Republican governor signed a bill into law on Wednesday. “There is no doubt that there are individuals in our state who could do significantly better if they had access to medically prescribed doses of cannabis,”
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By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark made good on his promise and pleaded the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during his deposition with the House January 6 committee on Wednesday, a source familiar with the interview told CNN. The source said Clark chose to plead
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By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden told party leaders at the White House on Wednesday that he has approved a transfer of $15 million from the Democratic National Committee to help boost the efforts of the party’s House and Senate campaign committees, officials said. The move comes as Democrats fight to
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By Katelyn Polantz, Ryan Nobles, Gloria Borger and Jamie Gangel, CNN Top aides to Vice President Mike Pence did not discuss direct conversations with former President Donald Trump over several hours of questioning in recent interviews with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, three sources familiar with the probe tell CNN. The
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of US Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights leader. Personal Birth date: February 21, 1940 Death date: July 17, 2020 Birth place: Troy, Alabama Birth name: John Robert Lewis Father: Eddie Lewis, sharecropper Mother: Willie Mae (Carter) Lewis Marriage: Lillian Miles Lewis (December 21, 1968-December
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By Gabby Orr, CNN Members of the Republican National Committee’s resolution committee unanimously passed a motion on Thursday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over their service on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. The resolution will advance to the full 168-member voting
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By Melanie Zanona, Gabby Orr and Alex Rogers, CNN Donald Trump recently extended an enticing offer to Vernon Jones: drop your flailing gubernatorial bid to run for a US House seat in Georgia, and you’ll earn the former President’s endorsement. Jones is still debating whether to stick with the uphill race against former Sen. David
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking a circuit court for one of the state’s most populous counties to allow him to join in a lawsuit filed by a group of parents who oppose their local school board’s mask mandate. It’s the latest effort by the recently inaugurated Republican governor to roll
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking a circuit court for one of the state’s most populous counties to allow him to join in a lawsuit filed by a group of parents who oppose their local school board’s mask mandate. It’s the latest effort by the recently inaugurated Republican governor to roll
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials alleged Thursday that Russia has been preparing to “fabricate a pretext for an invasion” of Ukraine by creating “a very graphic propaganda video” that would depict a fake attack by Ukraine against Russia. The US’ disclosure of the alleged plot is the latest in a series
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials alleged Thursday that Russia has been preparing to “fabricate a pretext for an invasion” of Ukraine by creating “a very graphic propaganda video” that would depict a fake attack by Ukraine against Russia. The US’ disclosure of the alleged plot is the latest in a series
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By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials alleged Thursday that Russia has been preparing to “fabricate a pretext for an invasion” of Ukraine by creating “a very graphic propaganda video” that would depict a fake attack by Ukraine against Russia. The US’ disclosure of the alleged plot is the latest in a series
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden watched in real time Wednesday as US commandos landed in Syria to raid a three-story home, surrounded by olive trees, where the top leader of ISIS was living with his wife and members of his family. From the head of the Situation Room table, Biden
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