Bench trial scheduled for Basye-CPS lawsuit
An emergency hearing in a former state representative’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to get his name on the April election ballot is set for Tuesday afternoon.
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What we know about the Pence classified documents: A timeline of events
By Elizabeth Stuart, Jeremy Herb and Jamie Gangel, CNN About a week after Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, former Vice President Mike Pence asked an attorney to review four boxes of documents stored in his Indiana home, according to an attorney for Pence.
Continue Reading Daily border encounters have dropped by more than half in January, DHS official says
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Daily migrant encounters along the US-Mexico border have dropped by more than half in January compared to last month, a Homeland Security official tells CNN, citing the expansion of a Trump-era Covid restriction and recently launched programs to legally migrate to the US. Last month, border authorities wrestled with a spike
Continue Reading Trump withdraws another lawsuit against NY Attorney General Letitia James
By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump has withdrawn a second lawsuit challenging the New York attorney general’s investigation into the Trump Organization, days after dropping a case attempting to block access to his personal trust. In a one-page filing, lawyers for Trump and Attorney General Letitia James said they reached an agreement to
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz opposes McCarthy’s push to oust Democrats from committees
By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana announced on Tuesday that she opposes House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s push to remove three Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar — from committees. The new House GOP majority is gearing up for a showdown with Democrats over the
Continue Reading CNN Exclusive: Pence classified documents included briefing memos for foreign trips
By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Elizabeth Stuart and Evan Perez, CNN The roughly 12 classified documents found at the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence included materials described as background briefing memos that were prepared for Pence’s foreign trips, multiple sources told CNN. One source said some of those classified documents were likely
Continue Reading US finalizing plans to send approximately 30 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, two US officials say
By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US is finalizing plans to send approximately 30 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, two US officials familiar with the deliberations told CNN. The Biden administration announcement to send the US-made tanks could come as early as this week, CNN reported earlier Tuesday. The timing around the actual delivery
Continue Reading First on CNN: Classified documents found at Pence’s Indiana home
By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Evan Perez, CNN A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at Pence’s Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The FBI and the Justice
Continue Reading Democratic congressman says he is ‘profoundly troubled’ by Biden document disclosures
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Democratic Rep. Jim Himes on Tuesday admitted that he is “profoundly troubled” by the discovery of additional classified documents at President Joe Biden‘s Delaware home but pushed back on any comparisons between the president and former President Donald Trump in regard to the handling of sensitive materials. “Any time there are
Continue Reading FBI blames North Korea for $100 million crypto heist
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The FBI on Monday evening blamed North Korean government-linked hackers for stealing $100 million in cryptocurrency last June from a California-based firm. The North Korean operatives this month laundered over $60 million of the money stolen in the June hack, according to the FBI statement. The bureau said “a portion” of
Continue Reading Former high-level FBI official pleads not guilty in alleged schemes to help sanctioned Russian oligarch
By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office was charged in two separate indictments Monday for allegedly working with a sanctioned Russian oligarch after he retired and concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars he received from a former employee of an Albanian intelligence
Continue Reading Fact check: McCarthy’s false, misleading and evidence-free claims since becoming House speaker
By Daniel Dale, CNN Since winning a difficult battle to become speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy has made public claims that are misleading, lacking any evidence or plain wrong. Here is a fact check of recent McCarthy comments about the debt ceiling, funding for the Internal Revenue Service, the FBI search
Continue Reading The US and its allies want Ukraine to change its battlefield tactics in the spring
By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN US and Western officials are urging Ukraine to shift its focus from the brutal, months-long fight in the eastern city of Bakhmut and prioritize instead a potential offensive in the south, using a different style of fighting that takes advantage of the billions of dollars
Continue Reading ‘Decisions are imminent’ on charges in Trump’s effort to overturn 2020 election in Georgia, Fulton County DA says
By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Devan Cole, CNN Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis suggested Tuesday that the special grand jury investigating Donald Trump and his allies’ efforts to upend the 2020 election in Georgia has recommended multiple indictments and said that her decision on whether to bring charges is “imminent.” At a hearing
Continue Reading Biden administration raised concerns with Beijing over Chinese companies’ non-lethal aid in Russian war effort
By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration has recently raised concerns with China about evidence it has suggesting that Chinese companies have sold non-lethal equipment to Russia for use in Ukraine, in an effort to ascertain how much Beijing knows about the transactions, according to two US
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Bailey announces 2024 bid for attorney general; was sworn in for AG spot in early January
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney Gen. Andrew Bailey announced in a Monday press release that he will be running in 2024 to try to serve a full term in the position. Baily was sworn in as Attorney General earlier this month. He was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson on Nov. 23, following Eric Schmitt’s election to the U.S. Senate.
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Greg Steube ‘sidelined’ for several weeks after accident at Florida home
By Annie Grayer and Jack Forrest, CNN Rep. Greg Steube, a Florida Republican, announced Monday that he will be “sidelined” in his home state for several weeks as he recovers from multiple injuries suffered in an accident at his Sarasota property last week. Steube wrote on Twitter that he is recovering from “a fractured pelvis,
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Nclusion Plus responds to backlash about drag performance at Columbia event
The organization whose performers dressed in drag at an event Columbia Public Schools students attended last week is responding to the backlash from some parents and conservative state leaders.
Continue Reading House Oversight Committee chairman sends letter requesting Secret Service provide Wilmington visitor logs
By Annie Grayer, CNN House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has sent a letter to the US Secret Service requesting the visitor logs from President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, where more classified documents have been found. In the letter, Comer, a Kentucky Republican lawmaker, says there has been a “lack of transparency” from
Continue Reading Pandemic jobless benefits fraud likely tops $60 billion. House GOP to start investigating next week
By Tami Luhby, CNN More than $60 billion may have been paid out in fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report released Monday by the US Government Accountability Office. The watchdog agency, however, warned that the estimate has limitations and should be interpreted with caution. The actual amount of pandemic
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