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DeSantis, all-in on Iowa, finishes 99-county tour where he started: Far behind Trump in a critical state

By Steve Contorno and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Newton, Iowa (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis completed his tour of Iowa’s 99 counties on Saturday, a milestone he pursued with dogmatic zeal as his White House aspirations grew closely tied to his performance in the Republican Party’s first presidential nominating contest. DeSantis marked the occasion with

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Kamala Harris announces new $3 billion US pledge to global climate action at Dubai summit

By Kyle Feldscher and Ella Nilsen, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced new funding for climate action on Saturday at the COP28 summit in Dubai, where she touted American leadership on the climate crisis, including its recent investments in clean energy and efforts to make vulnerable communities more resilient to worsening

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Democrat denounces political intimidation and violence after home vandalized with call for ceasefire in Israel, Gaza

By Kaanita Iyer and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Adam Smith on Friday condemned intimidation and violence pushed by political “extremes” after he said his Washington state home was vandalized by activists pushing for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. “Sadly, the extremes on the left and the right have increasingly seen intimidation, and in

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Federal judge says Trump does not have absolute immunity, denying bid to dismiss election subversion case

By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s election subversion case in Washington, DC, has refused to dismiss the charges against the former president, saying he does not enjoy absolute immunity for what he said and did after the 2020 election. “The court cannot conclude that our

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Federal investigators confirm multiple US water utilities hit by hackers

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Following a recent cyberattack at a Pennsylvania water utility, federal officials have confirmed that multiple additional water utilities in the US running the same industrial equipment have been breached by hackers, two people briefed on the matter told CNN. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency briefed Senate and

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Trump lawyers say Georgia charges violate ‘free speech’ and that he can’t be tried while president

By Marshall Cohen, Jason Morris, Nick Valencia and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers argued in court Friday that his Georgia election subversion indictment should be thrown out because it “violates free speech,” and that if he wins the 2024 election, the trial would need to be postponed anyway, until he completes his

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