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Opinion: The GOP debate’s biggest losers

CNN Opinion by CNN contributors (CNN) — CNN Opinion asked political contributors to weigh in on the second Republican presidential debate of the 2024 season. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. Jeff Yang: The funniest moments on stage were all unintentional Human civilization has given us a few great unanswerable questions, such

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Senate unanimously passes formal dress code

CNN By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The US Senate has passed a resolution formalizing business attire as the proper dress code for the floor of the chamber by unanimous consent. This comes after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer chose to stop enforcing the unwritten requirement, and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s casual dress became a

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House Republicans release more than 700 pages of internal IRS documents from whistleblowers in Hunter Biden probe

By Annie Grayer, Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Documents released Wednesday by House Republicans shed new light on how two IRS agents who investigated Hunter Biden felt like they hit roadblocks whenever President Joe Biden’s name came up in the criminal probe. However, some of the documents also show that senior

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Judge Tanya Chutkan rejects Trump’s demand that she recuse herself from federal 2020 election subversion case

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election subversion criminal case will not disqualify herself from the matter, rejecting a longshot bid from the former president’s team to remove her from the case.  In her 20-page ruling on Wednesday, Judge Tanya Chutkan spells out her approach to

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Judge Tanya Chutkan rejects Trump’s demand that she recuse herself from federal 2020 election subversion case

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election subversion criminal case will not disqualify herself from the matter, rejecting a longshot bid from the former president’s team to remove her from the case.  In her 20-page ruling on Wednesday, Judge Tanya Chutkan spells out her approach to previous

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Biden approves emergency declaration in Louisiana for saltwater intrusion that threatens New Orleans

By Ella Nilsen and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Louisiana, the White House announced Wednesday, as the state battles saltwater intrusion along the Mississippi River that is contaminating drinking water and threatening water infrastructure. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards requested the declaration on Monday for four parishes:

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