Politics

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that Saudi Arabia knew that the OPEC+ decision to cut oil production “would increase Russian revenues” and that the United States is reviewing “consequences” for that decision. The top US diplomat also confirmed that American officials had urged the oil cartel to hold

By Ariane de Vogue and Dan Berman, CNN A federal judge in West Virginia has invalidated part of a federal law that prohibits the possession of a firearm with an “altered obliterated, or removed” serial number, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that demands a historical review of gun laws to determine their constitutionality. “Firearms

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday extended early voting in the counties hit hardest by Hurricane Ian as officials in southwest Florida scramble to ready themselves for an election less than a month away. In an executive order, DeSantis allowed Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota counties to set up additional early voting

By Casey Gannon Two former Trump administration officials were seen Thursday at the Washington, DC, federal courthouse where the grand jury investigating the January 6 US Capitol attack meets. Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, was compelled to testify to the January 6 grand jury on Thursday, according to

By MJ Lee, Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House tried on Thursday to give another rough economic report a positive spin, saying that there’s indicators of progress in newly released inflation numbers — even as the Federal Reserve is expected to respond by aggressively raising interest rates once again. The September Consumer

By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York state judge set a hearing for later this month to decide whether to grant New York Attorney General Letitia James’ request to block the Trump Organization from engaging in certain activities. The hearing, which is scheduled for October 31, will be the first court appearance since New York

By Ellie Kaufman and Jennifer Hansler, CNN An American veteran and father of five died on Tuesday after sustaining injuries fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the east of the country, his sister told CNN. Dane Partridge, 34, from Rexburg, Idaho, had been fighting in Ukraine since the end of April, his sister Jenny Corry said.

By Whitney Wild Secret Service agents were in contact with members of the Oath Keepers prior to January 6 an official with the agency tells CNN, as part of standard intelligence and response duties. The official said members of the Oath Keepers occasionally reached out to the Secret Service with questions about permissible items for

By Eric Bradner, CNN Mandela Barnes, the Democrat taking on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin’s Senate race, on Thursday faces what could be his last clear shot at rebutting the avalanche of GOP attacks on crime and police funding that have taken a months-long toll on his campaign. Barnes and Johnson are set to

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director Americans are closely divided over which party’s candidate they would support in their congressional districts, with preferences in competitive districts tilting toward Republicans, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. But about 4 in 10 voters say neither party’s candidates in their congressional districts have a clear

By Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb, Annie Grayer and Sara Murray, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, is holding their last hearing before the midterm elections Thursday, giving the panel one more opportunity to hammer home its message that former President Donald Trump is still dangerous to democracy. The committee is scheduled to

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The Justice Department says the seized documents taken from Mar-a-Lago during the FBI search in August amount to 21,792 pages, according to a court filing this week, far short of the 200,000 pages former President Donald Trump’s legal team had claimed. Trump’s defense team now has access