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Exclusive: National security officials tell special counsel Trump was repeatedly warned he did not have the authority to seize voting machines

By Zachary Cohen, CNN Former top national security officials have told prosecutors and testified to a federal grand jury that they repeatedly told former President Donald Trump and his allies that the government didn’t have the authority to seize voting machines after the 2020 election, CNN has learned. Ken Cuccinelli, the former second in command

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Why the Taiwan meeting matters

By Kevin Liptak and Lauren Fox, CNN Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday will become the second US House speaker to meet with Taiwan’s president in person in the span of a year when he sits down with Tsai Ing-wen in southern California. His meeting could be considered less provocative than Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island

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Exclusive: National security officials tell special counsel Trump was repeatedly warned he did not have the authority to seize voting machines

By Zachary Cohen, CNN Former top national security officials have told prosecutors and testified to a federal grand jury that they repeatedly told former President Donald Trump and his allies that the government didn’t have the authority to seize voting machines after the 2020 election, CNN has learned. Ken Cuccinelli, the former second in command

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Biden administration proposes tougher rules to slash harmful mercury pollution from coal power plants

By Angela Fritz and Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new, stricter rules for harmful pollutants, including mercury, from coal-fired power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to slash mercury pollution and harmful particulate matter from coal-fired power plant emissions, including from lignite coal plants, by up to 70%. If finalized,

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