Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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The Missouri Senate district that includes Callaway County now spreads out to the Illinois border north of St Louis.
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The map looks a little different in this 2022 midterm election cycle.
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This November’s ballot has five statewide ballot issues, the most prominent of which would legalize recreational marijuana and expunge some criminal records.
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By Michael Warren, CNN When former Vice President Mike Pence agreed to appear at an October 21 fundraiser for Derek Schmidt, the Kansas Republican’s campaign expected a positive response. But in the first 24 hours after the invitations went out last week, the campaign raised nearly $100,000 — a figure that astounded Schmidt’s operation. “It
Continue Reading By Michael Warren, CNN When former Vice President Mike Pence agreed to appear at an October 21 fundraiser for Derek Schmidt, the Kansas Republican’s campaign expected a positive response. But in the first 24 hours after the invitations went out last week, the campaign raised nearly $100,000 — a figure that astounded Schmidt’s operation. “It
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN The White House has engaged in talks with Elon Musk about the possibility of setting up SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink inside Iran, multiple officials familiar with the discussions told CNN. The conversations, which have not been previously reported, come as the Biden administration searches for ways to
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner and Shania Shelton, CNN Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday said having four women on the Supreme Court — the first time the high court has had so many female justices — has had an impact on the “quality of the conversation.” The increased share of women on the bench makes
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden defended Hunter Biden in a recent NBC interview, following the rare public comments on their son made by President Joe Biden last week to CNN’s Jake Tapper. Hunter Biden purchased a gun during a time in which he has now acknowledged he was struggling with drug
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN Michael Christofield was excited when he found out he was eligible for $10,000 in student loan forgiveness under President Joe Biden’s new plan. The debt relief would help him pay off his loans by the time his children go to college. “I’d be in a position to help them in a
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump is claiming that records, such as clemency requests, that were kept at Mar-a-Lago are his personal property and shouldn’t be handed back to the federal government, the Justice Department said in a court filing late Thursday. The filing only addresses a dispute over 15
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A federal judge temporarily struck down a provision of New York’s gun law Thursday that makes it a felony for a person with a concealed-carry license to possess a firearm at “any place of worship or religious observation.” The ruling is the latest example of the far
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, Jeremy Diamond and Maegan Vazquez, CNN In the days and even weeks after President Joe Biden took the dramatic step to order the cancellation of student loan debt for up to 40 million Americans, it wasn’t clear that he’d ever focus publicly on the issue again. Passing references deep into broad policy
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood, CNN Two Democratic members of Congress are asking the State Department’s top lawyer to remind state and local governments of their human rights commitments and to review how state laws pertaining to abortion access “comply with international human rights and treaty obligations,” according to a letter reviewed by CNN. “In particular, we
Continue Reading By MJ Lee, CNN White House correspondent Dr. Robert Califf, a cardiologist by training, admits that he never imagined he would one day become an expert on infant formula. But during the eight months Califf has served as head of the US Food and Drug Administration under President Joe Biden, baby formula emerged as one
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN Whether Donald Trump is prepared to take-off on another bid for the presidency remains up in the air, but his fabled Boeing 757 is definitely getting off the ground. According to flight data studied and analyzed by CNN and aviation experts consulted by CNN, Trump’s jet has spent several hours over
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN Whether Donald Trump is prepared to take-off on another bid for the presidency remains up in the air, but his fabled Boeing 757 is definitely getting off the ground. According to flight data studied and analyzed by CNN and aviation experts consulted by CNN, Trump’s jet has spent several hours over
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Almost five months after the Supreme Court suffered one of the worst breaches of confidentiality in its 233-year-old history, triggering a rare investigation into the inner workings of the high court, the public has been left in the dark. Over the summer recess two justices suggested they
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A sentence of four months in prison that ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon was sentenced was shorter than the six months prosecutors were seeking, but still a noteworthy punishment and a boost to the House January 6 committee’s efforts. As lawmakers have struggled for years to secure participation with
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday seized on recent comments from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calling into question future Ukraine aid, framing the position as undermining the US role — and leadership — in an increasingly volatile world. “They said that if they win, they’re not likely to
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