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McCarthy told 2 officers in private meeting that Trump had no idea his supporters were attacking Capitol on January 6, newly obtained audio shows

By Zachary Cohen, CNN During a private meeting last summer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told two police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the mother of a third who died after the riot, that former President Donald Trump had no idea his supporters were carrying out the attack, according

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Trump campaigns for Arizona election deniers in a state that will test his power in 2022 and beyond

By Maeve Reston, CNN There is perhaps nowhere in the country where former President Donald Trump had more success elevating his slate of “Make American Great Again” candidates into formidable 2022 contenders than Arizona, a state he narrowly lost in 2020 where he has relentlessly sought to overturn the presidential election results. With less than

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Trump campaigns for Arizona election deniers in a state that will test his power in 2022 and beyond

By Maeve Reston, CNN There is perhaps nowhere in the country where former President Donald Trump had more success elevating his slate of “Make American Great Again” candidates into formidable 2022 contenders than Arizona, a state he narrowly lost in 2020 where he has relentlessly sought to overturn the presidential election results. With less than

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Democratic senator says ‘there’s got to be consequences’ for Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announces oil production cuts

By Andrew Millman and Devan Cole, CNN A Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday that “there’s got to be consequences” after Saudi Arabia and a cartel of major oil producers moved to slash oil production last week in a move the White House said was “shortsighted” and hurtful to low and

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Biden is blamed for downturn in new oil drilling, but fossil fuel companies are the ones hitting pause

By Ella Nilsen, CNN OPEC+’s decision this week to slash oil production — and now the looming threat of higher gas prices — has pushed Republican rhetoric into familiar territory: President Joe Biden’s green policies are making Americans pay more at the pump. Republicans in Congress have slammed Biden’s attempts since he took office to

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First on CNN: Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda’s leader in July

By Alex Marquardt Top Biden administration officials met in-person with the Taliban on Saturday for the first time since al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by the US in his apartment in Kabul in late July, two officials familiar with the talks said. The administration sent the CIA’s deputy director and the top State

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