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Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27

READ: Biden-Trump debate transcript

By CNN staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participated in their first debate of the 2024 election season on CNN in Atlanta Thursday. Read the final, corrected transcript of the debate below: JAKE TAPPER, CNN MODERATOR: We’re live from Georgia, a key battleground state in the race for the White House.

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Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27

Trump made more than 30 false claims during CNN’s presidential debate — far more than Biden

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump made false and misleading claims during CNN’s presidential debate on Thursday – but Trump did so far more than Biden, just like in their debates in 2020. Trump made more than 30 false claims at the Thursday debate. They included numerous claims that

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US Air Force veteran charged with disclosing classified information on US military aircraft and weapons

By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A US Air Force veteran has been arrested and charged for allegedly disclosing classified information related to American military aircraft and weapons to unauthorized individuals, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Paul J. Freeman was charged with unauthorized possession and transmission of classified national defense information by

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Officials break ground on new $183 million lab in Jefferson City

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, government officials broke ground on a new multi-agency state laboratory campus in Jefferson City.  The multi-story, 250,000-square-foot facility is estimated to cost $183 million with construction, expected to be completed by 2026. American Rescue Plan Act funding was allocated to help cover the cost.  State officials say they want

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US moves forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of escalating cross-border fire

By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US is moving forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of escalating cross-border fire, according to two US officials, including forces able to carry out an evacuation of American citizens. The USS Wasp and its Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which includes the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU),

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US discussing possibility of transferring Israeli Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine

By Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is holding discussions with Israel and Ukraine about the possibility of transferring aging Patriot air defense systems currently in Israel to Ukraine as it continues to defend itself in the war with Russia, according to a senior administration official and a source familiar with the discussions, as the US

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Documents found during the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago. Judge Aileen Cannon wants to hold additional hearings on Donald Trump’s attempts to challenge key evidence in his classified documents case and will allow the former president’s lawyers to question witnesses about the investigation and search of Mar-a-Lago.

Judge Aileen Cannon pushes back on idea that more hearings will delay Trump classified documents case

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon wants to hold additional hearings on Donald Trump’s attempts to challenge key evidence in his classified documents case and will allow the former president’s lawyers to question witnesses about the investigation and search of Mar-a-Lago. On Thursday, the Florida-based judge said in a new order that

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Pentagon and USAID launch oversight reviews of US pier and humanitarian aid for Gaza amid repeated challenges

By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon and USAID Inspectors General have launched coordinated reviews of the US humanitarian mission to Gaza where the military’s temporary pier has faced repeated challenges, including breaking apart and the distribution of aid being paused by the UN due to security concerns on the ground. The Defense Department

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READ: Supreme Court ruling allowing emergency abortions in Idaho

By CNN staff (CNN) — The Supreme Court formally dismissed an appeal over Idaho’s strict abortion ban on Thursday, blocking enforcement of the state’s law a day after the opinion was inadvertently posted on the court’s website in an astonishing departure from its highly controlled protocols. Read the full ruling below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News

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READ: Supreme Court ruling rejecting multibillion-dollar opioid settlement that shielded Sackler family

By CNN staff (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation’s opioid epidemic but that also shielded the Sackler family from future lawsuits despite the fact that it made its fortune selling prescription opioids. Read the full ruling below:

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