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By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent Ukrainian forces have begun “shaping” operations in southern Ukraine to prepare the battlefield for a significant Ukrainian counteroffensive, two senior US officials briefed on the intelligence told CNN. Shaping operations are standard military practice prior to an offensive and involve striking weapons systems, command and control, ammunition depots

By Nadia Kounang and Donald Judd, CNN The federal government is ending its free at-home Covid-19 test program this week, citing a lack of funding and efforts to preserve supply ahead of an anticipated fall surge in cases, a White House official told CNN on Sunday. Both the White House and the website where people

By Paul LeBlanc and Ethan Cohen, CNN Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a “bacterial infection” and after receiving care at the hospital, he will be “resting at home,” postponing events in his campaign against GOP Gov. Greg Abbott. “After feeling ill on Friday, I went to Methodist Hospital

By Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Sunday slammed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for suggesting interest rates should go up to combat inflation in the US, saying he could “tip this economy into recession.” “I am very worried about this because the causes of inflation — things

By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Republicans are starting to grow pessimistic about their chances of winning a massive majority in the midterm elections, putting some allies of GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on edge over his future. While GOP lawmakers are still confident they will be able to recapture the House this fall

By Steve Contorno, CNN Fresh off winning his party’s nomination for governor, Rep. Charlie Crist had a sobering message for Democrats across the country: Send money to Florida or you may end up with President Ron DeSantis someday. “It is the Democrats’ last chance to stop him and it’s going to be a lot cheaper

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Michigan Republican Party on Saturday nominated two candidates for statewide office who have denied the results of the 2020 presidential election and would have oversight of the state’s elections if they win in November. Party delegates formally nominated Kristina Karamo for secretary of state and Matthew DePerno for state attorney

By Tierney Sneed A federal judge scheduled a hearing for Thursday to consider former President Donald Trump’s request for a “special master” to oversee the FBI’s review of evidence seized at Mar-a-Lago. In doing so, the court put the parties on notice that she had a “preliminary intent” to appoint the special master, a third-party

By Jim Acosta, CNN Utah independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin has accused a motorist of brandishing a firearm and pointing it at him and his wife as the couple was driving home from a campaign event in April. The allegation is described in a “victim impact statement” filed by McMullin in the District Court for

By Jeremy Herb and Annie Grayer, CNN Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines has sent a letter to the House Intelligence and House Oversight committee chairs, saying the intelligence community is conducting a damage assessment of the documents taken from former President Donald Trump‘s home in Mar-a-Lago, according to a letter obtained by CNN. “The

By Steve Contorno, CNN Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, has picked as his running mate Karla Hernández-Mats, the head of the teachers union in Miami-Dade County, in a clear sign that he intends to put education at the center of his campaign against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Crist announced Hernández-Mats as his

By Daniel Dale, CNN Georgia pastor Raphael Warnock won a seat in the US Senate in 2021 with the help of cheery campaign ads featuring a cute dog. Now Warnock’s Republican opponent in the 2022 midterms, former football star Herschel Walker, is accusing him of lying about the nature of his connection to Alvin the