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By Dan Merica, Rachel Janfaza and Ethan Cohen, CNN Democratic National Committee officials have begun to inform top national and state party members that the decision on which states will go first in the party’s 2024 nominating process has been delayed until after the midterms, according to a source familiar with the process. The DNC

By Jeremy Herb and Whitney Wild, CNN Questions over potential deleted Secret Service text messages surrounding January 6 burst into view earlier this month with a letter from the Department of Homeland Security inspector general, sparking a new investigative thread for the House January 6 committee as well as questions about the role of both

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The Justice Department is trying to block the Oath Keepers they’ve charged with seditious conspiracy from shifting blame to Donald Trump when they are tried in federal court later this year, according to a court filing. The DOJ’s requests come as both sides in the case are

By Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again Saturday morning, per a letter from presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, in what is likely a “rebound” Covid-19 positivity that the doctor noted is “observed in a small percentage of patients treated with Paxlovid.” Biden has experienced “no reemergence of

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Republican-led West Virginia Legislature on Friday did not come to a consensus on a bill that would ban abortions with some exceptions, leaving the procedure legal in the state for now. West Virginia is one of two states that have reconvened a special session to consider restrictions on abortion since

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The overturning of Roe v. Wade gives the green light to Republican-led states to pass stricter abortion laws, and several legislatures, rather than wait for the traditional legislative season to begin in the fall, are calling extraordinary sessions this summer to immediately take action. Lawmakers in Indiana and West Virginia have

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Wisconsin Elections Commission plans to meet next week to consider making a criminal referral against a Racine County man who ordered absentee ballots in the names of a top state lawmaker and other voters in what he says was an effort to expose vulnerabilities in Wisconsin’s voting system. In a

By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A Massachusetts man was arrested Friday after being indicted by a grand jury for allegedly making a bomb threat last year towards an election official in the Arizona’s Secretary of State office. “Your attorney general needs to resign by Tuesday February 16th by 9 am or the explosive

By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’ director of public engagement and intergovernmental affairs is leaving his position, a White House official told CNN. Michael Collins announced his departure in a letter to staff after 16 months in the role. “It has been a difficult decision, but I’ve decided to leave this amazing experience

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration announced sanctions targeting Russia over its global “malign influence” and election interference operations on Friday. In a statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the new tranche of sanctions “is separate and distinct from the broad range of measures the United States and its allies and partners continue

By Natasha Bertrand and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Russian government officials requested that a former colonel from the country’s domestic spy agency who was convicted of murder in Germany last year be included in the US’ proposed swap of a notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, multiple sources familiar with the