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Biden administration staffers call for ceasefire at vigil outside White House

By Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Political appointees and Biden administration staffers held a vigil in front of the White House on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. More than three dozen people, including political appointees, administration staffers and civil service career staff, attended the early evening vigil in

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Georgia election worker describes flood of threats she received after Giuliani’s lies in 2020

By Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In intense testimony on Wednesday, Georgia volunteer election worker Ruby Freeman revisited how she sought help from the police twice, thinking people inspired by Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign may try to kill her. “Just ringing, ringing, ringing. Just ringing non-stop,” she said of her

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White House agitates allies with major border concessions as it races to get Ukraine aid deal

By Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The White House’s growing urgency to get Ukraine aid passed is forcing Democrats to reckon with immigration policies they’ve previously tied to former President Donald Trump, agitating President Joe Biden’s allies and underscoring the unrelenting complexities of the immigration debate. It’s a stark moment that ties together some

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Karl Rove Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Karl Rove, architect of George W. Bush’s gubernatorial and presidential campaigns. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1950 Birth place: Denver, Colorado Birth name: Karl Christian Rove Father: Louis Rove, a geologist Mother: Reba (Wood) Rove Marriages: Karen Johnson (June 2012-present); Darby Hickson (January

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Exclusive: Recordings describe 2020 Oval Office photo-op where Trump was briefed on fake electors and January 6

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Before a group of supportive lawyers entered the Oval Office for a photo-op with then-President Donald Trump in December 2020, they were given a clear instruction, according to one attendee: Don’t get Trump’s hopes up about overturning the election. One attorney, Jim Troupis, toed the line. He’d just

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Trump lawyers say special counsel is a Grinch who would ruin holidays for attorneys

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers compared special counsel Jack Smith to the Grinch in a court filing Wednesday for trying to expedite the appeals process in one of his criminal cases, saying that prosecutors are trying to disrupt their holiday travel plans and to “disenfranchise” voters in 2024. Earlier this week,

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House passes resolution condemning testimony by university presidents over antisemitism

By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN The House on Wednesday passed a bipartisan resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses and testimony from three high-profile university presidents over antisemitism at a congressional hearing last week. The measure condemns the testimony given by the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania during

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Supreme Court action on mifepristone demonstrates abortion care is all about the courtroom

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s acceptance of an appeal from the Biden administration on Wednesday opens a new front in the national controversy over access to abortion as states, including Texas, have been moving aggressively against women since the high court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Fourteen states have outright

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Exclusive: Recordings describe 2020 Oval Office photo-op where Trump was briefed on fake electors and January 6

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Before a group of supportive lawyers entered the Oval Office for a photo-op with then-President Donald Trump in December 2020, they were given a clear instruction, according to one attendee: Don’t get Trump’s hopes up about overturning the election. One attorney, Jim Troupis, toed the line. He’d just finished

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GOP investigators say they will ‘initiate contempt’ proceedings after Hunter Biden flouts subpoena for closed-door testimony

CNN By Annie Grayer, Paula Reid and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Republican chairman behind the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden said Wednesday they will start contempt of Congress proceedings against Hunter Biden for not participating in his closed-door deposition on Wednesday, after he demanded to testify publicly. “Hunter Biden today defied lawful subpoenas and

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