Politics

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The fates of three members and one associate of the Oath Keepers are in the hands of a Washington, DC, jury that will decide whether they committed several federal crimes, including seditious conspiracy, on January 6, 2021. Prosecutors allege that defendants, led by Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes,

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN President Joe Biden was planning to launch a campaign sometime in the period after his February 7 State of the Union address before word leaked about the documents found in his home — and that remains the plan, even as White House aides and his personal lawyers answer questions about who

By Nicky Robertson and Rashard Rose, CNN Republican Rep. Greg Steube of Florida is making “good progress” after suffering “several serious injuries” in an accident on his Sarasota property Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement from his office posted to his official Twitter account. The congressman remains hospitalized but was moved out of the intensive

By Kyle Blaine, CNN Newly uncovered immigration records for Rep. George Santos’ mother appear to contradict the embattled freshman Republican‘s repeated claim that she was present at the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The records indicate that Fatima Devolder said she was in Brazil between 1999 and early 2003, and

By Kate Sullivan, CNN North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein on Wednesday launched his campaign to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and sought to portray himself as an alternative to politicians who “spark division” and “ignite hate.” The Democrat’s announcement video highlighted homophobic remarks made by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a potential

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN A bill introduced by Democrats in Washington’s state legislature would prevent private health data that is collected by apps — particularly those that track menstrual cycles — from being shared without consumers’ consent. The proposed law, called the My Health, My Data Act, reflects fears by some women that, following last

By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN New York City on Wednesday began providing free abortion pills at a city-run sexual health clinic in the Bronx. The city already offers medication abortions at its 11 public hospitals, but the new program will eventually expand access to four public health clinics and provide an avenue to the procedure at

By Celina Tebor, CNN Two New Jersey veterans say now-Congressman George Santos promised to raise funds for lifesaving surgery for one of their dogs in 2016, then became elusive and took off with the money. Santos, the embattled freshman Republican, faces growing pressure to resign after he lied and misrepresented his educational, work and family

By Eric Bradner and Omar Jimenez, CNN A voting system error that caused some votes to be double-counted could flip the outcome of a non-partisan local school board race in New Jersey, according to Monmouth County election officials. The reporting error during the November election in Monmouth County occurred when votes were uploaded from a