Skip to Content

Month: June 2023

Trump-backed Republican who ran for Mark Meadows’ old House seat gets probation for campaign finance violation

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A conservative candidate who unsuccessfully ran for Mark Meadows’ former House seat in North Carolina in 2020 and was endorsed by then-President Donald Trump was sentenced Tuesday to one year of probation for violating federal campaign law. Lynda Bennett, a North Carolina real estate agent, pleaded guilty in March

Continue Reading

Republicans on Capitol Hill criticize DOJ charges against Hunter Biden and vow to continue investigating the president’s son

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House and Senate Republicans have been quick to criticize the plea deal between the Department of Justice and Hunter Biden, arguing Tuesday that the charges brought against President Joe Biden’s son exemplify what they describe as the weaponization of the DOJ. The reaction underscores how the charges brought by

Continue Reading

Blinken says he ‘made very clear’ US ‘would have deep concerns’ about Chinese military activities in Cuba

By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “made very clear” during his meetings in Beijing this week that the United States “would have deep concerns” about China increasing its intelligence or military activities in Cuba, the top US diplomat told reporters during a press conference

Continue Reading

CNN Poll: Trump’s GOP support appears to soften post-indictment, but he holds lead in primary field

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s support appears to have softened following his indictment and arrest on federal charges, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Most Americans approve of Trump’s indictment stemming from his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office, even as 71%

Continue Reading

A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers’ ‘sins’

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A restaurant in California has been ordered to pay $140,000 in back wages and damages to employees after it hired a priest to extract workers’ confessions, in what federal investigators are calling “the most shameless” acts of corruption an employer has taken against its staff. The US

Continue Reading

Sarah Jessica Parker reveals Carrie Bradshaw will have a ‘lovely, sentimental’ call with Samantha Jones in ‘And Just Like That…’

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Sarah Jessica Parker sounds excited about Kim Cattrall’s return to the “Sex and the City” franchise in a cameo she described as “sentimental.” A spokesperson for HBO/Max confirmed to CNN last month that Cattrall filmed a scene as Samantha Jones in March for the continuation series “And Just Like

Continue Reading

Rivian joins Ford and GM in turning to Tesla chargers

CNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business (CNN) — Rivian, the electric truck and SUV company backed by Amazon, announced on Tuesday that it will join Ford and General Motors in adopting Tesla’s so-called North American Charging Standard (NACS). Rivian said it will start building its R1T pickup and R1S SUV with NACS-style charging ports starting

Continue Reading