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Police respond to a shooting in the Minneapolis suburb of Champlin on Saturday

Suspect in ‘politically motivated assassination’ of Minnesota Democratic House leader identified, officials say

By Rebekah Riess, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota lawmakers has been identified as Vance Boelter, two law enforcement officials briefed on the case tell CNN. Boelter is 57 years old and, according to a law enforcement official, he works for a security company, Praetorian

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The US embassy in Baghdad

‘We fight or we die’: How days of frantic diplomacy and dire warnings culminated with Israel’s attack on Iran

By Betsy Klein, Sarah Ferris, Katie Bo Lillis, Kylie Atwood and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum this spring to Iran’s Supreme Leader: Strike a nuclear deal in 60 days, by mid-June, or face consequences. He urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on attacking Iran to give

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Protesters are detained after breaking through barrier fencing on Capitol Hill in Washington

Police arrest roughly 60 veterans and military family members protesting outside US Capitol after group crosses police line

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A group of roughly 60 individuals were arrested outside the US Capitol on Friday evening after breaching a police line of bike racks and moving toward steps leading to the Capitol Rotunda, according to the Capitol Police. The group, made up of veterans and military family members, planned a

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Donald Trump walks offstage after giving remarks at a rally at Greenbrier Farms in June 2024

With bibles, tokens and watches, Trump made millions, new disclosures show

By Fredreka Schouten, Kit Maher and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has made millions from his family’s cryptocurrency venture, private golf clubs and hawking everything from bibles to watches – as he’s capitalized on his political prominence to expand his business empire, according to financial documents released Friday afternoon. One of the

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is seen in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to federal human smuggling charges

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Nashville, Tennessee (CNN) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national mistakenly deported from the US three months ago, pleaded not guilty Friday to federal human smuggling charges. But at the end of an all-day hearing, a federal magistrate judge didn’t decide whether Abrego Garcia’s alleged smuggling of undocumented immigrants through Tennessee

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Supervisor of the Checklist for the State of New Hampshire Leslie Dombroski

Federal judge blocks Trump executive order that requires proof of US citizenship to vote and limits mail-in ballots

By Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday blocked part of President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to revamp how elections are run in the United States. Judge Denise Casper issued a preliminary injunction halting requirements to show written proof of US citizenship when registering to vote in elections

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President Donald Trump speaks as first lady Melania Trump listens during the congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on June 12 in Washington.

Appeals court pauses ruling requiring Trump to return control of California National Guard to state

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court late Thursday paused a ruling that required President Donald Trump to return control of members of California’s National Guard to the state. Senior US District Judge Charles Breyer had ruled that Trump unlawfully federalized thousands of members of California’s National Guard and must return control

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Sen. Rand Paul

Tensions rising in GOP over Trump border plan as Rand Paul squares off with Stephen Miller

By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, Nicky Robertson and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — A bitter feud is escalating between Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Donald Trump’s top border official, injecting uncertainty into Congress’s attempt to pass the administration’s signature policy bill this month. Key Trump adviser Stephen Miller came to Capitol Hill to meet with

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Sen. Alex Padilla is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on June 12.

US senator forcefully removed from DHS event in LA, triggering Democratic outcry on Capitol Hill

CNN By Michael Williams, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Veronica Stracqualursi and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — US Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was forcefully removed from a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday and coerced to the ground after attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a question. Padilla, California’s first Latino elected to the

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The Department of Homeland Security posted a graphic on its X account

DHS posted an image calling for help locating ‘all foreign invaders.’ It was previously circulated by far-right accounts

By Clare Duffy, Sean Lyngaas and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security posted a striking graphic on its official X account. Uncle Sam, a symbol of American patriotism, is depicted nailing a poster to a wall that reads, “Help your country… and yourself.” Written underneath the poster

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Sen. Alex Padilla is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on June 12.

US senator forcefully removed from DHS event in LA, triggering Democratic outcry on Capitol Hill

By Michael Williams, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Veronica Stracqualursi and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — US Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was forcefully removed from a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday and coerced to the ground after attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a question. Padilla, California’s first Latino elected to the US

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