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By Jennifer Henderson and Devan Cole, CNN The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit transgender girls and women in the state from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender — a provision the state’s Democratic governor has vowed to veto. The state House voted 115-84 to pass House
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and Kara Scannell, CNN Federal prosecutors may soon reach a charging decision regarding Rudy Giuliani‘s foreign lobbying efforts involving Ukraine, after he helped investigators unlock several electronic devices that were seized by the FBI, according to multiple sources familiar with the probe. Giuliani has also offered to appear for a separate interview
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Democrats running for reelection in the midterms are intensifying their fight against the Biden administration’s decision to roll back a Trump-era immigration rule, going directly to the border and signing onto legislation that would block the Biden administration’s actions in an escalation that could leave the party splintered
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Jim Sciutto and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US is expected to announce on Wednesday it is sending hundreds of millions of dollars in new military assistance to Ukraine, three sources familiar with the package tell CNN. The final amount had not been finalized as of Tuesday but is expected to be close
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday the atrocities being uncovered in Ukraine qualify as genocide, a designation he’d previously avoided but that he now believes is warranted as scenes of devastation emerge from towns once overrun by Russian troops. “I called it genocide because it’s become clearer and clearer that (Russian President
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday the atrocities being uncovered in Ukraine qualify as genocide, a designation he’d previously avoided but that he now believes is warranted as scenes of devastation emerge from towns once overrun by Russian troops. “I called it genocide because it’s become clearer and clearer that (Russian
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration won’t be “letting up” until the perpetrator of a shooting on a subway train in Brooklyn is found. The shooting had occurred as passengers were on their morning commutes during rush hour earlier Tuesday. At least 29 people have been hospitalized, with
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN The Justice Department declined a request from the House Oversight Committee to provide additional details about 15 boxes of records that former President Donald Trump improperly took to Mar-a-Lago after leaving office, citing an ongoing investigation, according to a new letter sent to the committee. Acting Assistant Attorney
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Jeremy Herb and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress, is urging the State Department to send its diplomats back into Ukraine. Spartz, an Indiana Republican, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, saying that the US should consider redeploying US diplomats to
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Whitney Wild, CNN The two men accused of impersonating federal agents will be released from jail, a federal judge ruled Tuesday after three days of marathon hearings where prosecutors and defense lawyers clashed over whether the men were operatives of a hostile government. Magistrate Judge Michael Harvey said the
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration is preparing to roll out a program intended for Ukrainian refugees that would expedite the process for those trying to come to the United States, according to two administration officials. The program comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s commitment to accept up to
Continue ReadingCNN By Priscilla Alvarez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration is preparing to roll out a program intended for Ukrainian refugees that would expedite the process for those trying to come to the United States, according to two administration officials. The program comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s commitment to accept up
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection has conducted more than 860 depositions and interviews, with dozens more scheduled in the coming weeks, a committee aide told CNN on Tuesday. The panel continues to hear from witnesses on a daily basis,
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection has conducted more than 860 depositions and interviews, with dozens more scheduled in the coming weeks, a committee aide told CNN on Tuesday. The panel continues to hear from witnesses on a daily
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN The South Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to impeach state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg regarding his conduct surrounding a 2020 crash that left a pedestrian dead. A state House committee had concluded last month that Ravnsborg, a Republican, did not commit an impeachable offense, but the full House voted
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell New York Attorney General Letitia James has broadened her civil investigation into the accuracy of the Trump Organization’s financial statements to include the role of its long-time appraiser Cushman & Wakefield, according to recent court filings. James asked a judge to force the company to comply with subpoenas issued last year and
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Getting spit on. Death threats. Threatening phone calls. Those aren’t the expectations election workers have when they show up to work the polls on Election Day, but they
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration will lift the summertime ban on E15 gasoline to help ease high gas prices. Will this action save drivers a significant — or even noticeable — amount of money at the pump? Experts tell CNN it depends on a number of factors, including
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe and Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Democratic Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday, the state’s governor said, after being arrested and indicted on charges in connection with his alleged participation in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions in exchange for securing a state grant. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Russian military-linked hacking group has attempted to infiltrate Ukrainian power substations and deploy malicious code capable of cutting electricity, Ukrainian government officials and private investigators said Tuesday. The cyberattack appears to have been thwarted, and the Ukrainian government Computer Emergency Response Team said it had prevented the attackers from “carrying
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