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By Tami Luhby, CNN Jobless residents of Maryland and Texas have filed lawsuits in state courts seeking to force their governors to reinstate pandemic unemployment benefits. They join an effort begun by out-of-work Indiana residents, who have yet to see their payments restart despite a court ruling last week ordering the state to continue the

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN In the weeks following the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump’s White House attempted to call the chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors — a key county in the state Trump lost by a small margin to then-candidate Joe Biden — according to a new report from the Arizona

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Congressional Democrats’ years-long attempt to nail down whether then-President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller effectively ended on Friday, with the US Supreme Court wiping away court decisions where the House Judiciary Committee was told it could access secret grand jury records from key witnesses in the Mueller investigation.

By Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, President Joe Biden reprised his role of consoler-in-chief in south Florida as US and coalition troops prepared to leave Afghanistan for good. Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed ahead with a Capitol Riot probe and New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization for an alleged tax scheme.  Monday  Supreme

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN A Supreme Court ruling that upheld two provisions of Arizona voting law that restrict how ballots can be cast will make it more difficult for Native Americans in the state’s tribal communities to vote, Navajo Nation activists say. Allie Young, founder of Protect The Sacred, said Friday that the court

By Kylie Atwood Iran plans to prevent inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog reviewing video footage of some nuclear sites until there is an agreement to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official told CNN. The decision puts pressure on talks taking place in Vienna which are seeking to bring the US and

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Alvin Bragg is set to win the Democratic primary for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, after his top challenger conceded Thursday — setting the former state and federal prosecutor up to eventually lead the investigation into the Trump Organization. Bragg will likely succeed current district attorney Cyrus Vance, whose term is

By Kaitlan Collins and Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden announced his pick for US ambassador to Germany on Friday, moving to fill a key diplomatic posting to one of the United States’ closest allies. Biden has selected Amy Gutmann as his nominee for top diplomat in Berlin, according to a release from the White

By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has asserted he’d “have no problem talking to anybody” about his conversations with then-President Donald Trump on January 6. That proposition may soon be put to the test. McCarthy is just one of several Republicans who could get caught in the crosshairs as

By Taylor Romine, CNN The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday voted in a 4-0 decision that a 2017 state law requiring proof of residence to vote is unconstitutional, saying that it “imposes unreasonable burdens on the right to vote.” The law, also known as Senate Bill 3, required that those registering to vote 30

By Jasmine Wright, Jeremy Diamond and Arlette Saenz, CNN Editor’s Note: This piece originally published on July 2, 2021. The White House dove into damage control this week after reports of dysfunction and infighting in Vice President Kamala Harris’ office, with the administration trying to stop a drama-filled narrative from taking hold, according to five

By Marshall Cohen, CNN A Trump-appointed federal judge on Friday rejected claims from a US Capitol riot defendant that he had been “selectively charged” because he is a supporter of former President Donald Trump. Federal Judge Trevor McFadden shot down that accusation and upheld the criminal charges against Couy Griffin, a county commissioner from New

By Marshall Cohen San Antonio loan officer Matthew Mazzocco pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge related to the US Capitol insurrection. A dozen Capitol rioters have already pleaded guilty, out of more than 510 defendants. And prosecutors are filing new cases at a steady clip — including in the past week against members of

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN President Joe Biden welcomed the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House on Friday, marking the return to a regular tradition the Covid-19 pandemic had interrupted. The trip to the White House has long been a hallmark of American sports as victorious teams get a chance to meet