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By Ted Barrett, Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN The top two Senate Republican leaders were split Monday over the need for Congress to investigate secret Trump-era Justice Department subpoenas to two Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee, both frequent critics of the former President. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defended the right of

By Wesley Bruer and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has opened an investigation into Fulton County for allegedly violating state rules “requiring absentee ballot drop box transfer forms to be filled out,” his office confirmed to CNN on Monday. A source with knowledge of the investigation cautioned to CNN that

By Hannah Sarisohn and Devan Cole, CNN A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking classified information to the media has been released from prison to a halfway house after nearly four years of incarceration, her lawyer confirmed to CNN on Monday. The former contractor, Reality Winner, was accused of taking a report about

By Eric Bradner, Kyung Lah and Sara Murray, CNN Arizona’s problem-plagued audit has finished its hand recount of most of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County last November, with just braille ballots and those that had to be duplicated because they were damaged left to count, an audit spokesman said Monday. Randy Pullen,

By Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Momentum is building in the Senate behind a $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal, as liberals are showing a new willingness to accept the package with key assurances and Republican leaders predicting the potential of wide support within their conference. There are still many details that need to be sorted

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said that her remarks comparing masks mandates and vaccination passports to the Holocaust were “offensive” and offered an apology for them after visiting the Holocaust Museum. CNN’s Ryan Nobles reports.

By Kristin Wilson, Ryan Nobles and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday apologized for her “offensive” comments comparing Capitol Hill mask-wearing rules to the Holocaust after visiting the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. “There are words that I have said, remarks that I’ve made that I know are offensive, and for

Speaking at the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, President Biden called on foreign leaders to protect against those who prey on division and push “phony populism,” saying it is on the democratic nations to prove democracy can prevail.

By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday called on foreign leaders to protect against those who prey on division and push “phony populism,” asserting that it’s up to democratic nations to prove to the world that democracy can prevail and autocracies cannot “deliver for the needs of our people.” “We

By Tami Luhby, CNN More than 1.2 million Americans had signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange through the end of May, the Biden administration announced Monday. Another 331,000 would-be enrollees were found to be eligible for other assistance and redirected to Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. But the

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s penchant for spreading false claims and misinformation shows no signs of stopping after a week in which he touted falsehoods related to both the January 6 Capitol riot and Covid-19. The senator faced online punishment Friday after making false claims over treatments for Covid-19 and, over

By CNN The FBI has warned lawmakers that online QAnon conspiracy theorists may carry out more acts of violence as they move from serving as “digital soldiers” to taking action in the real world following the January 6 US Capitol attack. The shift is fueled by a belief among some of the conspiracy’s more militant

By Tami Luhby, CNN Low-income American families who don’t typically file tax returns can now register to receive the enhanced child tax credit, which will start going out next month. The Internal Revenue Service unveiled a sign-up tool on its website Monday that will allow users to provide the necessary information about their households and,

By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House is voting Monday evening on a bill to repeal the 2002 US war authorization in Iraq, with Democrats hopeful that the White House’s backing will give them newfound momentum to finally revoke the nearly 20-year-old authorization. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget on Monday issued a statement

By CNN The FBI has warned lawmakers that online QAnon conspiracy theorists may carry out more acts of violence as they move from serving as “digital soldiers” to taking action in the real world following the January 6 US Capitol attack. The shift is fueled by a belief among some of the conspiracy’s more militant

By Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN The FBI has warned lawmakers that online QAnon conspiracy theorists may carry out more acts of violence as they move from serving as “digital soldiers” to taking action in the real world following the January 6 US Capitol attack. The shift is fueled by a belief among some

Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a written statement that the Justice Department will “strengthen” rules regarding seeking congressional records, following reports that the Trump administration seized the records of journalists, members of Congress and their families.

By Geneva Sands, CNN Immigration and Customs Enforcement has terminated the Trump-era office that focused on victims of crimes linked to undocumented immigrants, another move the Biden administration has taken to distance itself from President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. ICE announced on Friday that it was shuttering the Victim of Immigration Crime Engagement office and

By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a bilateral meeting on Monday following a meeting of NATO leaders in Brussels. The meeting, which took place at the NATO headquarters in Belgium, was expected to be contentious. Biden in April became the first US president in

By Clare Foran, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that if his party regains the majority in 2022 it’s “highly unlikely” he would let President Joe Biden confirm a Supreme Court vacancy if one opened up in 2024, and was non-committal when asked about an opening at the end of 2023. “I