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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn and his wife received disclosures from Apple last month that their account records were sought by the Justice Department in February 2018, while McGahn was still the top lawyer representing the presidency, according to a person familiar. The New York Times first reported McGahn’s

In an exclusive interview, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells CNN’s Dana Bash that she’s not giving up on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s vote for HR1 even after he wrote an op-ed opposing the For the People Act.

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Devan Cole and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she’s “very pleased” that a deal on a new bipartisan Senate infrastructure package was reached last week, but she warned the proposal might be a tough sell to the House Democratic caucus if more isn’t included. “I do think

By Devan Cole, CNN Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is “inclined to say yes” as to whether Justice Stephen Breyer should retire from the Supreme Court in the coming weeks so President Joe Biden can nominate a liberal jurist to replace him. “You know, it’s something I think about, but I would probably lean towards yes,”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) says that she’s ‘inclined’ to agree with colleague Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) that 82-year-old Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should retire at the end of the court’s term so President Biden can appoint a young liberal successor, but wanted to think about the question more before fully committing.

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Sunday he agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that relations between the US and Russia are at a “low point,” days before the two leaders are scheduled to hold a highly anticipated summit in Geneva. “I think he is right, it’s a low point. And it depends

President Joe Biden says he agrees with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assessment that US-Russia relations are at a low point ahead of the two leaders’ upcoming meeting.

By CNN World leaders attending the Group of Seven summit on Sunday issued a call for a new study into the origins of Covid-19 after an initial report was deemed lacking because Beijing had refused to cooperate. Read the full communiqué here: cnn.com/2021/06/13/politics/carbis-bay-g7-summit-communique/index.html

By CNN World leaders attending the Group of Seven summit on Sunday issued a call for a new study into the origins of Covid-19 after an initial report was deemed lacking because Beijing had refused to cooperate. Read the full communiqué here:

The Trump-era Justice Department’s decision to secretly seize data of Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee went even beyond the nefarious actions of former President Richard Nixon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells CNN in an exclusive interview.

By Kevin Liptak, CNN World leaders attending the Group of Seven summit issued a call for a new study into the origins of Covid-19, including in China, after an initial report was deemed lacking because Beijing had refused to cooperate. They also agreed to speak out against human rights abuses in China, a matter that

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Trump-era Justice Department’s decision to secretly seize data of Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee went even beyond the nefarious actions of former President Richard Nixon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday. The California Democrat also believes former Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr should testify before Congress. “What

By Daniel Dale, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked Tuesday where he stands on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a Democratic bill that aims to prevent states from implementing racially discriminatory voting laws. McConnell’s response, in which he expressed opposition to the bill, omitted a bunch of key context, got at

By Gregory Krieg, CNN When New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the stage at a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley on Saturday night, the congresswoman paused a beat and took in the scene. Before she made the case for Wiley as the progressive choice for Democrats in this sprawling, contentious, fraught

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN As a school year filled with challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic comes to a close, the focus is on summer school and planning for the fall, when the Biden administration expects all schools to return to in-person learning. Since children under 12 likely won’t be eligible for a vaccine until Thanksgiving,

By Kevin Liptak, CNN When Joe Biden was preparing for his first audience with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as a young senator, his mother — an Irish American born with the surname Finnegan — had a piece of advice. “Don’t you bow down to her,” she told him in 1982, according to a memoir Biden

By Katelyn Polantz and Pamela Brown, CNN Ex-top Trump Justice Department official Rod Rosenstein has told people in recent days he was not aware of a subpoena that targeted the data of Democratic members of Congress while he was deputy attorney general, a source familiar with Rosenstein told CNN on Saturday. The attorney general at