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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Ken Buck, a member of the conservative House Freedom caucus, said Wednesday that members of his party were engaged in “impeachment theater” and accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of using a “shiny object” to distract from disagreements over major spending legislation. “This is impeachment theater. We right

CNN By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Ken Buck, a member of the conservative House Freedom caucus, said Wednesday that members of his party were engaged in “impeachment theater” and accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of using a “shiny object” to distract from disagreements over major spending legislation. “This is impeachment theater. We

CNN By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, who froze during a news conference Wednesday and earlier this year suffered a concussion after falling down, has also endured two other falls this year, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The first known time, in February, occurred

By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge who oversaw a dramatic day in court that ended with Hunter Biden’s plea deal being placed on hold is a Donald Trump appointee who was confirmed with Democratic support in 2018. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was set to decide whether

CNN By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke Saturday at the Fancy Farm picnic, one of Kentucky’s classic political events, but his remarks were largely drowned out by jeers from the Democratic side of the crowd, who stomped their feet and yelled, “RETIRE,” and “DITCH MITCH” as he spoke. McConnell’s

By Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that he’s “fine,” after freezing during a news conference on Wednesday. McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, stopped speaking in the middle of remarks at his regularly scheduled weekly news conference on Capitol Hill. After a 30-second pause, his colleagues crowded

By Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Republican leadership is bracing for yet another week where they’ll need to unite a splintered conference – this time on a series of spending bills that will set the tone for an autumn showdown with the United States Senate. The House overcame its first

CNN By Marshall Cohen, Tierney Sneed, Zachary Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s hearing for Hunter Biden was already poised to be a historic event, as the son of a sitting US president appeared in court to plead guilty to federal tax crimes, bringing a controversial investigation to a near close. But the

By Kit Maher, Kristen Holmes and Jessica Dean, CNN (CNN) — A staffer for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is no longer with the 2024 presidential campaign just days after he retweeted a video featuring White supremacist imagery. Over the weekend, Nate Hochman, who served as a speechwriter for the DeSantis campaign, according to a source

By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent (CNN) — Former US Marine Trevor Reed is expected to make a full recovery after being wounded in battle approximately two weeks ago serving alongside Ukrainian forces fighting Russia, a source close to Reed told CNN. Reed is currently receiving medical care in Germany after being evacuated

CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani concedes he made defamatory statements about Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in an effort to resolve their lawsuit against him and to satisfy a judge who has considered sanctioning him. The late-night Tuesday filing from Giuliani says he doesn’t contest

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A third associate of Steve Bannon was sentenced to 63 months in prison for the “We Build the Wall” online fundraising fraud scheme, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Timothy Shea was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire

By Katelyn Polantz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani concedes he made defamatory statements about Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in an effort to resolve their lawsuit against him and to satisfy a judge who has considered sanctioning him. The late-night Tuesday filing from Giuliani says he doesn’t contest Moss

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A fight over congressional representation in Alabama is headed for another federal court showdown after the state’s Republican-controlled legislature approved new district lines that critics say openly defy a US Supreme Court mandate to give Black voters more power in this Deep South state. The high-stakes battle – slated

By Jeremy Herb and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Three retired military veterans testified Wednesday at a House hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena – commonly known as UFOs – warning that the sightings are a national security problem and that the government has been too secretive about them. A House Oversight subcommittee convened Wednesday’s

By Priscilla Alvarez and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan lambasted President Joe Biden’s border policies, calling it a “Biden border crisis” and describing them as “open border policies” in his opening remarks Wednesday at a hearing where Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is testifying. “I know that today Secretary

By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand and Kara Scannell, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — A plea deal between President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and the Justice Department is on hold after a dramatic court hearing Wednesday. Hunter Biden failed to pay between $1.1 million and $1.5 million in federal taxes before the legal deadlines and

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday vacated Bowe Bergdahl’s dishonorable discharge from the US Army, roughly six years after the former soldier was convicted of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after abandoning his outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. US District Judge Reggie B. Walton found that the military

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — A top election security official who was fired by President Donald Trump weeks after the 2020 election has confirmed to CNN that he was interviewed in recent months by the special counsel investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. Chris Krebs confirmed to CNN publicly for the first time

KEYE, REP. GREG CASAR, CNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — A Democratic congressman from Texas is participating in a brief thirst and hunger strike Tuesday to “draw attention to the need for a federal workplace heat standard, including protections for rest and water breaks.” A communications director for Rep. Greg Casar, whose district stretches