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By Kaitlan Collins and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, testified before the grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the actions of the then-president and others, a source familiar with the testimony confirmed to CNN. Former Trump aide Hope Hicks also went before the grand jury, according

By Manu Raju and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Julie Su, President Joe Biden’s pick to be the next Labor secretary whose nomination has been stalled for months, now faces opposition from a key Democrat: Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. With all Republicans planning to oppose her, she can only afford to lose one

By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN (CNN) — As Republican lawmakers have pushed restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care in recent months, Democratic-led states have increasingly responded by passing so-called shield laws to protect people who undergo such care against the possibility they could one day face prosecution. Nearly a dozen states – including Washington state, Colorado,

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A yearslong court civil suit involving sexual assault allegations against former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten has been settled for $975,000, according to court records. The sum will be paid out by the US government to Col. Kathryn Spletstoser, who alleged sexual assault

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst Bloomington, Minnesota (CNN) — As Justice Brett Kavanaugh described the operations of the current Supreme Court on Thursday, he lauded it as “government at its finest.” He latched onto the phrase as he appeared in suburban Minneapolis before a group of federal judges from the midwest, the

By Lauren Fox, Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House voted Thursday evening to adopt several controversial amendments pushed by conservative hardliners to a critical national defense bill as the fate of the must-pass legislation hangs in the balance. Passage of the amendments – which touch on hot-button

By Paula Reid, Alayna Treene and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Investigators from the House Ethics Committee have begun reaching out to witnesses as part of a recently revived investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, focused on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use or other misconduct. At least

By Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz and Donald Judd, CNN Helsinki, Finland (CNN) — More than 500 days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the war loomed over President Joe Biden’s weeklong, three-stop trip to Europe. The summit laid bare some of the existing tension amid allies even while making significant progress in cementing the

By Ethan Cohen (CNN) — A New York court on Thursday ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the state’s congressional map. While the decision is likely to be appealed to the state’s highest court, the ruling is a win for Democrats, who are hoping to get a more favorable map after losing several

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he is “serious” about a prisoner exchange to free wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russia. “I’m serious about a prisoner exchange. I’m serious about doing what we can to free Americans who are being illegally held in Russia or

By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — New court filings in a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani show the promoters of the election fraud narrative after Donald Trump lost the presidency failed to do basic vetting of the claims they were touting – and didn’t see such vetting as necessary. For

By Melanie Hicken and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — The chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee called for an inspector general investigation into the US Coast Guard in the wake of revelations of systemic mishandling of sexual assault allegations at the US Coast Guard Academy. CNN recently revealed that Coast Guard leadership for years kept

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — The conversations keep happening – quiet whispers on the sidelines of events, texts, emails, furtive phone calls – as top Democrats and donors reach out to those seen as possible replacement presidential candidates. Get ready, they urge, in conversations that aides to several of the people involved have described

By Arlette Saenz and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is being “irresponsible” and jeopardizing national security by blocking military promotions over his objections to the Defense Department’s reproductive health policies. “I’d be willing to talk to him if I thought there was any possibility he

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 5 million children in eight states could lose out on some extra funds for food unless their state officials sign up for a federal relief program by Friday. The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program, known as P-EBT, is providing $120 over the summer to families whose children qualify

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — The Secret Service has concluded its investigation into the small bag of cocaine found at the White House and has been unable to identify a suspect, according to a statement from the US Secret Service. Secret Service officials combed through “security systems” and indexed “several hundreds individuals” who entered

By Abby Turner and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly shared theories that man-made chemicals in the environment could be making children gay or transgender and causing the feminization of boys and masculinization of girls. Experts dispute the claims from Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist,

CNN By Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s holds on hundreds of senior military nominations are a “national security issue.” “This is a national security issue. It’s a readiness issue. And, we shouldn’t kid ourselves. I think any member of the Senate Armed Services Committee knows

CNN By Rob Picheta and Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told CNN on Thursday he has “no doubt” that Ukraine will become part of NATO after Russia’s war against the country ends. “I have no doubt that will happen, and we heard just about every country in the room

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Federal Election Commission to consider cracking down on the use of artificial intelligence technology in political advertisements, warning that deceptive ads could harm the integrity of next year’s elections. The group of 50 lawmakers, led by California Rep. Adam Schiff, said