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By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — In his first major policy rollout of his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, including sending the US military to the border and mass detention and deportation of undocumented people. DeSantis would also

By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district. The justices reversed plans to hear the case themselves and lifted a hold they placed on a lower court’s order for a reworked redistricting regime. There were no noted dissents. The move

By Fredreka Schouten and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature are moving to change the makeup of state and county election boards and sideline the state’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper. In Texas, GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law that allows a state official appointed by him to

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Friday marks the final day of the 2022-23 Supreme Court term, and momentous cases concerning student loan payments and LGBTQ rights will be released. The rulings could lead to fiery opinions and dissents read from the bench, and they will come as the court finds

By Jamie Gangel and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Conservative retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig has called the Republican Party base “spineless” for its continued support of former President Donald Trump and submitted that the GOP is destroying itself. “If the indictment of Mr. Trump on Espionage Act charges – not to mention his

By Andrew Millman, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Doug Burgum on Sunday sought to assuage concerns of an overcrowded 2024 primary field, which now boasts 12 high-profile GOP contenders. “I don’t think a dozen candidates is too many. Competition is great for America. It’s great for any industry, and it’s great for the Republican

CNN By Andrew Millman, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Doug Burgum on Sunday sought to assuage concerns of an overcrowded 2024 primary field, which now boasts 12 high-profile GOP contenders. “I don’t think a dozen candidates is too many. Competition is great for America. It’s great for any industry, and it’s great for the

CNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the brief and chaotic insurrection in Russia led by the Wagner paramilitary group shows “cracks” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s role as a leader of the country. “This is just an added chapter to a very, very bad

CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt, Kylie Atwood and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — US intelligence officials were able to gather an extremely detailed and accurate picture of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plans leading up to his short-lived rebellion, including where and how Wagner was planning to advance, sources familiar with the matter told

By Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday she supports allowing limitations on abortion in the third trimester of pregnancy wading into the thorny political debate of abortion procedure time frames. “I support allowing for limitations in the third trimester that do not interfere with the life or health of

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the brief and chaotic insurrection in Russia led by the Wagner paramilitary group shows “cracks” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s role as a leader of the country. “This is just an added chapter to a very, very bad book

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — As President Joe Biden was walking from the White House residence to a briefing on the unfolding crisis in Russia, not much was certain. It wasn’t obvious, for example, how a column of Wagner group mercenaries rapidly advancing toward Moscow might affect the war in Ukraine. Nor was

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — A federal appeals court judge previously on short lists for the Supreme Court is taking the rare step to broadly and publicly reject allegations that Justice Clarence Thomas has been improperly influenced by lavish gifts provided by a conservative billionaire, dismissing “pot shots” at the

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis has toured the country calling Florida the place “where woke goes to die.” But it’s still alive at the company Sara Margulis runs. At Honeyfund, a website for engaged couples to create gift registries that can pay for their honeymoons, Margulis’ Florida employees learn about privilege