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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution that permits slavery or involuntary servitude “as a punishment for crime.” The “Abolition Amendment” was introduced on Wednesday ahead of Juneteenth – the national holiday commemorating the

By CNN staff (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama will sit down with CNN’s Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour for an exclusive in-depth conversation about the state of democracy that will air June 22 at 10 p.m. ET. Amanpour and Obama will speak in Athens – a symbolic setting of democracy – during the former

By Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Attorneys for Donald Trump are continuing the legal fight to move Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s criminal case against the former president from New York state court to federal court. Trump’s lawyers first filed a motion to move the case to federal court in May, arguing

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden intends to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House confirmed exclusively to CNN, succeeding Dr. Rochelle Walensky in the critical public health role as the agency grapples with challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic. “Dr.

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is expected to soon fill out more senior roles, sources familiar with the personnel moves told CNN, adding two veterans of his 2020 run to his 2024 effort – communicator TJ Ducklo and White House digital strategist Rob Flaherty. Ducklo, the

By CNN staff (CNN) — The Justice Department issued a blistering report Friday of the city of Minneapolis and the city’s police department, detailing racial discrimination, excessive and unlawful use of force, First Amendment violations and a lack of accountability for officers. The report finds “systemic problems” at the city’s police department led to George

By Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — Three years after George Floyd was murdered by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the Justice Department issued a blistering report Friday of the city’s police department, detailing racial discrimination, excessive and unlawful use of force, First Amendment violations and a lack of accountability for officers. “Our investigation found that the

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer who was representing former President Donald Trump in his defamation lawsuit against CNN said Friday that he was withdrawing from the case, in the latest sign of the break-up of the Trump legal team since the lawyer, Jim Trusty, and another Trump attorney stopped representing the former

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government, state agencies said late Thursday. The breach has affected 3.5 million Oregonians with driver’s licenses or state ID cards, and anyone with that documentation in

CNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government, state agencies said late Thursday. The breach has affected 3.5 million Oregonians with driver’s licenses or state ID cards, and anyone with that documentation

By Priscilla Alvarez, Sam Fossum and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday marked one year since the passage of the first major gun safety legislation in a generation during a summit in Connecticut, as gun violence reaches record levels in the United States and additional congressional action remains stalled. In remarks

By Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Top Justice Department officials on Friday are expected to announce the findings of a two-year long investigation of the policing practices of the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, people briefed on the matter said. The pattern or practice review

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Nusrat Choudhury was confirmed Thursday as a federal judge by the US Senate, making history as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to join the federal judicial bench. The vote in the Democrat-led Senate narrowly passed along party lines. President Joe Biden nominated the civil rights

By Kaanita Iyer and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Wednesday that bans diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices at public colleges and universities across the state, his spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The state legislature passed the bill last month largely along party lines with supporters arguing that

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media has been formally indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to national defense, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. Jack Teixeira, a junior enlisted airman who worked within

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has tapped Michael Tyler, a seasoned Democratic strategist, to serve as his campaign communications director, his campaign announced Thursday. Tyler previously served as deputy communications director on Sen. Cory Booker’s 2020 campaign and as spokesman and chief of staff to former chairman of the Democratic National

By Jennifer Hansler, Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The United States has quietly resumed indirect talks with Iran in an effort to constrain Tehran’s nuclear program, multiple sources told CNN. The talks resumed late last year, months after an effort to revive the Iran nuclear deal collapsed. The Trump administration

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump argued in a Tuesday speech that it is “outrageous” for him to be charged under the Espionage Act for having classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago club and residence. “The Espionage Act has been used to go after traitors and spies. It has nothing to