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By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — The House is taking up a pair of GOP-led bills that Republicans say would prevent a nationwide ban on gas stoves – a messaging opportunity for Republicans over an issue that has become part of the political culture wars – despite the White House’s insistence that it has no

By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Miami (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 charges Tuesday in a brief but historic court appearance following his arrest and processing on federal charges. Trump is the first former president to face federal charges following last week’s indictment by special counsel

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Senior Biden administration officials on Tuesday announced new disciplinary measures to prevent further FBI abuses under a controversial surveillance program that will expire at year’s end unless Congress renews it. A new “three strike” FBI policy will have analysts disciplined, or even fired, for three incidents in which they

By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Miami (CNN) — Most of Tuesday’s hearing, where former President Donald Trump made his first appearance in court facing 37 federal charges, followed an expected script, but the proceedings were dragged out by a disagreement over whether Trump should be restricted from talking to certain witnesses in the

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge will allow E. Jean Carroll to amend her original defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to include comments he made at a CNN town hall. Carroll, a former magazine columnist, asked the judge for permission to amend the initial November 2019 lawsuit so she could

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The fate of President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, lies with the Supreme Court. The justices heard arguments on February 28 in two cases concerning the forgiveness program, and a decision is

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The White House condemned attendees at Saturday’s Pride event on the South Lawn who engaged in what President Joe Biden’s press secretary described as “unacceptable” behavior. “The behavior was simply unacceptable. We’ve been very clear about that. It was unfair to the hundreds of attendees who were there to

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The Florida political committee once controlled by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis transferred $82.5 million last month to a super PAC supporting his presidential campaign, according to information posted to the committee’s website. The shift of the funds has been anticipated ever since DeSantis entered the race with tens of

By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, Jeremy Herb, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Miami (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents. Trump’s lawyers asked for a jury trial during the former president’s arraignment Tuesday at a federal courthouse in Miami. “We most

By Katie Lobosco and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal agency said Tuesday that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act when she used the term “mega MAGA” from the briefing podium. But Jean-Pierre is far from the first person in a high-profile role to violate the law, which limits

By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The House advanced a slate of bills Tuesday afternoon, bringing a floor blockade to an end after a tentative agreement was reached between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and hardline conservatives who had brought the chamber floor to a halt in retaliation

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act for using the term “mega MAGA” from the briefing room podium, the US Office of the Special Counsel has determined, and has received a warning letter. Jean-Pierre was found to be in violation of the Hatch Act, a law

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has responded to his federal indictment the way he has responded to various other crises – with a blizzard of dishonesty. In posts on his social media platform and in Saturday speeches in Georgia and North Carolina, Trump made numerous false or misleading claims

By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A total of 15 US service members have been evacuated for treatment after a helicopter accident in Syria on Sunday, including some who are in serious condition, according to a US defense official familiar with the incident. The service members were taken to Landstuhl Regional Medical

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Army on Tuesday officially renamed Louisiana’s Fort Polk as Fort Johnson, the latest US military installation to be redesignated as part of an effort to strip Confederate leaders of the honor. The base, officially named Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, now honors Sgt. William

By Holmes Lybrand and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will appear in a federal courthouse in Miami Tuesday afternoon for an unprecedented and historic court appearance as the first former president to face federal charges in US history. Trump is expected to be taken into custody and placed under arrest by US Marshals