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By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — The issue of so-called judge shopping – the funneling of lawsuits through courthouses where a particular judge is almost guaranteed to hear the case – is the target of another new bill from Democrats unhappy with a practice that gained renewed attention after a blockbuster abortion pill case was filed

By CNN staff (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley will participate in a live CNN presidential town hall next month in Iowa, the network announced Wednesday. CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper will moderate the event, which will air at 8 p.m. ET on June 4. The former South Carolina governor is

By CNN Staff Washington (CNN) — To get the latest on Republican presidential primaries: Tim Scott announced his bid for president. Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his run for president Wednesday night. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration’s one-time student loan forgiveness program is facing a fresh threat from House Republicans while it awaits a ruling from the Supreme Court about whether the proposal can take effect. The House voted Wednesday to pass a resolution seeking to block the forgiveness program as well

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Haley Talbot, Nicky Robertson and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has announced that the House will recess following votes on Thursday and will be called back to vote if a debt limit deal is reached. “Following tomorrow’s votes, if some new agreement is reached between

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans’ approval of the Supreme Court has fallen since the start of the year, according to a new poll released Wednesday, with 41% of the country saying it approves of the nine justices amid a barrage of media reports and watchdog complaints concerning ethics and transparency at the

By Kit Maher and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Throughout this year’s session, the Republican-controlled Florida legislature has pushed through several pieces of legislation that are considered big policy wins for GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis. With the governor set to announce his bid for the White House Wednesday evening, here’s a breakdown of the key

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday night that he wants to assure the public that the Supreme Court is committed to adhering to the “highest standards of conduct,” appearing to direct his remarks at critics of the high court amid recent ethics controversies. “We are

By Jennifer Hansler, Michael Conte and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul on Tuesday viewed a dissent cable sent by US diplomats before the frenzied US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the classified information afterward. The viewing was a win

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The senior general in charge of US forces in the Middle East ordered that his command announce on Twitter that a senior al Qaeda leader had been targeted by an American drone strike in Syria earlier this month – despite not yet having confirmation

By Sydney Kashiwagi, Dianne Gallagher, Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A controversial six-week abortion ban bill is headed to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s desk to be signed into law after the measure cleared the state Senate Tuesday. The state Senate approved a House-amended version of the bill by a vote

By Sara Murray, Evan Perez and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — An attorney for an unnamed IRS whistleblower is shedding light on key meetings that exposed divisions between prosecutors and investigators on how to proceed with a criminal investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, according to a letter to a federal watchdog agency

By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Last week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus posed a formal ask to its members: were there any proposals they could accept included in the list of GOP demands in exchange for raising the debt ceiling? The overwhelming consensus: The GOP demands were too much to

CNN By Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent (CNN) — Investors and the public have been content to largely brush off the slow-motion Washington march toward a self-imposed economic catastrophe. Words and warnings haven’t resonated. The threat of cascading consequences has only just started to cause relatively minor ripples. Now would be a good time