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By Sean Lyngaas and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has nominated an Air Force general to head the nation’s powerful electronic spying agency and the US military command that conducts offensive cyber operations – a crucial position as the US continues to battle Russia, China and other foes in cyberspace. Lt. Gen.

By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — The House voted Tuesday to rescind a Biden administration emissions regulation for heavy-duty trucks. The Senate voted to overturn the rule in April, so it will now be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk. The White House has said the president will veto it. A veto

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) — Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as the government’s June 1 “hard deadline” to avoid economic catastrophe looms large over Washington. Few see

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — China’s new ambassador arrived in the United States on Tuesday as both the US and Chinese governments have indicated that they want to put relations between their two nations back on track. Xie Feng said he aims to enhance US-China relations at a time of “serious

CNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow told Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin that his committee did not have “the authority to investigate Mr. Crow’s personal friendship with Justice Clarence Thomas,” in a letter Monday night obtained by CNN. Crow declined to answer specific

By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow told Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin that his committee did not have “the authority to investigate Mr. Crow’s personal friendship with Justice Clarence Thomas,” in a letter Monday night obtained by CNN. Crow declined to answer specific questions

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In the early days of his governorship, Ron DeSantis, still largely unknown to even the people who elected him, barnstormed across Florida’s 65,000 square miles, popping up almost daily in a different community to announce new initiatives or unexpected actions. News outlets, opposition Democrats and fellow Republicans unaccustomed to

By Tami Luhby and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The clock is ticking faster on the nation’s debt ceiling drama. Exactly when the federal government will no longer be able to pay its bills in full and on time is not known, but it could come as soon as early June. That doesn’t give House

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of an expected White House bid in the coming days, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spelled out the possibility to build a “7-2 conservative majority” on the US Supreme Court. The Republican pointed to four justices – three appointed by Republican presidents – who he believed are poised to

By Kyung Lah and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona judge rejected the final lawsuit brought by Republican Kari Lake, affirming Democrat Katie Hobbs won the 2022 election for governor. In a ruling Monday evening after a three-day trial last week, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson found that Lake’s team did not

By Maegan Vazquez, Donald Judd, Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Republicans during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that he’s not close to a bipartisan deal with President Joe Biden to avoid a first-ever default on the nation’s debt. “We are nowhere near a deal,” McCarthy told Republicans.

By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — A New York judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, potentially setting up a media spectacle in the middle of the Republican presidential primary season. The trial date was

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Mary Kay Mallonee and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of crashing a U-Haul truck into a security barrier near the White House Monday night praised Adolf Hitler to investigators after his arrest and said that he aimed to “kill the President” if necessary to overthrow the government and install

By Kaitlan Collins, Paula Reid and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors with the special counsel’s office issued a subpoena to the Trump Organization for information regarding business deals in foreign countries, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. One of the sources suggested investigators appear to be focused on former President Donald