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By Kristin Wilson, Ted Barrett and Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Just a week after her return to the United States Senate after a roughly three month absence, questions continue to swirl around Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her mental capacity to serve in the world’s greatest deliberative body. The 89-year-old Democrat had been recovering from

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden is pushing back on assertions from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow that the panel lacks authority to request personal tax information and travel records from him as part of a probe into whether hospitality he provided to Justice Clarence Thomas could have triggered violations of

By Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez and Paula Reid, CNN Washington (CNN) — The National Archives has informed former President Donald Trump that it is set to hand over to special counsel Jack Smith 16 records that show Trump and his top advisers had knowledge of the correct declassification process while he was president,

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States does “not yet know the motive for the attack” on a US convoy in Nigeria Tuesday, but has “no indications at this time that it was targeted against our Mission,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. According to the top US diplomat, “the convoy was

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A former Washington, DC, Metro transit system contractor retained access to “critical and sensitive” Metro data from his computer in Russia after he left his job in a breach that raises broader security concerns about one of the nation’s largest transit systems, according to a report released Wednesday. The

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The pause on federal student loan payments is still set to end later this year, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona confirmed this week. The pandemic-related pause has been in place for more than three years and has been extended eight times – even sometimes after the Biden administration declared

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The House voted on Wednesday to refer a Democrat-led resolution to expel Rep. George Santos to the Ethics Committee, a move that allowed Republicans to avoid weighing in directly on the politically perilous question of expulsion for the embattled New York Republican.

By Maegan Vazquez, Donald Judd and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday sought to lay out how he’ll continue to negotiate with congressional leaders on the budget to raise the debt ceiling – underscoring that all parties agreed that the United States would not default. In remarks delivered just before departing

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel acknowledged in a letter to the US Senate on Monday that Black taxpayers are audited at significantly higher rates than non-Black taxpayers, a revelation he said has left the agency “deeply concerned.” “While there is a need for further research, our initial

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law new restrictions on gender-affirming treatments for minors, drag shows, bathroom usage and which pronouns can be used in school, the latest front in the Republican leader’s ongoing cultural battles. The package of legislation was a priority for DeSantis, who has

By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — The Supreme Court refused to block a local and state ban on assault weapon sales in Illinois, rejecting an emergency request from gun rights advocates and a gun store. A vote count was not disclosed and the court did not explain its action. Wednesday’s move by the high court is

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With work requirements for safety net programs emerging as a central issue in the debt ceiling negotiations, President Joe Biden’s past support of such mandates is a point of optimism for Republicans and of concern for his fellow Democrats. Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other top

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Leaders of the policy-making body for the federal courts repeatedly failed to inform its full membership of complaints raised by lawmakers and watchdog groups about Justice Clarence Thomas’ pattern of nondisclosure on his financial reports more than 10 years ago, a sitting federal judge testified to a Senate

By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina House members approved a controversial bill late Wednesday that would ban most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, after having spent the last two days in contentious debate on the legislation. Lawmakers had been called back for a special session this week by Republican Gov.

By Kaitlan Collins and Paula Reid, CNN Washington (CNN) — Timothy Parlatore, an attorney for Donald Trump who played a key role in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation and once testified before the grand jury, is leaving the former president’s legal team, two sources familiar with the exit tell CNN. Parlatore’s departure became official Tuesday, though

By Tierney Sneed, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — A federal appeals court tore apart the Biden administration’s arguments for why the federal government’s regulatory approval of an abortion pill should be left in place – signaling the three-judge panel appointed by Republican presidents will side with a lower court decision to block access to the