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By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN The Justice Department asked a judge on Thursday to put on hold the deposition of former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit from ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok, who sued over his 2018 termination. The deposition is scheduled to take place on May 24, according to court documents. In its filing,

By Eric Bradner, CNN Republicans in Kentucky will decide their nominee for governor on Tuesday in the party’s first major primary since last year’s midterm elections — and one with implications for the 2024 GOP presidential race and the battle for Senate control. The race will test former President Donald Trump‘s influence with GOP voters

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is proposing raising the legal voting age to 25, his campaign announced Thursday. His proposal would allow 18-year-olds to vote if they met a “national service requirement” — if they’re an emergency responder or served at least six months in the military — or they pass

By Kylie Atwood, CNN Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is retiring from her role as second in command at the State Department, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday. “It is with profound gratitude that I thank Wendy R. Sherman for her service to the Department and the American people as Deputy Secretary of

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday that exempts records related to his travel from the state’s robust public disclosure law. Under the new law, law enforcement agencies would be barred from sharing any records related to the governor’s security and travel, as well as “for persons

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Private equity investor Andrew Intrater is one of the people federal prosecutors allege Rep. George Santos induced to donate money as part of an alleged scheme that diverted purported political contributions to Santos’ personal use, Intrater’s lawyer confirmed to CNN on Thursday. In a 13-count indictment made public Wednesday, prosecutors alleged

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge said Wednesday that federal prohibitions on licensed dealers selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds are unconstitutional, in what is the latest legal volley over age-based firearm regulations — a court fight that has escalated since the Supreme Court’s major Second Amendment ruling last year. US District Judge Robert

CNN By Morgan Rimmer and Nicky Robertson, CNN A number of GOP senators pushed back on controversial claims made by Donald Trump at Wednesday night’s CNN town hall, telling CNN they disagreed with him on a range of issues in a sign of the divisions within the Republican party over the former president. John Cornyn,

By Kristin Wilson The House voted Thursday to pass a bill that would help recover fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits paid out during the pandemic. The final vote was 230-200, with 10 Democrats crossing over to vote with the Republicans. An ironic twist on the House floor occurred when now-indicted New York Republican Rep. George Santos,

By Morgan Rimmer and Nicky Robertson, CNN A number of GOP senators pushed back on controversial claims made by Donald Trump at Wednesday night’s CNN town hall, telling CNN they disagreed with him on a range of issues in a sign of the divisions within the Republican party over the former president. John Cornyn, a

By Jeremy Diamond, Maegan Vazquez and Melanie Zanona, CNN President Joe Biden‘s anticipated meeting originally scheduled for Friday with congressional leaders aimed at discussing a deal to avert a default on the national debt has been postponed, a White House spokesperson said. Friday’s meeting would have been the second time in less than a week

By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN Former President Donald Trump is appealing the $5 million judgment awarded by the Manhattan federal jury that found he sexually abused and defamed former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll. Trump’s lawyers filed the notice of appeal in the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, hours

By Zachary Cohen, CNN The CIA inspector general has opened an independent investigation into the agency’s alleged mishandling of sexual assault and harassment cases involving its officers, according to a senior CIA official and an official from the watchdog’s office. The watchdog’s decision to initiate a “special review” comes as the CIA has come under

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Ohio voters will decide this summer whether to make it more difficult to change the state’s constitution — only months before a potential ballot measure in November over whether to guarantee abortion rights in the state. Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature this week approved a resolution that will ask voters in August to

Nicky Robertson, CNN In an interview with a local Alabama radio station, Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville was asked if he believes White nationalists should be allowed in the military. He responded, “I call them Americans.” Tuberville is now attempting to clarify his comments, arguing that Trump Republicans in the military are being unfairly characterized as