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By Mark Morales, Evan Perez and Gregory Krieg, CNN Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against New York Rep. George Santos, the Republican lawmaker whose astonishing pattern of lies and fabrications stunned even hardened politicos, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Santos, who was taken into federal custody Wednesday morning, is expected to

By Priscilla Alvarez and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking steps to once again send migrants to Democratic-led cities as an affront to the Biden administration’s immigration policies, joining other Republican governors who have bussed people north. Florida has selected multiple companies to execute the next phase of DeSantis’ migrant relocation program,

By Lauren del Valle, CNN A Manhattan federal jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in a luxury department store dressing room in the spring of 1996 and awarded her $5 million for battery and defamation. Carroll alleged Trump raped her in the Bergdorf Goodman department store and then defamed her when

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN As the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial dragged on for weeks longer than anticipated, someone at the defense table doodled in blue pen on a note card a balding man with facial hair, slumped over, looking to one side and saying, “I was 25 when this trial started.” The five defendants — all in

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A Democratic lawmaker is putting forward the latest effort to tackle so-called judge-shopping — a tactic recently used by foes of the Biden administration to obtain nationwide injunctions on federal policies by filing legal challenges in single-judge courthouses, essentially allowing them to pick who hears their case. House Rep. Mikie Sherrill

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The FBI announced Tuesday that it has disrupted a network of hacked computers that Russian spies have used for years to steal sensitive information from at least 50 countries, including NATO governments. The action appears to be a major blow to Russia’s domestic intelligence service, the FSB, which has allegedly used

By Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN The US ambassador to Israel Tom Nides will depart from his post in August, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Nides informed the embassy of his plans on Tuesday, one of the sources said. The second source said Nides has begun telling members of the Israeli

By Ariane de Vogue, Shawna Mizelle, Lauren Fox and Tierney Sneed, CNN Harlan Crow, the GOP megadonor who paid for luxury travel for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, declined to answer questions raised by a key Democratic senator who is examining whether those trips and a private real estate deal could have triggered violations of

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The end of a controversial border policy is looming. Title 42, the Trump-era pandemic public health restrictions that became a key tool officials used to turn back migrants at the US-Mexico border, is set to expire on May 11. Here are answers to some key questions about Title 42, what’s

CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The end of a controversial border policy is looming. Title 42, the Trump-era pandemic public health restrictions that became a key tool officials used to turn back migrants at the US-Mexico border, is set to expire on May 11. Here are answers to some key questions about Title 42,

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden and top congressional leadership will meet again on Friday after they emerged from their hour-long meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday with little to show that they’re moving toward a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default that would have catastrophic economic consequences. House

CNN By Lauren del Valle, CNN E. Jean Carroll has prevailed in her civil trial against Donald Trump with a federal jury finding the former president liable for battery and defamation and awarding the writer $5 million. The panel in a Manhattan federal courtroom considered Carroll’s allegations that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman

By Lauren del Valle, CNN E. Jean Carroll has prevailed in her civil trial against Donald Trump with a federal jury finding the former president liable for battery and defamation and awarding the writer $5 million. The panel in a Manhattan federal courtroom considered Carroll’s allegations that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman lingerie

By Tami Luhby, CNN Two new analyses are backing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s forecast that the nation could default on its debt — and unleash economic chaos — as soon as early June if Congress doesn’t act. The projections, which are roughly in line with those issued last week by Yellen and the Congressional Budget

By Nikki Carvajal and Jack Forrest, CNN President Joe Biden Monday called for major studios to come up with a “fair deal” for striking writers who have demanded changes to their contracts. The president made the comments while honoring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the White House with a star-studded

By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN The US has announced a $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine intended to “bolster its air defenses” and “sustain its artillery ammunition needs,” with Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces looming. The package includes 155mm artillery rounds, additional air defense systems and munitions, and drone ammunition, as well as