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By Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN The New York judge handling Donald Trump‘s criminal case approved a protective order on Monday that limits the former president’s ability to publicize information on social media related to evidence in the investigation. The Manhattan district attorney’s office had submitted the protective order to restrict Trump’s ability to

By Tami Luhby, CNN As the date that the US could default on its obligations grows closer, the Treasury Department must prepare for an unprecedented situation — figuring out which bills to pay with the money it has on hand if Congress doesn’t act. One option that Treasury officials have seriously contemplated in past debt

By Natasha Bertrand, Hadas Gold and Alex Marquardt, CNN Iran smuggled weapons and military equipment into Syria using humanitarian aid shipments as a cover following a devastating earthquake there in February, two sources familiar with US intelligence and an Israeli defense official told CNN. The intelligence suggests that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps., and specifically

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell should be brimming with confidence. Republicans are in the driver’s seat to take the Senate majority: with 23 seats held by Democrats, compared to just 11 for Republicans. There are likely just two GOP incumbents whose seats Democrats may try to flip —

By Tierney Sneed The New Orleans-based appeals court panel that will oversee the next stage in the blockbuster legal challenge to the availability of medication abortion drugs is made up of three Republican appointees, including one Trump nominee who has called abortion a “moral tragedy.” Circuit Judges James Ho and Cory Wilson, both Trump nominees, will

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Nearly 610,000 student loan borrowers have received debt relief from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program since October 2021, when the Biden administration temporarily expanded eligibility. The program promises to wipe away remaining federal student loan debt after an eligible government or nonprofit worker makes 10 years of monthly payments. Another

By Lauren del Valle, CNN E. Jean Carroll‘s civil battery and defamation trial against Donald Trump neared a close Monday with closing arguments as her attorney told a federal jury in New York that no one is above the law, while Trump’s lawyer said not to hold any negative feelings about the former president against

By Alayna Treene House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul is threatening to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress over his panel’s investigation into the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a letter the Texas Republican sent him Friday, a copy of which was obtained by CNN. The letter, the latest escalation

By Jack Forrest and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday will announce a proposal for a new rule that would examine mandating airlines to compensate and cover expenses for customers facing “controllable airline cancellations” or delays, according to a White House official. “When an airline causes a flight

By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump will not testify in the E. Jean Carroll civil battery and defamation trial after his attorney did not inform the court of any change in strategy before a judge-imposed deadline of 5 p.m. Sunday. While attorneys for Carroll and Trump rested their respective cases in the trial

By Kyle Blaine, CNN Ron DeSantis grappled with how not to “piss off” then-President Donald Trump’s voters during 2018 debate preparation sessions in his first campaign for Florida governor, according to videos obtained by ABC News. In the videos, which have not been independently reviewed by CNN, the then-congressman can be seen talking through how

By Alayna Treene, CNN The House will vote on Republicans’ wide-ranging border security package on Thursday — the same day the Covid-era Title 42 policy that has enabled the US to swiftly expel certain migrants is set to expire, GOP leadership sources told CNN. The bill, known as HR 2, would codify some of the

By Aileen Graef, CNN Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin said Sunday that “everything is on the table” as the panel scrutinizes new ethics concerns around Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. “The bottom line is this: Everything is on the table. Day after day, week after week, more and more disclosures about Justice Thomas — we