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By Simone Pathe, CNN Maryland Rep. David Trone, who’s poured millions of his own money into his congressional campaigns, is announcing his Senate candidacy on Thursday, accelerating what will likely be a competitive Democratic primary for the seat of retiring Sen. Ben Cardin. His announcement video opens with a ticking clock and Trone rattling off

By Marshall Cohen, CNN President Joe Biden‘s son, Hunter Biden, is mired in a contentious and highly personal child support battle with an Arkansas woman who is the mother of one of his daughters. The parties reached a settlement in 2020 where Hunter Biden would pay monthly child support of $20,000 to Lunden Roberts, but

By Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump is trying to move the New York criminal case regarding hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels to federal court, saying the Manhattan district attorney’s charges are tied to Trump’s duties as president. In a court filing Thursday, Trump’s lawyers also hinted

By Fredreka Schouten Florida lawmakers have passed an array of new restrictions on groups that register voters — an action that voting rights experts say could make it harder for people of color in the state to register and participate in future elections. The measures are part of a sweeping elections bill that now awaits

By Liam Reilly and Kaanita Iyer, CNN Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore signed bills into law Wednesday that enshrine abortion rights and protect gender-affirming care. “In our state, no one should ever have to justify their humanity,” Moore said at the signing. “In our state, no one should have to justify their own humanness.” The

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN First lady Jill Biden and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited the Bronx Children’s Museum Wednesday, marking a rare moment where a justice from the nation’s highest court appeared at an event with one of the White House principals. The two women visited with children and toured the

By Oren Liebermann, CNN A Navy commander reprimanded over the death of a SEAL candidate last year has been removed from his job early, according to two Navy officials, as the Navy prepares to release a broader investigation into the notoriously difficult SEAL training course. Capt. Brian Drechsler, who served as commander of Naval Special

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States is “engaged with Syria, engaged with third countries” to try to bring detained journalist Austin Tice home, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. “We are extensively engaged with regard to Austin, engaged with Syria, engaged with third countries, seeking to find a way to get him

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The City of Dallas is dealing with a ransomware attack that took the Dallas Police Department website offline but so far appears to have limited impact on city services for residents, the city said in a statement on Wednesday. City officials have “confirmed that a number of servers have been compromised

By Sara Murray, Annie Grayer and Evan Perez, CNN Two top congressional Republicans are demanding internal FBI documents that an unnamed whistleblower claims will show then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a criminal scheme with a foreign national. The unverified allegation, outlined in a new letter Wednesday, is the most explosive claim House Oversight

By Lauren del Valle, CNN Donald Trump’s legal team will not put on a defense case in a civil battery and defamation trial brought against the former president, his attorney said Wednesday. Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina confirmed outside the presence of the jury that his legal team will not call a previously proposed expert witness

By Kevin Liptak, CNN The powerful United Auto Workers is holding off on endorsing President Joe Biden’s reelection bid, citing concerns over his policies that would encourage a transition to electric vehicles, according to a memo from the union. Biden, who has termed himself the most “pro-union” president in history, has already received the backing

By Ted Barrett, CNN The White House faced another setback to its regulatory agenda Wednesday after Senate Republicans won bipartisan support for two votes, one related to solar panels made with Chinese parts, the second dealing with endangered species protections for the lesser prairie chicken. This comes after Republicans have succeeded in pushing legislation through

By Kristen Holmes, Jamie Gangel and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Special counsel Jack Smith sat in on the federal grand jury proceeding while former Vice President Mike Pence testified for more than five hours last week, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Smith and Pence interacted while Pence was at the courthouse, and one

By Tina Burnside, LJ Spaet and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly have reached a deal on legislation that would place restrictions on most abortions after 12 weeks. Assuming the agreement holds, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina, who has worked to enshrine abortion rights, would be unable to

By Andrea Cambron and Holmes Lybrand The FBI on Tuesday arrested a Florida man accused of setting off an “explosive device” in the US Capitol tunnel during the attack on January 6, 2021. In one of the most violent scenes of the Capitol riot, a line of police officers protected an entrance to the building

By David Wright, CNN Texas Democratic Rep. Colin Allred announced a run for US Senate on Wednesday morning, entering the race to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024. “We don’t have to be embarrassed by our senator. We can get a new one,” Allred said in his announcement video. Allred is a former

By Annie Grayer, Sara Murray, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN President Joe Biden’s former executive assistant said she wasn’t aware that any classified documents were among the papers she packed for the then-vice president as he was leaving office, according to excerpts from her transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee provided to CNN.