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By David Wright, CNN Nevada Republican Jim Marchant announced a campaign for US Senate on Tuesday, entering a critical race in the battle for control of the upper chamber in 2024. Marchant is a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and promoted his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He is also coming

By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Utah judge has blocked the state’s ban on abortion clinics, the day before it was supposed to start taking effect. The complaint was aimed at House Bill 467, which was signed by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox in March. The law bans abortion clinics from operating in the state beginning next

By Steve Contorno, CNN Shortly after winning the GOP nomination for Florida governor in 2018, Ron DeSantis decided it would be too much to serve in the US House while campaigning to become the state’s top executive, so he voluntarily resigned from his congressional seat. “As the Republican nominee for governor of Florida, it is

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration, already facing an increase in border crossings, is setting plans in motion to manage an anticipated influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border when a Covid-era border restriction ends next week, sources tell CNN. On May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the Title 42 authority,

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration, already facing an increase in border crossings, is setting plans in motion to manage an anticipated influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border when a Covid-era border restriction ends next week, sources tell CNN. On May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the Title 42

By Devan Cole, CNN Newly released documents from the files of a late justice show how the Supreme Court was concerned with how to avoid appearing political when it ruled unanimously against President Bill Clinton’s attempts to avoid lawsuits in the White House 25 years ago. The decades-old documents provide a fresh look at how

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former FBI supervisory special agent has been arrested on charges related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, according to court records. Jared Wise, who was with the FBI for more than a decade, was arrested this week in Oregon, the records show. He is charged

By Donie O’Sullivan and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN President Barack Obama’s 2008 election campaign has often been celebrated as the first to effectively use social media as a mobilization tool to capture the White House. In the 15 years since, the technology has gone from being a novel addition to a political campaign to transcending every

CNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN President Barack Obama’s 2008 election campaign has often been celebrated as the first to effectively use social media as a mobilization tool to capture the White House. In the 15 years since, the technology has gone from being a novel addition to a political campaign to transcending

By Paradise Afshar and Jack Forrest, CNN A Montana judge on Tuesday denied a request for the court to intervene and restore state Rep. Zooey Zephyr‘s access to the House floor. The Democrat vowed to continue the fight, saying on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront”: “I’m exploring every avenue available to make sure my constituents, the

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court analyst Justice Sandra Day O’Connor provided the early framework that steered the outcome in the dispute over the 2000 presidential election and ensured George W. Bush would win the White House over Al Gore, Supreme Court documents released on Tuesday show. Memos found in the newly opened files

By Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump has privately discussed skipping either one or both of the first two Republican presidential primary debates, according to three sources who have spoken with Trump about his plans. Trump’s advisers have pointed to his commanding lead in the polls as one reason he is hesitant to share

Haley Talbot, CNN Members of Congress are facing renewed scrutiny after a new disclosure report filed by Florida Democrat Lois Frankel revealed that she dumped First Republic Bank stock prior to its collapse and purchased JPMorgan stock before JPMorgan purchased First Republic. According to a financial disclosure report filed on April 28, Frankel sold between

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A 41-year-old woman was arrested over the weekend for allegedly throwing a drink at Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz at a wine festival. The woman, Selena Chambers, has been charged with one count of misdemeanor battery and one felony count of battery on an elected official. Chambers has been released on

By Kristin Wilson, Nicky Robertson and Lauren Koenig, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did not address the absence of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein during his weekly press conference on Tuesday, but typed up notes show the Democratic leader had prepared an answer should a question about Feinstein come up. “I spoke with Sen. Feinstein

By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge will hear arguments Thursday over a proposed protective order in Donald Trump’s criminal case that would limit the former president’s ability to publicize information about the investigation. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is seeking to restrain Trump’s access to the evidence it turns over to his attorneys,

CNN By Tami Luhby and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN President Joe Biden and House Republicans may have as little as a month to prevent the US from defaulting on its debt, which would impact millions of Americans and unleash economic and fiscal chaos here and around the world. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Monday that the