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By Taylor Romine and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Michigan Senate on Wednesday passed three bills that would restrict voting rights in the state as part of a larger Republican-led package intended to overhaul election laws, despite Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s all-but-certain veto of the measures. The state Senate advanced the measures — part of a

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meetings in Geneva. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports.

By Geneva Sands, CNN The Justice Department on Wednesday reversed two Trump-era immigration decisions that narrowed who could qualify for asylum, including an opinion that removed some protections for victims of domestic violence and gang violence. The move marks the latest attempt by the Biden administration to distance itself from the immigration policies of President

Former national security adviser John Bolton’s book is full of troubling allegations against President Donald Trump. White House officials have been in a battle for months against Bolton to block the book from publishing. CNN’s Sara Murray reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions from international reporters following his meeting with President Joe Biden, including a question from ABC News reporter Rachel Scott who asked Putin about a recent law that banned individuals designated as “extremists” from running for public offices.

By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday of consequences if jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny were to die in prison, though he declined to specify which actions he would take. “I made it clear to him that I believe the consequences of that

By Lauren Fox and Ali Zaslav, CNN Despite having announced a deal last week on an infrastructure package, members of the bipartisan Senate group and members of leadership argue there is still significant work to do in order to turn the infrastructure framework into legislation. “They have tried hard to come up with something structurally

By Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Justice Department has closed a criminal investigation and dropped a lawsuit related to former Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s book. The Trump-era criminal investigation had scrutinized whether Bolton’s book illegally revealed national security information, while the lawsuit had sought to grab royalties from Bolton

By Whitney Wild The US Marshals Service, the agency tasked with protecting federal judges and finding fugitives, is facing major staffing and operational challenges that could hinder its ability to identify and stop threats, according to a new report from the agency’s watchdog, an alarming analysis following the intelligence breakdowns preceding the January 6 riot

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour provides analysis following a summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s meeting Wednesday with his Russian counterpart came after months of diplomatic wrangling over the details, days of preparation with reams of research and the elaborate construction of two separate lakeside venues for the leaders to appear afterward. But after the summit had concluded, the ornate French style manor

By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Democrats are engaged in a quiet courtship of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin in an effort to garner unified party support for a sweeping elections overhaul bill despite the long odds that enough Republicans will ever back its passage. The hope, Democrats say, is to create a

By CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Wednesday he wouldn’t rule out supporting S1 — the sweeping elections overhaul bill Congress is considering — and is open to backing it as long as some changes are made. Read Manchin’s proposed changes obtained by CNN here: cnn.com/2021/06/16/politics/list-manchin-elections-bill-proposed-changes/index.html

CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Wednesday he wouldn’t rule out supporting S1 — the sweeping elections overhaul bill Congress is considering — and is open to backing it as long as some changes are made. Read Manchin’s proposed changes below, obtained by CNN.

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US President Joe Biden said he had discussed the cases of two Americans detained in Russia during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, pledging to “follow through” on that discussion. “I raised the case of two wrongfully imprisoned American citizens, Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed,” Biden said during

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 14, 1946 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Donald John Trump Father: Fred Trump, real estate developer Mother: Mary (Macleod) Trump Marriages: Melania (Knauss) Trump (January 22, 2005-present); Marla (Maples)

By Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a pair of custom aviator sunglasses made by Randolph USA during their summit on Wednesday, according to a White House official. The sunglasses are made by an American company that has provided them to the US military and its NATO

By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Department of Education is canceling $500 million in student loan debt for 18,000 former ITT Tech students defrauded by the now defunct for-profit college, another step the Biden administration is taking to address a backlog of more than 100,000 forgiveness claims left over from the Trump administration. ITT Tech, which

By Rachel Janfaza Calls for liberal Justice Stephen Breyer to retire when the annual Supreme Court session ends in a few weeks are intensifying, following Sen. Mitch McConnell’s warning this week that he may block a Democratic Supreme Court nominee should Republicans win the Senate in the November 2022 midterm elections. A group of 18

By CNN US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a joint statement following their historic summit on Wednesday. Read the statement below: “We, President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, note the United States and Russia have demonstrated that, even in