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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified to lawmakers Tuesday that the Justice Department has abandoned its plans for an “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate people who say they were wrongly prosecuted by the government. “We are not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche told the House Appropriations

By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The behind-the-scenes jockeying began almost immediately after Tulsi Gabbard announced last month that she would resign as director of national intelligence. Some allies told President Donald Trump he should replace Gabbard with someone who had more intelligence experience. Others said he should go with someone

By Manu Raju, Alison Main, Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Sen. John Fetterman issued a scathing takedown of Graham Platner as the leading Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race has become embroiled in a scandal over reports that he sent sexual text messages to women who were not his wife. In an interview with CNN

By Pamela Brown, Annie Grayer, Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — The House Ethics Committee is investigating Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez over allegations of sexual misconduct, three sources told CNN. The sources, who asked not to be named to protect their identities, said the panel had made early reach outs in its attempt to follow up

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House Correspondents’ Association announced on Tuesday that a second correspondents’ dinner, with bolstered security measures, will be held this summer after April’s event was halted by a shooting incident at the Washington Hilton. President Donald Trump later said he has accepted an invitation to speak at the

By Zachary Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz, Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump on Tuesday named housing official Bill Pulte, who has played a leading role in stoking the president’s retribution campaign, as acting director of national intelligence. Pulte — a wealthy businessman turned Federal Housing Finance Agency director — appears to be an unusual choice

By Davis Winkie, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Members of the US military may soon be barred from using prediction markets to bet on global events if a draft defense policy bill passes Congress and becomes law. The proposal comes after a high-profile case where a US special forces soldier is accused of using classified