Special counsel rips apart Trump's plea to delay Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial
Special counsel Jack Smith told a federal judge Thursday that there was no reason to postpone scheduling a trial date in the classified documents case against Donald Trump, in a court filing that aggressively rejected the reasons the former president and his co-defendant gave for why the trial should be delayed.
2023-07-14 05:59
House GOP leaders furiously whip defense bill as passage remains shaky despite concessions
House GOP leaders are furiously working behind the scenes to build Republican support for a critical national defense bill as a band of hardline conservatives continue to make demands that could threaten its chances for passage despite already having gotten GOP leaders to cave and allow votes on hot-button amendments.
2023-07-14 05:29
Comparing the Biden reelection angst to the now-forgotten Obama version
There is some fascinating reporting from CNN's Edward-Isaac Dovere about the increasing levels of angst top Democrats are expressing about President Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
2023-07-14 05:25
Biden admin believes hack gave China insights into US thinking ahead of Blinken's crucial Beijing visit
The Biden administration believes that a Chinese hacking operation which breached US government email systems, including the State Department, gave the Chinese government insights about US thinking heading into Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Beijing in June, according to two US officials.
2023-07-14 05:19
Nearly 5 million kids might miss out on food assistance if these states don't act by Friday
Nearly 5 million children in eight states could lose out on some extra funds for food unless their state officials sign up for a federal relief program by Friday.
2023-07-14 05:15
Manchin won't back Biden's Labor secretary nominee
Julie Su, President Joe Biden's pick to be the next Labor secretary whose nomination has been stalled for months, now faces opposition from a key Democrat: Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
2023-07-14 04:51
US government to pay out $975,000 to settle civil sexual assault case against former senior general
A yearslong court civil suit involving sexual assault allegations against former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten has been settled for $975,000, according to court records.
2023-07-14 03:55
Blue states see 'shield laws' as bulwark against Republican efforts to restrict abortion and gender-affirming care
As Republican lawmakers have pushed restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care in recent months, Democratic-led states have increasingly responded by passing so-called shield laws to protect people who undergo such care against the possibility they could one day face prosecution.
2023-07-14 03:53
Brett Kavanaugh: Supreme Court is 'government at its finest'
"The court is an institution of law, not of politics, not of partisanship," Kavanaugh said.
2023-07-14 03:27
House Ethics Committee reaching out to witnesses in revived Matt Gaetz probe
Investigators from the House Ethics Committee have begun reaching out to witnesses as part of a recently revived investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, focused on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use or other misconduct.
2023-07-14 02:59
New York court orders congressional map redrawn, but appeal likely
A New York court on Thursday ordered the state's Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the state's congressional map.
2023-07-14 01:54
5 takeaways from Biden's high-stakes Europe trip
More than 500 days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the war loomed over President Joe Biden's weeklong, three-stop trip to Europe.
2023-07-14 01:51