Exclusive: Senior US general ordered Twitter announcement of drone strike on al Qaeda leader that may have instead killed civilian
The senior general in charge of US forces in the Middle East ordered that his command announce on Twitter that a senior al Qaeda leader had been targeted by an American drone strike in Syria earlier this month -- despite not yet having confirmation of who was actually killed in the strike, according to multiple defense officials.
2023-05-24 08:53
House Foreign Affairs chairman views dissent cable on Afghanistan withdrawal
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul on Tuesday viewed a dissent cable sent by US diplomats before the frenzied US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the classified information afterward.
2023-05-24 08:22
South Carolina Senate passes 6-week abortion ban
A controversial six-week abortion ban bill is headed to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's desk to be signed into law after the measure cleared the state Senate Tuesday.
2023-05-24 07:26
IRS whistleblower says tensions flared in meeting between prosecutors and investigators over Hunter Biden
An attorney for an unnamed IRS whistleblower is shedding light on key meetings that exposed divisions between prosecutors and investigators on how to proceed with a criminal investigation into President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, according to a letter to a federal watchdog agency obtained by CNN.
2023-05-24 06:27
'Huge backlash': Parties ramp up pressure on Biden and McCarthy to hold the line in debt talks
Last week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus posed a formal ask to its members: were there any proposals they could accept included in the list of GOP demands in exchange for raising the debt ceiling?
2023-05-24 05:51
The debt ceiling is an awkward place to talk about spending
The debt ceiling snafu, which has the potential to wreck the US economy, is a civics lesson in the bizarrely inefficient way the American government spends your money.
2023-05-24 05:26
House votes to revoke tougher EPA emissions regulation for trucks
The House voted Tuesday to rescind a Biden administration emissions regulation for heavy-duty trucks.
2023-05-24 04:46
McCarthy tells Republicans he's 'nowhere near' a debt limit deal with Biden as deadline nears
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Republicans during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that he's not close to a bipartisan deal with President Joe Biden to avoid a first-ever default on the nation's debt.
2023-05-24 04:18
New Chinese ambassador warns of 'serious difficulties' in US-China relations upon arrival in US
China's new ambassador arrived in the United States on Tuesday as both the US and Chinese governments have indicated that they want to put relations between their two nations back on track.
2023-05-24 03:55
Donald Trump criminal trial is set for March 2024; judge informs Trump what he can't say about hush money case
A New York judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, potentially setting up a media spectacle in the middle of the Republican presidential primary season.
2023-05-24 03:23
Ron DeSantis to announce 2024 presidential campaign Wednesday in conversation with Elon Musk
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign Wednesday night in a conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk, a spokesperson for his political team tells CNN.
2023-05-24 02:26
GOP megadonor Harlan Crow declines to answer Democrats' questions about financial ties to Clarence Thomas
A lawyer for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow told Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin that his committee did not have "the authority to investigate Mr. Crow's personal friendship with Justice Clarence Thomas," in a letter Monday night obtained by CNN.
2023-05-24 00:53