Ohio marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for November ballot
The issue of recreational marijuana legalization will be on Ohio's general election ballot in November after the initiative gathered enough signatures, the Ohio secretary of state's office announced Wednesday.
2023-08-17 08:59
Trump plots counterprogramming for GOP primary debate, sources say
The current thinking among Donald Trump's campaign advisers and those close to the former president is that he is not planning on participating in next week's Republican presidential primary debate, three sources familiar with his plans tell CNN, and has been proposing counterprogramming to the event.
2023-08-17 08:56
Meadows trying to move Fulton County case to federal court
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is seeking to move the Fulton County, Georgia, prosecution against him to federal court so that he can try to get the case dismissed under federal law.
2023-08-17 08:17
North Carolina legislature overrides governor's veto of 3 bills targeting transgender youth
The North Carolina legislature's Republican supermajority voted to override vetoes from the state's Democratic governor on a slew of bills Wednesday evening, including a trio of measures that target transgender youth.
2023-08-17 07:58
27 Donald Trump election lies listed in his Georgia indictment
A Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election lists at least 27 lies Trump told about the election -- and that's counting conservatively.
2023-08-17 05:51
White House orders federal agencies to shore up cybersecurity, warns of potential exposure
The White House ordered federal agencies to shore up their cybersecurity after agencies have lagged in implementing a key executive order President Joe Biden issued in 2021, according to a memo first obtained by CNN.
2023-08-17 05:29
Campaign fundraiser for George Santos is indicted for impersonating high-ranking aide to House Speaker McCarthy
A campaign fundraiser for indicted US Rep. George Santos has been charged for allegedly impersonating a high-ranking congressional aide to solicit contributions for the New York Republican's campaign in 2021, according to court documents.
2023-08-17 04:29
Exclusive: Blinken speaks by phone with Paul Whelan, who is wrongfully detained in Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone on Wednesday with wrongfully detained American Paul Whelan, who is being held in a remote prison camp in Russia, a source familiar told CNN.
2023-08-17 04:19
Fulton County district attorney wants Trump trial to begin March 4, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked a judge to set a trial date of March 4, 2024, for former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants.
2023-08-17 03:21
Appeals court says abortion pill mifepristone should remain on the market but rules in favor of limiting access
A federal appeals court on Wednesday wiped away a lower court's ruling that would've taken the medication abortion drug mifepristone off the market, but upheld aspects of the ruling that could cut back access to the pills.
2023-08-17 02:52
Trump lawyers negotiating with Fulton County DA over details of surrender, sources say
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are in "ongoing negotiations" with the Fulton County District attorney's office regarding details of his surrender, two sources familiar with the talks tell CNN.
2023-08-17 01:22
'It is never wrong to bring an American home': Loved ones of Americans released on house arrest in Iran push back on criticism of prospective deal
The family members of two Americans who were released into house arrest in Iran last week as part of a deal aimed at bringing them back home to the United States hit back at criticisms about the prospective agreement.
2023-08-17 01:21