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President Joe Biden is considering canceling some federal student loan debt

Biden is considering canceling some student debt. Here’s why it might not be such a great idea

May 26, 2022 4:01 AM CNN

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden is considering canceling some federal student loan debt, suggesting a once pie-in-the-sky idea is closer…

A demonstrator holds American and National Rifle Association flags outside the Supreme Court in November 2021.

Supreme Court may soon loosen gun laws as nation reels from massacres

May 26, 2022 3:42 AM CNN

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter While the Supreme Court has been working behind closed doors on its first major Second Amendment…

The Senate will take a key vote on May 26 in an attempt to advance a bill designed to combat domestic terrorism. The vote comes as lawmakers are under intense pressure to take action in the wake of multiple recent episodes of horrific gun violence.

Senate Republicans block domestic terrorism prevention bill in key vote

May 26, 2022 3:00 AM CNN

By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill designed to combat domestic terrorism from advancing in a key vote.…

Oklahoma GOP governor signs anti-transgender bathroom bill into law

May 25, 2022 7:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law a bill that requires students at public schools and public…

How Brian Kemp wrote the GOP playbook for subduing Trump’s election fury

May 25, 2022 7:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Michael Warren, CNN Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s dominant primary win over David Perdue was part of a resounding rejection Tuesday of 2020…

Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on May 25 signed a bill into law banning abortions from the stage of "fertilization" and allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers who "knowingly" perform or induce an abortion "on a pregnant woman."

Oklahoma GOP governor signs one of nation’s strictest abortion bills into law

May 25, 2022 5:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Karen Smith and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed a bill into law banning abortions from the…

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks during a news conference in front of the US Capitol on July 27

GOP Rep. Jim Jordan contests constitutionality of January 6 committee’s subpoena and issues list of demands

May 25, 2022 4:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio is pushing back on a subpoena issued to him by the House select committee…

Justice Department prosecutors have subpoenaed information about some of former President Donald Trump's lawyers and closest advisers as part of their criminal investigation into efforts to put forward fake slates of electors in the 2020 election

DOJ probe of fake elector plot seeks information about Trump’s top lawyers and advisers

May 25, 2022 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz and Paula Reid, CNN Justice Department prosecutors have subpoenaed information about some of former President Donald Trump‘s…

A former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told the House January 6 committee that then-President Donald Trump had suggested to Meadows he approved of the "hang Mike Pence" chants from rioters who stormed the US Capitol

Trump reacted with approval to ‘hang Mike Pence’ chants from rioters on January 6

May 25, 2022 3:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Jim Acosta and Paula Reid, CNN A former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told the House January 6 committee that…

Moderate-turned-MAGA Rep. Elise Stefanik’s stock is rising in Trump world

May 25, 2022 2:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Zanona and Gabby Orr, CNN Donald Trump hasn’t said if he will run for president again, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping…

U.S. President Joe Biden listens ahead of the signing of an executive order to reform federal and local policing on the second anniversary of the death of George Floyd

Biden says he will travel to Texas to visit families of school shooting victims ‘in the coming days’

May 25, 2022 1:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he will travel to Uvalde, Texas, in the near future to meet the…

New York Attorney General Letitia James near the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo

Judge tosses challenge to New York law that opens gun industry up to civil lawsuits

May 25, 2022 1:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from gun industry groups challenging a New York law that permits civil lawsuits…

Supreme Court may soon loosen gun laws as nation reels from massacres

May 25, 2022 1:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter While the Supreme Court has been working behind closed doors on its first major Second Amendment…

Supreme Court may soon loosen gun laws as nation reels from massacres

May 25, 2022 1:18 PM CNN

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter While the Supreme Court has been working behind closed doors on its first major Second Amendment…

Officials from the Interior Department and the White House announced they will spend $33 million to clean up 277 idle oil and gas wells on federal lands in nine states.

Interior Department announces $33M to clean up 277 methane-spewing wells on federal land. There are millions more

May 25, 2022 12:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Officials from the Interior Department and the White House announced Wednesday they will spend $33 million to clean up 277 idle…

US envoy for Iran says prospects for a return to nuclear deal are ‘tenuous at best’

May 25, 2022 12:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Special Envoy for Iran said Wednesday that the prospects of a return to the Iran nuclear deal are “tenuous at…

House Sergeant at Arms William J. Walker

Exclusive: House Sergeant at Arms believes lawmakers should not be allowed to carry guns inside the Capitol

May 25, 2022 11:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Sergeant at Arms William J. Walker, one of the top security officials on Capitol Hill, revealed that he does not believe…

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke

Beto O’Rourke confronts Texas governor during update on Uvalde elementary school shooting

May 25, 2022 11:40 AM CNN

By Maegan Vazquez and Gregory Krieg, CNN Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke confronted Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and…

Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary between Oz and McCormick is heading to a recount

May 25, 2022 11:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary is headed for a recount after celebrity heart surgeon…

Beto O’Rourke confronts Texas governor during update on Uvalde elementary school shooting

May 25, 2022 11:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Gregory Krieg, CNN Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke confronted Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and…

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