[ad_1] CNN — Several classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were discovered last fall in a private office, Biden’s attorneys acknowledged Monday. Attorney General Merrick Garland has asked the US attorney in Chicago to investigate the matter, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN, and …
Read More »Brazil congress attack: Everything you need to know
[ad_1] CNN — Brazil was reeling Monday after hundreds of supporters of the country’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro stormed the seats of power in the capital Brasilia, trashing offices and drawing condemnation from the government and the international community. The breaches came a week after the inauguration of Lula da …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy, the view from home
[ad_1] CNN — The young man smiling in the last Bakersfield High School student newspaper for the 1983 school year was captioned – “Most Likely to Succeed.” That graduating student wasn’t then-senior Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican who on Saturday became the House speaker for the 118th US Congress, a …
Read More »Opinion: Kevin McCarthy’s ugly road to victory sends a message
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN — Frederick Huntington Gillett was the model of a New England gentleman. Educated at Amherst College and Harvard Law …
Read More »How Rudy Giuliani ‘lit his legacy on fire’
[ad_1] Watch “Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor?” on CNN at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, January 8. CNN — The evolution of Rudy Giuliani is an epic tale. A celebrated crime fighter who brought down mafia bosses and put Wall Street crooks behind bars, he traded on trust and …
Read More »Trump accused in lawsuit of causing wrongful death of Officer Brian Sicknick in US Capitol attack
[ad_1] CNN — The estate of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died after responding to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, is suing two rioters involved in the attack and former President Donald Trump for his alleged role in egging it on. The civil lawsuit, …
Read More »Trump lawyers ordered to hand over names of individuals hired to search Trump properties for classified documents
[ad_1] CNN — A federal judge has asked former President Donald Trump’s attorneys to turn over the names of the individuals hired to search four properties for documents late last year, a source familiar with the order told CNN. The names were handed over Wednesday night, two sources told CNN. …
Read More »McCarthy takes desperation for speakership to new level
[ad_1] CNN — Kevin McCarthy is so desperate to be speaker, he’s ready to gut his own power just to get the job. The California Republican unveiled major concessions on Wednesday evening after he was stung by right-wing radicals who blocked his bid for power in six humiliating votes – …
Read More »‘This made us all unemployable’: Trump White House aides respond to January 6 in angry text exchange
[ad_1] CNN — A text exchange between Ivanka Trump’s chief of staff Julie Radford and White House aide Hope Hicks reveals their anger over then-President Donald Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, hurting them professionally, according to newly released documents collected by the House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill …
Read More »January 6 transcripts: Highlights from the latest release
[ad_1] CNN — The House January 6 committee on Sunday released another wave of witness interview transcripts. The new release is part of a steady stream of transcript drops from the House select committee in recent days, complementing the release of its sweeping 845-page report. The latest transcript drop comes …
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