[ad_1] CNN — The New Jersey attorney general’s office on Friday filed an emergent application in superior court to ask for a full recount and recheck of vote tallies in a handful of towns in Monmouth County, which was impacted by a voting system error during the November election. The …
Read More »Justice Department tells Jim Jordan it won’t share information about ongoing investigations
[ad_1] CNN — The Justice Department signaled Friday it’s unlikely to share information about ongoing criminal investigations with the new GOP-controlled House, in a move that’s certain to frustrate Republicans in the chamber. In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan responding to a flurry of document requests, the …
Read More »Anti-abortion activists to ‘march with fresh resolve’ in first March for Life in a post-Roe era
[ad_1] CNN — Anti-abortion advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, on Friday for the annual March for Life – the first since the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion. This year’s march marks a turn in the fight against abortion rights, …
Read More »Ron DeSantis: Judge declines to reinstate Democratic prosecutor removed by Florida governor
[ad_1] CNN — A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by a former state attorney in Florida who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis for suspending him last year. US District Judge Robert Hinkle said in his opinion Friday that DeSantis’ suspension of Andrew Warren, the ousted state attorney for Hillsborough …
Read More »Peter Navarro: Judge rejects request to dismiss contempt of Congress case and clears the way for trial
[ad_1] CNN — A federal judge declined Thursday to dismiss the criminal contempt of Congress charges brought against former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for his failure to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. In …
Read More »Florida Rep. Greg Steube suffered ‘several serious injuries’ in accident on his property
[ad_1] CNN — Republican Rep. Greg Steube of Florida is making “good progress” after suffering “several serious injuries” in an accident on his Sarasota property Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement from his office. Steube spent the night in the ICU, his office said Thursday on his official Twitter account, …
Read More »Washington’s little secret: ‘Spillage’ of classified information is a common occurrence
[ad_1] CNN — A Defense Department contractor allowed classified information to sit unprotected in a commercial cloud and email server for nearly two years. A private attorney received a 1,000-page file from the Army as part of litigation – only to be asked to return it to a special courier …
Read More »Opinion: The debt ceiling debate reveals how House Republicans are weaponizing the government
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author and editor of 25 books, including the New York Times best-seller, “Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Lies and Legends About Our Past” (Basic Books). …
Read More »Analysis: Every American could feel the pain of Washington’s debt ceiling showdown
[ad_1] CNN — Every American could get hurt if the new hardline Republican House’s dangerous game of roulette with a still vulnerable economy backfires. The nation reaches a first, critical threshold Thursday in the brewing Washington showdown over the national debt that could define the tenure of the new GOP …
Read More »Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM to resign before upcoming election
[ad_1] CNN — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday she will stand aside for a new leader within weeks, saying she doesn’t believe she has the energy to seek re-election in the October polls. Speaking at a news conference, Ardern said her term would end by February 7, …
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