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War criminal: Biden criticizes Putin in harshest terms from any US official so far
• Slovakia preliminarily agrees to send key air defense system to Ukraine • Six takeaways from Zelensky's address to Congress and Biden's response • Opinion: Why the US is flirting with authoritarians in countering Putin
[ cnn.com ]Zelensky: Ukrainian President will deliver virtual address to Congress
With his nation under attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a significant address on Wednesday to members of the House and Senate, a virtual speech that comes as the United States is under pressure from Ukraine to supply more military assistance to the embattled country.
[ cnn.com ]What's in the government spending bill
A massive spending bill that would fund the federal government through September -- as well as provide $13.6 billion in fresh aid to Ukraine as the country fights back against Russia's invasion -- is moving through Congress.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Republicans prove they are their own worst enemy in 2022
First, it was the feud between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Florida Sen. Rick Scott over the latter's 11-point plan to "rescue" America if Republicans win majorities in Congress this fall.
[ cnn.com ]Congress shows bipartisan sartorial support for Ukraine at State of the Union address
• GOP State of the Union response: Iowa governor says 'enough is enough'
[ cnn.com ]Devin Nunes left Congress for Trump's media company. This is how it's going
Former President Trump has launched "Truth Social," a new social media app, in response to his ban from multiple mainstream platforms. CNN's Brian Stelter details how the launch of the app is going so far, and what it could mean for Trump's influence going forward.
[ cnn.com ]Changes in new Texas law angers voters
As early voting kicks off in Texas for US congressional seats, CNN's Dianne Gallagher speaks to voters who are seeing their mail-in ballot applications rejected as a result of the state's new laws.
[ cnn.com ]White House records obtained by the Jan. 6 panel so far do not reflect calls made to or from Trump during the violence, leaving gaps in what transpired, sources say
White House call records now in possession of congressional investigators do not reflect calls made to or from then-President Donald Trump as the violence unfolded on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, leaving them with gaps so far in their understanding of what transpired that day, three sources familiar with the House investigation into the insurrection tell CNN.
[ cnn.com ]Supreme Court lets GOP-drawn Alabama congressional map that critics say dilutes power of Black voters stay in place
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed a congressional map drawn by Alabama Republicans to remain in place Monday, freezing a lower court ruling that said the map likely violates the Voting Rights Act.
[ cnn.com ]Trump working to clear gubernatorial field for former Sen. Perdue in Georgia
Former President Donald Trump has offered Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Jones his endorsement in a congressional contest if Jones agrees to exit the GOP primary for governor to instead run for Congress, according to two people familiar with the matter, both of whom said Trump's behind-the-scenes maneuvering is meant to bolster former Sen. David Perdue's challenge to incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
[ cnn.com ]Biden signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to WWII's 'Ghost Army'
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law that awards the Congressional Gold Medal to a top-secret US Army unit that used deceptive tactics like inflatable tanks, fake radio transmissions and sound effects to fool enemy forces during World War II.
[ cnn.com ]Quote tweeted by GOP congressman came from neo-Nazi convicted for child porn, not Voltaire
[ cnn.com ]The five-judge panel split along party lines and declared the law unconstitutional in a 3-2 ruling
• Alabama asks Supreme Court to intervene in congressional redistricting dispute • Analysis: More than $100 million in ads has already been spent on just 5 Senate races
[ cnn.com ]Alabama asks Supreme Court to intervene in congressional redistricting dispute
Alabama asked the Supreme Court on Friday to freeze a lower court decision ordering the state to redraw its congressional map, marking the first 2022 election dispute to reach the high court.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Debunking a wild Covid-19 conspiracy theory pushed by a GOP House candidate
Jeff Zink is running a (very) longshot bid for Congress in Arizona. He also was featured prominently in a New York Times piece over the weekend highlighting members of Donald Trump's MAGA movement who are attempting to use the January 6, 2021, insurrection as a launching pad for political office.
[ cnn.com ]'Extraordinary rebuke of the former President': Toobin weighs in on SCOTUS decision
Anderson Cooper, Jeffrey Toobin and Maggie Haberman discuss the Supreme Court clearing the way for the release of presidential records from the Trump White House to a congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
[ cnn.com ]Two long-serving Democratic congressmen announce they won't seek reelection in 2022
• Analysis: Manchin and Sinema hand Senate Republicans a veto • Schumer starts debate on voting legislation, says 'eyes of the nation' are on the Senate • Stevie Wonder tells senators the 'filibuster doesn't work ... why won't you?'
[ cnn.com ]GOP plots onslaught of Biden probes in the run-up to 2024
Members of the far right are already agitating to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden if the GOP is in power in Congress next year. Some leading Republicans want to spotlight former President Donald Trump's false claims of voter fraud. And key House and Senate Republicans are vowing to probe the security failures surrounding last year's January 6 attack on the US Capitol -- and turn the attention to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
[ cnn.com ]January 6 committee weighs options to get members of Congress to comply with their investigation
Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection are weighing what options they have to compel their fellow members of Congress to cooperate with their probe.
[ cnn.com ]Singer and former 'American Idol' star Clay Aiken is running for a US House seat
Clay Aiken, widely known for his stint on "American Idol," announced Monday that he's launching another bid for Congress in North Carolina.
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