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Inside the GOP’s barely functioning Congress

�ve already lost control of one-half of Congress.Marred by infighting in his razor-thin majority, Speaker Mike Johnson no longer has a functional majority in the House. GOP leaders are struggling to fulfill the chamber’s most basic role on issues from government funding to authorizing critical spy powers that President Donald Trump himself has demanded, all just months before a critical midterm election.“We can’t really agree on much of anything,” Rep. Troy Nehls, a Republican from Texas, said on Wednesday as leadership was trying to convince members to clear a procedural hurdle on the

You're probably paying more for insurance lately. A new study suggests federal action to cut costs

John Roberts’ legacy of removing race protections sees defining moment

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting yields debates over security, new ballroom — but not guns

Forty-five years before a gunman attempted to storm the Washington Hilton’s ballroom during President Donald Trump’s appearance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, another would-be assassin stood on the sidewalk and shot President Ronald Reagan in the chest as he exited the same hotel.The location, and the presence of a Republican president, is likely to be where the comparison ends.In 1981, gunman John Hinckley Jr. also shot White House press secretary James Brady, leaving him partially paralyzed. Brady would go on to become a leading gun control advocate — and the namesake of

‘Integrity is priceless’: Powell closes out eight years at the helm of the Fed

A New Jersey Republican hasn’t voted in weeks, sparking questions over lengthy absence on Capitol Hill

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US cyber team hasn’t been activated yet to protect midterm elections from foreign meddling

For the first election cycle in years, US military and intelligence officials have not yet activated a specialized team dedicated to detecting and thwarting foreign threats to elections, according to comments from those agencies to Congress and CNN, alarming some lawmakers and former officials who have served on the team.A failure to activate the team would be a “major national security mistake and I hope that they will correct it in the weeks to come,” Senator Angus King of Maine, an independent who sits on the armed services committee, told CNN.For every general and midterm election sin

From surplus to strain: world rice supply threatened by Iran war, El Nino

Inflation hits 3% in Europe as Iran war spreads oil price shock

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US will deny visas to applicants who say they fear persecution at home

Applicants for visas to the United States will now have to affirm that they do not fear persecution in their home countries as the Trump administration seeks to further restrict potential asylum seeks from entering the country.The new rule, outlined in a diplomatic cable to all embassies and consulates this week, comes amid a sweeping shift in policies that have upended and restricted immigration to the US.The administration had already increased vetting for student visa applicants, and it has temporarily paused decisions on immigration applications to ensure that they meet newly rolled out se

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Orleans Parish sheriff and CFO indicted after last year’s jail escape of 10 Louisiana inmates

Almost a year after 10 Louisiana inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail, the Orleans Parish sheriff and the office’s chief financial officer were indicted by a special grand jury on charges of malfeasance and other crimes in relation to the jailbreak.Ten prisoners housed in the Orleans Justice Center made their escape last spring, maneuvering out of a small hole in a wall and making their way out into the night. All 10 escapees were eventually recaptured, and 13 people were charged with helping the escapees, both inside jail and once they were at large.Susan Hutson, the current Orleans Sher

Rockets beat Lakers 99-93 in Game 5, avoiding playoff elimination for the 2nd straight game

Report details suspect’s behavior in 2023, years before killings of University of South Florida doctoral students

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Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner

A U.S. government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials’ initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret Service officer while allegedly attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, fired a shotgun "in the direction of the stairs leading down to the ballroom" where Trump, other administration officials and members of the press were gathered on Saturday night, according to the pretrial detention motion, which offered the government's most extensive account yet of the incident.In t

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Trump administration sues New Jersey over law enforcement mask ban

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to block a New Jersey law that bans law enforcement officers from wearing masks and requires them to provide identification before arrests and detentions.The suit, filed in a Newark federal court, claims that the newly enacted New Jersey Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act is an unconstitutional regulation of the federal government by a state. The suit seeks an injunction blocking New Jersey from enforcing the law against federal agents, though it also applies to local and state law enforcement.A federal judge in February pre

Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin

10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking

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Divers find wreck of US’ largest naval loss of World War I

The German submarine captain saw his target’s silhouette against the evening sky off the coast of southern England and gave the command to fire a single torpedo.It was the last anyone would see of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa and its 131 crew members for more than 107 years.Three minutes after that German torpedo struck the vessel amidships, the Tampa was on the bottom of the Atlantic with all crew lost, the largest naval loss for US forces during World War I.On Wednesday, the Coast Guard announced a team of British divers had located the wreck of the Tampa last weekend at a depth of 300

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King's visit to US shows UK playing long game in fixing strained ties

King Charles' courting of President Donald Trump on his state visit will not repair the recent fraying of U.S.-British relations but underscores how London is playing a longer game in trying to preserve the historic alliance. Britain has routinely deployed the royal family to charm the mercurial U.S. president, hosting him for a lavish state visit last September and dispatching King Charles and Queen Camilla to Washington this week for the ‌250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from British rule.Trump has repeatedly mocked and criticised British Prime Minister Keir Star

Royals leave handwritten message of ‘enduring solidarity’ at New York’s 9/11 memorial

Pentagon’s $25 billion cost estimate for Iran war is low and does not include cost of rebuilding US bases, sources say

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New York Mayor Mamdani encourages King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor Diamond

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Wednesday he encourages Britain's King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond, with his comments coming during the British monarch's ongoing U.S. visit."If I were to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond," Mamdani, who is Indian American, said when asked at a press conference hours before a ceremony that commemorated victims of the deadly September 11, 2001, attacks. Later in the day, the king spoke with Mamdani at the ceremony. Buckingham Palace declined to comment. Mamdani's office

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LIV Golf is seeking new investment after losing Saudi funding at end of season

LIV Golf will look to restructure and seek new investment after its Saudi backers are pulling funding from the league at the end of the season, a senior source familiar with the situation told CNN Sports.The Saudi-backed circuit aimed to rival the PGA Tour as the world’s preeminent destination for pro golf by luring some of the game’s top names with huge sums of money, largely from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).The Wall Street Journal first reported Wednesday that funding is expected to be pulled from the league as early as Thursday.CNN Sports now understands that, in the l