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Former Vice President Dick Cheney arrives to hear his daughter Liz Cheney speak in Jackson Hole

Bush, Biden and former vice presidents honor Dick Cheney, while Trump, Vance snubbed for funeral invitation

CNN By Jamie Gangel, Michael Williams, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Political figures from across the aisle gathered Thursday in Washington, DC, for former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral — sending off a key figure of pre-MAGA Republican politics. The funeral, which was attended by two former presidents and all living former vice presidents, was

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach

Trump accuses Democratic lawmakers who urged military to disobey illegal orders of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who urged service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by the administration, calling it “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” “It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Each one of these

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Ibrahim Almadi is seen here during an interview with CNN.

Son of US citizen held in Saudi Arabia says Trump administration secured his father’s return home

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The son of a United States citizen held in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the Saudi government said Wednesday the Trump administration secured his father’s release and thanked US officials for helping bring him home. “They really delivered when it comes to my father’s situation. I understand Saudi Arabia

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Lindsey Halligan and James Comey are seen here.

What to know about Lindsey Halligan’s big grand jury revelation at James Comey’s vindictive-prosecution hearing

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — The hearing Wednesday morning in the case against former FBI Director James Comey ended with a revelation by prosecutors and a conundrum: if a full grand jury never reviewed the final set of charges handed up against Comey, are they void? The question

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GOP Rep. Nancy Mace announced on November 19 that she would seek to censure her Republican colleague

Nancy Mace’s complaint against fellow Republican Cory Mills referred to House Ethics Committee

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House on Wednesday night referred a Republican’s push to ​censure her fellow GOP colleague to the chamber’s Ethics Committee, beating back an effort to swiftly remove him from his committee assignments. Lawmakers voted 310-103 to send GOP Rep. Nancy Mace’s complaint against Florida Rep. Cory Mills

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The FBI released this 2024 photo of Ryan Wedding.

Federal officials unveil more charges against the former Olympic snowboarder accused of running international drug ring

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials unveiled additional charges on Wednesday against a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who has been wanted for allegedly running a drug trafficking ring. The new charges against Ryan James Wedding include murder, witness tampering, money laundering and drug trafficking, Attorney General Pam Bondi said at

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NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks at a press conference at NYPD headquarters on September 09

Jessica Tisch accepts Zohran Mamdani’s offer to remain New York police commissioner

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that Jessica Tisch accepted his offer to stay at the helm of the nation’s largest police force. The announcement secures the mayor-elect’s highest profile appointment as he prepares to take office in January. It’s a significant compromise for both

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Rep. Thomas Massie speaks during a news conference with Epstein abuse survivors outside the US Capitol on Tuesday

Congress greenlights bill forcing Trump’s DOJ to release Epstein files after monthslong GOP effort to quash it

By Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday took the significant step of ordering President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to publicly release all of its investigative files into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after months of nasty infighting within the GOP. Congress is sending the measure — which remarkably

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This CCTV image shows Jamal Khashoggi entering the Saudi consulate in Turkey on October 2

Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming that the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and that raising the subject in his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was meant to embarrass his visitor. “You’re mentioning somebody that

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President Donald Trump stands with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon after signing an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department

Trump administration accelerates push to dismantle Education Department as it offloads work to other agencies

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Education on Tuesday announced a further dismantling of the agency by transferring much of its remaining workload to other federal agencies in a bid to convince Congress the department is no longer needed. Under an interagency agreement, six offices will be moved to partner with four

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A federal judge on Monday scorched the Justice Department’s handling of years-old evidence in its case against former FBI Director James Comey.

Judge says James Comey indictment may be tainted by ‘profound investigative missteps’

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday scorched the Justice Department’s handling of years-old evidence in its case against former FBI Director James Comey, raising the possibility that the indictment may be tainted. “The record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led an FBI agent and

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to reporters in Washington

Larry Summers says he is ‘deeply ashamed’ after new Jeffrey Epstein emails and will pause public engagements

CNN By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Larry Summers said Monday night that he was “deeply ashamed” about his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling CNN that he would pause all public engagements as he works to “rebuild trust and repair relationships” — but the Harvard University professor added that he will

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