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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters after returning to the U.S. Capitol Building on May 21 in Washington

Key committee advances Trump’s agenda bill to House floor after meeting for almost 22 hours and intense partisan debate

By Sarah Ferris and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — A key House committee voted late Wednesday evening to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda to the House floor after marathon proceedings that lasted almost 22 hours, setting up a high-stakes vote in the chamber and a showdown between warring wings of the Republican conference. The

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Drivers charge their Teslas in Fountain Valley

Senate nullifies California’s electric vehicle mandate, using fast-track authority to bypass filibuster

By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led Senate on Thursday overturned several key Biden-era waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions, a major blow to that state’s effort to regulate pollution from cars and trucks that could have broad environmental impacts for the rest of the country.

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Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons speaks during a news conference about a recent migrant flight to South Sudan at ICE Headquarters in Washington

Trump administration ‘unquestionably’ violated court order with possible deportation flight to South Sudan, judge rules

By Katelyn Polantz, Priscilla Alvarez and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration “unquestionably” violated a court order when it tried to transfer detainees to war-torn South Sudan without a meaningful opportunity to contest their removal to a place where they might face torture, a federal judge said Wednesday. Eight detainees of various nationalities

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in Washington

Hegseth hosts first meeting of what he says will be a monthly Christian prayer service at Pentagon

By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosted a Christian prayer service on Wednesday at the Pentagon for employees that included a sermon by his hometown pastor who said President Donald Trump had been “sovereignly appointed.” The service, which Hegseth told the audience would be a monthly event

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In this June 2020 photo shows a Minneapolis Police officer in uniform in Minneapolis

Justice Department ends police reform agreements and halts investigations into major departments

By Paula Reid, Casey Gannon, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is moving to dismiss federal oversight agreements in Louisville and Minneapolis reached following the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor and police killing of George Floyd, and dropping investigations into several major US police departments. The move, announced

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House GOP lawmakers are proposing nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. Here’s who could be impacted

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are pushing to slash nearly $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda. If the legislation is approved, millions of Americans could lose access to these benefits

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Lawyers accuse Trump administration of deporting Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan in violation of court order

By Priscilla Alvarez and Angélica Franganillo Díaz, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Vietnamese and Burmese migrants alleged in a new emergency motion Tuesday that the Trump administration deported their clients to South Sudan in violation of a previous court order. The motion is part of an ongoing case about the removal of migrants to third

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New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, US officials say

By Jim Sciutto, Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US has obtained new intelligence suggesting that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, even as the Trump administration has been pursuing a diplomatic deal with Tehran, multiple US officials familiar with the latest intelligence told CNN. Such a strike

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Senate advances first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency legislation after Democrats initially blocked it amid Trump crypto deals

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate voted 66-32 Monday evening to advance first-of-its-kind legislation to regulate “stablecoins,” a kind of cryptocurrency. Democrats had initially voted to block the bill earlier this month amid concerns over President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency deals. The legislation, known as the GENIUS Act, is focused on what is known

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DOJ charges congresswoman with assault in incident at ICE facility, drops case against Newark mayor

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is facing federal charges for allegedly assaulting law enforcement from the Department of Homeland Security during a chaotic melee that erupted outside of an ICE detention facility in her home state of New Jersey, acting US Attorney Alina Habba said Monday. Prosecutors

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