A six-page memo from a conservative lawyer working with then-President Donald Trump’s legal team outlines numerous scenarios for then-Vice President Mike Pence to subvert the Constitution and throw out the 2020 election results. Read the full memo, from conservative lawyer John Eastman and obtained by CNN: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a…… MORE
A small aircraft flown by an Army instructor pilot was intercepted over the Hudson River Tuesday for violating the temporary flight restriction in place for the United Nations General Assembly gathering, which is taking place in New York City, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said a…… MORE
Officials working for then-President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign were aware that the voting machine claims being pushed by pro-Trump attorneys were baseless, court documents obtained by The New York Times show. The documents — which were filed last week as part of a defamation lawsuit from a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems — reveal…… MORE
Survivors of shootings are giving the Supreme Court justices a first hand account of their experiences in a brief filed Tuesday in a case that could impact concealed carry and Second Amendment laws across the country. In hopes of influencing the court’s decision on a New York concealed carry law, the “friend of the court”…… MORE
Abortion-inducing drugs in Texas will now be harder to obtain after the state’s Republican governor recently signed restrictive legislation into law, weeks after another strict abortion law went into effect in the state. Senate Bill 4, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday, prohibits a person “from providing an abortion‑inducing drug to a…… MORE
Though the Internal Revenue Service sent out the third monthly child tax credit payment last week, some families are still waiting for the funds. Angry parents have contacted CNN, taken to Twitter and posted to other online sites complaining that they did not receive the money on September 15 as expected. Eligible families can get…… MORE
An Ohio Senate candidate who has pushed strong anti-refugee messages against Afghans and others is the grandson of refugees from Europe who settled in the Cleveland area with the aid of at least two resettlement organizations in the years following World War II. Josh Mandel, a former Ohio state treasurer running for Senate for a…… MORE
Democratic leaders are hoping to vote on Tuesday on legislation to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month and suspend the nation’s borrowing limit, setting up a showdown with Republicans who insist Democrats should act alone to stave off a looming debt crisis. Government funding is set to expire on September 30,…… MORE
In advance of the new term set to begin in October, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it is revising its oral argument format, importing a system it employed when it held arguments over the phone after the courthouse doors were shut because of Covid. While the Court will maintain the traditional practice of allowing…… MORE
The US Space Force, the newest branch of the US military, on Tuesday unveiled a new uniform prototype for its members, known as Guardians. Gen. Jay Raymond, commander of the US Space Force, announced the new uniforms during his speech at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber conference. The new dress uniform prototype…… MORE