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TOP NEWS

Justice Dept. Is Reviewing Role of Fake Trump Electors, Top Official Says

Lisa O. Monaco, the deputy attorney general, told CNN that she could not “say anything more on ongoing investigations.” [...]

Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’?

The challenge to Representative Madison Cawthorn’s re-election bid could set a precedent to challenge other Republicans who encouraged the Jan. 6 attack. [...]

A Staunch Critic of the N.Y.P.D. Grapples With Deaths of 2 Officers

Harlem Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan, who has equated the policing system to slavery, is now considering how to deliver her message in a district mourning for two officers. [...]

Melania Trump’s Auction of Hat Hit by Plunge in Cryptocurrency

The former first lady is selling a hat she wore for a visit by the French president amid volatility in the value of the digital currency being used for the auction. [...]

A Staunch Critic of the N.Y.P.D. Grapples With Deaths of 2 Officers

Harlem Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan, who has equated the policing system to slavery, is now considering how to deliver her message in a district mourning for two officers. [...]

To Hell and Back, Then to CNN

Once an ordinary citizen stumbles into the culture war, it can be hard to get back out. Just ask Michael Fanone. [...]

Melania Trump’s Auction of Hat Hit by Plunge in Cryptocurrency

The former first lady is selling a hat she wore for a visit by the French president amid volatility in the value of the digital currency being used for the auction. [...]

Justice Dept. Is Reviewing Role of Fake Trump Electors, Top Official Says

Lisa O. Monaco, the deputy attorney general, told CNN that she could not “say anything more on ongoing investigations.” [...]

Madison Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’?

The challenge to Representative Madison Cawthorn’s re-election bid could set a precedent to challenge other Republicans who encouraged the Jan. 6 attack. [...]

A Political Scientist Warns the Democratic Party Is Off Course

Ruy Teixeira was co-author of one of the most influential political books of the 21st century. Now, he says, Democrats are getting its lessons all wrong. [...]

How a group of senators in 1975 came up with a rule that changed the chamber forever

Democrats failed spectacularly this week to change filibuster rules in the Senate. [...]

Kevin McCarthy's path to speakership enters final but treacherous leg

Kevin McCarthy was done being nice. The House Republican leader cast off his typically sunny demeanor during a December 8 meeting of the GOP conference to deliver a stern warning to his most raucous members: Quit trying to hold your vote for speaker over my head. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

How to get free at-home Covid-19 tests from the government

Americans can now sign up to get free home Covid-19 tests from the federal government. [...]

Senior citizens are fuming that Medicare won't pay for Covid-19 tests at retailers

Peggy Matthews-Forney cannot believe that, unlike private insurers, Medicare is not reimbursing senior citizens for the home Covid-19 tests they buy at retailers. [...]

Why some people are having problems ordering free Covid tests

Marisa Diaz y Diaz doesn't understand why her order for the free federal home Covid-19 tests isn't going through. [...]

Politics of the Day

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Ukraine: US could sanction Putin personally if Russia invades, Biden says

President Joe Biden says he would consider imposing personal sanctions on his Russian counterpart. [...]

Kurdish-led forces say they have retaken Syrian prison seized by IS

All IS militants inside the jail have surrendered after six days of fierce fighting, the SDF says. [...]

Blue Diamond Affair: Saudis end dispute with Thailand over stolen gems

Diplomatic ties resume after a 30-year row over jewels stolen by a cleaner and a string of murders. [...]

Disney responds to Peter Dinklage's criticism of Snow White remake

Actor Peter Dinklage called a live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "backwards". [...]

Ghostly monkey and crocodile newts among new Mekong area species

A list of 224 newly discovered species is published by the World Wildlife Fund conservation group. [...]

Cuba says more than 700 charged over anti-government protests

More than 170 people have already been convicted after trials criticised by activists as unfair. [...]

Afcon stadium crush: 'The force behind forced us to fall'

An eyewitness caught in the stadium crush that killed eight people at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon describes the moment things went wrong. [...]

China changes Fight Club film ending so the authorities win

In China, the final scene of the 1999 film says the subversive plot fails and the authorities win. [...]

BBC Komla Dumor Award 2022 launched

The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award 2022. [...]

Unvaccinated man denied heart transplant by Boston hospital

The 31-year-old father-of-two refuses to get the shot, but the hospital says it is following policy. [...]