Santos campaign finances show dozens of expenses just below FEC’s threshold to keep receipts
By Eric Bradner, Eva McKend, Pamela Brown and Allison Gordon, CNN Records that Rep.-elect George Santos‘ campaign filed with the Federal…
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Senior citizens will soon get that big hike in their Social Security benefits
By Tami Luhby, CNN Senior citizens and other Social Security recipients will start getting a heftier monthly benefit next month due to an 8.7% annual…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns
By David Goldman, Jeremy Herb, Jeanne Sahadi and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns released on Friday show…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina officials will not charge Mark Meadows with voter fraud
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN The North Carolina Department of Justice announced Friday that there was “not sufficient evidence” to bring…
Continue ReadingBiden issues end-of-year pardons to six individuals
By Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden pardoned six individuals Friday who had already completed sentences for…
Continue ReadingREAD: House January 6 committee releases more transcripts, including Jared Kushner and Ginni Thomas
By CNN The House January 6 committee released over 20 new transcripts on Friday, including interviews with key members of former President Donald…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy commits to key concession in call with frustrated lawmakers but it’s no guarantee he’ll win speakership
By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy outlined some of the concessions that he has agreed to in his campaign for…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns
By David Goldman, Jeremy Herb, Jeanne Sahadi and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns released on Friday show…
Continue ReadingTrump’s tax returns confirm he paid little in federal income taxes in his first and last year of presidency
By Jeanne Sahadi, Maegan Vazquez and David Goldman, CNN Six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns released on Friday show the former…
Continue ReadingSix years of Trump’s tax returns are now public
By Jeanne Sahadi and Maegan Vazquez, CNN (CNN) — Six years of former President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns, long shrouded in secrecy, were…
Continue ReadingChinese fighter jet intercepts US recon aircraft with ‘unsafe maneuver,’ US Defense Department says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A Chinese fighter jet intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea last week and performed an…
Continue ReadingRelease of Trump’s federal tax returns ushers in a charged new era of presidential oversight
By Eric Bradner, CNN House Democrats are set to release former President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns Friday morning, ushering in a…
Continue ReadingBiden administration approves $180 million arms sale to Taiwan
By Jennifer Hansler and Jack Forrest, CNN The Biden administration has approved a potential $180 million arms sale to Taiwan amid ongoing tensions…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy offers his critics a key concession in effort to clinch House speakership
By Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has offered a key concession to critics of his bid for the House speakership during…
Continue ReadingBiden signs $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law
By Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that includes a number of administration…
Continue ReadingTransportation Department issues warning to Southwest Airlines to follow through on promises to passengers
By Gregory Wallace, CNN The US Department of Transportation formally warned Southwest Airlines on Thursday that it will face consequences if it fails…
Continue ReadingWhite House tells GOP chairmen they’ll have to restart oversight requests when new Congress begins
By Kevin Liptak, CNN A top White House lawyer told two leading Republicans the oversight requests they issued during the last Congress would have to…
Continue ReadingChinese fighter jet intercepts US recon aircraft with ‘unsafe maneuver,’ US Defense Department says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN A Chinese fighter jet intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea last week and performed an…
Continue ReadingSantos’ claim about his mother and 9/11 faces scrutiny amid his other lies
By Kyle Blaine and Em Steck, CNN As Rep.-elect George Santos continues to face scrutiny for false claims the New York Republican has made about his…
Continue ReadingREAD: House January 6 committee releases more transcripts, including Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle
By CNN The House January 6 committee released Thursday a new batch of 19 transcripts, including key interviews from members of former President…
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