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Senate confirms C.Q. Brown as chairman of Joint Chiefs after monthslong Tuberville hold

Kristin Wilson and Morgan Rimmer, CNN September 20, 2023

CNN -- The Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Gen. C.Q. Brown to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, following a monthslong hold of over more than 300 military promotions by Republican...

Attorney General Merrick Garland will appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Merrick Garland rebukes congressional Republicans at House Judiciary Committee hearing

Jeremy Herb and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN September 20, 2023

CNN -- Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked congressional Republicans who have accused the Justice Department of political bias as he opened a contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing...

The North Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

White House issues a stark warning over looming government shutdown

Donald Judd and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN September 20, 2023

CNN -- The White House issued a stark warning Wednesday that a looming government shutdown could threaten crucial federal programs, blasting “extreme House Republicans” as lawmakers struggle to reach...

Witness testimony disputes IRS whistleblower allegations in Hunter Biden probe as Republicans begin impeachment inquiry

Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN September 19, 2023

Washington CNN — New testimony from a number of FBI and Internal Revenue Service officials casts doubt on key claims from an IRS whistleblower who alleges there was political interference in the federal...

Two adults and two children were found dead with gunshot wounds at their home in Romeoville, Illinois, police announced Monday.

Family of 4 found dead in their home, rattling quiet Illinois neighborhood

Taylor Romine and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN September 19, 2023

CNN — Police in a quiet community about 30 miles outside Chicago are investigating after a family of four, including two children, and their three dogs were found dead in their home Sunday night. The...

Ohio Democrats introduce bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal September 19, 2023

Ohio Democratic lawmakers have once again introduced a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage. Ohio Senators Kent Smith, D-Euclid, and Hearcel Craig, D-Columbus, recently introduced Senate...

Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz

What we know about 3 of the Americans who were released from Iranian detention

Shawna Mizelle, CNN September 18, 2023

CNN– The release on Monday of the Americans who were wrongfully detained in Iran ends a years-long saga that included lengthy detentions in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, which is known for its long...

US President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sunday, September 17. (Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images)

Biden: “Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home”

Nikki Carvajal, CNN September 18, 2023

CNN– US President Joe Biden celebrated the return of five Americans the US considered wrongfully detained by Iran “after enduring years of agony, uncertainty, and suffering.” “Today, five innocent...

Sergio Brown helps coach children in 2015 in London.

Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother’s death was ruled a homicide

Kevin Dotson and Jared Formanek, CNN September 18, 2023

CNN– Former NFL player Sergio Brown is missing after his mother died from injuries related to an assault and her body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home, according to police and...

Strikes make a comeback in America

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN September 16, 2023

CNN -- The United Auto Workers strike isn’t happening in a vacuum. It’s part of a growing movement of US workers walking off the job. From Hollywood writers to nurses, factory workers, and Starbucks...

Texas AG Ken Paxton acquitted on 16 charges in state Senate impeachment trial

CNN -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday was acquitted in his state Senate impeachment trial, an outcome that laid bare the fierce divides within the Republican Party that controls all levers...

On the top row, from left, are suspects Eric Hyun, Gawom Lee and Hyunji Lee. On the bottom row are Joonho Lee, left, and Juoonhyum Lee. A sixth suspect, a juvenile, is not pictured. (Gwinnett County Police)

6 ‘Soldiers of Christ’ arrested for the abuse and murder of ‘malnourished’ South Korean woman

Fabiana Chaparro and Devon M. Sayers, CNN September 16, 2023

CNN -- Six people who identified themselves as members of a religious group called the ‘Soldiers of Christ’ have been arrested in connection to the death of a South Korean woman who was beaten and...