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On Wednesday night, Liz Cheney made it clear: Republicans can't have it both ways.

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in Thursday as an associate justice to the United States Supreme Court, making history as the first Black woman on the highest court in the nation.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide, told the House January 6 committee that she was contacted by someone attempting to influence her testimony, three sources familiar with the hearing presentation told CNN.

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support making an exception to the filibuster -- the 60-vote threshold in the Senate needed to pass most legislation -- in order to codify abortion rights and the right to privacy through legislation passed by Congress.

The US Treasury on Thursday notified a Delaware-based trust that it is blocking $1 billion in assets for its connection to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.

The Defense Department is reviewing 1,300 proposals from 800 companies for innovative new weapons and commercial capabilities they may be able to develop and produce for Ukraine to use in its fight against Russia's invasion of the country, a defense official told CNN on Thursday.

The latest test of a US hypersonic weapon failed after an "anomaly" occurred during the first test of the full system, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black female justice on the Supreme Court today as the court finished the term with major rulings on climate and immigration. Watch live and follow here for news updates.

In a setback for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers, a Florida judge has ruled that a new state law banning abortions at 15 weeks is unconstitutional and he intends to block it from taking effect on Friday.

A Kentucky state court on Thursday halted enforcement of two Kentucky laws passed in 2019 that had stopped abortion services in the state last Friday, after the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration's attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the accelerating pace of global warming.

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Delaware Gov. John Carney signed legislation Wednesday expanding access to abortion care and protecting providers and patients seeking services in the state following last week's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the House select committee this week increased the criminal exposure former President Donald Trump faces in the Justice Department's ongoing January 6, 2021, investigation.

GOP Rep. Liz Cheney delivered a searing rebuke of former President Donald Trump and GOP leaders at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Wednesday night, recounting some of the damning details that the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has uncovered thus far and praising the bravery of witnesses -- particularly the young female aides -- who have come forward to aid its investigation.

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that states have the authority to prosecute non-tribal members who commit crimes against Native Americans on Indian territory.

As President Joe Biden's administration prepares to hold its first onshore oil and gas drilling lease sales, environmental groups have filed a new lawsuit to attempt to stop the largest of these sales, in Wyoming. It's the second lawsuit in a week to challenge the administration on its drilling plans.

Indirect talks between US and Iranian officials in Doha, Qatar, aimed at salvaging the Iran nuclear deal ended without any progress, a senior administration official said Wednesday.