Handgun sale ban to under 21-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court says
Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Senate Republican campaign arm raises $28 million in second quarter
Republicans said they raked in a record $10.5 million in June for their fight to win back control of the US Senate in 2022, part of a $28 million haul for the second quarter of 2021, according to figures provided to CNN.
‘We’re buying some time’: Texas Democrats heap pressure on Biden, Congress for voting rights action
Texas House Democrats said Tuesday they can only hold off Republicans' push for restrictive new voting laws for weeks, as they urged President Joe Biden and Democratic members of Congress to look for new ways to implement federal protections -- including backing South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn's call for a filibuster carve-out for voting rights
Banker found guilty of bribery for Manafort bank loans in chase for Trump administration job
A former Chicago bank executive was found guilty Tuesday of charges alleging he conspired with onetime Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to exchange risky bank loans for a high-ranking position in the presidential administration.
Judge grills lawyers on thin election fraud claims at Michigan hearing on possible sanctions
A judge in Michigan pinned down lawyers in a marathon video court hearing Monday on whether they had done due diligence before filing election fraud claims in federal court in November. The grilling came in a hearing over whether the Trump-supporting lawyers should be penalized -- with the possible consequence of losing their law licenses
Trump said whoever ‘leaked’ info on his White House bunker stay should be ‘executed,’ new book claims
Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker during protests last June had committed treason and should be executed for sharing details about the episode with members of the press, according to excerpts of a new book, obtained by CNN,
How the stained-glass divide is straining American politics
New county-level findings on Americans' religious affiliations show the two parties glaring across a deep chasm in America's changing spiritual landscape. The religious fault line between the two sides is only deepening, adding another explosive dimension to the volatile separation between red and blue America.
California judge denies Newsom’s request to be listed as Democrat on recall ballot
A California judge on Monday denied Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's request to have his party affiliation listed on the state's upcoming recall election ballot.
Capitol rioter with ties to White supremacist gang pleads guilty and is sentenced to 6 months in jail with credit for time served
A US Capitol rioter who joined a white supremacist gang while in prison for attempted murder pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor related to the January 6 insurrection.
Indicted Trump Organization CFO removed as an officer from several company subsidiaries
The Trump Organization has removed Allen Weisselberg, its chief financial officer, from officer positions at several of its subsidiaries, including Mar-a-Lago, after he and former President Donald Trump's namesake business were indicted for allegedly running a 15-year tax fraud scheme.