Two more Trump co-defendants plead guilty. What next? | CNN Politics

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Mideast crisis will test whether Biden can make experience an asset | CNN Politics

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Biden leaving war planning to Israelis but asked ‘hard questions’ about ground invasion strategy this week, US official says | CNN Politics

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American mother and daughter taken hostage by Hamas have been released | CNN

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Michigan AG drops charges against fake GOP elector after he agrees to cooperate | CNN Politics

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Laphonza Butler says she will not seek Senate seat in 2024 | CNN Politics

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Tensions rise inside GOP meeting as Jordan pivots strategy in speaker race | CNN Politics

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Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty in the Georgia election subversion…

Biden snubbed by Middle East allies as Arab world seethes over Gaza hospital blast | CNN

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