Tropical Storm Idalia threatens the Carolinas with treacherous rain and flooding after pounding Florida and damaging thousands of homes | CNN

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2 Trump co-defendants ask judge to break apart Georgia election interference case and hold separate trials | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Two Trump co-defendants in Georgia who requested speedy trials asked a judge Wednesday to…

McConnell appears to freeze while speaking with reporters in Kentucky | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze for about 30 seconds on Wednesday…

Giuliani loses defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers | CNN Politics

CNN  —  A federal judge has determined Rudy Giuliani forfeits the defamation lawsuit from two Georgia…

The ways Hurricane Idalia has already made history | CNN

CNN  —  Hurricane Idalia remained an active threat to the Southeast on Wednesday afternoon, but it…

Category 3 Hurricane Idalia threatens to hit Florida as an even stronger storm in the coming hours, and conditions are already deteriorating | CNN

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DeSantis faces new leadership test as Hurricane Idalia barrels toward Florida | CNN Politics

CNN  —  With the eyes of the country on Hurricane Idalia as it spins toward Florida’s…

Florida’s already-volatile insurance industry is bracing for Hurricane Idalia | CNN Business

New York CNN  —  As it churns toward the disaster-prone Sunshine State, Hurricane Idalia could be…

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to rapidly intensify as it aims for Florida’s Gulf Coast, threatening to hit as a Category 3 hurricane | CNN

CNN  —  Florida is bracing for “major impact” as Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to rapidly…

Takeaways from a busy and significant day in the Donald Trump criminal cases | CNN Politics

CNN  —  A trial date was set Monday for former President Donald Trump right in the…