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The US Coast Guard, rocked by allegations that its leaders for years concealed damning information about sexual assaults and other serious misconduct, released a highly critical report Wednesday acknowledging it had "failed to keep our people safe," while vowing to make reforms that would better protect them.

Republican candidates faced off Wednesday night in Alabama in the fourth presidential debate of the 2024 cycle, with only weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses. Follow here for the latest live news updates, reactions and analysis.

A Fulton County judge is hearing motions Friday from former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants to dismiss charges in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case.

The House voted Friday to expel New York GOP Rep. George Santos over ethics violations, making him only the sixth lawmaker ever to be kicked out of the chamber.

For nearly a decade, US Coast Guard leaders have concealed a critical report that exposed racism, hazing, discrimination and sexual assault across the agency.

Weeks after the Biden administration laid out the details of a $105 billion national security package that includes funding for both Israel and Ukraine, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would bring the supplemental request to the floor as soon as next week. Here's what's in the package.

The first presidential debate is set for mid-September 2024, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday, setting up the earliest ever start to the presidential debate schedule.

A DC appeals court is hearing arguments Monday about a gag order issued on former President Donald Trump by the federal judge overseeing his federal 2020 election subversion case. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

The Senate has passed a measure to keep the government open, averting a shutdown for now, but a contentious fight looms in the new year.

The US and China have agreed to restore high-level military communication and take steps to curb fentanyl production following a meeting Wednesday between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping.

The House has passed a measure to fund the government until early next year, ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline. The bill now goes to the Senate.

Donald Trump Jr. was the first defense witness to be called Monday in the New York civil fraud trial against him, his father and the Trump organization. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota.

Read CNN Fast Facts about the life of financier Wilbur L. Ross Jr., nicknamed the "King of Bankruptcy."

Fake electors in Arizona publicly pushed to overturn the 2020 election. Now they're facing new legal scrutiny in a state investigation.

Read CNN's Fast Facts on John Boehner and learn about the former speaker of the US House of Representatives.

Ivanka Trump testified in the New York civil fraud trial Wednesday after her father, former President Donald, took the stand earlier this week. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

Republican presidential candidates faced off tonight in Miami in the third primary debate of the 2024 cycle. Follow here for the latest live news updates and analysis.

Voters in several states headed to the polls Tuesday to decide key races that shed light on what's fueling the American electorate ahead of 2024. Follow here for the latest live news updates, results and analysis.

The Supreme Court will consider a section of federal law that bars an individual subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm. Follow here for the latest live news updates.