Marshall Cohen - Senior Reporter
Marshall Cohen
Senior Reporter
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Exclusive: Dominion Voting’s new owner pledges impartiality, says, ‘I’m not on anybody’s side’Nov 17, 2025The new owner of Dominion Voting Systems affirmed in his first interview since buying the company that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and pledged that his company’s machines, used by nearly a third of US voters, won’t be misused to help either political party. -
Nevada Supreme Court rules case against pro-Trump ‘fake electors’ can proceed in Las VegasNov 14, 2025The Nevada Supreme Court handed a victory Thursday to Democratic state prosecutors who charged the state’s pro-Trump “fake electors” from 2020. -
The government shutdown is over, but things are not back to normalNov 13, 2025The government shutdown is over. But hundreds of thousands of federal workers are coming back after 43 days to anything but normalcy, employees from across the country told CNN. -
Trump being urged to intervene in Tina Peters case, sources sayNov 11, 2025Fresh off of pardoning a slew of allies who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election, President Trump is being strongly encouraged to intervene with the conviction of Tina Peters, according to several people familiar with the matter. -
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 electionNov 10, 2025President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in alleged plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to the Department of Justice’s Pardon Attorney, Ed Martin. -
With Nancy Pelosi retiring, stock traders who copy her investments need to find a new heroNov 6, 2025There’s a cottage industry of investors who monitor former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s disclosed stock trades, match her every move, and usually make a profit along the way. -
Democratic-led states sue Trump administration to keep SNAP food assistance funds flowingOct 28, 2025A coalition of 25 Democratic-run states sued the Trump administration Tuesday to prevent billions of dollars of cuts to federal food assistance that are set to kick in this weekend. -
2020 election deniers and allies amass power, in and out of the Trump administrationOct 24, 2025Nearly five years after the 2020 election, the debunked conspiracy that Trump was robbed of the election due to massive voter fraud has become gospel in many corners of the Republican Party. -
Smartmatic indicted in foreign bribery case, possibly endangering its lawsuits against Fox News and GiulianiOct 17, 2025The DOJ on Thursday filed foreign bribery charges against the voting technology company that is suing prominent pro-Trump figures for defamation over their promotion of 2020 election lies. -
Judge dismisses Drake’s lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ diss trackOct 10, 2025A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the defamation lawsuit Drake brought against his own record label, Universal Music Group, for publishing and promoting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” -
Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballotsOct 9, 2025Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately. -
James Comey’s long, strange trip into the jaws of Donald Trump’s campaign of retributionOct 8, 2025Former FBI Director James Comey wasn’t always atop President Donald Trump’s enemies list. -
Treasury names Social Security head as CEO of IRSOct 6, 2025Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano will also take on the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer of the Internal Revenue Service, the Treasury Department announced Monday. -
‘I’m absolutely terrified’: Federal workers brace for potential government shutdown, mass layoffsSep 27, 2025Federal employees from agencies across the US government say they’re “terrified,” “disoriented” and filled with anxiety as they brace for a possible shutdown. -
‘The worst I’ve seen’: Charlie Kirk conspiracy theories explode online, from the left and rightSep 19, 2025Baseless conspiracy theories about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk have exploded on social media in the week since the shooting, with partisans from both sides pushing a dizzying array of claims at a speed rarely seen before, experts say. -
Trump says he’s targeting Memphis in crime crackdownSep 13, 2025President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration would target Memphis as part of his efforts to crack down on crime across the nation’s major cities.
About
Marshall Cohen is a CNN senior reporter based in Washington, DC. Since joining the network in 2015, he has covered major Justice Department investigations, Congressional inquiries and other legal affairs. This includes the Trump-Russia probe, the fallout from the January 6 insurrection, Donald Trump’s legal cases, Hunter Biden’s legal cases, and voting rights during the 2020 and 2024 elections.
Cohen appears on-air for CNN and in original videos across CNN’s digital platforms. Over the years, he has published more than 1,000 articles, fact-checks, analysis pieces and interactive projects.
In 2019, Cohen won an Emmy Award for his coverage of the Trump-Russia probe, and has received three additional Emmy nominations. He also received an award from the Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association for his coverage of the January 6 investigation. He was a Livingston Awards finalist in 2022 for his exclusive reporting about Trump’s “fake electors” scheme in 2020.
Before joining CNN, Cohen was a DC-based producer for CBS News, working for its Sunday morning public affairs program, “Face the Nation.” Cohen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in journalism and political science.
