House GOP leaders show little appetite for punishing Cheney over January 6 flap
By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP leaders are strongly signaling that they are unlikely to punish Rep. Liz Cheney for accepting Speaker…
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Fact check: Rep. Eric Swalwell falsely says Mitch McConnell only got ‘serious’ about Covid-19 vaccines after Monday stock market dip
By Daniel Dale On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did what he has been doing for seven months: he called on Americans to get…
Continue Reading FBI says it got more than 4,500 tips on Kavanaugh, providing ‘relevant’ ones to Trump White House
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The FBI disclosed that it received more than 4,500 tips on a phone line in 2018 as part of a…
Continue Reading Afghan peace negotiator: Our people are suffering
Nader Nadery, senior member of the Afghan peace negotiation team, says the Taliban is intimidating communities and that a ceasefire is needed…
Continue Reading US strikes Taliban and captured equipment in support of Afghan forces
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US military carried out two strikes against the Taliban overnight in support of Afghan forces in the Kandahar province,…
Continue Reading READ: Mississippi’s request to the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade
By CNN Mississippi’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was “egregiously wrong” and urged the…
Continue Reading Why Texas’s lone Black freshman Democrat refuses to give up on the fight for voting rights
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, holding public office was not a goal she ever set. Neither was becoming a civil…
Continue Reading Texas Senate advances bill to restrict how race, nation’s history is taught in schools
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN While the Texas Legislature remains embroiled in a battle over election laws, Republican senators have advanced a bill that…
Continue Reading Rep. Hank Johnson arrested at voting rights protest
By Ali Zaslav, Paul LeBlanc and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested by Capitol Police on Thursday during a protest on…
Continue Reading Biden signs crime victims fund replenishment bill
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden celebrated what he called “a day of hope” Thursday before signing the VOCA Fix to Sustain the…
Continue Reading Iranian ships that appeared headed for Venezuela are now in Baltic Sea approaching Russia
By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Two Iranian ships that once appeared to be headed to Venezuela are now in the Baltic Sea approaching the…
Continue Reading Boosters, masks and mandates: Biden’s team sorts through options for containing Covid surge among unvaccinated Americans
CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen fact-checks President Joe Biden’s answer on coronavirus vaccine efficacy during a CNN town hall with Don…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden makes false claims about Covid-19, auto prices and other subjects at CNN town hall
By Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam, CNN President Joe Biden participated Wednesday in the second CNN town hall of his presidency, taking questions…
Continue Reading DNC pledges to invest $5 million in Virginia ahead of key off-year elections
By Dan Merica, CNN The Democratic National Committee announced Thursday that it plans to spend at least $5 million in Virginia ahead of the key…
Continue Reading Biden administration sanctions Cuban regime in wake of protests
By Kylie Atwood, Patrick Oppmann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned a key Cuban official and a government special forces…
Continue Reading Not all Republicans are embracing McConnell’s vaccine push. Read what some had to say when asked this week
By Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Nearly half of House Republicans still won’t say publicly​ whether they are vaccinated…
Continue Reading Hear barber’s inspiration for setting up a vaccination site at his shop
CNN’s Ed Lavandera visits a Las Vegas barbershop amidst rising cases of Covid-19 in Nevada. After several unvaccinated employees were infected,…
Continue Reading Biden administration targeting rural communities with funding for vaccine education and outreach, beefing up testing
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is taking additional steps to stem the spread of Covid-19 with additional resources aimed particularly…
Continue Reading House passes legislation to expand Afghan visa program
By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House on Thursday approved legislation to expand and streamline a visa program for Afghan translators and other personnel who…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioter who captured Babbitt’s death on video is the 20th person to plead guilty in insurrection
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Capitol rioter who captured Ashli Babbitt’s death on video became the 20th person to plead guilty for his…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden to meet with potential art buyers at two shows amid ethics concerns
By Sunlen Serfaty and Betsy Klein, CNN Hunter Biden is expected to meet with potential buyers at two of his art shows after the White House formed an…
Continue Reading Bob Dole says he’s still ‘a Trumper’ but ‘sort of Trumped out’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Bob Dole, the longtime US senator from Kansas and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, said that while he is still “a…
Continue Reading Eighteen states have enacted new laws that make it harder to vote
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Eighteen states have enacted 30 new laws that make it harder to vote, according to a new tally by the liberal-leaning…
Continue Reading As Florida cases surge, DeSantis stays the course on Covid
By Dan Merica, CNN Coronavirus rates are climbing in Florida, with the latest data showing Florida’s current seven-day average of new daily…
Continue Reading Pelosi looks to bolster bipartisan standing of 1/6 panel with potential addition of GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is weighing new ways to help beef up the bipartisan credibility of an investigation…
Continue Reading Abby Finkenauer announces Senate bid in Iowa
By Dan Merica, CNN Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer on Thursday announced she is running for Senate, becoming the highest-profile Democrat vying to…
Continue Reading Wyden delays key Biden immigration nominee until he gets more info on Portland unrest response
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon will not advance President Joe Biden’s pick to lead US Customs and Border…
Continue Reading ‘This is way beyond collaborative’: Young leaders see their feedback reflected in Biden’s plans
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN When Joe Biden campaigned for the presidency, he called himself a bridge to a new generation of leaders in the Democratic…
Continue Reading DOJ creates gun trafficking strike forces in five cities to crack down on sources of firearm-related crime
By Christina Carrega, Priya Krishnakumar, Omar Jimenez and Evan Perez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to travel to Chicago on Thursday to…
Continue Reading Alabama city plagued by gun violence
The US is seeing a spike in crime across the country with even some of the country’s smallest cities are seeing a spike in gun violence. CNN’s Ryan…
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