‘Frozen in time’: Lobbyists, lawmakers and mayors plead with the White House to ease Covid travel restrictions
The Delta variant is putting a damper on what looked like a comeback for air…
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Biden administration faces daunting odds of pulling off massive Afghanistan evacuation in 2 weeks
By Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Evan Perez, CNN The Biden administration is still struggling to answer basic…
Continue Reading Biden administration faces daunting odds of pulling off massive Afghanistan evacuation in 2 weeks
CNN’s Clarissa Ward speaks to Afghan women about what the Taliban’s return to power means for them and their…
Continue Reading Ex-defense secretary: Trump’s push to get US troops out of Afghanistan possibly ‘undermined’ deal with Taliban
Robert Crews, a historian at Stanford University specializing in Afghanistan and central Asia, tells CNN’s John Vause he believes the Trump…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Gov. Abbott’s order, so El Paso mask mandate is in effect Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas — A judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order forbidding mask mandates late Tuesday night, clearing the way for a new…
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EPISD board votes for mask rule, will sue Abbott over ban
UPDATE: EPISD’s board, with only one nay, voted 6-1 Tuesday night to impose a mask mandate for all teachers, staff and students in school facilities,…
Continue Reading Gov. Abbott, staunch mask rule opponent, has ‘breakthrough’ case of Covid-19
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a staunch opponent of mask mandates, is infected with a “breakthrough” case of Covid-19, the governor’s…
Continue Reading New Mexico imposes mask mandate; requires vaccinations for some workers
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that face masks will once again be required in all public indoor…
Continue Reading Arizona governor to exclude school districts with mask mandates from new education grants
By Paul LeBlanc and Andy Rose, CNN Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday that the state would use federal Covid relief money to increase…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court rules state House Democrats can be arrested to force attendance at Capitol
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the state House may compel the attendance of its members by civil arrest, overturning…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is fully vaccinated against the virus, has tested positive for…
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Texas Supreme Court says quorum-breaking Dems can be arrested, brought to Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Democrats who refuse to show up to the state Capitol to prevent Republican lawmakers from passing a voting…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Biden’s assertion that the Afghan military was ‘300,000 strong’
By Daniel Dale Defending his withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden and his administration have emphasized how many people…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19
By Brad Parks and Kay Jones, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Tuesday. Abbott, a Republican, is fully…
Continue Reading Ex-defense secretary: Trump’s push to get US troops out of Afghanistan possibly ‘undermined’ deal with Taliban
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he was concerned that then-President Donald Trump “undermined”…
Continue Reading TSA to extend transportation mask mandate into January
By Gregory Wallace The Transportation Security Administration will extend its US federal transportation mask mandate through January 18, according to…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten have become parents
By Devan Cole, CNN Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten have become first-time parents, the transportation secretary announced on Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Fact check: Sen. John Cornyn falsely claims there are ‘30,000’ US troops in Taiwan
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan has been widely criticized across the political spectrum,…
Continue Reading Biden’s national security adviser says Taliban committed to allowing safe passage for civilians looking to escape Afghanistan
By Maegan Vazquez, Ellie Kaufman and Mike Conte, CNN White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday said the Taliban has committed to…
Continue Reading Biden’s national security adviser defends chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
Former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper reacts to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and discusses decisions made by his former boss President…
Continue Reading GOP-led Colorado county board rejects appointment of new official to supervise elections
By Paul P. Murphy and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Tuesday took the extraordinary step of appointing a new…
Continue Reading An incoherent strategy doomed the 20-year US mission in Afghanistan, watchdog says as US withdraws
CNN’s John Avlon analyzes the finger-pointing among political parties after Afghanistan fell to the…
Continue Reading Former Nevada attorney general Adam Laxalt launches Senate campaign
By Alex Rogers, CNN Former Nevada state Attorney General Adam Laxalt launched his campaign for US Senate on Tuesday, comparing his campaign against…
Continue Reading House Democrats face major divisions over infrastructure strategy
By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she won’t be backed into a corner next week by moderates in her…
Continue Reading US to ship first of the 500 million Pfizer doses Biden pledged to donate globally
By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Tuesday is shipping the first of the 500 million Covid-19 doses that President Joe Biden pledged to…
Continue Reading An incoherent strategy doomed the 20-year US mission in Afghanistan, watchdog says as US withdraws
By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN An incoherent strategy to rebuild Afghanistan, flush with resources but lacking cohesive leadership and a…
Continue Reading An incoherent strategy doomed the 20-year US mission in Afghanistan, watchdog says as US withdraws
CNN’s Clarissa Ward, reporting live from Kabul, presses Pentagon press secretary John Kirby on whether the US allies still on the ground in…
Continue Reading Some US Capitol rioters stay defiant, even while pleading guilty
As some Republicans downplay or excuse the Capitol riot, some federal judges are taking a firmer stance, calling the riot an attempt to “subvert…
Continue Reading Some US Capitol rioters stay defiant, even while pleading guilty
By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz Boyd Camper was set to join the ranks of those pleading guilty in the January 6 insurrection when the federal…
Continue Reading Biden administration reverts to internal blame-shifting amid Afghanistan chaos
Warning: This video contains disturbing images. Video shows people clinging to the fuselage of a US military aircraft as it taxied at Hamid Karzai…
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