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A key Cabinet role isn’t filled nine months into Biden’s presidency. Here’s why that matters

October 24, 2021 11:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN Nine months after taking office, President Joe Biden still doesn’t have a permanent director of a critical agency in his…

Free community college is out of Biden’s plan, but a bigger Pell grant could still help cut costs

October 24, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s plan to make tuition free at community colleges is unlikely to make it into the final bill to…

Inflation to fall to acceptable levels in second half of 2022, Treasury secretary says

October 24, 2021 9:58 AM CNN

CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary…

Inflation to fall to acceptable levels in second half of 2022, Treasury secretary says

October 24, 2021 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary…

Pelosi floats Democrats acting alone as ‘one path’ to raising debt ceiling but still hopes for bipartisanship

October 24, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday suggested that the budget reconciliation process could be one…

Former Afghanistan envoy says he quit because debate wasn’t rooted in reality

October 24, 2021 9:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s former Afghanistan envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he quit the administration because internal debates…

Pelosi and Jayapal meeting as talks over Biden agenda hit critical moment

October 24, 2021 8:12 AM CNN

CNN By Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN Progressives are warning that their priorities must not be left behind as Democratic leaders race to…

Pelosi says Democrats plan to have ‘agreement’ on spending bill and vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill in the next week

October 24, 2021 8:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday Democrats are planning to have an “agreement” on…

Biden hosts Manchin in Delaware to discuss finalizing spending bill

October 24, 2021 7:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden hosted critical moderate Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at his…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-migrant plan: Many arrested, many detained, few prosecuted

October 24, 2021 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores, CNN The 27-year-old man tried to hold it together as he walked to his cell. It was weeks since he had been arrested. Weeks with no…

Biden pitches spending plans in New Jersey ahead of key week for Hill negotiations

October 24, 2021 6:27 AM CNN

CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden went to New Jersey to promote his economic agenda on Monday, amid a major week of negotiations with…

Trump pick’s messy personal life worries Senate Republicans desperate to hold on to Pennsylvania seat

October 24, 2021 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Michael Warren and Sara Murray, CNN Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has…

Obama says New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate won’t be a ‘champion of democracy’

October 23, 2021 6:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Ross Levitt, Artemis Moshtaghian and Athena Jones, CNN Former President Barack Obama, stumping in Newark, New Jersey Saturday, took aim at…

Obama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race

October 23, 2021 3:13 PM CNN

CNN By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto…

Obama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race

October 23, 2021 3:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto the…

US Rep. Glenn Thompson released from Walter Reed following Covid-19 diagnosis

October 23, 2021 2:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza and Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Glenn Thompson was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday evening…

White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees

October 23, 2021 12:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases…

Buffalo’s India Walton won the Democratic primary for mayor. Now she has to defeat incumbent Byron Brown — again

October 23, 2021 11:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg, CNN On paper, India Walton is a shoo-in to become Buffalo’s next mayor. The Democratic nominee, who defeated incumbent Mayor…

Virginia Democrats sue USPS over delayed delivery of election-related material

October 23, 2021 9:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Kiely Westhoff The Virginia Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the US Postal Service on Friday, alleging local branches failed to deliver…

Biden’s early-presidency getaways so far outpace Trump’s

October 23, 2021 6:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he’s likened to a “gilded cage”…

January 6 defendant spoke at far-right rally attended by Proud Boys, despite court order against associating with the group

October 23, 2021 5:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski, Marshall Cohen and Em Steck, CNN An Arizona political commentator charged in the US Capitol riot spoke at a small right-wing…

White House further postpones disclosure of JFK assassination documents, citing Covid

October 22, 2021 9:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963 assassination…

US kills senior al Qaeda leader in Syria airstrike

October 22, 2021 7:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent An airstrike in northwest Syria Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar, according to…

US recorded more than 1.6 million southern border arrests last year, highest on record

October 22, 2021 4:42 PM CNN

CNN By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol made nearly 1.66 million arrests for unlawful crossings on the US-Mexico border over the past year, the…

Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes colleagues for allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in effect

October 22, 2021 5:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor sent a strong reminder Friday that she is not a justice looking to carve out…

US nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan’s airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan

October 22, 2021 5:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Zachary Cohen and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Biden administration has told lawmakers that the US is nearing a…

The week in 15 headlines

October 22, 2021 4:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, Democratic leaders grappled internally with how to pass President Biden’s agenda with a pared-down price…

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pays out $25,000 to Democrat who reported Republican voter fraud

October 22, 2021 4:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Kelly Mena, CNN A week after the 2020 election, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that he was offering up to $1 million — paid from his…

Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, who pushed baseless election fraud claims, expected to testify before January 6 committee

October 22, 2021 3:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, Ryan Nobles, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection is planning…

What comes next now that the House has referred Steve Bannon to the Justice Department

October 22, 2021 3:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The criminal contempt referral from the House of Representatives against right-wing agitator Steve Bannon…