Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, who commanded Iraq War strategy, dies at 67
By Sonnet Swire and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Gen. Ray Odierno, a retired four-star Army general who commanded US troops during the Iraq War, died…
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North Carolina lawmakers call for lieutenant governor’s resignation after video surfaces of him calling homosexuality ‘filth’
CNN By Rebekah Riess, CNN Some North Carolina state senators are calling for the resignation of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, after video…
Continue Reading McConnell challenges Garland on DOJ effort to address threats against public school board members and teachers
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday told Attorney General Merrick Garland that parents “absolutely should…
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CNN, WXIA, WSMV, WJW, WBBH, WPEC By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday told Attorney General Merrick Garland that…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden makes misleading claim about job-creation estimate
Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Analytics, says while the September jobs report is disappointing, he’s still confident the jobs will come…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden makes misleading claim about job-creation estimate
By Daniel Dale, CNN In a speech in Michigan on Tuesday and again in a speech back in Washington on Friday, President Joe Biden touted the potential…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden’s private LA art show renews conflict-of-interest concerns
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Hunter Biden is facing renewed questions about whether his art career could pose a conflict of interest for his father’s…
Continue Reading Former Trump aide Dan Scavino served January 6 committee subpoena after struggle to locate him
CNN By Jim Acosta and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Trump aide Dan Scavino has been served a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the…
Continue Reading Former Trump aide Dan Scavino served January 6 committee subpoena after struggle to locate him
By Jim Acosta and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Trump aide Dan Scavino has been served a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the…
Continue Reading The real debate among Democrats over Biden’s agenda is just beginning
By Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN With a debt ceiling crisis punted until December, Democrats are turning their sights back to…
Continue Reading What abortion access looks like in America even before the Supreme Court reconsiders Roe v. Wade
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The blockbuster clash over Roe v. Wade now in front of the Supreme Court comes after a successful, decades-long guerrilla…
Continue Reading Appeals court puts temporary hold on judge’s order blocking Texas 6-week abortion ban
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court on Friday night put a temporary hold on a judge’s order that had blocked Texas’ six-week…
Continue Reading North Carolina lawmakers call for lieutenant governor’s resignation after video surfaces of him calling homosexuality ‘filth’
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Some North Carolina state senators are calling for the resignation of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, after video…
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Blanco fails to halt GOP redistrict map that splits El Paso, Ft. Bliss
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate approved a GOP redistricting map Friday which alters El Paso’s two congressional districts. The proposed map…
Continue Reading US delegation meets with Taliban representatives in Doha
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A US delegation was set to meet with “senior Taliban representatives from Kabul” in Doha, Qatar, this weekend, a…
Continue Reading McConnell tells Biden he won’t cooperate with Democrats to raise debt ceiling again
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) criticized the speech Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered after 10 GOP senators joined Democrats in voting…
Continue Reading McConnell tells Biden he won’t cooperate with Democrats to raise debt ceiling again
By Rachel Janfaza and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Friday warned President Joe Biden he should not expect…
Continue Reading Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
CNN By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an…
Continue Reading $750,000 settlement reached with DC attorney general in case involving funds used in 2017 Trump inauguration
CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN The Trump Organization and the Presidential Inaugural Committee will pay a total of $750,000 to settle with the Washington,…
Continue Reading The week in 14 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, an urgent showdown over the debt ceiling was averted — for now — as Republicans cut a deal that pushed…
Continue Reading Biden administration canceling more border wall contracts
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is canceling another slate of border wall contracts — this time, in the Laredo and Rio…
Continue Reading Bannon to defy subpoena from January 6 committee, citing Trump’s ‘direction’
Steve Bannon will not cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6, his lawyer said in an email obtained by CNN that cites…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioter who downplayed the attack is sentenced to three months in jail
By Hannah Rabinowitz A federal judge on Friday sentenced one of the US Capitol rioters to three months in jail, saying that the punishment should be…
Continue Reading FEC won’t take action against RNC for its spending on Trump’s Russia probe lawyers
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Federal Election Commission won’t take action against the Republican National Committee for how it paid for the…
Continue Reading Biden becomes first president to issue proclamation marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Donald Judd President Joe Biden issued a proclamation commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Friday, becoming the first US president to do…
Continue Reading NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio could owe city big bucks for NYPD security work on his 2020 presidential campaign
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s short run for president cost him politically back in 2019. Now, following the…
Continue Reading Biden undoes Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine national monuments
By Donald Judd President Joe Biden on Friday announced the expansion of three national monuments — Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and…
Continue Reading Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an initial…
Continue Reading Blinken, Garland and Mayorkas stress US-Mexico ties as they unveil new security pact
By Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Three top Biden officials stressed the importance of the US-Mexico relationship Friday and the…
Continue Reading Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
The committee investigating January 6th has subpoenaed four former Trump aides. If they don’t cooperate voluntarily by October 7, what will the panel…
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