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Drawdown of US embassy in Kabul is under discussion, sources say, as Taliban makes rapid gains in Afghanistan

August 10, 2021 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, CNN There are active discussions about a further drawdown of the US embassy in Kabul among State Department officials, according to…

Biden administration reverts to internal blame-shifting amid Afghanistan chaos

August 10, 2021 12:00 PM CNN

Afghanistan’s swift descent into violence following the withdrawal of US and NATO troops supporting the government has shocked many. Afghan commandos…

White House seeks to reassure Democrats anxious over inflation concerns in Biden’s agenda

August 10, 2021 10:59 AM CNN Newsource

By John Harwood A top economic aide to President Joe Biden moved to reassure moderate Democratic that the new $3.5 trillion budget bill would not…

Senate opens debate on Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution and begins vote-a-rama

August 10, 2021 10:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate on Tuesday voted to open debate on a $3.5 trillion budget resolution and has now begun a series of…

Senate opens debate on Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution ahead of vote-a-rama

August 10, 2021 10:58 AM CNN

CNN’s Phil Mattingly…

Kathy Hochul will take over as New York governor

August 10, 2021 10:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become governor of New York after Andrew Cuomo announced on…

Kathy Hochul, moderate Dem from western NY, will be state’s 1st female governor after Cuomo leaves office

August 10, 2021 10:41 AM Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — As New York’s lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul has spent years on the road as the friendly face of the administration.…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will resign

August 10, 2021 10:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he will resign, one week after the release of a report by the…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will resign

August 10, 2021 10:40 AM CNN

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces he will step down as governor of New York in late August…

NY Gov. Cuomo resigns over sex harassment scandal

August 10, 2021 10:07 AM Associated Press, ABC News

RELATED CONTENT: The Latest: Live Blog updates as Cuomo announces resignationKathy Hochul, moderate Dem from western NY, will be state’s 1st female…

NSA IG reviewing allegations the agency ‘improperly targeted’ communications of US news media

August 10, 2021 10:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Williams, CNN The National Security Agency’s inspector general on Tuesday announced that it is reviewing “recent allegations…

Here are the 19 Republican senators who voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill

August 10, 2021 10:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Ali Zaslav, Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The US Senate passed a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on…

Feds offer plea deal to Cowboys for Trump leader for Capitol riot

August 10, 2021 9:39 AM Associated Press

OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — Federal prosecutors have offered a confidential plea agreement to Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin that might…

Senate to vote on $1 trillion infrastructure bill Tuesday after months of intense bipartisan talks

August 10, 2021 8:26 AM CNN

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy defends his bipartisan infrastructure plan amid GOP concerns about the…

Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill after months of intense bipartisan talks

August 10, 2021 8:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN The US Senate passed a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday to shore up the…

Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican bills to put new restrictions on absentee voting in key battleground state

August 10, 2021 8:14 AM Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed bills passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed…

Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for one week

August 10, 2021 7:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for one week following…

Judge asks why DOJ isn’t seeking more money from US Capitol rioters

August 10, 2021 5:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN During a plea hearing on Monday, the chief judge in DC’s federal court questioned the Justice Department’s…

Fact-checking claims that migrants on the Southern border are to blame for Covid surge

August 10, 2021 5:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN While Covid-19 continues to spike across the country and in southern states with lower vaccination rates,…

California Gov. Newsom faces a wall of apathy as Republicans mobilize recall voters

August 10, 2021 4:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN “Recall? What recall?” The young mother peeked out through her screen door at three volunteers in…

SISD may join Dallas, Austin & Houston schools to defy Abbott on masks

August 9, 2021 12:42 PM KVIA ABC-7, Texas Tribune

UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District may join three other key school districts in the state – Dallas, Austin and…

Dallas County judge asks for temporary restraining order against governor’s mask mandate ban

August 10, 2021 5:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Keith Allen, CNN Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked a Texas court Monday for a temporary restraining order seeking to hold portions of Gov.…

Abbott appeals for out-of-state help against Covid in Texas

August 9, 2021 6:21 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is appealing for out-of-state help to fight the third wave of Covid-19 in Texas. The Monday appeal comes as a…

Quorum not met yet again for Texas House special session

August 9, 2021 3:42 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Monday fell just short of having enough members to begin conducting official business and voted overwhelmingly…

Judge signs order temporarily blocking arrest of quorum-busting Texas Democrats

August 9, 2021 6:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Jade Gordon, CNN Texas Democrats who left the state last month in an attempt to stop the passage of restrictive…

Widow of police officer who died by suicide after Capitol riot presses Biden for line of duty benefits

August 9, 2021 6:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessica Schneider, CNN As President Joe Biden welcomed the families of police officers who had defended the US Capitol on January 6 to the Rose…

House Democrats won’t have a shot at getting Trump’s tax returns from the IRS until at least November

August 9, 2021 5:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The Biden administration won’t be turning over former President Donald Trump’s tax…

Cuomo in ‘fighting mood’ even as aides try to convince him to resign

August 9, 2021 4:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Mark Morales, MJ Lee, Gregory Krieg and Devan Cole, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closest confidants spent the weekend trying to convince…

Migrant kids describe raw food and extended stays at Texas temporary facility

August 9, 2021 4:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Unaccompanied migrant children at a temporary facility in Pecos, Texas, reported poor conditions, including undercooked…

DOJ to review whether previously withheld information on 9/11 attacks can be released publicly

August 9, 2021 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hoffman and Christina Carrega, CNN The Department of Justice announced Monday that it will review what previously withheld information or…