Transportation Department readies new airline consumer protections
By Gregory Wallace, CNN The way airlines handle extra, optional fees — such as the charges to check a bag or reserve a specific seat —…
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Eric Adams will win Democratic primary for NYC mayor, CNN projects
By Ethan Cohen and Gregory Krieg, CNN Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, CNN projects,…
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Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in New York City mayoral race; former police captain campaigned as centrist
NEW YORK (AP) – Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. Adams triumphed over a large…
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Petition now being circulated to recall Trump cowboy from Otero County Commission
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A political committee has begun circulating a petition to recall Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin from public office…
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New poll shows McConaughey formidable candidate against Abbott for governor
HOUSTON, Texas — While it’s not 100% sure actor Matthew McConaughey will be running for Texas governor, he seems to already be a fan favorite…
Continue Reading Republican candidates back Trump’s election lies across the 2021 and 2022 maps
By Eric Bradner, Sara Murray and Ben Krolowitz, CNN Republican candidates in a spate of 2021 races and in the 2022 midterms are increasingly focusing…
Continue Reading BIDEN AND COVID VACCINE GOALS
Biden administration continues push for vaccinations despite…
Continue Reading West Virginia GOP governor: ‘If you’re not vaccinated, you’re part of the problem’
By Jessica Campisi, CNN Republican Gov. Jim Justice issued a stark warning to West Virginians on Tuesday as he urged more of his state’s…
Continue Reading Clyburn’s message to Joe Manchin on voting rights
House Democratic Whip Rep. James Clyburn tells CNN’s Dana Bash that Senate Democrats should sidestep the filibuster to pass a sweeping election law…
Continue Reading Biden and Harris to focus on voting rights Thursday, expand DNC program
By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will hold separate events Thursday to focus attention on Democratic efforts…
Continue Reading Kaseya: The massive ransomware attack compromised up to 1,500 businesses
Software vendor Kaseya says that between 800 and 1,500 businesses have been compromised by the recent ransomware attack. CNN’s Clare Sebastian…
Continue Reading White House racing to finalize strategy to deter ransomware attacks
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN The White House is racing to finalize a government-wide strategy on how to respond to ransomware attacks that will deter…
Continue Reading In reversal, US military allows Navy football captain to delay service to try to play in NFL
By Devan Cole and Oren Liebermann, CNN The captain of the US Navy football team will be allowed to try to play in the National Football League after…
Continue Reading Maryland extends pandemic unemployment benefits after court order. Indiana does not.
By Tami Luhby, CNN Maryland is paying its jobless residents pandemic unemployment benefits — including the $300 federal supplement — for…
Continue Reading GOP Sen. Ron Johnson mouths to GOP luncheon that climate change is ‘bullsh*t’
By Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN Sen. Ron Johnson insisted again last week that he is not a climate change denier, but CNN’s…
Continue Reading Senate hopeful J.D. Vance apologizes for criticizing Trump as ‘reprehensible’ in deleted tweets
By Michael Warren, Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN J.D. Vance, a venture capitalist and best-selling author who last week entered the Republican…
Continue Reading Lawmaker donates suit he wore to clean up Capitol riot to Smithsonian, 6 months after deadly insurrection
By Annie Grayer, CNN Around 11 p.m. ET on January 6, Rep. Andy Kim was walking around the US Capitol with a trash bag in hand, trying to clean up…
Continue Reading ‘One of the greatest American success stories’: Dr. Reiner on Covid fight
Dr. Jonathan Reiner discusses the progress the US has made combating Covid-19 and what work still needs to be…
Continue Reading Biden predicts US to reach 160 million fully vaccinated Americans by the end of this week
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States is projected to reach the mark of 160 million fully vaccinated…
Continue Reading Problem Solvers Caucus backs bipartisan infrastructure deal, calls for ‘expeditious, stand-alone vote in the House’
By Clare Foran, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers, on Tuesday…
Continue Reading ‘They need a radical restructure’: Six months after January 6, Capitol Police struggling to adapt to threats
By Whitney Wild, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Amid mounting concern about a fresh wave of pro-Trump violence…
Continue Reading Dramatic Capitol riot videos used in court tell a harrowing story
The Department of Justice is releasing more of the video evidence it is using against Capitol rioters in court. Here’s what we are learning from this…
Continue Reading Republican policy guru wants to end California’s ‘one-party monopoly’
By Maeve Reston, CNN California Republicans have been struggling in the political wilderness, failing to capture a single statewide office since 2006…
Continue Reading Hillbilly Elegy author enters large, pro-Trump GOP field for Ohio Senate seat
By Michael Warren, Dan Merica and Alex Rogers, CNN The Republican primary for Ohio’s open Senate seat got even more crowded Thursday with the…
Continue Reading J.D. Vance apologizes for saying anything bad about Trump
Author J.D. Vance has joined the race for an Ohio Senate seat. The author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ has gone from criticizing Donald Trump to praising…
Continue Reading Republicans consider dividing up Nashville district to gain US House seat
By Alex Rogers, CNN Rep. Jim Cooper has represented Nashville in the House for nearly 20 years, and a nearby district before that for another dozen,…
Continue Reading Maricopa County supervisor on rejecting calls from Trump allies: ‘Whatever needed to be said, needed to be said in a courtroom’
By Devan Cole, CNN A Republican official from a key Arizona county said Monday that he had rejected calls from President Donald Trump’s White…
Continue Reading Arizona election official on why he rejected calls from Trump allies
Clint Hickman, the then-Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Arizona’s Maricopa County, spoke with CNN’s Michael Smerconish on why he didn’t return…
Continue Reading Progressive Capitol Hill duo has worked on family issues for nearly 30 years — and they aren’t done yet
CNN’s Dana Bash sits down with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) to discuss their decades-long efforts to advance legislation to…
Continue Reading Paul Whelan returns to Russian labor camp after being sent to medical facility
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, returned to his labor camp last Wednesday after spending nearly three weeks in…
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