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GOP leaders split on the January 6 probe but No. 2 Republican predicts Senate will pass bill ‘in some form’

May 17, 2021 6:12 PM CNN Newsource

Senate Minority Whip John Thune predicted Monday that his chamber would pass a bill to establish a bipartisan commission probing the January 6 attack…

Most Americans want to see the Supreme Court uphold Roe v. Wade, polling shows

May 17, 2021 5:45 PM CNN

Most of the public wants to see the Roe v. Wade decision remain in place, polling on the issue finds, as the partisan divide on the issue of…

Nancy Pelosi extends House proxy voting through July 3

May 17, 2021 5:27 PM CNN Newsource

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended the period in the House that allows for members to vote via proxy to July 3, the speaker announced in a letter…

Fact check: Crenshaw tries to whitewash Republican brief supporting lawsuit that sought to overturn election

May 17, 2021 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw tried Sunday to downplay his December decision to sign on to a legal brief in support of the Texas lawsuit that sought to get…

What we know about UFOs: How the Pentagon has handled reported sightings, mysterious videos and more

May 17, 2021 3:48 PM CNN Newsource

For years, the US government largely ignored reports of mysterious flying objects seen moving through restricted military airspace but it is now…

How Trump and McConnell set the final pieces for the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade

May 17, 2021 3:26 PM CNN Newsource

Conservatives have been waiting decades for this moment: a transformed Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an abortion case that directly…

Former Trump officials dodge questions about not defending US Capitol on January 6 as Republicans downplay riot

May 17, 2021 3:19 PM CNN Newsource

Two former top Trump administration officials testified before Congress on Wednesday about the Capitol insurrection, dodging questions from…

Alabama GOP governor signs medical marijuana bill into law

May 17, 2021 1:12 PM CNN Newsource

Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law on Monday a bill legalizing medical marijuana in the state. Ivey called SB 46, dubbed the…

Supreme Court says unanimous jury verdict requirement does not apply retroactively

May 17, 2021 12:51 PM CNN Newsource

The Supreme Court said on Monday that a decision last term holding that the Constitution requires unanimous jury verdicts for state criminal trials…

California won’t lift mask requirement until June 15 to give public time to prepare and ensure virus cases stay low

May 17, 2021 12:34 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t lift its mask requirement until June 15 to give the public time to prepare and ensure cases stay low.…

Georgia’s Republican lieutenant governor, a Trump critic, says he will not seek reelection in 2022

May 17, 2021 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan — a Republican who has been critical of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of fraud in the…

Biden announces US will share more vaccines globally: ‘Our nation is going to be the arsenal of vaccines’

May 17, 2021 12:22 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden said Monday his administration would share millions more doses of Covid-19 vaccines with other countries in addition to the 60…

White House concerns rising over civilian deaths in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

May 17, 2021 12:08 PM CNN Newsource

The growing number of civilian deaths in the intensifying battle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is causing worry inside the White House as…

Former Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to six federal charges

May 17, 2021 11:51 AM CNN Newsource

Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector and close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, formally pleaded guilty on Monday morning…

White House says Biden will release tax returns ‘soon’

May 17, 2021 11:46 AM CNN Newsource

The White House will release President Joe Biden’s tax returns “soon,” press secretary Jen Psaki announced Monday, reinstating a…

Biden announces US will share more vaccines globally

May 17, 2021 11:38 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden said Monday that his administration will share millions more doses of Covid-19 vaccines with other countries in addition to the…

Biden to share additional 20 million vaccine doses with world

May 17, 2021 10:21 AM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines with the world in the…

Biden to announce US will share more vaccines globally

May 17, 2021 11:04 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is set to announce Monday that his administration will share millions more doses of Covid-19 vaccines with other countries in…

Giuliani’s attorneys argue recent search warrants are ‘fruit of this poisoned tree’ after ‘illegal’ iCloud search review in 2019

May 17, 2021 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani argued in a letter to the court unsealed Monday that federal authorities’ review of material seized from a covert…

US announces more sanctions against Myanmar’s military government

May 17, 2021 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration announced more sanctions on Monday against Myanmar‘s military government, which has conducted a violent crackdown on…

Authorities in Spain say around 1,000 Moroccan migrants have crossed into Spanish territory

May 17, 2021 10:35 AM Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — Around 1,000 Moroccans, 300 of whom are presumed to be minors, crossed into a Spanish northern African enclave on Monday, authorities…

Supreme Court sides with man who said police illegally seized firearms from his home without a warrant

May 17, 2021 9:30 AM CNN Newsource

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday wiped away a lower court decision that held that law enforcement could enter a Rhode Island man’s home and…

Florida politician seen as key figure in probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz pleads guilty as part of cooperation deal

May 17, 2021 9:15 AM Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation into Rep.…

Harris headlines unity summit for AAPI community

May 17, 2021 8:51 AM CNN Newsource

Vice President Kamala Harris will serve as the keynote speaker for a virtual unity summit for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders this week, her…

U.S. Supreme Court to take on major abortion case seeking 15-week ban in Mississippi

May 17, 2021 7:34 AM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can ban…

Child cash benefits from stimulus will begin landing in millions of parents’ bank accounts July 15

May 17, 2021 5:11 AM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — The families of more than 65 million children will start receiving enhanced child tax credit monthly payments of up to $300 on…

Supreme Court takes up major abortion case next term that could limit Roe v. Wade

May 17, 2021 7:42 AM CNN Newsource

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a major abortion case next term concerning a controversial Mississippi law that banned most abortions…

After the Texas missing tiger saga, owning a big cat as a house pet might become illegal in the U.S.

May 17, 2021 7:37 AM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — Tales of Bengal tigers on the loose, like the one found roaming a Houston front yard last week, may soon be history if a…

Former Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg to plead guilty Monday to six federal charges

May 17, 2021 7:23 AM CNN Newsource

Joel Greenberg, an indicted close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court Monday to six…

U.S. investigates second suspected case of mystery ‘syndrome’ near White House

May 17, 2021 7:08 AM CNN Newsource

Two White House officials were struck by a mysterious illness late last year — including one who was passing through a gate onto the property…