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Republicans press ahead with voting restrictions in key states, even as legal fights mount over new Georgia law

March 30, 2021 5:06 PM CNN

Republicans in key electoral states continue to advance bills to clamp down on ballot access, even as voting and civil rights groups move to…

Judge allows Summer Zervos’ defamation lawsuit against Trump to proceed now that he’s out of office

March 30, 2021 4:56 PM CNN Newsource

A New York appeals court on Tuesday paved the way for a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to move forward. In a one-sentence…

Nursing home residents have a little more time to spend stimulus checks before losing Medicaid

March 30, 2021 2:46 PM CNN Newsource

Nursing home residents on Medicaid have some more time to spend their stimulus checks, but they shouldn’t wait too long. Typically, Medicaid…

DNC to review presidential nomination process

March 30, 2021 2:28 PM CNN Newsource

The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced it will review the 2020 presidential nomination process, setting the stage for changes on how…

John Lewis’ posthumous graphic novel ‘Run: Book One’ to be released this summer

March 30, 2021 2:15 PM CNN Newsource

Late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis‘ posthumous graphic novel, “Run: Book One,” is set to be released this summer, as the…

Blinken dismisses Pompeo’s controversial initiative to rank human rights

March 30, 2021 2:05 PM CNN Newsource

Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Tuesday formally dismissed the statements of a controversial Trump-era committee that argued that some rights may…

John Durham is looking at FBI’s launch of Trump campaign probe, sources say

March 30, 2021 1:47 PM CNN Newsource

After two years of searching for problems with the investigation into Donald Trump’s campaign advisers in 2016 and their ties to Russia,…

Justice Department launches 30-day review of how to better combat hate crimes

March 30, 2021 1:27 PM CNN Newsource

Attorney General Merrick Garland has launched a 30-day “expedited review” to figure out how the Justice Department can “deploy all…

Kentucky legislature passes bipartisan election bill expanding early and absentee voting

March 30, 2021 1:21 PM CNN Newsource

Kentucky’s Republican-led General Assembly this week passed bipartisan voting reform legislation setting rules for absentee and early voting…

Journalists observe over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility

March 30, 2021 1:03 PM Associated Press

DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant…

Low-income Social Security recipients will get their stimulus payments next week

March 30, 2021 12:34 PM CNN Newsource

The Internal Revenue Service will start sending stimulus payments to low-income Social Security recipients this weekend, and expects most of the…

Biden administration expanding pause on student loan interest and collections

March 30, 2021 12:10 PM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration is expanding the pause on student loan interest and collections to the more than a million borrowers who are in default on…

NATO scrambles jets 10 times to track Russian military planes across Europe

March 30, 2021 11:33 AM CNN Newsource

NATO scrambled fighter jets 10 times Monday to track and intercept an unusually “rare peak” of Russian bombers and fighters flying over…

Biden won’t throw Washington Nationals opening day pitch, White House says

March 30, 2021 11:24 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is not scheduled to toss out the Opening Day first pitch on Thursday for the Washington Nationals, White House press secretary…

Republican Kelly Tshibaka launches Senate campaign against Lisa Murkowski

March 30, 2021 11:22 AM CNN Newsource

Republican Kelly Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, launched her Senate campaign on Monday against Sen. Lisa…

Progressive caucus chair says Senate must eliminate the filibuster or override parliamentarian

March 30, 2021 11:19 AM CNN Newsource

The chairwoman of the House Progressive Caucus said Tuesday that she is convinced that in order to ensure that President Joe Biden’s…

Biden unveils first slate of judicial nominees featuring diverse and history-making selections

March 30, 2021 11:11 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a diverse slate of 11 judicial nominees, including three African American women for Circuit Court vacancies…

New Mexico lawmakers reconvene to consider legalizing marijuana

March 30, 2021 11:07 AM Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico lawmakers are responding to the call of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to try and forge an agreement on…

In bid to avoid jail, Proud Boys leader claims he was in contact with FBI years before Capitol riot

March 30, 2021 10:55 AM CNN Newsource

Joseph Biggs, a Proud Boys leader who is charged with conspiracy related to the January 6 insurrection, claims the FBI had checked in on him several…

Infrastructure timeline emerges as Biden aims to pass sweeping package this summer

March 30, 2021 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is aiming to pass his sweeping infrastructure and jobs proposal this summer, a senior White House official told CNN, setting an…

Civil rights groups file third federal lawsuit challenging new Georgia voting law

March 30, 2021 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

Several civil rights groups announced on Tuesday that they have filed a joint federal lawsuit over the Georgia election overhaul bill, the third…

Mother of police officer injured in Capitol riot says she’s outraged by Trump’s lie that his supporters were ‘hugging and kissing’ cops during attack

March 30, 2021 9:12 AM CNN Newsource

The mother of a DC Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Monday that she…

CBP deploying more agents to US-Mexico border amid influx of migrants

March 30, 2021 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

US Customs and Border Protection is deploying more agents to the US-Mexico border as the agency continues to face a growing number of migrants, an…

Groups file second lawsuit challenging new Georgia voting law

March 30, 2021 6:33 AM CNN

Several civil rights and voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Georgia’s new voting law, which was signed last week by…

Biden to lay out first piece of sweeping infrastructure and jobs package Wednesday

March 30, 2021 5:54 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will lay out the first of a sweeping two-pronged infrastructure and jobs proposal Wednesday, with the administration launching…

The cost to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure? Nearly $2.6 trillion, engineers say

March 30, 2021 5:02 AM CNN Newsource

With the money from his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law starting to flow, President Joe Biden is turning his attention to his next massive…

Community awareness thwarted attempted school attacks, new Secret Service report says

March 30, 2021 4:51 AM CNN Newsource

Vigilant community members attuned to warning signs from potential shooters were instrumental in thwarting many school attacks between 2006 and 2018,…

5 things to know for March 30: Coronavirus, White House, voter suppression, Hong Kong, Brazil

March 30, 2021 4:28 AM CNN

The Ever Given is finally free from the Suez Canal! Now comes the next tricky part: untangling the shipping gridlock it leaves in its wake.…

Michigan GOP chair calls top Democratic women ‘witches’ and quips about assassination of Republican congressmen

March 29, 2021 9:55 PM CNN

The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party faced swift backlash Friday for comments in which he called the three top Democratic women in the state…

New head of diversity and inclusion at US Special Operations Command reassigned as military investigates social media posts

March 29, 2021 9:27 PM CNN Newsource

The newly hired head of diversity and inclusion at US Special Operations Command has been reassigned as the military conducts an investigation of his…