2 more DC police officers who responded to Capitol insurrection have died by suicide
By Whitney Wild, Paul LeBlanc and Rashard Rose, CNN Two more DC police officers who responded to the US Capitol insurrection have died by suicide,…
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Pandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds
With new cases of Covid-19 surging in most of the US — driven by unvaccinated Americans and fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant —…
Continue Reading Pandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ concerns about coronavirus are again on the rise after previously hitting their lowest point in the…
Continue Reading As Senate takes up infrastructure, Schumer says ‘The longer it takes to finish the bill, the longer we’ll be here’
Republican Sen. Susan Collins tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that “we really are just about finished” with a bipartisan infrastructure…
Continue Reading As Senate takes up infrastructure, Schumer says ‘The longer it takes to finish the bill, the longer we’ll be here’
By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate is gearing up for a fight over amendments to the newly finalized bipartisan infrastructure bill in what…
Continue Reading Top Democrat and European counterparts slam US-Germany deal on Nord Stream 2
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his counterparts from eight European countries slammed an…
Continue Reading Biden to extend Trump-era expulsion policy as ‘record numbers’ of migrants cross border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will extend a Trump-era border policy that allows for the swift expulsion of migrants encountered…
Continue Reading Obama to host Covid-compliant 60th birthday party amid rising virus concerns, source says
A Covid-19 outbreak in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is highlighting the importance of being vaccinated as the vacation destination’s cluster has seen…
Continue Reading Obama to host Covid-compliant 60th birthday party amid rising virus concerns, source says
By Allie Malloy, CNN Former President Barack Obama will celebrate his 60th birthday this weekend with a party in Martha’s Vineyard, with many…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Government watchdog launches review into troubled Fort Bliss facility for migrant children
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general announced a review into the Fort Bliss facility for…
Continue Reading White House once again makes Covid-19 the focus of Biden’s schedule
By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan, Kevin Liptak and Allie Malloy, CNN The White House is making a concerted effort to return the focus of President…
Continue Reading White House once again makes Covid-19 the focus of Biden’s schedule
CNN’s Phil Mattingly received many viewer questions about COVID-19, the delta variant and more. Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of…
Continue Reading Religious groups eye legal challenges to Delta variant restrictions and vaccine mandates
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The spread of the Delta variant has rekindled a debate that raged in the Supreme Court last term as…
Continue Reading Religious groups eye legal challenges to Delta variant restrictions and vaccine mandates
CNN’s Harry Enten looks at the data around the Covid-19 vaccine that shows that you have a 25 times greater chance of dying from Covid-19 if you are…
Continue Reading Religious groups eye legal challenges to Delta variant restrictions and vaccine mandates
Conservative states with low vaccination rates are where the new surge is hitting hardest, but many Republican leaders defy or mock covid…
Continue Reading McCarthy says ‘it will be hard not to hit’ Pelosi with gavel if he becomes House speaker
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joked at an event that it “will be hard not to hit” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the speaker’s gavel if…
Continue Reading Federal employees and the public express concern over reports of political interference in science
By Kristen Holmes, CNN Federal employees and some members of the public remain concerned over reports of political interference in science,…
Continue Reading More than 100 state legislators to join Texas Democrats in Washington for voting rights pressure campaign
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN As the Texas legislature enters the final week of its special session, state Democrats are bringing in reinforcements from…
Continue Reading Biden administration expands access to refugee program for Afghans who worked with US
VA: First flight of Afghans who risked lives to help American troops arrives in U.S.…
Continue Reading Biden administration expands access to refugee program for Afghans who worked with US
By Jennifer Hansler, Nicole Gaouette and Michael Conte, CNN The State Department announced Monday that it will expand access to the US refugee…
Continue Reading Havana Syndrome stokes fear and frustration among diplomats over response from State Department
By Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Williams, CNN As reports continue to rise of US diplomats and intelligence officials being sickened by…
Continue Reading Schumer announces bipartisan group has finalized legislative text on infrastructure bill
Schumer announces bipartisan group has finalized legislative text on infrastructure…
Continue Reading Schumer announces bipartisan group has finalized legislative text on infrastructure bill
By Ali Zaslav and Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on the Senate floor Sunday evening that the bipartisan group of…
Continue Reading Biden officials say US is still better off than earlier in pandemic despite new steps to fight Delta variant
By Kevin Liptak and Devan Cole, CNN Biden administration officials on Sunday sought to message urgent steps taken last week to contain an increase in…
Continue Reading Democratic heavyweights converge on Cleveland as 11th District primary stokes intra-party heat
By Jeff Zeleny and Gregory Krieg, CNN The final weekend of campaigning for the primary in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District brought to life…
Continue Reading McCarthy says ‘it will be hard not to hit’ Pelosi with gavel if he becomes House speaker
By Daniella Diaz, Nicky Robertson and Chandelis Duster, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joked at a Saturday night event that it “will…
Continue Reading Democrats increase pressure on party leadership to act on eviction moratorium as White House shifts focus to federal aid
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tells CNN’s Jake Tapper the House should reconvene to help extend the recently-expired nationwide eviction…
Continue Reading Democrats increase pressure on party leadership to act on eviction moratorium as White House shifts focus to federal aid
By Devan Cole and Kevin Liptak, CNN Congressional Democrats are increasing pressure on their party’s leadership to act on the now-expired…
Continue Reading John Lewis aide hopes young Americans use lessons in posthumous graphic novel to change lawmakers’ minds on voting rights
By Chandelis Duster, CNN As the fight over voting rights intensifies, a longtime aide to late Congressman John Lewis hopes young Americans will use…
Continue Reading Senators confident trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure deal will be introduced Sunday
By Chandelis Duster, CNN A key Republican and Democrat involved in negotiating a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal that will fulfill…
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