Democratic resistance to drug pricing plan underscores dilemma for party
By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Tami Luhby, CNN A small group of House Democrats voted against key drug pricing provisions on…
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Takeaways from the Senate hearing on the FBI’s failures to investigate gymnasts’ charges against Nassar
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A Senate hearing Wednesday gave several acclaimed gymnasts who were abused by Larry Nassar a powerful platform to call out the…
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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles became emotional during her testimony before a Senate committee investigating FBI mishandling of abuse allegations…
Continue Reading Pope Francis says bishops should be pastors, not politicians in US debate on denying Biden communion over abortion
By Delia Gallagher, Tom Foreman and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Pope Francis on Wednesday said bishops debating whether to deny communion to public figures who…
Continue Reading Pentagon, White House mobilize defense of Milley amid criticism over China calls
By Katie Bo Williams and Jeremy Herb, CNN The defense of the top US military official kicked into gear across Washington Wednesday in response to…
Continue Reading Democrats eye end-of-month showdown with GOP on debt ceiling as anxiety grows in the ranks
By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Democratic leaders are actively discussing attaching an increase to the national debt limit onto a must-pass…
Continue Reading Biden and UK to help Australia acquire nuclear submarines in new pushback on China
President Biden talks about the new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, a major step toward countering China as he works to…
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Federal judge to wait at least two weeks before ruling on DOJ’s emergency request to block Texas abortion law
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A federal judge Wednesday set a hearing date for October 1 to consider a request from the Justice…
Continue Reading USA gymnasts describe how FBI lied about their allegations against Larry Nassar
Simone Biles/Olympic Gymnast: “I blame Larry Nassar and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his…
Continue Reading Biden and UK to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines in new pushback on China
By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines,…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police request DC National Guard assistance ahead of September 18 right-wing rally
By Oren Liebermann and Alex Marquardt, CNN US Capitol Police have requested DC National Guard assistance ahead of planned right-wing protests…
Continue Reading Democrats eye Newsom’s success running on Covid rules while cautioning that 2022 map doesn’t look like California
By Dan Merica, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top aides were so confident the night before the Democratic governor defeated the effort to…
Continue Reading Fifth Circuit largely halts judge’s order that blocks Biden’s efforts to limit immigration arrests
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appellate court on Wednesday largely halted a judge’s order that would have upended the…
Continue Reading Biden calls Newsom recall results ‘a resounding win’ for ‘strong vaccine requirements’
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday called the results of California’s recall vote “a resounding win” for…
Continue Reading McKayla Maroney: FBI made ‘entirely false claims about what I said’
Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman delivers a powerful statement on the abuse she and others suffered at the hands of former Team USA Gymnastics Doctor…
Continue Reading Federal judge denies Trump’s request to stop E. Jean Carroll lawsuit from moving forward
By Kara Scannell A federal judge overseeing columnist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump has denied…
Continue Reading Biden says he has ‘great confidence’ in Gen. Mark Milley after new reports
By Betsy Klein, Oren Liebermann and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has “great confidence” in Chairman of the…
Continue Reading Biden says he has ‘great confidence’ in Gen. Mark Milley after new reports
Retired Col. Cedric Leighton speaks to CNN’s John Berman and Brianna Keilar about the revelations in Bob Woodward’s and Robert Costa’s latest book…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Republicans approve subpoena for partisan investigation into recent elections
By Sara Murray, CNN Pennsylvania Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to subpoena the Pennsylvania Department of State for millions of voters’…
Continue Reading Boston mayoral race narrows to Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George, two women of color, for the city’s top job
By Gregory Krieg, Veronica Stracqualursi and Ethan Cohen, CNN Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George, both Democratic city…
Continue Reading Angelina Jolie meets with White House officials on reauthorizing Violence Against Women Act
By Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN Actress, activist and humanitarian Angelina Jolie visited the White House on Wednesday and met…
Continue Reading CNN Poll: Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in the US
By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans feel democracy is under attack in this country (56%), according to a new CNN Poll…
Continue Reading READ: Biles, Maroney, Raisman and Nichols opening statements before Congress
USA gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday about the…
Continue Reading McKayla Maroney: FBI made ‘entirely false claims about what I said’
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Olympic gymnasts McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles ripped the FBI and the Justice Department in Senate testimony Wednesday for…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall
CNN’s Harry Enten breaks down how voters in California felt about Gov. Gavin Newsom, challenger Larry Elder, and the issues at hand during the…
Continue Reading Third child tax credit payment on its way to millions of families
By Tami Luhby, CNN Millions of families will soon receive their third child tax credit payments, which the Internal Revenue Service sent out…
Continue Reading Climate measures in budget bill could cut nearly 1 billion tons of emissions per year by 2030, analysis finds
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Six major climate provisions in congressional Democrats’ massive budget bill could slash US greenhouse gas emissions by…
Continue Reading Here’s everything we know about the September 18 right-wing rally in DC
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The September 18 right-wing rally in Washington, DC, has brought a new wave of concern about more potential violence on Capitol…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses his supporters after surviving the GOP-backed recall effort. CNN projected that the governor will remain in…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall
By Eric Bradner and Dan Merica, CNN California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a decisive answer to the question of whether voters would…
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