Georgia DA asks for special grand jury in election probe
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election…
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Ukrainian President pushes back on Biden: ‘There are no minor incursions’
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly pushed back Thursday on US President Joe Biden’s comments that a…
Continue Reading Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US quarter as Treasury begins distribution
By Sarah Fortinsky and Devan Cole, CNN A new US quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou went into circulation Monday, the US Mint announced, making…
Continue Reading New York judge dismisses sole criminal charge faced by former governor Andrew Cuomo after sexual misconduct allegation
By Sonia Moghe, CNN An Albany City Court judge on Friday dismissed a forcible touching complaint against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who…
Continue Reading Supreme Court appears poised to block Biden’s vaccine and testing rules for businesses
CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Friday appeared ready to reject one of…
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Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo
By MICHAEL HILL and MARINA VILLENEUVE ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal prosecution over an allegation…
Continue Reading New January 6 video shows three hours of violent and chaotic assault on police
CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the…
Continue Reading US has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President…
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Trump sues NY attorney general, seeking to stop investigation into his company
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, asking for a federal…
Continue Reading US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against…
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Colin Powell, military leader and first Black US secretary of state, dies after complications from Covid-19
(CNN) — Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American…
Continue Reading Flight tracker: First flight of Afghan evacuees lands in US
, Flight tracker: First flight of Afghan evacuees lands in USThe Associated PressWASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — Flight tracker: First flight of…
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Airline groups want the Justice Department to punish unruly passengers
A coalition of airline trade and labor groups on Monday wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FAA Administrator Steve Dickson asking that the…
Continue Reading Pandemic pushes Medicaid enrollment to record high
A record 80.5 million Americans have health coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, largely because states have…
Continue Reading Obama invokes January 6 insurrection to advocate for voting rights bill
Former President Barack Obama on Monday invoked the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol to advocate for a sweeping voting rights bill set to be…
Continue Reading Poll: Most Americans reject validity of 2020 election audits
Most of the public rejects Republican efforts to audit states’ 2020 election results, saying they believe the reviews are an attempt to…
Continue Reading Surviving combat only to die at home: Retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is picking out his coffin at 35 years old
You can’t tell by looking at him, but retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is about to die. He’s just 35 years old. And today he’s…
Continue Reading The winner of Tuesday’s Manhattan DA primary is poised to take over Trump investigation
Whoever wins the Democratic primary race for Manhattan district attorney on Tuesday isn’t just poised to take the helm of one of the most…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court opinion in NCAA athletes case
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive some education-related payments in a case that could reshape college…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces plan to share 55 million Covid-19 doses abroad
The Biden administration on Monday announced its plan to distribute the remaining 55 million of the 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses that President…
Continue Reading Schumer faces Democratic divisions and skeptical Republicans as Biden agenda hangs in balance
Chuck Schumer is confronting his most daunting series of legislative landmines in his young tenure as Senate majority leader, navigating conflicting…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rules against NCAA, opening door to significant increase in compensation for student athletes
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments, in a case that could reshape college sports…
Continue Reading Biden’s agenda enters critical week on Capitol Hill ahead of looming Senate recess
Lawmakers will resume a slate of tense negotiations this week over voting rights, infrastructure and police reform as President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading US, EU, UK and Canada impose fresh sanctions on Belarus
The United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada imposed fresh sanctions on Belarus Monday in a coordinated response to the Lukashenko…
Continue Reading Supreme Court opens door to significant increase in compensation for college student athletes
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments in a case that could reshape college sports…
Continue Reading How the Justice Department swept up records of two congressional Democrats and Trump’s lawyer
The subpoena that swept up the records of two Democratic congressmen, their staff and family members in 2018 appears to have been the result of a…
Continue Reading Ammon Bundy announces run for Idaho governor
Ammon Bundy, the rancher who captured national attention when he led an armed occupation of federal land in Oregon, has announced his run for…
Continue Reading Sanders signals openness to Manchin’s voting rights compromise
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday signaled openness to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed changes to sweeping elections overhaul legislation…
Continue Reading Danica Roem’s message to LGBTQ youth: ‘You have to care’ about politics
It was a moment captured for the history books. Danica Roem, on her knees with her face in her hands, crying. It was 2017 and she had just become the…
Continue Reading Sanders says he wants an infrastructure package with a larger price tag
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said it’s urgent that Democrats work toward an infrastructure package with a larger price tag that addresses…
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