Democrats explore new options to raise debt ceiling amid deepening standoff with GOP
By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Democratic senators are scrambling to find a way to avert a potential debt default as soon as next week amid a…
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Biden pitches his economic agenda in Michigan as progress stalls on Capitol Hill
President Joe Biden traveled to Michigan to rally support for his twin economic packages that remain stalled on Capitol Hill because of sharp…
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Whistleblower tells senators: Facebook puts ‘profits before people’
WASHINGTON, DC — A former Facebook data scientist has told Congress that the social network giant’s products harm children and fuel polarization…
Continue Reading California oil spill renews Democrats’ efforts to rein in offshore drilling
By Ella Nilsen and Rene Marsh, CNN The slow-moving oil spill off the coast of Orange County, California, this week has reinvigorated federal and…
Continue Reading Black voters were central to Terry McAuliffe winning Virginia in 2013. Will they help him again?
By Eva McKend, CNN Back in 2013, Terry McAuliffe won a majority of Black voters when he sought — and ultimately won — the top office in…
Continue Reading Schumer warns on debt ceiling: ‘It’s not too late, but it’s getting dangerously close’
By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned on Tuesday that action must be taken soon to avert a debt limit…
Continue Reading Schumer warns on debt ceiling: ‘It’s not too late, but it’s getting dangerously close’
Republicans are still refusing to play ball, saying Democrats should handle the debt ceiling on their…
Continue Reading Gaetz associate asks to delay sentencing, continues to cooperate with federal investigation
By Paula Reid A lawyer for Joel Greenberg, the former Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz, has asked a federal judge to delay…
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Police identify suspect taken from ‘suspicious vehicle’ in front of Supreme Court
US Capitol Police took into custody a suspect from a “suspicious vehicle” parked near the Supreme Court after giving the person commands and using a…
Continue Reading Police identify suspect taken from ‘suspicious vehicle’ in front of Supreme Court
By Whitney Wild, CNN US Capitol Police on Tuesday took into custody a suspect from a “suspicious vehicle” parked near the Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Biden looks to move past Capitol Hill drama as he takes infrastructure pitch back on the road
By Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein, Jason Hoffman and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to mid-Michigan on Tuesday as he looks to regain…
Continue Reading Justice Department is reviewing decision not to prosecute former FBI agents who botched Larry Nassar investigation
By Jessica Schneider, CNN Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Tuesday that new information has emerged concerning two former FBI agents accused…
Continue Reading Bipartisan group urges California bar to open investigation into pro-Trump lawyer who tried to convince Pence to overturn election
By Devan Cole, CNN A bipartisan group of former public officials and lawyers are urging the California bar association to investigate a conservative…
Continue Reading Blinken is told France ‘expected better’ in testy TV appearance as he works to repair US-France rift
By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Secretary of State Tony Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and French President…
Continue Reading Trump’s ex-press secretary says former administration’s handling of Covid-19 was ‘tragic’
Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham acknowledged to CNN’s John Berman and Brianna Keilar that she played a role in the big lie and…
Continue Reading Trump’s former press secretary says she didn’t vote for him in 2020
By Kate Bennett and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Donald Trump’s former press secretary admitted Tuesday that she didn’t vote for him in…
Continue Reading Big changes are coming to the ‘broken’ Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is set to announce big changes this week to a federal student loan forgiveness program that…
Continue Reading Couples sleeping apart aren’t just in ‘I Love Lucy’ anymore
By Harry Enten, CNN Let me tell you a quick little story. About five years ago, I was dating someone, and we had some difficulty getting on the same…
Continue Reading Dr. Francis Collins to step down as head of NIH
By Maggie Fox, CNN Dr. Francis Collins, the folksy, guitar-playing director of the National Institutes of Health, announced Tuesday that he plans to…
Continue Reading Outgoing State Department official says US border policy is illegal and inhumane
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent A top State Department legal adviser leaving his post told his colleagues in a memo over the weekend that…
Continue Reading Refugee admissions hit record low, despite Biden’s reversal
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Refugee admissions to the United States fell to a record low during the 2021 budget year despite…
Continue Reading Low-income Missouri residents finally gain Medicaid coverage
By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicaid expansion has finally begun in Missouri, nearly five months after Republican Gov. Mike Parson unsuccessfully tried to…
Continue Reading Republicans use debt ceiling and infrastructure as cudgels to derail Democratic agenda
By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN Republicans don’t want the nation to default on its debts and they support more funding for roads and…
Continue Reading Justice Breyer says return to in-person Supreme Court arguments is a ‘big improvement’
By Devan Cole, CNN Justice Stephen Breyer on Monday reflected on the Supreme Court’s return to in-person oral arguments earlier that day,…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill security forces will be able to report problems anonymously to House committee
By Whitney Wild, CNN Members of Capitol Hill security will be able to file whistleblower complaints about potential wrongdoing directly to a…
Continue Reading Top Biden official held calls with airline executives to push for employee vaccine mandates
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response coordinator is having discussions with the leaders of several major airlines…
Continue Reading Garland defends DOJ against criticisms about charging decisions in Capitol riot cases
Tierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday defended the Justice Department against claims that it is not charging the rioters who…
Continue Reading Florida is only state not to submit school Covid-19 relief funding plan, US Education Department says
By Liz Stark, CNN Florida is the only state that has not yet submitted a plan to the US Department of Education for how it will use federal Covid-19…
Continue Reading Biden tells House progressives spending package needs to be between $1.9 trillion and $2.2 trillion
By Manu Raju, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN President Joe Biden said in a virtual meeting with a group of House progressives on Monday that the…
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Manchin breaks with party leaders over strategy on debt ceiling and Biden’s economic package
By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday pushed back on several politically sensitive positions his party leaders are…
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