California Gov. Gavin Newsom was facing a tight race. Then Larry Elder came along.
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Biden links Elder to Trump on eve of California recall
By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday offered his full-throated support of California Gov. Gavin Newsom as the pair attempted to thwart…
Continue Reading Democratic divisions threaten to bog down Biden’s economic package
By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats returned to Washington on Monday suggesting they were far away from reaching a deal on a $3.5…
Continue Reading Top US spy says Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Iraq represent greater terrorist threat than Afghanistan
By Katie Bo Williams, CNN Afghanistan is no longer the US’ top concern among international terrorist threats to the American homeland, the…
Continue Reading Ocasio-Cortez calls out Manchin for referring to her as ‘young lady’
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out fellow Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday after the West Virginia senator referred…
Continue Reading Administration to start clemency process for some federal inmates on home confinement due to Covid conditions
As Kentucky’s Covid-19 hospitalization rate soars, the governor has deployed National Guard members to help hospitals nearing their breaking point.…
Continue Reading Administration to start clemency process for some federal inmates on home confinement due to Covid conditions
By Jason Hoffman and Christina Carrega, CNN The Biden administration is beginning the clemency process for certain inmates released to home…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatens to fine state counties and cities over vaccine mandates
By Paul LeBlanc and Rebekah Riess, CNN Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that the state will punish county and city governments for requiring…
Continue Reading Simone Biles and other elite gymnasts to testify before Congress about FBI’s Larry Nassar investigation
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Four US gymnastics stars will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday during a hearing about the FBI’s…
Continue Reading Mississippi abortion clinic asks Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A Mississippi abortion clinic filed the latest salvo over the future of abortion rights Monday, urging…
Continue Reading Texas judge issues injunction against anti-abortion group on enforcing new law
By Jessica Schneider and Ariane de Vogue, CNN A Texas state judge issued an injunction against anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life, blocking it…
Continue Reading Department of Homeland Security chief of staff resigns, official says
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Karen Olick, the chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced Monday that she’s…
Continue Reading Temporary fencing to surround Capitol ahead of September 18 right-wing rally
By Melanie Zanona, CNN The US Capitol Police board has approved the department’s request to reinstall temporary fencing around the Capitol…
Continue Reading Blinken testifies on Afghanistan before House lawmakers angry about the war’s chaotic end
By Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and…
Continue Reading Melania Trump said ‘no’ when given chance to call for peace on January 6, sources say
By Kate Bennett, CNN Then-first lady Melania Trump declined to call for peace and non-violence as insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol…
Continue Reading Capitol Police arrest man with bayonet and machete in truck near DNC headquarters
US Capitol police announced the arrest of an armed man near the Democratic National Convention headquarters in Washington,…
Continue Reading Capitol Police arrest man with bayonet and machete in truck near DNC headquarters
By Lauren Fox, CNN US Capitol Police say they arrested a California man who had multiple knives in his truck, which had a swastika and other White…
Continue Reading Democrats on Capitol Hill face a crushing set of deadlines. Here’s what’s next.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) fired back at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) claim that he is beholden to big energy…
Continue Reading Democrats on Capitol Hill face a crushing set of deadlines. Here’s what’s next.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin responds to criticism from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others that he is letting the fossil fuel industry limit…
Continue Reading Democrats on Capitol Hill face a crushing set of deadlines. Here’s what’s next.
By Lauren Fox, CNN Democrats’ ability to reimagine the social safety net and cement their and President Joe Biden’s domestic policy…
Continue Reading Justice Amy Coney Barrett says Supreme Court is ‘not a bunch of partisan hacks’
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Sunday rejected claims that decisions by the high court are driven by political…
Continue Reading Melania Trump’s closest White House adviser to release book
Melania Trump’s closest White House adviser, Stephanie Grisham, details the former first lady’s reaction to the January 6th insurrection in her…
Continue Reading Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…
Continue Reading More than half of Americans support vaccine mandates for workplaces, classrooms and sporting events
Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and in everyday public life, according to a new CNN poll…
Continue Reading Biden pushes to combat climate crisis while surveying wildfire damage in Western US
By Kate Sullivan, Jasmine Wright and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is surveying wildfire damage in the Western US on Monday, arguing that…
Continue Reading Biden to make push to combat climate crisis while surveying wildfire damage on West Coast
CA: Climate change is having a devastating impact on one of California’s natural treasures–the Giant…
Continue Reading Democrats face divisions over pledge to scrap Trump’s tax cuts
By Lauren Fox and Katie Lobosco, CNN Democrats have been waiting for years to reimagine the tax code so that, in their words, the wealthy are paying…
Continue Reading Five places to watch in the California recall
By Maeve Reston, CNN With all eyes turning to California on Tuesday to see whether Gov. Gavin Newsom is recalled, a few places within the Golden…
Continue Reading Inside the effort to resettle thousands of Afghans in the United States
By Priscilla Alvarez and Oren Liebermann, CNN After the biggest military evacuation in history, the Biden administration will now resettle more than…
Continue Reading More than half of Americans support vaccine mandates for workplaces, classrooms and sporting events
By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and in…
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