WATCH: Biden talks on booster shots, nursing home mandate
WASHINGTON , DC — President Biden was delivering remarks Wednesday afternoon in a White House address on the federal government’s Covid-19…
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Democrats ramp up oversight over Biden’s Afghan withdrawal
The Taliban has opened fire in the streets of Kabul to disperse crowds as chaos ensues in the streets of Afghaistan. CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioter sentencing delayed after online sleuths uncover new footage of alleged police assault
By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz The sentencing for one of the January 6 US Capitol rioters was abruptly postponed Wednesday after new videos…
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WATCH: City of El Paso briefing on mask rule, court order vs. Abbott
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health and the City Attorney’s Office held a media briefing Wednesday afternoon on the local…
Continue Reading Biden to require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy explains why the decision was made to roll out vaccine boosters for…
Continue Reading ‘We’re going to do both’: White House argues it can offer booster shots to Americans while sharing vaccines globally
By Kate Sullivan and Jason Hoffman, CNN White House officials on Wednesday insisted the US could begin offering Covid-19 booster shots to fully…
Continue Reading Missouri gun rights law is impeding criminal investigations, Justice Department says
By Christina Carrega A new Missouri state law that blocks state and local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws has already impeded…
Continue Reading Biden says US will require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he is directing all nursing homes to require their staff be vaccinated against…
Continue Reading New satellite images show Russia may be preparing to test nuclear powered ‘Skyfall’ missile
By Zachary Cohen, CNN New satellite images obtained by CNN show Russia may be preparing another test of its nuclear-powered cruise missile, known as…
Continue Reading Georgia officials advance controversial review of Fulton County elections operations
By Fredreka Schouten and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Georgia’s state elections board on Wednesday named a three-person review panel to examine…
Continue Reading California GOP recall candidate served with subpoena during debate
By Alexandra Meeks and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A Republican candidate challenging California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming state…
Continue Reading Democrats ramp up oversight over Biden’s Afghan withdrawal
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox and Ryan Nobles, CNN Congressional Democrats are preparing a series of hearings on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan amid…
Continue Reading Biden administration proposes overhaul of asylum system to speed up claim approval
Homeland Security reports a two-decade high in border crossings in…
Continue Reading Biden administration proposes overhaul of asylum system to speed up claim approval
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has proposed a federal regulation that would overhaul the asylum system in an attempt to settle…
Continue Reading ‘Frozen in time’: Lobbyists, lawmakers and mayors plead with the White House to ease Covid travel restrictions
The Delta variant is putting a damper on what looked like a comeback for air…
Continue Reading ‘Frozen in time’: Lobbyists, lawmakers and mayors plead with the White House to ease Covid travel restrictions
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Lobbyists, lawmakers and border mayors are imploring the Biden administration to ease restrictions on nonessential travel…
Continue Reading Biden administration faces daunting odds of pulling off massive Afghanistan evacuation in 2 weeks
By Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Evan Perez, CNN The Biden administration is still struggling to answer basic…
Continue Reading Biden administration faces daunting odds of pulling off massive Afghanistan evacuation in 2 weeks
CNN’s Clarissa Ward speaks to Afghan women about what the Taliban’s return to power means for them and their…
Continue Reading Ex-defense secretary: Trump’s push to get US troops out of Afghanistan possibly ‘undermined’ deal with Taliban
Robert Crews, a historian at Stanford University specializing in Afghanistan and central Asia, tells CNN’s John Vause he believes the Trump…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Gov. Abbott’s order, so El Paso mask mandate is in effect Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas — A judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order forbidding mask mandates late Tuesday night, clearing the way for a new…
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EPISD board votes for mask rule, will sue Abbott over ban
UPDATE: EPISD’s board, with only one nay, voted 6-1 Tuesday night to impose a mask mandate for all teachers, staff and students in school facilities,…
Continue Reading Gov. Abbott, staunch mask rule opponent, has ‘breakthrough’ case of Covid-19
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a staunch opponent of mask mandates, is infected with a “breakthrough” case of Covid-19, the governor’s…
Continue Reading New Mexico imposes mask mandate; requires vaccinations for some workers
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that face masks will once again be required in all public indoor…
Continue Reading Arizona governor to exclude school districts with mask mandates from new education grants
By Paul LeBlanc and Andy Rose, CNN Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday that the state would use federal Covid relief money to increase…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court rules state House Democrats can be arrested to force attendance at Capitol
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the state House may compel the attendance of its members by civil arrest, overturning…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is fully vaccinated against the virus, has tested positive for…
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Texas Supreme Court says quorum-breaking Dems can be arrested, brought to Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Democrats who refuse to show up to the state Capitol to prevent Republican lawmakers from passing a voting…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Biden’s assertion that the Afghan military was ‘300,000 strong’
By Daniel Dale Defending his withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden and his administration have emphasized how many people…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19
By Brad Parks and Kay Jones, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Tuesday. Abbott, a Republican, is fully…
Continue Reading Ex-defense secretary: Trump’s push to get US troops out of Afghanistan possibly ‘undermined’ deal with Taliban
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he was concerned that then-President Donald Trump “undermined”…
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