Police union goes to bat for Chicago officer charged in US Capitol riot
By Marshall Cohen The Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police union is going to bat for one of its members who stormed the US Capitol and…
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Systemic cybersecurity failures persist across federal agencies, Senate report finds
By Geneva Sands and Alex Marquardt, CNN Key agencies across the federal government continue to fail meet basic cybersecurity standards, according to…
Continue Reading White House celebrates US reaching 70% of US adults getting at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot
Dr. Celine Gounder warns that some health officials and news outlets have been “declaring ‘mission accomplished’ much too soon.” Covid will be a fact…
Continue Reading White House celebrates US reaching 70% of US adults getting at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday that 70% of US adults have received at least one Covid-19…
Continue Reading ‘If you aren’t going to help, please get out of the way’: Biden turns up the pressure on GOP governors as Delta spreads
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on some Republican governors to do more for their…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary Austin expected to make Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for active duty troops
The country’s Covid-19 response coordinator says vaccine requirements are a growing…
Continue Reading White House mourns recent suicides among officers who responded to Capitol insurrection: ‘A sad reminder’ of January 6 attack
Former Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff calls for better mental health care after four officers who were at the Capitol on January 6 have died by suicide.…
Continue Reading What to watch for in Ohio’s special election primaries
By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN A pair of special election primaries in Ohio on Tuesday will put the spotlight on tough questions facing both…
Continue Reading What to watch for in Ohio’s special election primaries
Democrats Nina Turner and Shontel Brown will go head-to-head in the special election for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District to fill the vacant seat…
Continue Reading Ron Johnson suggests, without evidence, FBI had advance knowledge of January 6 riot but did nothing
Without evidence, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) claimed the FBI knew more about the Capitol attack before it occurred, according to a new video obtained by…
Continue Reading Ron Johnson suggests, without evidence, FBI had advance knowledge of January 6 riot but did nothing
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson suggested to his constituents at a luncheon on Saturday that the FBI had advance…
Continue Reading New York Times: Andrew Cuomo questioned for 11 hours by New York attorney general’s office in sexual harassment inquiry
By Paul LeBlanc and Rob Frehse, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was questioned by investigators in the state attorney general’s office for 11…
Continue Reading Lawyers for landlords ask federal court to block new eviction moratorium
Expiration of the nation’s eviction moratorium has left millions of families staggering. CNN’s Nick Watt reports how one mother and her family are…
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Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July
WASHINGTON, DC — The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an…
Continue Reading Maricopa County defies latest subpoena request from Arizona state Senate seeking to expand 2020 ballot review
By Stephanie Becker, CNN Maricopa County and Dominion Voting Systems are rebuffing the latest subpoenas from Arizona’s GOP-led Senate for…
Continue Reading US-Mexico border arrests remain at highest level in decades amid hottest summer weeks
By Geneva Sands, CNN Federal authorities in July arrested tens of thousands of migrants attempting to enter the United States from Mexico, likely…
Continue Reading Top RNC official in Florida spreads Covid-19 conspiracies, calling vaccines the ‘mark of the beast’
By Em Steck, Drew Myers and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Amid recent surging coronavirus cases in Florida, a top Republican National Committee official in…
Continue Reading Rare divide emerges between White House and congressional Democrats after eviction moratorium expires
By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House officials on Monday described a behind-the-scenes scramble over the weekend to locate any legal avenue for the…
Continue Reading Illinois governor signs bill expanding background checks on gun sales starting in 2024
By Carma Hassan and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed new legislation expanding background checks on all gun sales in…
Continue Reading Illinois governor signs bill expanding background checks on gun sales starting in 2024
The gun violence epidemic is gripping the nation with a violent, deadly 72 hours that’s spawned more than 350…
Continue Reading Breyer rejects Maine church’s attempt to block Delta variant restrictions that don’t exist
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer denied a request Monday from a Maine church that sought to block…
Continue Reading Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has tested positive for Covid-19 after being fully vaccinated and has experienced “flu-like…
Continue Reading Is it legal to mandate Covid vaccines? In many circumstances, yes
Andy Slavitt, the former White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response, discusses vaccine mandates and the delta variant with CNN’s Phil…
Continue Reading Is it legal to mandate Covid vaccines? In many circumstances, yes
By Tierney Sneed, CNN For those who are refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine, there are a lot of legal ways for public and private actors to make…
Continue Reading Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated
Ezra Klein, opinion columnist for The New York Times and host of “The Ezra Klein Show”, talks about the challenges of getting all eligible Americans…
Continue Reading Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina announced Monday that he has tested positive for…
Continue Reading Louisiana reinstates indoor mask mandate, including in schools, as Covid-19 surges
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is reenacting a statewide mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents across all indoor…
Continue Reading FBI used ‘provocative photos’ of female office staff to catch sexual predators, watchdog says
By Marshall Cohen FBI agents posted provocative photos of female coworkers online without formal authorization as part of sting operations against…
Continue Reading White House says CDC was ‘unable’ to find authority to revive expired eviction moratorium, calls on states to act
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was “unable to find legal authority for a new, targeted…
Continue Reading 2 more DC police officers who responded to Capitol insurrection have died by suicide
By Whitney Wild, Paul LeBlanc and Rashard Rose, CNN Two more DC police officers who responded to the US Capitol insurrection have died by suicide,…
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