Biden has canceled $1.5 billion in student debt for victims of for-profit school fraud
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Department of Education has canceled a total of $1.5 billion in student loan debt for nearly 92,000 students, who were…
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White House helped form ethics agreement with art gallery that’s selling Hunter Biden’s paintings, sources say
By Maegan Vazquez and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN Hunter Biden’s artistic debut is sparking ethics concerns for the White House as some critics raise…
Continue Reading Why these paintings are sparking ethics concerns for Biden
The White House is facing ethics concerns over the sale of paintings by President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty has…
Continue Reading Low-income families urged to register with IRS to get child tax credit payments
WASHINGTON, DC — Low-income people should register for the expanded child tax credit with the Internal Revenue Service so they can receive up…
Continue Reading 9 million student loan borrowers will soon be getting a new servicer. Here’s why
By Katie Lobosco, CNN About 9 million people with federal student loans will start getting their bills from a new agency after one of the…
Continue Reading AFGHANISTAN: INTERPRETERS LEFT BEHIND TARGETED BY TALIBAN
Afghan interpreters who worked for the United States are being targeted by the…
Continue Reading TSA found 70 guns at checkpoints over July 4th weekend
By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The number of guns found at airport checkpoints nationwide this year is fast approaching the number caught…
Continue Reading WEEKEND VIOLENCE: HUNDREDS OF SHOOTINGS 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND
CNN’s Josh Campbell takes a closer look at Canada’s gun…
Continue Reading AZ secretary of state asks for probe into whether Trump and allies tried to interfere in election results
By Kyung Lah, CNN Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs wants the state attorney general to investigate whether allies of former President Donald…
Continue Reading ‘More problems ahead’: Ex-prosector says it’s not over for Avenatti
A federal judge sentenced celebrity lawyer turned criminal defendant Michael Avenatti to 30 months in prison for attempting to extort millions of…
Continue Reading Biden defends decision to end Afghanistan war, withdraw troops
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden says the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31. He says “speed is safety” as the…
Continue Reading Judge blasts DC jail for not allowing Capitol riot defendant access to evidence
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Joe Beare, CNN A federal judge blasted the DC jail Thursday for failing to get evidence to a Capitol riot defendant who has…
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California governor urges residents, businesses to voluntarily cut water use by 15% amid drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked people and businesses in the nation’s most populous state to voluntarily…
Continue Reading Michael Avenatti sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for attempting to extort Nike
By Erica Orden and Kara Scannell, CNN A federal judge on Thursday sentenced celebrity lawyer turned criminal defendant Michael Avenatti to 30 months…
Continue Reading Democratic Senate candidates show fundraising strength in early 2nd quarter numbers
By Dan Merica, CNN A series of Democratic Senate candidates announced substantial fundraising hauls this week, putting each campaign in strong…
Continue Reading Biden defends pulling US out of Afghanistan as Taliban advances: ‘We did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build’
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden delivered a vehement defense Thursday of his decision to end the war in Afghanistan, insisting no amount of…
Continue Reading White House doubles down on Covid-19 strategy as pressure from Delta variant rises
By Kate Sullivan and Jeremy Diamond, CNN The White House is doubling down on vaccinations as the main focus of its strategy to fight Covid-19 as the…
Continue Reading The Tokyo Olympics: A Summer Games like no other
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics will be the 29th edition of the Summer Games. But this edition, athletes and spectators will see an…
Continue Reading First lady Jill Biden’s team ‘assessing the feasibility’ of attending the Tokyo Olympics
By Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein and Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden’s team is still assessing whether it’s feasible for her to…
Continue Reading DOJ charges 5 Floridians accused of attacking 7 police officers during Capitol insurrection
By Marshall Cohen, CNN The Justice Department unveiled a major indictment Thursday against five Floridians accused of attacking at least seven police…
Continue Reading Biden has just a few weeks left to make key decisions that will shape the future of Afghanistan
By Oren Liebermann, Jennifer Hansler, Nicole Gaouette and Barbara Starr, CNN With the Taliban advancing across rural parts of Afghanistan, and…
Continue Reading House candidates declare campaigns for districts that don’t exist yet amid redistricting delays
By Dan Merica, CNN Loretta Smith and Wesley Hunt are members of different parties, separated by both distance and policy. And yet, Smith, an Oregon…
Continue Reading Biden administration spotlights voting rights as advocates push the President to do more
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Leaders of eight civil rights organizations warned President Joe Biden on Thursday that time is running short to enact new…
Continue Reading Texas Republicans set to resume push for voting restrictions as special legislative session begins
By Eric Bradner, CNN Texas Republicans are set to mount another push for restrictive new voting laws in their state as lawmakers on Thursday begin a…
Continue Reading Democrats look to avoid ‘circus’ as they push forward with new select committee
By Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN As they start the process of standing up a select committee to investigate security failings and circumstances…
Continue Reading See inside Afghanistan’s ‘deserted’ Bagram Airfield after US withdrawal
CNN’s Anna Coren goes inside Bagram Airfield to capture scenes of abandonment as Afghan forces pick up the pieces following the withdrawal of US and…
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Confirmed global death toll from Covid-19 tops 4 million
BALTIMORE, Maryland — The global death toll from Covid-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday night as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the…
Continue Reading Lobsters, cruises and scotch: One Cabinet secretary’s push to sell Biden’s agenda
By Phil Mattingly, CNN Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo won’t hesitate to make the hard ask. She wants to make that clear. There may be, after…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani suspended from practicing law in Washington, DC
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Rudy Giuliani’s law license has been suspended in Washington, DC, after he temporarily lost his license in New York for…
Continue Reading Biden administration gives senior Saudi visitor the red carpet treatment signaling possible warming ties
By Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration hosted the most senior Saudi official to arrive in Washington since the White House…
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