Biden relaunches ‘Cancer Moonshot’ initiative aimed at halving rate of cancer deaths by 2047
By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday relaunched the White House’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative,…
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FBI urges Olympic athletes to leave personal phones at home ahead of Beijing games
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead…
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NAACP pushes Garland to pursue federal charges in killing of Laquan McDonald by Chicago ex-officer
By Omar Jimenez, CNN The NAACP released a letter Tuesday calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to move forward with federal charges against…
Continue Reading NAACP pushes Garland to pursue federal charges in killing of Laquan McDonald by Chicago ex-officer
WBBM By Omar Jimenez, CNN The NAACP released a letter Tuesday calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to move forward with federal charges…
Continue Reading Trump meddles in Georgia race to get candidate to back his 2020 falsehoods
By Gabby Orr, Melanie Zanona and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump has offered Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Jones his…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to WWII’s ‘Ghost Army’
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law that awards the Congressional Gold Medal to a top-secret US Army…
Continue Reading Fact check: GOP Rep. Chip Roy twice promotes false online rumor about Canadian PM fleeing to the US
CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime…
Continue Reading Fact check: GOP Rep. Chip Roy twice promotes false online rumor about Canadian PM fleeing to the US
By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime…
Continue Reading Trump’s PAC gave $1 million to Meadows’ non-profit weeks after House formed January 6 committee
By Eric Bradner, CNN Weeks after the House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection was formed, former President Donald Trump’s political…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Cawthorn files lawsuit to shut down candidacy challenge based on his role in January 6 insurrection
By Marshall Cohen Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, a staunch Donald Trump supporter who has pushed election fraud lies, has filed a lawsuit…
Continue Reading FBI urges Olympic athletes to leave personal phones at home ahead of Beijing games
By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner…
Continue Reading Florida bill aims to overhaul state election laws — including proposal for election police force
By Kelly Mena, CNN Florida lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at changing election laws in Florida including creating an election police…
Continue Reading House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer tests positive for Covid-19
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and is…
Continue Reading Sen. Ben Ray Luján expected to make full recovery after suffering stroke
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico announced Tuesday that he “suffered a stroke in the cerebellum” last week but…
Continue Reading Proposal to endorse removing Cheney and Kinzinger from House GOP Conference gets more than 50 RNC co-sponsors
By Gabby Orr, CNN A proposal to endorse removing GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger from the House Republican Conference has gained steam ahead…
Continue Reading Fact Check: Biden is not the first president to limit SCOTUS search to specific demographics
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN President Joe Biden’s commitment to nominate a Black woman as a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen…
Continue Reading Fourth quarter takeaways: Vulnerable Democrats and GOP groups build big war chests, George W. Bush weighs in
By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright, Alex Rogers and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN Some of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the Senate have…
Continue Reading Biden set to pick his Supreme Court nominee’s ‘sherpa’ as the courting of McConnell and other senators begins
By Jeff Zeleny, Kate Sullivan and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden spent Tuesday afternoon starting the process of courting crucial senators who…
Continue Reading Manchin delivers grim news for Biden’s Build Back Better plan: ‘It’s dead’
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Key swing vote Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia offered a grim pronouncement on the status of…
Continue Reading Another top aide to Pence is meeting with January 6 committee
CNN By Zachary Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Greg Jacob, a top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, met with the…
Continue Reading FBI director defends handling of January 6 investigations against right-wing claims of political bias
By Devan Cole and Evan Perez, CNN FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday defended the bureau against right-wing claims that it is pursuing cases…
Continue Reading Another top aide to Pence is meeting with January 6 committee
By Zachary Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Greg Jacob, a top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, met with the House…
Continue Reading What’s in the House’s China competition bill
By Katie Lobosco, CNN A sweeping piece of legislation moving through Congress would invest billions of dollars in American manufacturing and…
Continue Reading Senators moving ‘aggressively’ on Electoral Count Act reform, but face long way to go before a deal
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Bipartisan talks to overhaul the Electoral Count Act — an 1887 law under scrutiny in the wake of the January…
Continue Reading Virginia universities end student vaccine mandates after state attorney general’s legal opinion
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Virginia’s largest public universities have dropped their Covid-19 vaccination requirement for students to…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary dismisses Republican governors’ objections to National Guard vaccine mandate
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin dismissed the objections of seven Republican governors to the National Guard vaccine mandate,…
Continue Reading Call between top US and Russian diplomats doesn’t ratchet down Ukraine tensions
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Jeremy Herb, CNN Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not give an indication that Moscow will de-escalate…
Continue Reading Omicron may be mild, but it’s still adding to many Americans’ financial stress
By Tami Luhby, CNN While the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is not upending the nation’s economy like the virus did at the start of the…
Continue Reading US cyber chief in Europe to hold talks on potential Russian hacks
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A senior White House official will meet with European allies this week to discuss ways to support Ukraine’s digital…
Continue Reading Leaked audio and video show Border Patrol agents confronting Homeland Security secretary at meetings
By Geneva Sands, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was met with concern and frustration during meetings with US Border Patrol agents…
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