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Biden urges parents to get their kids vaccinated for Covid

November 3, 2021 2:08 PM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden called the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine for…

Iran nuclear talks set to resume in Vienna at the end of November

November 3, 2021 2:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley will lead US participation in the next round of Iran nuclear talks,…

Senate Republicans block John Lewis voting rights bill in key vote

November 3, 2021 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran, CNN Senate Republicans blocked the John Lewis Voting Rights Act from advancing on Wednesday when the Senate took a procedural vote on…

Air Force review of Kabul strike that killed 10 civilians finds significant errors were made but law wasn’t broken

November 3, 2021 2:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN A US Air Force investigation into a US drone strike in Kabul that killed ten civilians at the end of August…

Republicans win at least 50 House seats in Virginia

November 3, 2021 2:04 PM Associated Press

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — Republicans have won at least 50 seats in the Virginia House, ensuring at least a tie with…

Biden set to deliver remarks following Covid-19 vaccine authorization for kids ages 5 to 11

November 3, 2021 1:47 PM CNN

CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will deliver remarks Wednesday afternoon regarding the US Centers for Disease Control and…

Biden encourages parents to get their eligible children vaccinated against Covid-19: ‘A day of relief and celebration’

November 3, 2021 1:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden called the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine for…

Embattled election chief in Fulton County resigns

November 3, 2021 1:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Richard Barron, who oversees elections in Georgia’s biggest Democratic county, is announcing his resignation…

Nearly 97% of Air Force service members vaccinated by deadline

November 3, 2021 1:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN With nearly 97% of Air Force service members vaccinated against Covid-19 by the service’s deadline on Tuesday,…

These are the people who made history on election night

November 3, 2021 1:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, Lauren Dezenski and Chandelis Duster, CNN A number of trailblazing candidates made history this week, as CNN projected that people…

US Capitol rioter with cancer ordered released from jail after surprise inspection found unsafe conditions

November 3, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge has ordered a January 6 defendant to be released from the DC jail after an unannounced…

Supreme Court seems poised to expand Second Amendment rights and strike down NY handgun law

November 3, 2021 12:08 PM CNN

CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over…

US rejects Iranian claim of naval interaction in Gulf of Oman

November 3, 2021 10:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN US officials rejected a claim from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard that they had…

Pentagon warns China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal

November 3, 2021 10:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal and may have 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade as it aims to…

How Biden’s border plans went from hopeful to chaotic

November 3, 2021 10:28 AM Associated Press

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press and AIM Media Texas McALLEN, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden recognized migration flows…

Cyber Command head says US has carried out a ‘surge’ to address ransomware attacks

November 3, 2021 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Lillis and Sean Lyngaas, CNN US Cyber Command head and director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone said Wednesday that…

Pelosi adds 4 weeks of paid family and medical leave back into social spending bill

November 3, 2021 9:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a major shift, announced on Wednesday that four weeks of paid family and medical leave will be…

Biden arrives back in Washington to a political nightmare

November 3, 2021 8:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeff Zeleny, John Harwood, Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday received an unwelcome wake up call…

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, CNN projects

November 3, 2021 7:54 AM CNN

CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN…

US cyber officials issue sweeping directive requiring federal agencies to update systems vulnerable to hacking

November 3, 2021 7:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US officials issued a sweeping directive on Wednesday requiring federal civilian agencies to promptly update hardware and…

First on CNN: Rep. Hoyer introduces $9 billion bill to meet Biden’s COP26 deforestation pledge

November 3, 2021 7:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN After President Joe Biden entered the US into a global pledge at COP26 to end and reverse deforestation, a top Democrat in the…

Biden administration rescinds Trump-era policy limiting migrants at legal ports of entry

November 3, 2021 6:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a Trump-era policy limiting entry of undocumented immigrants at legal…

Biden Supreme Court commission delays final report to December 15

November 3, 2021 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden’s commission on the Supreme Court is delaying submission of its final report by one month to December…

Supreme Court seems poised to expand 2nd Amendment rights and strike down NY handgun law

November 3, 2021 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over two…

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, CNN projects

November 3, 2021 4:25 AM CNN

CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN…

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, CNN projects

November 3, 2021 4:16 AM CNN

CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN…

Biden finds wins abroad easier to come by than at home

November 3, 2021 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Meeting his foreign counterparts behind closed doors in Rome this weekend, President Joe Biden repeatedly recited for them a key…