Outgoing State Department official says US border policy is illegal and inhumane
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent A top State Department legal adviser leaving his post told his colleagues in a memo over the weekend that…
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Refugee admissions hit record low, despite Biden’s reversal
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Refugee admissions to the United States fell to a record low during the 2021 budget year despite…
Continue Reading Low-income Missouri residents finally gain Medicaid coverage
By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicaid expansion has finally begun in Missouri, nearly five months after Republican Gov. Mike Parson unsuccessfully tried to…
Continue Reading Republicans use debt ceiling and infrastructure as cudgels to derail Democratic agenda
By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN Republicans don’t want the nation to default on its debts and they support more funding for roads and…
Continue Reading Justice Breyer says return to in-person Supreme Court arguments is a ‘big improvement’
By Devan Cole, CNN Justice Stephen Breyer on Monday reflected on the Supreme Court’s return to in-person oral arguments earlier that day,…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill security forces will be able to report problems anonymously to House committee
By Whitney Wild, CNN Members of Capitol Hill security will be able to file whistleblower complaints about potential wrongdoing directly to a…
Continue Reading Top Biden official held calls with airline executives to push for employee vaccine mandates
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response coordinator is having discussions with the leaders of several major airlines…
Continue Reading Garland defends DOJ against criticisms about charging decisions in Capitol riot cases
Tierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday defended the Justice Department against claims that it is not charging the rioters who…
Continue Reading Florida is only state not to submit school Covid-19 relief funding plan, US Education Department says
By Liz Stark, CNN Florida is the only state that has not yet submitted a plan to the US Department of Education for how it will use federal Covid-19…
Continue Reading Biden tells House progressives spending package needs to be between $1.9 trillion and $2.2 trillion
By Manu Raju, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN President Joe Biden said in a virtual meeting with a group of House progressives on Monday that the…
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Manchin breaks with party leaders over strategy on debt ceiling and Biden’s economic package
By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday pushed back on several politically sensitive positions his party leaders are…
Continue Reading Biden administration reverses Trump-era rule prohibiting federally funded health care providers from making abortion referrals
By Devan Cole, CNN The Biden administration announced Monday that it is reversing a controversial Trump-era rule that prohibited federally funded…
Continue Reading US-bound flights of Afghan evacuees to resume after measles pause
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Flights of Afghan evacuees from staging areas abroad will resume this week as part of Operation Allies Welcome, according…
Continue Reading Federal judge rejects comparisons between Capitol insurrection and racial justice unrest
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge rejected comparisons between the January 6 Capitol insurrection and civil unrest that at times accompanied…
Continue Reading Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas asks the first question and other highlights from opening day at the Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court — for the first time in more than a year — returned to its majestic…
Continue Reading Blinken arrives in France on mission to repair ties after rift over nuclear deal
By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Secretary of State Tony Blinken launches a delicate repair mission with France Monday, the first senior US…
Continue Reading Two ‘prolific’ ransomware operators arrested in Ukraine, Europol announces
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US and European enforcement agencies last week arrested two people in Ukraine who have allegedly made multimillion-dollar ransom…
Continue Reading 19 states passed this year laws to restrict voting, new tally finds
By Fredreka Schouten Nineteen states have passed 33 news laws this year that make it harder to vote, according to an updated analysis released Monday…
Continue Reading Congress likely can’t afford to wait until October 18 to raise the debt ceiling. Here’s why.
By Clare Foran and Lauren Fox, CNN Congress is staring down a potential financial catastrophe with no clear resolution in sight. The debt limit must…
Continue Reading Biden tells GOP to ‘get out of the way’ on debt limit
By JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging Republican senators to “get out of the way” and…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang is ‘breaking up’ with the Democratic Party and is now an independent
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Andrew Yang, who unsuccessfully sought the 2020 presidential nomination and New York mayoralty this year as a Democrat, said…
Continue Reading Biden says he can’t guarantee debt ceiling lift due to ‘hypocritical, dangerous and disgraceful’ GOP opposition
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday said he couldn’t guarantee the debt ceiling would be raised in two weeks as he slammed…
Continue Reading Casey DeSantis, wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, diagnosed with breast cancer
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the governor announced Monday.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects long-shot bid from DC voters seeking ability to elect representatives to Congress
By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a long shot bid from registered voters in the District of Columbia…
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Continue Reading Stephanie Grisham says she is ‘terrified’ of a 2024 Donald Trump presidential run
Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham went on “Good Morning America” to talk about her time working in Donald Trump’s White House and…
Continue Reading Stephanie Grisham says she is ‘terrified’ of a 2024 Donald Trump presidential run
A new book from former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham says when then-President Donald Trump would become enraged, a “music man” would…
Continue Reading Stephanie Grisham says she is ‘terrified’ of a 2024 Donald Trump presidential run
By Kate Bennett, CNN Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who worked for Donald Trump for more than five years, now says she fears…
Continue Reading Biden to push Congress to raise debt ceiling ahead of fast-approaching deadline
Despite differences within the Democratic Party, President Biden says he’s confident the infrastructure bill will get…
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