What’s open, what’s closed on Juneteenth
By Camila Moreno Lizarazo, CNN This year marks the second year Juneteenth will be observed as a federal holiday. June 19 commemorates the day in 1865…
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Last summer, this school district served kids 36,000 meals a week. This summer, it will be lucky to serve 600 a week. Here’s why.
By Tami Luhby, CNN Last summer, Shenae Rowe was able to provide 36,000 meals a week to hungry kids throughout Warrick County in rural southwest…
Continue Reading National security adviser Jake Sullivan tests positive for Covid-19
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN National security adviser Jake Sullivan tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, according to a National Security Council…
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A fair maps success story or ‘multi-layered stages of Dante’s Hell’? Where redistricting commissions worked — and didn’t work — this cycle
By Tierney Sneed, CNN With political power on the line, state redistricting commissions have been held up by voter advocates as a way to get…
Continue Reading Production team with ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ arrested in House building
CNN By Oliver Darcy and Adrienne Winston, CNN Members of a production team for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” were arrested earlier…
Continue Reading Arizona House speaker, who resisted Trump pressure campaign, testifying at January 6 hearing Tuesday
By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent Rusty Bowers, a Republican and Arizona state House speaker, is expected to testify at a Tuesday…
Continue Reading Biden is ‘fine’ after falling off his bike in Delaware, White House says
CNN By Jasmine Wright President Joe Biden is “fine,” after falling off his bike Saturday during a ride in a state park near his home in…
Continue Reading Biden is ‘fine’ after falling off his bike in Delaware, White House says
By Jasmine Wright President Joe Biden is “fine,” after falling off his bike Saturday during a ride in a state park near his home in…
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Here’s what it would mean to these Americans if Biden canceled student loan debt
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Photographs by Austin Steele, CNN About 43 million people are waiting to find out if President Joe Biden will wipe away all or…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Democrat keeps focus on January 6 in campaign for governor against an election denier
By Dan Merica, CNN Efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the subsequent January 6 insurrection have become a through line for Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading Production team with ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ arrested in House building
By Oliver Darcy and Adrienne Winston, CNN Members of a production team for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” were arrested by US…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Inside Space Force boot camp with recruits to US military’s newest branch
CNN By Kristin Fisher, CNN The US Space Force has hit a critical milestone: dedicated basic training for its early recruits. As dawn breaks on Day 38…
Continue Reading Texas GOP adopts resolution rejecting 2020 election results
CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN The Republican Party of Texas over the weekend adopted a resolution at its state convention that rejects President Joe…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Inside Space Force boot camp with recruits to US military’s newest branch
By Kristin Fisher, CNN The US Space Force has hit a critical milestone: dedicated basic training for its early recruits. As dawn breaks on Day 38 of…
Continue Reading Election standoff ends in New Mexico county after false fraud claims threw primary certification into question
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The majority of a county commission in a rural swath of New Mexico on Friday voted to certify the results of the June 7…
Continue Reading Bannon and DOJ don’t want to talk politics or January 6 specifics at contempt trial
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Longtime Trump political adviser Steve Bannon wants to block prosecutors from exploring the…
Continue Reading Hero aviator of the Tuskegee Airmen honored at Arlington burial
By Chandelis Duster, CNN When Charles McGee first dreamt of flying above the clouds nearly a century ago, the US military wouldn’t even allow…
Continue Reading January 6 committee says it ‘won’t be an obstacle’ to Justice Department prosecution
By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House January 6 committee “won’t be an obstacle” to Department of Justice prosecutions,…
Continue Reading Migrant rescues along US-Mexico border climb amid sweltering heat and high water levels
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN In the roaring waters of the canal, first responders train for the worst: migrants who have been swept away while trying to…
Continue Reading John Cornyn, top Republican negotiator on gun package, booed at Texas GOP convention
By Morgan Rimmer and Ali Zaslav, CNN Sen. John Cornyn, the lead Republican negotiator on the bipartisan gun safety package, told a home-state crowd…
Continue Reading Georgia officials set to testify at Tuesday’s hearing before January 6 committee
By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his deputy Gabe Sterling will…
Continue Reading New Mexico county commissioner who refuses to certify recent election results sentenced for role in January 6 attack
By Holmes Lybrand and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county commissioner, ardent election-fraud conspiracy theorist and founder of…
Continue Reading Iowa Supreme Court rules state constitution does not protect right to abortion
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state constitution does not protect the right to an abortion, clearing…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioter who carried weapon loaded with hollow-point bullets pleads guilty
By Holmes Lybrand and Avery Lotz, CNN A January 6, 2021, rioter pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a loaded firearm on US Capitol grounds and…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s been briefed on Americans missing in Ukraine and urges against travel to the nation
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday he has been briefed on the three Americans who have gone missing in Ukraine after they traveled…
Continue Reading As presidential cat, Willow Biden has privileges
By Kate Bennett, CNN In the dog days of summer, Willow the cat rules the roost. On Friday, Willow’s crate was spotted being carried by a staff…
Continue Reading A third victim has died after a shooting at Alabama church where the suspect was an occasional attendee
By Jason Hanna, CNN A 70-year-old man who shot dead three senior citizens at an Alabama church group’s meeting Thursday evening was subdued by…
Continue Reading Peter Navarro, former Trump adviser, pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress charges
CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty to contempt of…
Continue Reading Peter Navarro, former Trump adviser, pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress charges
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty to contempt of Congress…
Continue Reading January 6 committee trying to secure witnesses for hearing focusing on Trump’s efforts to use Justice Department to further election lies
By Evan Perez and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection is still trying to nail down a witness…
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