Democrats on Capitol Hill face a crushing set of deadlines. Here’s what’s next.
By Lauren Fox, CNN Democrats’ ability to reimagine the social safety net and cement their and President Joe Biden’s domestic policy…
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett says Supreme Court is ‘not a bunch of partisan hacks’
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Sunday rejected claims that decisions by the high court are driven by political…
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Melania Trump’s closest White House adviser, Stephanie Grisham, details the former first lady’s reaction to the January 6th insurrection in her…
Continue Reading Study: Pentagon reliance on contractors hurt US in 9/11 wars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…
Continue Reading More than half of Americans support vaccine mandates for workplaces, classrooms and sporting events
Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and in everyday public life, according to a new CNN poll…
Continue Reading Biden pushes to combat climate crisis while surveying wildfire damage in Western US
By Kate Sullivan, Jasmine Wright and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is surveying wildfire damage in the Western US on Monday, arguing that…
Continue Reading Biden to make push to combat climate crisis while surveying wildfire damage on West Coast
CA: Climate change is having a devastating impact on one of California’s natural treasures–the Giant…
Continue Reading Democrats face divisions over pledge to scrap Trump’s tax cuts
By Lauren Fox and Katie Lobosco, CNN Democrats have been waiting for years to reimagine the tax code so that, in their words, the wealthy are paying…
Continue Reading Five places to watch in the California recall
By Maeve Reston, CNN With all eyes turning to California on Tuesday to see whether Gov. Gavin Newsom is recalled, a few places within the Golden…
Continue Reading Inside the effort to resettle thousands of Afghans in the United States
By Priscilla Alvarez and Oren Liebermann, CNN After the biggest military evacuation in history, the Biden administration will now resettle more than…
Continue Reading More than half of Americans support vaccine mandates for workplaces, classrooms and sporting events
By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and in…
Continue Reading Biden agenda faces make-or-break moment as Democrats struggle to finalize deal
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN House and Senate Democratic leaders are scrambling to unite their party behind a massive economic package to…
Continue Reading In the wake of Trump’s attack on democracy, election officials fear for the future of American elections
Former President Trump and his inner circle were using all the powers of the presidential office to wage a high-pressure campaign, CNN’s Drew Griffin…
Continue Reading In the wake of Trump’s attack on democracy, election officials fear for the future of American elections
By Rob Kuznia, Bob Ortega and Casey Tolan, CNN When the election office led by Lisa Deeley first came under attack from then-President Donald Trump…
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Inside the Manchin-Sanders feud that has Democrats nervous about Biden’s agenda
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) defends the proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he’d prefer to see a lower price…
Continue Reading Democrats look to hike taxes on the rich and corporations to pay for $3.5 trillion budget bill
Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders tells CNN’s Dana Bash he thinks House progressives should torpedo the bipartisan infrastructure deal if…
Continue Reading Democrats look to hike taxes on the rich and corporations to pay for $3.5 trillion budget bill
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin dismisses House progressives’ threat to block the bipartisan infrastructure deal if the Senate doesn’t pass a $3.5…
Continue Reading Democrats look to hike taxes on the rich and corporations to pay for $3.5 trillion budget bill
By Tami Luhby and Lauren Fox, CNN House Democrats want to increase taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations to pay for their sweeping $3.5…
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Suspended professor advocates for 2020 election audits
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State University professor has been traveling to advocate for audits of the 2020 presidential election amid a…
Continue Reading What we know so far about the Democrats’ big spending proposals
After 11 million Americans lost federal pandemic unemployment benefits, many must now face their next steps forward. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich spoke…
Continue Reading What the Democrats’ sweeping social spending plan might include
By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN After months of negotiations, the House passed the Democrats’ sweeping $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation…
Continue Reading Rep. Joe Morelle says he has tested positive for Covid-19
By Devan Cole, CNN New York Rep. Joe Morelle announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, stressing that his vaccination against the…
Continue Reading Most Republicans want Trump as the GOP’s leader but are divided about whether he’d help them retake the White House
A new CNN poll found that while President Donald Trump is still seen as the leader of the Republican Party, less GOP members think their party’s…
Continue Reading Cubans still reside on Guantánamo Bay base decades after US-Cuba relations deteriorated
By Ellie Kaufman Sixty years after the United States’ failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the remnants of the US and Cuba’s fractured…
Continue Reading Arkansas governor: Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate ‘hardens the resistance’ to them
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy defends President Joe Biden’s new vaccine mandates in an interview with CNN’s Dana…
Continue Reading Arkansas governor: Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate ‘hardens the resistance’ to them
By Gregory Lemos and Devan Cole, CNN Arkansas’ Republican governor said Sunday that he thinks President Joe Biden’s newly announced…
Continue Reading Manchin: I will not vote for $3.5 trillion bill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) tells CNN’s Dana Bash that he has told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that he will not vote for the $3.5…
Continue Reading Manchin: I will not vote for $3.5 trillion bill
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he will not support the $3.5 trillion price tag for the economic bill that would expand…
Continue Reading FBI releases first 9/11 document after Biden order
The FBI released the first of what is expected to be several documents related to its investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and suspected Saudi…
Continue Reading Top US commanders in Afghanistan wrestle with mistakes and regrets as America’s longest war ends
In a two-hour documentary that airs September 12 at 9pm ET, CNN’s Jake Tapper conducts candid, in-depth interviews with eight US commanders who led…
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