House Republicans revolt over reimposed mask mandate
An Atlanta restaurant owner defends his decision to impose a vaccine mandate for customers and employees after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked…
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Biden stays close to home as he plots blue-collar focused presidential travel
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Want to see President Joe Biden in person? Consider a move to Pennsylvania. That is where the President visited again Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Ex-cop who stormed US Capitol is jailed after buying 37 guns and posting that ‘violence’ is better than ‘peaceful protest’
By Marshall Cohen A Virginia police officer who was fired after storming the US Capitol was jailed Wednesday by a federal judge because he ordered a…
Continue Reading McAuliffe attacks Youngkin by tying him to Trump’s election lies
By Dan Merica, CNN Virginia’s Terry McAuliffe, in an effort to tie his gubernatorial opponent, Glenn Youngkin, to all things Donald Trump, is…
Continue Reading Senate negotiators reach deal on $2 billion Capitol security funding bill in wake of January 6 insurrection
By Clare Foran, CNN The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee have reached a deal on a roughly $2 billion Capitol Hill…
Continue Reading McCarthy jokes ‘it will be hard not to hit’ Pelosi with gavel if he becomes House speaker
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi addressed her comment where she called Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy a “moron” after hearing that McCarthy said…
Continue Reading US and Russia hold ‘substantive’ strategic stability talks as Moscow raps Biden for comments
By Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN US and Russian officials had “professional and substantive talks” on strategic stability in…
Continue Reading Biden meets with Belarusian opposition leader at the White House
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden met with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Wednesday morning, as part of her larger…
Continue Reading Biden proposes strengthening Buy American rules to boost manufacturing
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pennsylvania — President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed strengthening the federal government’s Buy American rules in an attempt to…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom pulls his children from summer camp over mask policy
Is the staff vaccinated? Are masks required? Dr. Leana Wen tells you what you need to know before sending your kids to summer…
Continue Reading A third of eligible people aren’t vaccinated. Here’s what we know about them
By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN We’ve been referring a lot to “the unvaccinated” vs. “the vaccinated” in very general terms…
Continue Reading A third of eligible people aren’t vaccinated. Here’s what we know about them
CNN’s Harry Enten analyzes data from the Axios/Ipsos tracking poll comparing vaccination rates of the Fox News audience to people who get their news…
Continue Reading Biden administration issues new sanctions on Syria
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The US sanctioned Syrian prisons, Assad regime officials and militia leaders on Wednesday, marking the first time the Biden…
Continue Reading Senate opens debate on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after bipartisan group strikes deal
By Alex Rogers, Ali Zaslav, Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate voted Wednesday to begin debate on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure…
Continue Reading Justice Department puts states on notice about post-election audits and election law changes
By Tierney Sneed The Justice Department on Wednesday put states and local officials on notice of their federal obligations when conducting…
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New York to require state employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus or undergo Covid-19 testing
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will require all state employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by Labor Day or undergo weekly Covid-19…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom pulls his children from summer camp over mask policy
By Stella Chan and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife pulled their 10- and 11-year-olds from a summer basketball…
Continue Reading Whistleblowers allege poor conditions at Fort Bliss facility for migrant children
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Two more whistleblowers have come forward alleging that migrant children who stayed at the Fort Bliss facility near El…
Continue Reading Pelosi calls McCarthy ‘a moron’ for his mask mandate criticism
By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy a “moron” after being asked by a reporter…
Continue Reading Biden unveils federal worker vaccine requirement as he strikes a ‘brick wall’ convincing unvaccinated Americans to get the shot
Dr. Anthony Fauci and CNN’s Chris Cuomo discuss the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated as the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to…
Continue Reading Infrastructure talks stuck in limbo but back from the brink
By Lauren Fox, CNN After bipartisan infrastructure talks went to the brink Monday, negotiators are trying to put things back on track, returning to…
Continue Reading Biden proposes strengthening Buy American rules to boost US manufacturing
By Jason Hoffman, Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed strengthening the federal government’s Buy…
Continue Reading House physician reinstates mask mandate amid Delta variant spread in the US
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Annie Grayer, CNN The US House is reinstating its mask mandate as the Delta variant emerges as the dominant strain of…
Continue Reading Covid relief programs are starting to expire for millions of Americans
By Tami Luhby, Anna Bahney and Katie Lobosco, CNN Sixteen months after the coronavirus pandemic upended the economy and left millions of Americans…
Continue Reading Republicans’ Jan. 6 counterprogramming filled with falsehoods
By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam, Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale, CNN On the day a House select committee held its first public hearing to glean…
Continue Reading Subpoena fight looms over Trump as House committee plots extensive January 6 probe
CNN fact check reporters Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam analyzed statements made by Republican politicians while Capitol police…
Continue Reading Inside Democrats’ quest to nominate judges who break the ex-prosecutor mold
By Tierney Sneed, CNN As part of the historically quick work to put his judicial nominees on the bench, President Joe Biden is on a mission to pick…
Continue Reading ‘Time for action:’ Voting and civil rights groups intensify pressure on Biden and Congress to move on federal election bills
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Civil rights activists and voting rights groups this week are intensifying pressure on Congress to advance federal voting…
Continue Reading Gallup Poll: Supreme Court approval rating falls to 49% after hitting 10-year high in 2020
By Devan Cole, CNN Americans’ approval of the US Supreme Court fell to 49% this year after hitting a 10-year high in 2020, according to a…
Continue Reading DOJ won’t protect GOP Rep. Mo Brooks in insurrection lawsuit
By Marshall Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department on Tuesday rejected a request from GOP Rep. Mo Brooks to protect him from a civil…
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