FBI’s Larry Nassar investigation failure is another black eye for the agency
By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The sharp rebuke from the Justice Department’s inspector general over the FBI’s mishandling of the…
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Beto O’Rourke raises $500k to help pay for Texas Dems in DC
WASHINGTON, DC — As Texas House Democrats settle in for a potentially weekslong stay in the nation’s capital, one question is becoming…
Continue Reading Manchin meets with Texas Dems and says he wants pared-down voting rights bill
By Jessica Dean, Dianne Gallagher and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on…
Continue Reading ‘He’s not going to sit in silence’: How the nation’s top general found himself caught up in Trump’s political wars
By Jeremy Herb, CNN In December 2018, then-President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he would nominate Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman…
Continue Reading Former vaccine official says she received disturbing package before she was fired
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who served as Tennessee’s top vaccine official before she was fired, describes receiving a disturbing package shortly before her…
Continue Reading Tennessee controversy shows how anti-vax beliefs are bursting into GOP’s mainstream
By Eric Bradner, CNN Tennessee Republicans’ actions this week to halt efforts to inform teenagers about the coronavirus vaccine have showcased…
Continue Reading Liberals struggle with Breyer’s refusal to retire
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Stephen Breyer’s latest signal, in comments made exclusively to CNN, that he is not yet ready to retire from the…
Continue Reading Tennessee doctors want investigation into state’s handling of pandemic
CNN’s Martin Savidge gives a deeper look at Tennessee’s political battle over the handling of coronavirus vaccinations after the state health…
Continue Reading Democrats look to infrastructure as last chance on immigration reform
By Lauren Fox, Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav, CNN After months of fruitless bipartisan talks, Democrats are turning their last hopes for immigration…
Continue Reading Attorney General Garland restores discretion for immigration judges that was stripped under Trump
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a ruling Thursday restoring discretion to immigration judges by allowing them to…
Continue Reading California Legislature approves $35 million plan for nation’s 1st state-funded guaranteed income program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Legislature has approved the nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income program. The $35…
Continue Reading Surgeon general warns Covid misinformation is ‘serious public threat’
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a new advisory that health misinformation is “a serious threat to public health,”…
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El Paso’s Moody stripped of speaker pro tem title due to Texas House Dems walkout
AUSTIN, Texas — El Paso Democrat Joe Moody was stripped of his position as speaker pro tem of the Texas House on Thursday in the first…
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Child tax credit payments now going out to parents: Here’s how it works
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is starting to deposit child tax credit money into the bank accounts of more than 35 million families.…
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With federal moratorium set to expire, will New Mexico do enough to limit evictions?
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended…
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With moratorium set to expire, are evictions in Texas about to increase?
DALLAS, Texas — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Porsches, Gucci rings and billions of robocalls: Inside the PAC operation that raised millions by impersonating Donald Trump
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN At first glance, “Matte Nox” looks like your typical thirty-something wannabe Internet influencer,…
Continue Reading Schumer strong-arms negotiators on infrastructure and budget deal inspiring Republican revolt
By Ali Zaslav, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set a key deadline next week to force his caucus to…
Continue Reading State Department to require all contractors in Afghanistan to get Covid-19 vaccination
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The State Department is now requiring all contractors in Afghanistan “to ensure” that all their personnel are fully…
Continue Reading Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy meet in Bedminster as 1/6 committee hearing looms
By Ryan Nobles and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy met with Donald Trump on Thursday at the former President’s Bedminster,…
Continue Reading Surgeon general issues warning over vaccine misinformation as White House turns up the heat on Facebook
By Kaitlan Collins and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned Thursday health misinformation is “a serious…
Continue Reading US offers up to $10 million reward for information on cyberattacks against critical infrastructure by foreign states
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jamie Crawford, CNN The US government is offering up to $10 million for information that can identify or locate…
Continue Reading Biden administration sanctions cryptocurrency exchange in effort to cut off revenue to ransomware groups
Ransomware attacks are on the rise with an estimated $350 million paid out in ransom in 2020. Here’s everything you need to know and how to prepare…
Continue Reading After Trump-era turmoil, ICE may finally get a permanent leader
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN After four years and a rotating cast of temporary leaders, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is inching toward a…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Stephen Breyer says he hasn’t decided his retirement plans and is happy as the Supreme Court’s top liberal
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Stephen Breyer has not decided when he will retire and is especially…
Continue Reading Biden touts ‘historic’ effort to reduce child poverty through expanded child tax credit
By Donald Judd, Tami Luhby and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday touted the expanded child tax credit, a provision of his…
Continue Reading Merkel and Biden chart a course for the future of US-German relations in White House meeting
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Washington on Thursday in what was likely the…
Continue Reading New book claims top generals feared Trump coup attempt
WASHINGTON, DC — The top U.S. military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald…
Continue Reading New book shows top US generals planned ways to stop Trump in case of coup
The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might…
Continue Reading These moms explain how child tax credit checks will help them
As President Joe Biden’s Enhanced Child Tax Credit goes into effect, CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus talks to moms across the country about how the monthly…
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