Senate clears 60-vote threshold to advance $1T infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came…
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Fact-checking claim Biden administration is pushing vaccine passport
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Amid confusion over mask mandates, booster shots, and new guidance for those vaccinated, some Republicans have thrown fuel on…
Continue Reading Cuomo’s fight to stay in office runs into a wave of Democratic defections
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Gov. Andrew Cuomo is running out of time and friends as he stares down the prospect of being the first New York governor…
Continue Reading FEMA funeral assistance now flowing to families of Covid victims after a bumpy start
By Tami Luhby and Liz Stark, CNN George Harrington applied for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s funeral assistance program soon after…
Continue Reading $1 trillion infrastructure bill awaits final vote after Senate breaks filibuster, shuts down debate
By Ali Zaslav, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate voted to break a filibuster Saturday and advance a massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan…
Continue Reading Homeland Security warns of potential conspiracy theory-fueled violence in August
By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security warned state and local authorities Friday about an increase in calls for violence online…
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Texas GOP leaders find funding for 2nd special session of legislature
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republican leaders said Friday they were extending “an additional month of funding” for the Legislature as a deadline to…
Continue Reading Missouri governor pardons St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters
Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced pardons for Patricia and Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis homeowners who pointed guns at protesters near…
Continue Reading 9/11 families tell Biden to stay away from memorial service if he doesn’t authorize release of records related to attacks
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mary Anne Fox, CNN More than 1,600 people affected by the September 11 attacks are asking President Joe Biden to refrain…
Continue Reading Former Republican congressman to join staff of January 6 committee
By Jamie Gangel and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Former Rep. Denver Riggleman is joining the staff of the House select committee investigating the January 6…
Continue Reading Biden administration expected to unveil new Belarus sanctions
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration is expected to unveil new Belarus sanctions and a new executive order amid continued crackdowns by…
Continue Reading The week in 16 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, advocates for the recently expired nationwide eviction moratorium scored a victory as the CDC rolled out a new,…
Continue Reading Biden extends student loan payment pause to January 31
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration is extending the pause on federal student loan payments one last time until January 31. The pandemic…
Continue Reading How a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President
By Katelyn Polantz, Zachary Cohen and Evan Perez, CNN Jeffrey Clark, a Donald Trump-appointed environment law chief at the Justice Department at the…
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Key members of former president Donald Trump’s justice department could face questioning from the house select committee investigating the…
Continue Reading How a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President
New information about the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency show an effort to subvert democracy with the help of his loyalists in the…
Continue Reading How a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President
A draft letter circulated late last year by Donald Trump-loyalist Jeffrey Clark at the Justice Department shows the lengths his allies were willing…
Continue Reading Biden announces three new ambassador picks, including two top donors
By Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden announced a new round of ambassador picks on Friday, which includes two top donors to…
Continue Reading January 6 committee considers whether to seek Trump White House call logs as investigators eye next steps
By Zachary Cohen, CNN The select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection is weighing whether to pursue call logs from the Trump White…
Continue Reading January 6 committee considers whether to seek Trump White House call logs as investigators eyes next steps
In 2019, Jerry Goldfeder, who teaches election law at Fordham Law School, and Lincoln Mitchell, who teaches in political science department at…
Continue Reading CNN gets an inside look at Space Force
By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent I have been embedded with every branch of the US military multiple times — in war zones…
Continue Reading CNN gets an inside look at Space Force
Russia, China and other adversaries are launching attacks designed to damage or destroy US satellites and interfere with that critical…
Continue Reading New Jersey gym owner is first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty to assaulting a police officer on January 6
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Joe Beare, CNN A New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting a police officer during…
Continue Reading US watching as Iran quietly replaces Red Sea spy ship damaged in April attack
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US was monitoring Iranian ship movements in the Middle East as Tehran quietly replaced a spy ship in the Red Sea that was…
Continue Reading White House touts economic recovery as U.S. adds 943,000 jobs
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S.…
Continue Reading Pentagon investigative team says Iran was behind attack on Mercer Street tanker
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A US Defense Department expert team concluded that the drone behind the deadly attack on the Mercer Street commercial vessel…
Continue Reading Biden touts economic recovery but warns of Delta after US added 943,000 jobs in July
The biggest job gain since August last year is signaling a strong labor market. CNN’s Julia Chatterley…
Continue Reading Hopes of revived Iran nuclear talks dim amid delays as new hardline president takes office
By Natasha Bertrand and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Biden administration officials are becoming increasingly pessimistic about reviving the Iran nuclear…
Continue Reading As members of Congress go home, their security concerns come with them
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Whitney Wild and Annie Grayer, CNN For the 535 members of Congress, the haunting memories of the violence and chaos…
Continue Reading GOP Senate candidates align with Trump in bashing bipartisan infrastructure bill
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Sen. Rob Portman, the longtime Washington veteran and savvy deal-cutter, is on the cusp of achieving a major…
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