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A year into the pandemic, Florida is booming and Republican Gov. DeSantis is taking credit

March 17, 2021 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

After a year of criticism by health experts, mockery from comedians and blistering critiques from political rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is…

Senate Democrats set to introduce sweeping election bill that would curb GOP efforts to restrict voting access

March 17, 2021 8:23 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Democrats on Wednesday are set to introduce the sweeping election and voting rights package passed by the House earlier this month, one that,…

Biden says his dog, Major, is working with a trainer in Delaware following biting incident

March 17, 2021 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden said that his dog, Major, is working with a trainer at Biden’s home in Delaware following a biting incident at the White…

Biden reiterates pledge to raise taxes on Americans making $400,000 or more

March 17, 2021 7:39 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden again reiterated he intends to raise taxes for the most wealthy Americans in an ABC News interview aired Wednesday, saying…

Mayorkas faces lawmakers amid unaccompanied-migrant crisis at the border

March 17, 2021 7:08 AM CNN Newsource

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will appear before lawmakers Wednesday morning, where he is expected to face questions about the…

Biden says Putin ‘will pay a price’ for Russian efforts to undermine the 2020 US election

March 17, 2021 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin “will pay a price” for his efforts to undermine the 2020 US election following a landmark…

Trump urges Americans to get Covid-19 vaccine: ‘I would recommend it’

March 17, 2021 5:48 AM CNN

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Americans to get vaccinated to help curb the Covid-19 pandemic, calling it “safe” and…

New US intel report shows Russia, Trump and GOP acolytes have same goals

March 17, 2021 5:19 AM CNN

A new US intelligence report that finds Russia interfered in the 2020 election to help Donald Trump and hurt Joe Biden also underscores a fundamental…

Watch these states as GOP tries to make it harder to vote

March 17, 2021 5:12 AM CNN

Republicans at the state level have moved swiftly to either roll back some easy access to voting or put new obstacles in the way of voters following…

US has assessed North Korea could be preparing to carry out first weapons test since Biden took office

March 17, 2021 3:37 AM CNN Newsource

US intelligence has assessed that North Korea could be preparing to carry out their first weapons test since President Joe Biden came into office,…

Biden to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day virtually with Ireland’s prime minister

March 17, 2021 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will host Taioseach Micheál Martin of Ireland for a virtual bilateral meeting on Wednesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,…

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump hires new evidence expert

March 17, 2021 12:43 AM CNN Newsource

The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump, Fani Willis, is beefing up her office with a new evidence expert,…

Investigators point to leadership and investigative failures at Fort Hood in wake of service member deaths

March 16, 2021 9:22 PM CNN Newsource

FORT HOOD, Texas — The commander of the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command told lawmakers on Tuesday that it is “not…

Biden tells migrants not to come to US: ‘Don’t leave your town’

March 16, 2021 8:02 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden discouraged would-be migrants from coming to the United States as his administration scrambles to respond to a surge of…

House passes sweeping child abuse prevention bill

March 16, 2021 7:51 PM CNN Newsource

The House on Tuesday passed a sweeping child abuse prevention bill, setting up deliberations in the Senate as experts and advocates raise alarm about…

Biden says he supports bringing back the Senate’s talking filibuster rule

March 16, 2021 7:50 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he supports changing the Senate’s filibuster rule by bringing back the talking filibuster, requiring a…

Cuomo’s strategy for getting through scandal: Focus on his job

March 16, 2021 7:49 PM CNN Newsource

In the eyes of those close to Andrew Cuomo, the way through the scandal that threatens to sink the three-term New York governor is to focus on the…

Woman who first accused Gov. Cuomo of sexual harassment meets with investigators

March 16, 2021 7:48 PM CNN

Investigators in the New York Attorney General’s Office met with Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to publicly accuse New York Democratic Gov.…

US intelligence report says Russia used Trump allies to influence 2020 election with goal of ‘denigrating’ Biden

March 16, 2021 7:48 PM CNN

The US intelligence community said in a landmark report Tuesday that the Russian government meddled in the 2020 election with an influence campaign…

California governor mounts aggressive effort to combat recall campaign

March 16, 2021 7:25 PM CNN

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has embarked on an aggressive new effort to push back against the well-funded effort to recall him, arguing…

Congress eyes extending PPP deadline for businesses, as billions sit untouched

March 16, 2021 7:24 PM CNN Newsource

Lawmakers are rushing to extend the federal government’s key relief program for small business owners as the deadline to apply for a loan from…

Democrats pitch significant increase to international affairs budget

March 16, 2021 6:49 PM CNN Newsource

A group of Democratic lawmakers is proposing a substantial increase in the international affairs budget for the next fiscal year, with specific…

Border crisis stymies Congress as GOP bashes Biden and Democrats spar internally over immigration strategy

March 16, 2021 5:55 PM CNN Newsource

The migrant crisis roiling the United States has made the complicated politics in Congress over immigration even dicier, with Democrats at sharp odds…

Opinion: Trump’s major problem in Georgia election probe

March 16, 2021 5:51 PM CNN

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has now opened a grand jury investigation of former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the…

Three-level bunks and mats on floors as migrant kids wait in Border Patrol facilities amid surge

March 16, 2021 5:43 PM CNN Newsource

Children are alternating schedules to make space for one another in confined facilities, some kids haven’t seen sunlight in days, and others…

Debt collectors can seize the new stimulus checks. Lawmakers are trying to fix that

March 16, 2021 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

The latest round of stimulus payments that started going out over the weekend are open to being seized by private debt collectors — a problem…

Biden sells government as a solution in Covid-19 relief sales pitch

March 16, 2021 4:10 PM CNN Newsource

Visiting the warehouse of a flooring company here Tuesday to begin selling his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law, President Joe Biden seemed ready to…

Harris uses UN speech to champion women’s role in democracy

March 16, 2021 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

Kamala Harris declared “the status of women is the status of democracy” on Tuesday, in her first speech before the United Nations as the…

Biden to hold first formal news conference on March 25

March 16, 2021 3:58 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will hold his first formal news conference since taking office on March 25, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.…

Feinstein says she plans to serve out full term after Newsom vows to appoint a Black woman to replace her

March 16, 2021 3:16 PM CNN Newsource

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 87-year-old veteran Democrat, insisted on Tuesday that she is committed to serving out her full term in office even after…