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Foundation behind network pushing election and coronavirus conspiracies had its tax-exempt status revoked. It still solicits donations

January 10, 2022 10:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Casey Tolan and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN An online media network that promotes election and coronavirus-related conspiracy theories is soliciting…

GOP push for hand-counting paper ballots is latest effort to cast doubt on elections

January 10, 2022 5:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Kelly Mena, CNN After more than a year of baselessly questioning the results of the 2020 election, some Republicans are casting doubt on how…

Congress steps up health protocols amid fresh fears over coronavirus in the Capitol

January 10, 2022 4:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN Congress is stepping up its health protocols amid renewed fears over the coronavirus, with the Capitol Hill…

Planet-warming emissions surged faster in the US than expected in 2021, analysts say

January 10, 2022 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN In a troublesome sign for President Joe Biden’s climate goals, US greenhouse emissions surged back from a pandemic slump…

Trump’s potential liability for Capitol riot faces major test in court

January 10, 2022 3:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge in Washington, DC, is set to consider, for the first time, whether former…

Trump’s potential liability for Capitol riot faces major test in court

January 10, 2022 3:08 AM CNN

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge in Washington, DC, is set to consider, for the first time, whether former…

US says no breakthrough in ‘frank and forthright’ talks with Russia over Ukraine border crisis

January 10, 2022 1:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, Jeremy Herb, Kylie Atwood and Rob Picheta, CNN US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said she does not know yet whether…

Rep. Jim Jordan indicates he won’t meet with January 6 committee

January 9, 2022 8:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Greg Clary Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio indicated he doesn’t plan to cooperate with a request to meet to meet with the House select…

Pro-Trump Republicans try to rewrite state election laws as a voting rights showdown looms in Congress

January 9, 2022 3:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN In Michigan, a group of Donald Trump’s supporters is working on a petition to mandate an outside audit of the 2020…

Biden has lowest first-year Senate confirmation rate among last three presidents, according to new report

January 9, 2022 11:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden has the lowest Senate confirmation rate of first-year nominations among the last three presidents, according…

Blinken does not expect to see breakthroughs in talks with Russia this week

January 9, 2022 10:07 AM CNN

CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he doesn’t expect to see any breakthroughs in the meetings with Russia this…

Arkansas governor says large businesses in state should not comply with Biden administration’s ‘oppressive vaccine mandate’

January 9, 2022 9:13 AM CNN

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged large businesses in the state not to comply with the Biden administration’s Covid-19…

Fears of extremist violence go ‘well beyond’ January 6 anniversary

January 9, 2022 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN A year after the attack on the US Capitol, homeland security and law enforcement officials nationwide are bracing for potential…

Blinken does not expect to see breakthroughs in talks with Russia this week

January 9, 2022 8:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he doesn’t expect to see any breakthroughs in the meetings with Russia this…

Arkansas governor says large businesses in state should not comply with Biden administration’s ‘oppressive vaccine mandate’

January 9, 2022 8:33 AM CNN

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged large businesses in the state not to comply with the Biden administration’s Covid-19…

Arkansas governor says large businesses in state should not comply with Biden administration’s ‘oppressive vaccine mandate’

January 9, 2022 8:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged large businesses in the state not to comply with the Biden administration’s Covid-19…

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says he will run for reelection

January 9, 2022 7:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniella Diaz and Chandelis Duster, CNN Sen. Ron Johnson announced in an email on Sunday that he is running for reelection in Wisconsin, setting…

National Guard steps in to alleviate pressure on hospital overwhelmed by Omicron wave

January 9, 2022 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN An incoming tide of patients is slowly drowning UMass Memorial Medical Center, and the US military’s National Guard is…

National Guard steps in to alleviate pressure on hospital overwhelmed by Omicron wave

January 9, 2022 6:01 AM CNN

CNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN An incoming tide of patients is slowly drowning UMass Memorial Medical Center, and the US military’s National Guard…

Michelle Obama’s urgent message about this year’s midterm elections

January 9, 2022 5:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza Former first lady Michelle Obama has a message for Americans ahead of the 2022 midterm elections: “We’ve got to vote…

What Biden is missing on for-profit college debt

January 9, 2022 4:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration has pledged to make college more affordable. But it has chosen not to reinstate an Obama-era rule…

Biden eulogizes Reid as ‘one of the greatest Senate Majority Leaders in history’

January 8, 2022 4:19 PM CNN

CNN, POOL By Dan Merica, Jeff Zeleny and Allie Malloy, CNN Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was remembered by a host of top Democratic…

South Dakota places further restrictions on medication abortions

January 8, 2022 4:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Women in South Dakota who are seeking a medication abortion will face additional restrictions later this month after…

US sanctions on Russia would impose ‘severe and overwhelming’ economic costs, officials say

January 8, 2022 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand The US is prepared to impose a range of harsh economic penalties on Russia should it move to invade Ukraine, starting with…

Sen. John Thune announces he will run for re-election

January 8, 2022 11:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, announced Saturday he is running…

Fact check: J.D. Vance falsely claims dozens of jailed Capitol protesters haven’t been charged with a crime

January 8, 2022 9:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for a US Senate seat in Ohio, is a law school graduate. But Vance made a…

Fact check: J.D. Vance falsely claims dozens of jailed Capitol protesters haven’t been charged with a crime

January 8, 2022 9:01 AM CNN

CNN By Daniel Dale and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for a US Senate seat in Ohio, is a law school graduate. But Vance…

Supreme Court ruling on mandates may depend on how the justices value vaccines

January 8, 2022 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer As the Supreme Court debated federal authority to impose a vaccine requirement on…

Biden eulogizes Reid as ‘one of the greatest Senate Majority Leaders in history’

January 8, 2022 7:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica, Jeff Zeleny and Allie Malloy, CNN Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was remembered by a host of top Democratic politicians at…

Meadows urges Supreme Court to take up Trump’s case that aims to keep presidential records secret

January 7, 2022 6:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is urging the Supreme Court to take up former…