The week in 13 headlines
By Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, President Biden’s infrastructure agenda took a backseat as the last US troops left Afghanistan and Hurricane…
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Lyft, Uber to cover fees for drivers sued under Texas abortion law
NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting…
Continue Reading Latino voters could be key to Gavin Newsom keeping his job
By Dan Merica and Kyung Lah, CNN If California Gov. Gavin Newsom is able to keep his job and avoid a recall later this month, he could have Latino…
Continue Reading DHS, FBI expect foreign terrorist messaging to exploit 9/11 anniversary and Afghanistan withdrawal, intel bulletin says
By Geneva Sands, CNN US intelligence officials are anticipating foreign terrorist organizations will seek to exploit the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and…
Continue Reading Biden sees Hurricane Ida damage as storm leaves 61 dead
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — President Joe Biden traveled to New Orleans Friday to survey damage caused by Hurricane Ida, meet with local…
Continue Reading Biden taps former Delaware governor to lead Afghan resettlement efforts in US
By Arlette Saenz President Joe Biden has tapped former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell as the temporary point person who will oversee the…
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Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing the FBI to declassify documents…
Continue Reading Biden orders review and potential release of classified documents related to September 11 attacks
By Donald Judd and Rachel Janfaza, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice and other federal…
Continue Reading Fact check: Sen. Joni Ernst falsely claims Biden has ‘not once’ expressed gratitude to troops who fought in the last 20 years
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a veteran of the war in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, falsely claimed on that President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Fact check: Sen. Joni Ernst falsely claims Biden has ‘not once’ expressed gratitude to troops who fought in the last 20 years
By Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a veteran of the war in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, falsely…
Continue Reading Trump adviser Stephen Miller warned of ‘Iraqs and ‘Stans’ in the US while slow-walking the entry of Afghan allies
Olivia Troye, a former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, speaks to CNN for the first time since her viral Twitter thread in which she says that…
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‘QAnon Shaman’ who wore horns pleads guilty in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, DC — The so-called “QAnon Shaman” who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned bearskin outfit pleaded guilty Friday to a felony…
Continue Reading ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley pleads guilty to felony in US Capitol riot
By Marshall Cohen The so-called “QAnon Shaman” who stormed the US Capitol in a horned bearskin outfit pleaded guilty Friday to a felony…
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Americans support Afghanistan pullout, but not the way it was done: ABC News poll
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has fallen underwater in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll amid broad disapproval…
Continue Reading Colorado county election official allegedly pressured employees to not cooperate with investigation into security breach
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN County administrators in Colorado have opened an investigation into an election official after employees complained she was…
Continue Reading Biden says Texas’ anti-abortion law is ‘almost un-American’ and ‘sort of creates a vigilante system’
Biden: I have been, and continue to be, a strong supporter of Roe V.…
Continue Reading Biden says Texas’ anti-abortion law is ‘almost un-American’ and ‘sort of creates a vigilante system’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday the Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into pregnancy is…
Continue Reading Biden administration’s September 20 booster rollout may be scaled back to just Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at first
By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak, Jamie Gumbrecht, Jacqueline Howard and Arlette Saenz, CNN The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine booster plan remains…
Continue Reading How Trump adviser Stephen Miller slowed down the entry of Afghan allies who helped the US
By Priscilla Alvarez and Michael Warren, CNN Stephen Miller seemed floored by the idea, raised during a fall Cabinet meeting in 2018, of  keeping…
Continue Reading READ: House Democrats’ letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Afghanistan
By CNN In a letter provided to CNN, more than three dozen House Democrats — ranging from some of the most liberal to some of the most moderate…
Continue Reading First on CNN: More than 100 Democratic lawmakers introduce legislation to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60
By Annie Grayer, CNN More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in the House from all wings of the caucus introduced legislation on Friday to lower the…
Continue Reading House Democrats press Blinken for more details about Afghan evacuation effort
By Zachary Cohen, Manu Raju and Jennifer Hansler, CNN An ideologically diverse group of Democrats is pushing Secretary of State Antony Blinken to…
Continue Reading Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearing on Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and ‘shadow docket’
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee announced Friday that it plans to hold a hearing examining Texas’ six-week abortion ban…
Continue Reading Larry Elder disclosed sexual harassment allegations on 2011 radio show, but implied one woman was too ugly for it to be true
CNN’s KFile has discovered 2011 remarks made by Republican California recall candidate Larry Elder where he implied an accuser was too unattractive…
Continue Reading Biden set to travel to Louisiana to survey damage from Hurricane Ida
President Joe Biden updates the nation on the recovery efforts following devastating flooding in the…
Continue Reading Biden pledges to support communities ravaged by Hurricane Ida: ‘I promise to have your backs until this gets done’
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden headed to Louisiana on Friday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida, after almost a week of the deadly storm…
Continue Reading ISIS fighter in overseas ‘Beatles’ cell pleads guilty to killing Americans and other hostages
By Christina Carrega and Liz Stark, CNN More than two years after one of two ISIS soldiers refused to offer an apology for his role in the kidnapping…
Continue Reading Judge rules against Gov. Abbott; El Paso’s new mask mandate takes effect Saturday
EL PASO, Texas — A judge Thursday afternoon granted the City of El Paso’s request for a temporary injunction, blocking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s…
Continue Reading Biden visits wounded service members at Walter Reed
By Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Walter Reed medical center in Maryland on Thursday to visit wounded US…
Continue Reading Trump endorses Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate race
Allegation against high-profile Republican in Georgia Senate…
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