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Senate opens debate on Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution and begins vote-a-rama
By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate on Tuesday voted to open debate on a $3.5 trillion budget resolution and has now begun a series of…
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Kathy Hochul will take over as New York governor
By Chandelis Duster and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become governor of New York after Andrew Cuomo announced on…
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Kathy Hochul, moderate Dem from western NY, will be state’s 1st female governor after Cuomo leaves office
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — As New York’s lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul has spent years on the road as the friendly face of the administration.…
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will resign
By Gregory Krieg and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he will resign, one week after the release of a report by the…
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will resign
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces he will step down as governor of New York in late August…
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NY Gov. Cuomo resigns over sex harassment scandal
RELATED CONTENT: The Latest: Live Blog updates as Cuomo announces resignationKathy Hochul, moderate Dem from western NY, will be state’s 1st female…
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NSA IG reviewing allegations the agency ‘improperly targeted’ communications of US news media
By Katie Bo Williams, CNN The National Security Agency’s inspector general on Tuesday announced that it is reviewing “recent allegations…
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Here are the 19 Republican senators who voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill
By Ali Zaslav, Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The US Senate passed a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on…
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Feds offer plea deal to Cowboys for Trump leader for Capitol riot
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — Federal prosecutors have offered a confidential plea agreement to Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin that might…
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Senate to vote on $1 trillion infrastructure bill Tuesday after months of intense bipartisan talks
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy defends his bipartisan infrastructure plan amid GOP concerns about the…
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Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill after months of intense bipartisan talks
By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN The US Senate passed a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday to shore up the…
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Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican bills to put new restrictions on absentee voting in key battleground state
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed bills passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed…
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Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for one week
By Brian Fung and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for one week following…
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Judge asks why DOJ isn’t seeking more money from US Capitol rioters
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN During a plea hearing on Monday, the chief judge in DC’s federal court questioned the Justice Department’s…
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Fact-checking claims that migrants on the Southern border are to blame for Covid surge
By Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN While Covid-19 continues to spike across the country and in southern states with lower vaccination rates,…
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California Gov. Newsom faces a wall of apathy as Republicans mobilize recall voters
By Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN “Recall? What recall?” The young mother peeked out through her screen door at three volunteers in…
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SISD may join Dallas, Austin & Houston schools to defy Abbott on masks
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District may join three other key school districts in the state – Dallas, Austin and…
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Dallas County judge asks for temporary restraining order against governor’s mask mandate ban
By Keith Allen, CNN Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked a Texas court Monday for a temporary restraining order seeking to hold portions of Gov.…
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Abbott appeals for out-of-state help against Covid in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is appealing for out-of-state help to fight the third wave of Covid-19 in Texas. The Monday appeal comes as a…
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Quorum not met yet again for Texas House special session
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Monday fell just short of having enough members to begin conducting official business and voted overwhelmingly…
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Judge signs order temporarily blocking arrest of quorum-busting Texas Democrats
By Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Jade Gordon, CNN Texas Democrats who left the state last month in an attempt to stop the passage of restrictive…
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Widow of police officer who died by suicide after Capitol riot presses Biden for line of duty benefits
By Jessica Schneider, CNN As President Joe Biden welcomed the families of police officers who had defended the US Capitol on January 6 to the Rose…
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House Democrats won’t have a shot at getting Trump’s tax returns from the IRS until at least November
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The Biden administration won’t be turning over former President Donald Trump’s tax…
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Cuomo in ‘fighting mood’ even as aides try to convince him to resign
By Mark Morales, MJ Lee, Gregory Krieg and Devan Cole, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closest confidants spent the weekend trying to convince…
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Migrant kids describe raw food and extended stays at Texas temporary facility
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Unaccompanied migrant children at a temporary facility in Pecos, Texas, reported poor conditions, including undercooked…
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DOJ to review whether previously withheld information on 9/11 attacks can be released publicly
By Jason Hoffman and Christina Carrega, CNN The Department of Justice announced Monday that it will review what previously withheld information or…
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Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre files lawsuit saying Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17
NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers has sued Prince Andrew, saying he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. Lawyers…
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Read: Top US general’s message to the military about Covid-19 vaccine
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley on Monday issued a memo encouraging the US military force to get vaccinated against Covid-19,…
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Dr. Rick Bright settles employment complaint with Health and Human Services
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Dr. Rick Bright, the former director of the office involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine who was ousted last April,…
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