Fact-checking RNC false tweet about Surgeon General’s masks comments
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) tweeted that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was participating in “embarrassing Covid theater” by wearing a mask and…
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Fact-checking RNC false tweet about Surgeon General’s masks comments
By Holmes Lybrand The recent change of mask guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created some confusion and also ample…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How New Mexico limits evictions, provides relief
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration…
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DOJ tells Treasury to give Trump tax returns to Congress
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Justice says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President…
Continue Reading Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’
WASHINGTON, DC — Former President Donald Trump pressured acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to declare that the election was…
Continue Reading Biden’s Justice Department says IRS ‘must’ hand over Trump tax returns to Congress
By Lauren Fox and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department told the Treasury Department that it “must” turn over former President Donald…
Continue Reading Audit push by Pennsylvania GOP lawmaker hits roadblock as counties decline to hand over election materials
By Sara Murray, CNN A Pennsylvania Republican’s effort to launch a ballot audit of the 2020 results in the Keystone State has hit a roadblock…
Continue Reading Biden says Western wildfires demand ‘urgent action’ in meeting with governors
Thousands flee active wildfires in…
Continue Reading Senate votes to move ahead on trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure deal
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN The Senate took the next step on Friday to bring up a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure…
Continue Reading Biden says Western wildfires demand ‘urgent action’ in meeting with governors
By Kate Sullivan and Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday the wildfires intensifying in the West demand “urgent action” as he…
Continue Reading Biden to accept award from Kosovo on behalf of his son Beau
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Sunday will accept an award from the President of Kosovo on behalf of his son Beau Biden for his work…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Are evictions in Texas about to increase?
DALLAS,Texas — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Trump to DOJ last December: ‘Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me’
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Former President Donald Trump pressured acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to declare that the election was corrupt in an…
Continue Reading Young people to Schumer: ‘Eliminate the filibuster to protect our future’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Over two dozen youth-focused organizations and more than 100 other young people sent Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer a…
Continue Reading Eviction moratorium to expire Saturday as House leaves town without passing extension
The federal eviction moratorium, put in place by the CDC last September, will not be extended leaving those who have relied on it at risk of losing…
Continue Reading Eviction moratorium to expire Saturday as House leaves town without passing extension
By Annie Grayer, Phil Mattingly, Kristin Wilson and Melanie Zanona, CNN An eviction moratorium for renters from the US Centers for Disease Control…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces new sanctions on Cuba while eyeing further actions
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration outlined a number of efforts related to its Cuba policy on Friday — including…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Biden’s claim on mask mandates and vaccination rates
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN While announcing measures to incentivize Covid-19 vaccinations on Thursday, President Joe Biden suggested people in states…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney and Elise Stefanik represent ‘battle for the soul of the party’
By Melanie Zanona, CNN It was a tale of two House Republican Conference chairs. Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, who currently holds the No. 3…
Continue Reading Trump faces another primary test in Ohio House race
By Dan Merica and Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump has a lot on the line in suburbs and small towns south of Columbus, Ohio. After the Trump-backed…
Continue Reading James Lankford’s vote on January 6 sparks backlash in Trump country
By Lauren Fox and Alex Rogers, CNN Sen. James Lankford stood on the Senate floor in the afternoon of January 6, explaining why he opposed certifying…
Continue Reading Poorest Americans could see biggest impact of reversing Roe v. Wade
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Before her death, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recognized that Roe v. Wade — the…
Continue Reading First flight of Afghans who risked lives to help American troops arrive in US
By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The first group of translators and interpreters who helped US soldiers and diplomats in…
Continue Reading Biden administration expands access to refugee program for Afghans who worked with US
Some 700 hundred Afghan allies escape to the US as the troop withdrawal continues, while thousands more fear for their lives as the Taliban gain more…
Continue Reading Flight tracker: First flight of Afghan evacuees lands in US
, Flight tracker: First flight of Afghan evacuees lands in USThe Associated PressWASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — Flight tracker: First flight of…
Continue Reading Schumer and Pelosi plan to meet with Biden on Friday to discuss voting rights legislation
By Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are planning to meet with President Joe Biden on…
Continue Reading CDC document warns Delta variant appears to spread as easily as chickenpox and cause more severe infection
Louisiana is among the states with the worst vaccination rates and is seeing a surge in new coronavirus cases. CNN’s Miguel Marquez visited a…
Continue Reading Carl Levin, longtime Democratic US senator, dies
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Carl Levin, a former US senator from Michigan who advanced Democratic priorities throughout his 36-year tenure in Congress, has…
Continue Reading Courts in Arkansas and Ohio split on restoring pandemic unemployment benefits
CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks with a Louisiana woman struggling to find a job that pays enough to support her…
Continue Reading Courts in Arkansas and Ohio split on restoring pandemic unemployment benefits
By Tami Luhby, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits must restart in Arkansas while a lawsuit works its way through the court system, a state judge…
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