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First on CNN: More than 100 Democratic lawmakers introduce legislation to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60

September 3, 2021 9:30 AM CNN Newsource

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…

House Democrats press Blinken for more details about Afghan evacuation effort

September 3, 2021 9:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, Manu Raju and Jennifer Hansler, CNN An ideologically diverse group of Democrats is pushing Secretary of State Antony Blinken to…

Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearing on Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and ‘shadow docket’

September 3, 2021 8:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee announced Friday that it plans to hold a hearing examining Texas’ six-week abortion ban…

Larry Elder disclosed sexual harassment allegations on 2011 radio show, but implied one woman was too ugly for it to be true

September 3, 2021 6:46 AM CNN

CNN’s KFile has discovered 2011 remarks made by Republican California recall candidate Larry Elder where he implied an accuser was too unattractive…

Biden pledges to support communities ravaged by Hurricane Ida: ‘I promise to have your backs until this gets done’

September 3, 2021 4:08 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Biden set to travel to Louisiana to survey damage from Hurricane Ida

September 3, 2021 4:08 AM CNN

President Joe Biden updates the nation on the recovery efforts following devastating flooding in the…

ISIS fighter in overseas ‘Beatles’ cell pleads guilty to killing Americans and other hostages

September 2, 2021 8:59 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Judge rules against Gov. Abbott; El Paso’s new mask mandate takes effect Saturday

September 2, 2021 11:09 AM Jim Parker

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…

Biden visits wounded service members at Walter Reed

September 2, 2021 7:24 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Trump endorses Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate race

September 2, 2021 7:05 PM CNN

Allegation against high-profile Republican in Georgia Senate…

Trump endorses Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate race

September 2, 2021 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave Republican former football star Herschel Walker his…

Afghan women report forced marriages to flee country amid Taliban takeover, sources say

September 2, 2021 5:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials processing Afghan refugees abroad recently alerted the State Department to instances in…

Two Trump Organization executives appear before NY grand jury as prosecutors continue to probe the former President’s company

September 2, 2021 4:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell and Taylor Romine, CNN Two top Trump Organization officials appeared before a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday in the…

As Herschel Walker eyes Georgia US Senate seat, a newly revealed stalking claim brings his troubled history under scrutiny

September 2, 2021 4:46 PM CNN

FIRST ON CNN: Newly revealed claim raises troubling questions about Herschel Walker, the football great who’s now running for US Senate. Drew Griffin…

Air Force commander details final hours before last US planes left Afghanistan

September 2, 2021 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann and Devan Cole, CNN The Air Force commander who helped oversee the final withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan detailed the…

Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill

September 2, 2021 4:00 PM CNN

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told his fellow Democrats to “hit the pause button” on the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill, complicating the passage of the…

Infant on Afghan evacuee flight dies after landing in Philadelphia

September 2, 2021 3:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann and Paul LeBlanc, CNN An infant who become unresponsive on a flight carrying Afghan evacuees has died after landing in…

‘QAnon Shaman’ to plead guilty in US Capitol riot case

September 2, 2021 3:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen, CNN US Capitol riot defendant and so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley, who went viral for wearing a horned…

As Herschel Walker eyes Georgia US Senate seat, a newly revealed stalking claim brings his troubled history under scrutiny

September 2, 2021 3:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Isabelle Chapman, CNN A Texas woman told police in 2002 that Georgia US Senate candidate Herschel Walker had…

US intelligence chief intervenes to block state secrets in Saudi Crown Prince’s feud with former Saudi official

September 2, 2021 3:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Marquardt, CNN The US Director of National Intelligence has made an extraordinary intervention in a federal court case brought against a top…

Kevin McCarthy among GOP lawmakers whose phone records January 6 select committee asks to be preserved

September 2, 2021 3:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is among a group of GOP lawmakers whose phone…

Kevin McCarthy among GOP lawmakers whose phone records January 6 select committee asks to be preserved

September 2, 2021 3:31 PM CNN

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy issued a threat to phone and social media companies that cooperate with the House select committee investigating…

Key committee marks up its part of the $3.5 trillion budget package with some of it aimed at natural disasters

September 2, 2021 3:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Ella Nilsen and Daniella Diaz, CNN As remnants of Hurricane Ida create dangerous flash floods and tornadoes across the Northeast…

Key committee marks up its part of the $3.5 trillion budget package with some of it aimed at natural disaster

September 2, 2021 2:59 PM CNN

Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been slammed by torrential rain in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, causing severe flooding and…

Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill

September 2, 2021 2:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, the most pivotal Democratic swing vote in the Senate, threw a major wrench in his party’s…

John Roberts has lost control of the Supreme Court

September 2, 2021 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court’s dramatic 5-4 action leaving a Texas abortion ban in…

Larry Elder disclosed sexual harassment allegations on 2011 radio show, but implied one woman was too ugly for it to be true

September 2, 2021 12:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Larry Elder, a radio talk show host and the top Republican candidate in California’s recall election,…

John Roberts has lost control of the Supreme Court

September 2, 2021 12:22 PM CNN

The most senior member of the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer, may be more willing than anticipated to consider a retirement before President…

Democrats turn focus to abortion after months of midterm message uncertainty

September 2, 2021 12:13 PM CNN

CNN By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Democrats had been struggling to find their midterm footing amid bad polls and rising inflation…

Biden says he’ll press Congress on infrastructure after wildfires and Ida wreak havoc on US: ‘The climate crisis is here’

September 2, 2021 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he plans to press Congress to take further action on his infrastructure proposals that he…