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Senior Biden officials finding that Covid lab leak theory as credible as natural origins explanation

July 16, 2021 4:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, Pamela Brown, Katie Bo Williams and Zachary Cohen, CNN Senior Biden administration officials overseeing an intelligence review…

Federal judge blocks new DACA applications and says program is illegal

July 17, 2021 12:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, Tierney Sneed and Rachel Janfaza, CNN A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the…

NY prosecutors seek cooperation from Trump Organization executive Matthew Calamari

July 16, 2021 4:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Paula Reid and Erica Orden, CNN New York prosecutors have continued to pressure top Trump Organization executive Matthew Calamari to cooperate…

Biden’s migration adviser leaves White House role

July 16, 2021 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden’s senior adviser for migration, Amy Pope, is leaving her position, according…

Caitlyn Jenner defends out-of-state travel ahead of California recall election

July 16, 2021 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Maeve Reston, CNN California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner defended her travel out of state on Friday — insisting that she is not…

Enten: This is one of the scariest statistics I’ve seen

July 17, 2021 3:58 PM CNN

Senior data reporter Harry Enten breaks down the correlation between unvaccinated Americans and those who believe in Trump’s “big…

Biden says platforms like Facebook are ‘killing people’ with Covid misinformation

July 17, 2021 3:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd, Maegan Vazquez and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday social media platforms like Facebook are…

Schumer’s challenge: Wooing moderate Democrats on $3.5 trillion Biden plan

July 16, 2021 3:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Sen. Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat who is running for a second term next year, has been working behind the…

Biden picks former New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall for New Zealand ambassador

July 16, 2021 2:04 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden is nominating former New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall to serve as his ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Udall, a…

House GOP’s 10 Trump critics raise piles of cash in battle to hang on to their seats

July 19, 2021 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump made his return to campaign politics last month by trekking to northern Ohio to take…

Campaign finance takeaways: Corporate PACs reenter the political fray and Democratic incumbents build big war chests

July 16, 2021 1:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN Some of the country’s biggest corporations have resumed political giving to the Republicans who…

Economist explains why there are so many job openings

July 16, 2021 11:31 AM CNN

Wages are going up as companies struggle to fill open jobs. Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at ADP Research Institute, explains why these increases…

Indiana restarts pandemic unemployment benefits after judge’s order

July 16, 2021 11:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Indiana once again began paying pandemic unemployment benefits — including the $300 weekly supplement — on Friday…

Biden officials convene meeting with homebuilding stakeholders amid inflation concerns and rising home prices

July 16, 2021 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN Top White House officials are meeting Friday with stakeholders from the homebuilding industry, officials confirm, which comes…

US issues sanctions, warns businesses of risks in China and Hong Kong as Beijing promises to ‘respond strongly’

July 16, 2021 9:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned seven Chinese officials Friday amid continued crackdowns in Hong Kong by the Chinese…

Biden to tap former ambassador to France as his ambassador to the UK after lengthy search

July 16, 2021 11:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will name Jane Hartley as his ambassador to the United Kingdom after a…

Two men charged in alleged scheme to attack Democratic headquarters in Sacramento inspired by Trump defeat, DOJ says

July 16, 2021 6:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Federal authorities have arrested two men in California who allegedly wanted to start a movement to overthrow the government…

Biden administration moves to reverse Trump-era showerhead rule

July 16, 2021 10:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Department of Energy is moving to reverse a Trump-era rule that rolled back water efficiency standards…

US Intel assessments paint bleak picture in Afghanistan

July 16, 2021 9:02 AM CNN

US intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture in Afghanistan as the Taliban advance across the country and pose a potential threat…

US intel assessments on Afghanistan warn of ‘accelerating pace’ of Taliban hold on country

July 16, 2021 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Jim Sciutto, Zachary Cohen and Kylie Atwood, CNN US Intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture of the Taliban’s quickening…

Lindsey Graham said he’d ‘go to war’ to defend Chick-fil-A in Notre Dame culture war clash

July 16, 2021 7:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Sen. Lindsey Graham this week injected himself into a dispute at the University of Notre Dame, where some students…

Surgeon general issues warning over vaccine misinformation as White House turns up the heat on Facebook

July 16, 2021 2:35 PM CNN

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins…

Rep. McCarthy meets with Trump as January 6th probe approaches

July 16, 2021 5:25 AM CNN

With the upcoming probe into the January 6th insurrection approaching, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy continues to show his loyalty to former…

Kevin McCarthy’s trip shows House Republicans see the path back to power is with Donald Trump

July 16, 2021 5:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Zanona, CNN The House GOP’s plan to win back power is becoming increasingly centered on one man: Donald J. Trump. On Thursday, House…

Hear the operation that has made millions impersonating Trump

July 16, 2021 9:06 AM CNN

CNN’s KFile profiles a 34-year-old man who over the past three years has raised millions of dollars operating two political action committees that…

What’s in the restrictive voting bills being pushed by Texas GOP lawmakers?

July 16, 2021 4:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Democrats’ dramatic trip to Washington, DC, this week stemmed from uniform opposition to two voting bills being…

FBI agrees to consider upgrading criminal background checks to prevent sale of guns to underage and out-of-state buyers

July 16, 2021 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Carrega, CNN The FBI has agreed to consider modifying its criminal background check system after the Justice Department’s…

Secret Service intel briefings ahead of January 6 concluded there was no indication of civil disobedience

July 15, 2021 8:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Secret Service tracked groups planning to hold events at the US Capitol or the White House to support then-President…

Manchin meets with Moody, Texas Dems on federal voting rights

July 15, 2021 7:13 PM CNN, KVIA ABC-7

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on Thursday said he and a group of…

Andrew Cuomo expected to face questions from New York attorney general over sexual harassment allegations

July 15, 2021 5:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Brynn Gingras and Paul LeBlanc, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to face questions on Saturday from members of the New York state…