Infrastructure negotiations: Schumer’s gamble meets GOP threats
By Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t blink. The Senate is voting Wednesday on beginning debate on a bipartisan…
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Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes joins crowded Senate Democratic primary
By Dan Merica, CNN Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes announced a Senate run Tuesday in Milwaukee, adding yet another name to the already crowded…
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4 U.S. drug companies on verge of $26B opiod cases settlement
NEW YORK, NY — The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion…
Continue Reading Biden to focus on Covid-19, infrastructure, climate and cybersecurity at Cabinet meeting
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden is holding his second full Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to mark six months in office, and is expected to…
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6th Texas House Democrat tests positive for Covid in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– One additional Texas House Democrat has now tested positive for Covid-19 while in the nation’s capital. Nearly 60 lawmakers are in…
Continue Reading Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts to McCarthy’s GOP January 6 select committee picks
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reacts to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s selection of five Republicans to join the select committee…
Continue Reading Twitter temporarily suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for vaccine misinformation
By Donie O’Sullivan and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Twitter on Monday evening temporarily suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she shared…
Continue Reading Rising Covid-19 concerns could slow plans to scrap Trump-era border policy
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration may delay winding down a Trump-era border policy tied to the pandemic due to increasing concerns…
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Abbott to unveil plan restricting transition medical care for transgender kids
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he was preparing to take action to restrict transition-related medical care for transgender children…
Continue Reading Biden orders review of remittances to Cuba
By Kevin Liptak and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden has directed his administration to examine remittances to Cuba in the wake of protests on…
Continue Reading Biden administration debating whether and how to sanction China for ransomware attacks
By Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak and Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration has been debating internally whether and how to impose sanctions on…
Continue Reading US blames China for hacks, opening new front in cyber offensive
The United States and its foreign allies on Monday accused China of widespread malfeasance in cyberspace, including through a massive hack of…
Continue Reading Senate GOP threatens to block vote on bipartisan infrastructure deal if talks aren’t concluded
By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Alex Rogers, CNN Senate Republican leaders threatened on Monday to block a vote later this week advancing the bipartisan…
Continue Reading State Department raises travel advisory for the UK to its highest level as Covid-19 cases rise
By Devan Cole and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department is warning Americans against traveling to the United Kingdom as the country grapples…
Continue Reading All covid patients in L.A. County hospitals are unvaccinated
The latest nationwide uptick in coronavirus cases are nearly all among the unvaccinated. Which begs the question: Are severe Covid-19 consequences…
Continue Reading Hospitals could face $2 million fine for not disclosing prices under proposed Biden rule
By Tami Luhby, CNN The Biden administration is doubling down on a Trump-era rule that requires hospitals to disclose the rates they privately…
Continue Reading Jim Jordan among 5 House Republicans selected by McCarthy for January 6 select committee
By Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has made his selection of five Republicans to join the select committee…
Continue Reading Washington high school football coach to take appeal over prayer to Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A high school football coach who was banned from taking a knee for a brief personal prayer after…
Continue Reading Ready to vacation again? This TikTok travel guru has tips
Ben Kielesinski spent the pandemic transporting his followers out of lockdowns and into ice caves, lush forests and waterfalls. From where to go to…
Continue Reading White House won’t commit to reopening northern border, despite announcement from Canada
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House declined Monday to commit to reopening its northern border to Canadians after Canada’s government said…
Continue Reading Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to burning DC church’s Black Lives Matter banner
By Marshall Cohen, CNN The leader of the far-right Proud Boys pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanors stemming from his conduct in Washington, DC,…
Continue Reading Man who threatened judge in Michael Flynn case gets 18 months in prison
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Frank Caporusso, a Long Island man who left a threatening voicemail last year for the judge presiding over the Michael Flynn…
Continue Reading Democrats look to drug spending to rescue infrastructure deal
By Tami Luhby, CNN Blocked from boosting revenues through enhanced Internal Revenue Service enforcement, congressional Democrats are turning to…
Continue Reading Justice Department won’t prosecute Wilbur Ross for misleading Congress about attempted 2020 census change
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department is declining to prosecute former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for misrepresentations he made to…
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Former Maryland police chief Tom Manger selected to head Capitol Police in aftermath of Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) – A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol…
Continue Reading Harris tests negative for Covid-19 following meeting with Texas Democrats who tested positive
By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 following a meeting with Texas state House Democrats, several of…
Continue Reading Biden backs away from his claim that Facebook is ‘killing people’ by allowing Covid misinformation
By Betsy Klein, Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden continued to put pressure on Facebook on Monday over the online…
Continue Reading Biden backs off claim Facebook is ‘killing people’
President Biden backed away from his claim that Facebook is “killing people” by allowing Covid-19 misinformation, clarifying that his previous…
Continue Reading Florida Republican congressman tests positive for Covid-19
By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida announced Monday he tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing “very…
Continue Reading First US Capitol rioter convicted of a felony gets 8 months in prison after DOJ says stiffer sentence could stop future attacks
By Marshall Cohen A man who pleaded guilty to breaching the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sentenced Monday to eight months in…
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