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Supreme Court backs HHS approach to Medicare payments for hospitals serving low-income patients

June 24, 2022 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the approach taken by the Department of Health and Human Services in…

Why now? How four senators finally got a gun deal no one thought was possible

June 24, 2022 6:39 AM CNN

CNN By Lauren Fox, CNN Thursday night, both Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer had reason to celebrate. After decades of inaction on gun…

US conducts Taiwan Strait flyover amid tensions with China

June 24, 2022 6:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr and Brad Lendon, CNN A US Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane flew over the Taiwan Strait on Friday in a demonstration of the…

US repatriates Guantanamo prisoner back to Afghanistan after court ruled he was detained unlawfully

June 24, 2022 6:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration repatriated a Guantanamo Bay prisoner to his home country of Afghanistan on Friday after a federal…

Why now? How four senators finally got a gun deal no one thought was possible

June 24, 2022 4:50 AM CNN

CNN, SENATE TV, CITY OF UVALDE By Lauren Fox, CNN Thursday night, both Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer had reason to celebrate. After decades…

Giuliani is under scrutiny in Georgia probe into Trump

June 24, 2022 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Morris and Sara Murray, CNN Georgia investigators are scrutinizing Rudy Giuliani‘s appearance before state lawmakers in 2020, where he…

Biden will sign first major federal gun safety legislation in decades on Saturday, White House says

June 24, 2022 3:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN President Joe Biden will sign a bipartisan bill to address gun violence into law Saturday before…

5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings

June 24, 2022 12:24 AM CNN

CNN By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable…

Why now? How four senators finally got a gun deal no one thought was possible

June 23, 2022 10:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Fox, CNN The day after a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona did…

Senate passes first major federal gun safety legislation in decades

June 23, 2022 9:47 PM CNN

CNN By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence that…

Russia is gaining advantage in eastern Ukraine as forces learn from earlier mistakes, US officials say

June 23, 2022 9:29 PM CNN

CNN By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent Russian forces are gaining an advantage in eastern Ukraine as they learn from mistakes made…

January 6 committee showed particular interest in Ivanka Trump footage, filmmaker says

June 23, 2022 8:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, questioned British filmmaker Alex Holder on Thursday about his…

Gallup: Record low 25% of Americans have confidence in Supreme Court

June 23, 2022 8:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Berman, CNN The Supreme Court is poised to make dramatic changes in the national legal landscape this month, and Americans don’t seem…

Biden administration to compensate some ‘Havana syndrome’ victims up to $187,000

June 23, 2022 8:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, Katie Bo Lillis and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department has announced that US diplomats and family members impacted by…

Trump’s allies claim they were assured editorial input before filmmaker was subpoenaed

June 23, 2022 8:31 PM CNN

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Several of Donald Trump‘s closest allies sat for interviews with a British filmmaker during his final weeks as…

Paul Pelosi charged with DUI with injury

June 23, 2022 6:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Trimble House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving…

Paul Clement wins Second Amendment case at Supreme Court, leaves law firm

June 23, 2022 4:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Paul Clement, who served as solicitor general during the George W. Bush administration, won a major…

California legislature passes bill to protect abortion providers and patients from civil suits

June 23, 2022 3:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that aims to protect abortion providers and patients seeking abortion…

5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings

June 23, 2022 3:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new…

3 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings

June 23, 2022 3:38 PM CNN

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President…

Feds search home of Jeffrey Clark, former DOJ official who pushed Trump’s false election fraud claims

June 23, 2022 3:20 PM CNN

CNN By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Federal investigators on Wednesday conducted a search of the home of former Justice Department official…

Biden administration announces new at-home Covid tests for blind and low-vision Americans

June 23, 2022 3:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out free at-home Covid-19 tests that are designed to be more…

Clarence Thomas’ Second Amendment ruling shows power of conservative supermajority

June 23, 2022 3:16 PM CNN

CNN: NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE: NY GOVERNOR’S OFFICE: KCPQ: WLS: SENATE TV By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer For…

Clarence Thomas’ Second Amendment ruling shows power of conservative supermajority

June 23, 2022 3:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer For more than a decade, individual Supreme Court conservatives lamented lower…

Biden administration announces $450 million in additional military assistance for Ukraine

June 23, 2022 3:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday announced an additional $450 million in military aid for Ukraine, with…

Samuel Alito lashes out at liberals in guns case as tensions boil over at SCOTUS

June 23, 2022 3:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter While Justice Clarence Thomas spent 63 pages in a 6-3 majority opinion Thursday painstakingly…

Senate committee moves to let intel agencies hire people who have used marijuana

June 23, 2022 2:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced legislation that would allow US intelligence agencies to hire applicants who…

What the Supreme Court’s new gun rights ruling means

June 23, 2022 1:49 PM CNN

CNN, KOAT By Tierney Sneed Justice Clarence Thomas opened the floodgates for all sorts of gun safety laws to be challenged in federal court. The 6-3…

What the Supreme Court’s new gun rights ruling means

June 23, 2022 1:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed Justice Clarence Thomas opened the floodgates for all sorts of gun safety laws to be challenged in federal court. The 6-3 Supreme…

Biden proposes strengthening Title IX protections for transgender students

June 23, 2022 1:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday proposed strengthening protections for transgender students under Title IX and overhauling…