Biden administration moves to reverse Trump-era showerhead rule
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…
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US Intel assessments paint bleak picture in Afghanistan
US intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture in Afghanistan as the Taliban advance across the country and pose a potential threat…
Continue Reading US intel assessments on Afghanistan warn of ‘accelerating pace’ of Taliban hold on country
By Jim Sciutto, Zachary Cohen and Kylie Atwood, CNN US Intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture of the Taliban’s quickening…
Continue Reading Lindsey Graham said he’d ‘go to war’ to defend Chick-fil-A in Notre Dame culture war clash
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Sen. Lindsey Graham this week injected himself into a dispute at the University of Notre Dame, where some students…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy’s trip shows House Republicans see the path back to power is with Donald Trump
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…
Continue Reading Rep. McCarthy meets with Trump as January 6th probe approaches
With the upcoming probe into the January 6th insurrection approaching, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy continues to show his loyalty to former…
Continue Reading Hear the operation that has made millions impersonating Trump
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…
Continue Reading What’s in the restrictive voting bills being pushed by Texas GOP lawmakers?
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Democrats’ dramatic trip to Washington, DC, this week stemmed from uniform opposition to two voting bills being…
Continue Reading FBI agrees to consider upgrading criminal background checks to prevent sale of guns to underage and out-of-state buyers
By Christina Carrega, CNN The FBI has agreed to consider modifying its criminal background check system after the Justice Department’s…
Continue Reading Secret Service intel briefings ahead of January 6 concluded there was no indication of civil disobedience
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…
Continue Reading Manchin meets with Moody, Texas Dems on federal voting rights
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…
Continue Reading Andrew Cuomo expected to face questions from New York attorney general over sexual harassment allegations
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…
Continue Reading Biden promises answers on European travel ban ‘in the next several days’
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he’ll soon be able to answer persistent questions about travel to the US from Europe…
Continue Reading Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty arrested at voting rights protest
By Morgan Rimmer and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Joyce Beatty was arrested by US Capitol Police on Thursday afternoon after participating in a voting…
Continue Reading Cuomo to be interviewed by New York attorney general’s office in sex harassment case
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed by investigators with the state attorney general’s office who are looking…
Continue Reading Biden says Cuba is a ‘failed state’ and calls communism ‘a universally failed system’
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Cuba is a “failed state” and called communism a “failed…
Continue Reading Police interrupt live interview to take Cuban YouTuber Dina Stars
Cuban YouTuber Dina Fernandez, also known as Dina Stars, was in the middle of an interview with a Spanish television station when she said…
Continue Reading Woman qualifies for Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time
By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN A woman qualified to become a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time in the…
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Los Angeles County to require masks indoors even when vaccinated as Covid-19 cases spike
LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles County’s public health officer says a rapid and sustained increase in Covid-19 cases in the nation’s…
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Biden says US bolstering embassy security in Haiti, but sending troops to stabilize country ‘not on the agenda’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that…
Continue Reading FBI’s Larry Nassar investigation failure is another black eye for the agency
By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The sharp rebuke from the Justice Department’s inspector general over the FBI’s mishandling of the…
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Beto O’Rourke raises $500k to help pay for Texas Dems in DC
WASHINGTON, DC — As Texas House Democrats settle in for a potentially weekslong stay in the nation’s capital, one question is becoming…
Continue Reading Manchin meets with Texas Dems and says he wants pared-down voting rights bill
By Jessica Dean, Dianne Gallagher and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on…
Continue Reading ‘He’s not going to sit in silence’: How the nation’s top general found himself caught up in Trump’s political wars
By Jeremy Herb, CNN In December 2018, then-President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he would nominate Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman…
Continue Reading Former vaccine official says she received disturbing package before she was fired
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who served as Tennessee’s top vaccine official before she was fired, describes receiving a disturbing package shortly before her…
Continue Reading Tennessee controversy shows how anti-vax beliefs are bursting into GOP’s mainstream
By Eric Bradner, CNN Tennessee Republicans’ actions this week to halt efforts to inform teenagers about the coronavirus vaccine have showcased…
Continue Reading Liberals struggle with Breyer’s refusal to retire
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Stephen Breyer’s latest signal, in comments made exclusively to CNN, that he is not yet ready to retire from the…
Continue Reading Tennessee doctors want investigation into state’s handling of pandemic
CNN’s Martin Savidge gives a deeper look at Tennessee’s political battle over the handling of coronavirus vaccinations after the state health…
Continue Reading Democrats look to infrastructure as last chance on immigration reform
By Lauren Fox, Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav, CNN After months of fruitless bipartisan talks, Democrats are turning their last hopes for immigration…
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