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Attorney General Garland restores discretion for immigration judges that was stripped under Trump

July 15, 2021 12:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a ruling Thursday restoring discretion to immigration judges by allowing them to…

California Legislature approves $35 million plan for nation’s 1st state-funded guaranteed income program

July 15, 2021 12:25 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Legislature has approved the nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income program. The $35…

Surgeon general warns Covid misinformation is ‘serious public threat’

July 15, 2021 12:02 PM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a new advisory that health misinformation is “a serious threat to public health,”…

El Paso’s Moody stripped of speaker pro tem title due to Texas House Dems walkout

July 15, 2021 11:39 AM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — El Paso Democrat Joe Moody was stripped of his position as speaker pro tem of the Texas House on Thursday in the first…

Child tax credit payments now going out to parents: Here’s how it works

July 15, 2021 11:24 AM Associated Press, ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is starting to deposit child tax credit money into the bank accounts of more than 35 million families.…

With federal moratorium set to expire, will New Mexico do enough to limit evictions?

July 15, 2021 11:24 AM Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended…

With moratorium set to expire, are evictions in Texas about to increase?

July 15, 2021 9:10 AM Associated Press

DALLAS, Texas — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration…

Porsches, Gucci rings and billions of robocalls: Inside the PAC operation that raised millions by impersonating Donald Trump

July 16, 2021 9:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN At first glance, “Matte Nox” looks like your typical thirty-something wannabe Internet influencer,…

Schumer strong-arms negotiators on infrastructure and budget deal inspiring Republican revolt

July 15, 2021 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Ali Zaslav, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set a key deadline next week to force his caucus to…

State Department to require all contractors in Afghanistan to get Covid-19 vaccination

July 15, 2021 9:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, CNN The State Department is now requiring all contractors in Afghanistan “to ensure” that all their personnel are fully…

Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy meet in Bedminster as 1/6 committee hearing looms

July 15, 2021 4:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy met with Donald Trump on Thursday at the former President’s Bedminster,…

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

July 16, 2021 7:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned Thursday health misinformation is “a serious…

Biden administration sanctions cryptocurrency exchange in effort to cut off revenue to ransomware groups

July 15, 2021 7:21 AM CNN

Ransomware attacks are on the rise with an estimated $350 million paid out in ransom in 2020. Here’s everything you need to know and how to prepare…

US offers up to $10 million reward for information on cyberattacks against critical infrastructure by foreign states

July 15, 2021 7:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jamie Crawford, CNN The US government is offering up to $10 million for information that can identify or locate…

After Trump-era turmoil, ICE may finally get a permanent leader

July 15, 2021 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN After four years and a rotating cast of temporary leaders, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is inching toward a…

Exclusive: Stephen Breyer says he hasn’t decided his retirement plans and is happy as the Supreme Court’s top liberal

July 15, 2021 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Stephen Breyer has not decided when he will retire and is especially…

Biden touts ‘historic’ effort to reduce child poverty through expanded child tax credit

July 15, 2021 12:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd, Tami Luhby and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday touted the expanded child tax credit, a provision of his…

Merkel and Biden chart a course for the future of US-German relations in White House meeting

July 15, 2021 3:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Washington on Thursday in what was likely the…

New book claims top generals feared Trump coup attempt

July 14, 2021 7:04 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The top U.S. military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald…

New book shows top US generals planned ways to stop Trump in case of coup

July 16, 2021 6:32 AM CNN

The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might…

These moms explain how child tax credit checks will help them

July 15, 2021 2:49 PM CNN

As President Joe Biden’s Enhanced Child Tax Credit goes into effect, CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus talks to moms across the country about how the monthly…

US is running more than 30,000 radio ads a month to deter migration from Central America

July 14, 2021 6:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States is running more than 30,000 radio ads a month in Central America to deter migration amid a renewed focus…

‘They’re not going to f**king succeed’: Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup after election, according to new book

July 14, 2021 7:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen, Elizabeth Stuart and Barbara Starr, CNN The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen.…

See Manchin’s reaction to $3.5 trillion proposal

July 15, 2021 8:46 AM CNN

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) discusses the sweeping $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation proposal that would require the support from all Senate Democrats…

US-Mexico border arrests in June are the highest in at least a decade

July 14, 2021 3:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN US border authorities in June arrested or turned away the highest monthly number of migrants at the US-Mexico border in at least…

‘I see this as a down payment’: Progressives see room to get more out of budget package that is short of their goal

July 14, 2021 4:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal both wanted the top line for Democrats’…

Judge rejects Lev Parnas’ argument that he was prosecuted to be stopped from turning on Trump

July 14, 2021 4:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell A federal judge in New York rejected Lev Parnas’ motion to dismiss fraud and campaign finances charges, finding an argument…

Joe Manchin says he’s ‘very, very’ disturbed about reconciliation proposals on climate change

July 15, 2021 8:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrats’ most pivotal swing vote, expressed his most serious…

Former Oklahoma City Thunder employee turned in by coworkers pleads guilty in US Capitol riot

July 15, 2021 8:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former Oklahoma City Thunder employee turned in by her former coworkers pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor…

Judge to Nassar: I just signed your death warrant (2018)

July 14, 2021 6:03 PM CNN

Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentenced ex-Team USA doctor Larry Nassar up to 175 years in prison for criminal sexual…