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Abortion rights groups sue to block Texas law that allows citizens to enforce ‘heartbeat’ ban

July 13, 2021 7:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN A group of abortion rights organizations and providers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block enforcement of a recently…

U.S. Senate Dems announce $3.5 trillion budget plan

July 13, 2021 7:23 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Democrats announced late Tuesday that they’d reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5…

Diversity survey finds 38.3% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian

July 13, 2021 6:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav, CNN More than 38% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian, an increase from the survey in 2020,…

El Paso’s Blanco among 9 no-shows as Texas Senate passes voting restrictions bill

July 13, 2021 4:31 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — As Democrats fled the state to avoid voting on a GOP priority elections bill that would restrict voting rights in the state, the…

Senate negotiators remain far apart on security funding but they are talking

July 13, 2021 5:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles and Ted Barrett, CNN With time running out, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over how to move forward on a funding package…

Justice Clarence Thomas rejects longshot bid to disrupt Biden’s mask mandate for public transport

July 13, 2021 5:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday rejected an emergency request to block Biden administration’s Covid-19 mask…

Gun politics scrambles Democrats’ efforts to confirm Biden’s ATF nominee and craft background checks deal

July 14, 2021 7:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Top Democrats are quietly moving to lock down support for President Joe Biden’s imperiled nominee to head a…

Mitch McConnell responds to Trump’s ‘Old Crow’ insult: ‘It’s quite an honor’

July 13, 2021 5:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Former President Donald Trump took a whack at Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell last weekend,…

DHS begins administering J&J vaccine to immigrant detainees

July 13, 2021 4:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to immigrant detainees as part of…

Blinken lays out pillars for cyber diplomacy, says ‘our democratic values and way of life’ are at stake

July 13, 2021 4:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Tuesday of the importance of diplomacy in dealing with cybersecurity and…

CNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …

July 13, 2021 4:11 PM CNN

In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…

Feds arrest 5 family members from Texas in new US Capitol riot case

July 13, 2021 4:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz Five members of a Texas family were arrested on Tuesday for entering the US Capitol together during the January 6 insurrection.…

Rioter who followed Capitol Police Officer Goodman away from Senate chamber released to home confinement

July 13, 2021 3:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz and Joe Beare, CNN A US Capitol insurrection defendant who chased a Black police officer up a staircase and away from government…

Why Democratic senators don’t approve of acting FDA head

July 14, 2021 7:25 AM CNN

President Joe Biden is in a standoff with senators in his own party over who should lead the US Food and Drug Administration, a key post in the fight…

A new poll shows why some vaccine-hesitant Americans decided to get the Covid-19 shot

July 13, 2021 4:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have…

Biden in standoff with Democratic senators over who should lead FDA

July 14, 2021 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Holmes Nearly six months into a presidency fully engulfed in a battle against a global pandemic, President Joe Biden is in a standoff with…

Republicans take a swing in Georgia over All-Star Game’s relocation

July 13, 2021 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, CNN Republicans are set to run ads during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game blaming Democrats for fans in Georgia having to catch…

CNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …

July 13, 2021 4:11 PM CNN

In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…

Biden to nominate Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey

July 13, 2021 8:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden is nominating former Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to serve as…

Biden declares GOP voting restrictions in Texas, other states to be ‘un-American’

July 13, 2021 1:30 PM Associated Press, ABC News

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — President Joe Biden declared that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” Tuesday as Texas Democrats took…

READ: Appeals court ruling on gun sales to people under 21

July 13, 2021 1:26 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal…

READ: Appeals court ruling on gun sales to people under 21

July 13, 2021 1:05 PM CNN Newsource

Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals…

Handgun sale ban to under 21-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court says

July 13, 2021 1:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Federal regulations setting a minimum age of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second…

Senate Republican campaign arm raises $28 million in second quarter

July 13, 2021 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, CNN Republicans said they raked in a record $10.5 million in June for their fight to win back control of the US Senate in 2022, part…

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo coming to the White House to promote vaccines

July 13, 2021 2:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN Pop star and actress Olivia Rodrigo wants her fans to be “happy and healthy.” Rodrigo, singer of summer hits…

Biden to nominate Dr. Rahul Gupta to be next drug czar

July 13, 2021 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will nominate Dr. Rahul Gupta to be his administration’s drug czar, a White House spokesperson…

Texas House GOP votes to track down absent Dems, arrest them

July 13, 2021 10:29 AM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House voted Tuesday morning to send law enforcement to track down Democrats who left the state a day earlier in protest of…

Lawsuit targets Texas law using citizens to enforce abortion ban

July 13, 2021 9:41 AM Jim Parker

AUSTIN, Texas — Abortion rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block a new Texas law empowering individuals to sue anyone…

Civil rights leaders say Biden fell short on outlining action steps to end filibuster

July 13, 2021 4:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN While Black civil rights leaders lauded President Joe Biden for taking a strong stance against voter suppression in his…

Biden to participate in CNN town hall in Cincinnati Wednesday

July 21, 2021 6:25 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall on Wednesday, July 21 in Cincinnati, Ohio — a little more than six months after…