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Julia Letlow makes history in Louisiana’s 5th District special election while 2nd District goes to runoff

March 21, 2021 8:32 PM CNN Newsource

Republican Julia Letlow won the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District Saturday night, becoming the first Republican woman…

New York Rep. Tom Reed takes ‘full responsibility’ following allegation of sexual misconduct

March 21, 2021 7:03 PM CNN Newsource

Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York apologized and took “full responsibility” on Sunday for the sexual misconduct allegations made…

Fencing around Capitol comes down more than 2 months after insurrection

March 21, 2021 4:45 PM CNN Newsource

The outer fencing put up to protect the US Capitol following the January 6 insurrection has started to come down, allowing the public to regain…

DHS chief says border closed, won’t give timeline for facilities capable of handling surge of unaccompanied children

March 21, 2021 4:09 PM CNN Newsource

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined Sunday to provide a timeline for when the Biden administration will open new facilities…

Top Senate Republican says Americans don’t need ‘alternative versions’ of January 6 Capitol attack

March 21, 2021 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

Sen. Roy Blunt, a member of GOP leadership, argued on Sunday that Americans don’t need “alternative versions” of what occurred the…

Another coronavirus surge is unlikely but the pandemic isn’t going away, former FDA chief says

March 21, 2021 2:46 PM CNN

Mass vaccinations and natural protection from those already infected are likely to prevent a fourth wave of Covid-19 in the United States, Dr. Scott…

Supreme Court set to hear case pitting unions against agricultural business

March 21, 2021 12:58 PM CNN Newsource

Mike Fahner, who owns a strawberry nursery in Dorris, California, says his business was stunned back in 2015 when at 5:00 a.m, without any prior…

Julia Letlow wins Louisiana’s 5th District special election while 2nd District goes to runoff, CNN projects

March 21, 2021 11:24 AM CNN

Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that…

Arkansas governor says he signed near-total abortion ban so Supreme Court can decide if it’s a ‘direct challenge’ to Roe

March 21, 2021 11:21 AM CNN

Arkansas’ Republican governor said Sunday that he signed a near-total abortion ban into law earlier this month because he wants the Supreme…

Replacing husband who died from Covid-19, Julia Letlow hopes to bring her own experience to Congress

March 21, 2021 11:17 AM CNN Newsource

Julia Letlow, who is projected to make history Saturday as the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Louisiana, didn’t expect to be…

Defense secretary visits Afghanistan as US considers troop extension

March 21, 2021 10:58 AM CNN Newsource

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country as the United States’ top defense official,…

Supreme Court conservatives want to topple abortion rights — but can’t seem to agree on how

March 21, 2021 10:30 AM CNN

Conservative Supreme Court justices have demonstrated a desire to reverse prior decisions on abortion rights. The question, with Chief Justice John…

Warnock slams GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature for bill that would restrict voter access

March 21, 2021 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

Georgia US Sen. Raphael Warnock, in his first Sunday show interview since being elected to Congress in January, slammed the Republican-controlled…

Durbin: ‘I think I’m close’ to getting Senate votes needed to advance DREAM Act

March 21, 2021 9:17 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Sunday that he thinks he is “close” to securing the Republican votes needed to overcome a Senate…

Homeland security chief again tells migrants ‘do not come’ during ABC News interview after El Paso visit

March 21, 2021 9:04 AM ABC News

EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas placed the blame for the current influx of migrants on the southern border…

‘Don’t mess with us’: history-making Korean American congresswomen fight back against racial bias

March 21, 2021 8:53 AM CNN

Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel never imagined that the first time they would testify before Congress as new lawmakers it would be to call out…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin travels to Afghanistan on unannounced visit

March 21, 2021 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country as the United States’ top defense official,…

They were innocent and on death row. Now, the exonerated want to ensure Biden keeps pledge

March 21, 2021 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

Sabrina Smith was only 17 when a predominately White Mississippi jury convicted her in 1989 for fatally beating her 9-month-old son. “The judge…

Experts say it’s a tight race between coronavirus variants and vaccines in the US as air travel hits records and spring break crowds grow

March 20, 2021 11:38 PM CNN

The pandemic’s end is in sight — but right now, the US is in a critical spot. A highly contagious — and potentially more deadly…

Julia Letlow wins Louisiana’s 5th District special election, CNN projects

March 20, 2021 8:25 PM CNN Newsource

Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that…

More than 5,000 unaccompanied children are in CBP custody, documents show

March 20, 2021 7:10 PM CNN Newsource

There are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in US Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500…

Ron Johnson falsely claims there was ‘no violence’ on Senate side of US Capitol on January 6

March 20, 2021 6:59 PM CNN

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed there was no violence on the Senate side of the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection,…

How the border problem caught the Biden team off guard, and how they’ve scrambled to fix it

March 20, 2021 6:41 PM CNN Newsource

As the number of unaccompanied children in Border Patrol custody ballooned this month, President Joe Biden‘s team raced to find more places to…

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge may have violated Hatch Act with comments at White House

March 20, 2021 3:48 PM CNN Newsource

Newly-confirmed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge may have violated the Hatch Act, the law that limits the political activities…

More than 5,000 unaccompanied children are in CBP custody

March 20, 2021 1:08 PM CNN Newsource

There are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500 days…

Two more Proud Boys indicted for Capitol riot as prosecutors detail evidence of planning

March 20, 2021 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

Four leaders among the Proud Boys have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, for conspiracy and other charges related to the siege…