Fact-checking Biden’s claim that Afghans didn’t want to leave
By Tara Subramaniam and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration has been working to mitigate the fallout from the situation in Afghanistan…
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‘We’re going to do both’: White House argues it can offer booster shots to Americans while sharing vaccines globally
President Biden pushing a message of “maximum protection” officially unveiled his administration’s plan to rollout COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to…
Continue Reading FAA proposes more than $500,000 in new fines against unruly airline passengers
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Federal authorities are proposing more than a half-million dollars in new fines against commercial airline…
Continue Reading Far fewer Americans owed federal income tax in 2020 because of the pandemic
By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 107 million US households — about 61% — owed no federal income tax in 2020, a huge spike from pre-pandemic…
Continue Reading Far fewer Americans owed federal income tax in 2020 because of the pandemic
Lakshman Achuthan, co-founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, shares why he’s bearish on the economy continuing its breakneck recovery…
Continue Reading Appeals court upholds Texas law to ban abortion procedure
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has upheld a Texas law outlawing a commonly used…
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Biden takes aim at states blocking mask mandates, sets up Abbott for showdown
WASHINGTON, DC — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott may soon be fighting a war on two fronts — with local officials and the federal government — to stave…
Continue Reading North Carolina poised to raise minimum marriage age from 14 to 16
By Devan Cole, CNN North Carolina is one step away from raising the minimum age at which children in the state can wed from 14 to 16 after lawmakers…
Continue Reading Texas schools seek ways around Covid-positive Gov. Abbott’s ban on mask mandates
By Eric Bradner, CNN Some Texas school districts and students are seeking ways around Republican Gov. Greg Abbott‘s ban on mask mandates as the…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police official in charge of intel on January 6 returns to that role
By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Capitol Police official who was in charge of intelligence operations on January 6 before briefly becoming acting chief…
Continue Reading Biden promised allies ‘America is back.’ Chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal is making them fear it’s still ‘America First.’
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Visiting Brussels earlier this summer, President Joe Biden was single-minded in his message to American…
Continue Reading US cannot ensure safe passage to Kabul airport, embassy says
CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports on the hurdles Americans and Afghans are facing trying to get to Kabul’s airport as Taliban fighters attempt to block…
Continue Reading US cannot ensure safe passage to Kabul airport, embassy says
By Jennifer Hansler, Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN As reports of harassment and beatings at Taliban…
Continue Reading Biden suggests US troops could stay in Afghanistan past withdrawal deadline to ensure evacuation of all Americans
President Joe Biden tells ABC News that there was no way out of Afghanistan “without chaos ensuing,” contradicting what the White House has said…
Continue Reading Biden suggests US troops could stay in Afghanistan past withdrawal deadline to ensure evacuation of all Americans
By Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested for the first time that he’s willing to keep US forces in…
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Biden tells ABC News: No way out of Afghanistan without ‘chaos ensuing’
WASHINGTON, DC — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, and the president’s first since the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban,…
Continue Reading US workers lean in favor of workplace vaccine mandates
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Slightly more than half of US workers favor Covid-19 vaccine mandates in their workplaces, new polling finds, although far…
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Texas school district finds dress code loophole around Abbott’s no mask mandate order
PARIS, Texas — A Texas school district is amending its dress code to require masks in hopes of sidestepping Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order…
Continue Reading Kenneth Kurson, pardoned friend of Jared Kushner, charged in New York for installing spyware on then-wife’s computer
By Kara Scannell New York prosecutors charged Kenneth Kurson, the former editor of the New York Observer newspaper who was pardoned by President…
Continue Reading Biden admin to ban pesticide tied to children’s health problems, reversing Trump-era decision
By Devan Cole and Liz Stark, CNN A widely used pesticide that could cause potential health issues in children will no longer be used on food in the…
Continue Reading WATCH: Biden talks on booster shots, nursing home mandate
WASHINGTON , DC — President Biden was delivering remarks Wednesday afternoon in a White House address on the federal government’s Covid-19…
Continue Reading Democrats ramp up oversight over Biden’s Afghan withdrawal
The Taliban has opened fire in the streets of Kabul to disperse crowds as chaos ensues in the streets of Afghaistan. CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioter sentencing delayed after online sleuths uncover new footage of alleged police assault
By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz The sentencing for one of the January 6 US Capitol rioters was abruptly postponed Wednesday after new videos…
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WATCH: City of El Paso briefing on mask rule, court order vs. Abbott
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health and the City Attorney’s Office held a media briefing Wednesday afternoon on the local…
Continue Reading Biden to require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy explains why the decision was made to roll out vaccine boosters for…
Continue Reading ‘We’re going to do both’: White House argues it can offer booster shots to Americans while sharing vaccines globally
By Kate Sullivan and Jason Hoffman, CNN White House officials on Wednesday insisted the US could begin offering Covid-19 booster shots to fully…
Continue Reading Missouri gun rights law is impeding criminal investigations, Justice Department says
By Christina Carrega A new Missouri state law that blocks state and local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws has already impeded…
Continue Reading Biden says US will require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he is directing all nursing homes to require their staff be vaccinated against…
Continue Reading New satellite images show Russia may be preparing to test nuclear powered ‘Skyfall’ missile
By Zachary Cohen, CNN New satellite images obtained by CNN show Russia may be preparing another test of its nuclear-powered cruise missile, known as…
Continue Reading Georgia officials advance controversial review of Fulton County elections operations
By Fredreka Schouten and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Georgia’s state elections board on Wednesday named a three-person review panel to examine…
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