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Here’s how you can get free home Covid-19 tests

January 14, 2022 7:41 AM CNN

CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN Starting Saturday, many Americans can get home Covid-19 tests at no cost through their private insurance. They can obtain the…

In days after January 6, McCarthy said Trump admitted bearing some responsibility for Capitol attack

January 14, 2022 7:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said publicly and privately in the days following the deadly riots…

Senate Democrats press White House on Covid-19 testing shortage

January 14, 2022 7:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Eva McKend and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Biden administration is facing intense scrutiny from a small group of Senate Democrats about the…

Takeaways from the landmark sedition indictment against the Oath Keepers and why DOJ acted now

January 14, 2022 6:49 AM CNN

CNN, KTVT, WSB By Marshall Cohen, CNN The Justice Department on Thursday announced the first sedition charges related to the January 6 insurrection,…

Fact-checking Kevin McCarthy’s comments about the January 6 committee

January 14, 2022 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale, Annie Grayer and Tara Subramaniam, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke to reporters on Thursday, a day after he had…

Obamacare open enrollment ends Saturday as interest surges

January 14, 2022 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Those interested in Affordable Care Act coverage for 2022 have until the end of Saturday to sign up in most states. Open…

How the Supreme Court rules during a pandemic shows what may happen next

January 14, 2022 3:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court on Thursday undermined the Biden administration’s effort…

Marines grant first religious exemptions in military for Covid-19 vaccine mandate

January 13, 2022 9:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Marine Corps granted two religious exemptions to the military’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, making it the first and…

Senate votes down Cruz’s bill to impose sanctions over Nord Stream pipeline

January 13, 2022 9:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Ted Barrett and Matthew Hoye, CNN The Senate on Thursday voted down legislation from GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to sanction entities associated…

Capitol Police Board says letter thanking indicted former officer was an error

January 13, 2022 8:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Whitney Wild and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Six weeks after a grand jury indicted former US Capitol Police Officer Michael Riley on obstruction of…

Early warning systems first suggested North Korean missile could hit US, causing temporary scramble

January 13, 2022 7:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Lillis, Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN In the minutes after North Korea launched a ballistic missile around 7:30 a.m. local time…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom denies parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan

January 13, 2022 3:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Jake Tapper and Cheri Mossburg, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom has denied parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen.…

Day of defeats threatens Biden’s attempt at second year reset

January 13, 2022 5:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN By the time President Joe Biden was climbing into his limousine on Capitol Hill, his Thursday was already going poorly. An hour…

Texas sues Planned Parenthood over $10M in Medicaid payments

January 13, 2022 4:23 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to return more than $10 million in payments for low-income patients. The lawsuit filed by…

Takeaways from the landmark sedition indictment against the Oath Keepers and why DOJ acted now

January 13, 2022 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen The Justice Department on Thursday announced the first sedition charges related to the January 6 insurrection, a watershed moment…

Cyberattacks close schools and disrupt local jail in New Mexico

January 13, 2022 4:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Two separate cyberattacks have disrupted public services in New Mexico’s most populous county in the last eight days, with…

Ossoff, Hawley introduce bills that would ban lawmakers from trading stocks

January 13, 2022 2:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniella Diaz, CNN Two senators from different sides of the aisle have both introduced similar bills that would ban lawmakers and their families…

Fact-checking Manchin’s claim the Senate filibuster has not been changed in 232 years

January 13, 2022 2:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam President Biden’s efforts to remove the Senate filibuster in order to address voting rights was dealt another blow Thursday…

January 6 panel targets social media companies with subpoenas after ‘inadequate responses’ to voluntary request

January 13, 2022 2:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riot has issued four subpoenas to giant…

Kyrsten Sinema not backing down on the filibuster in fatal blow to Democrats’ voting rights fight

January 13, 2022 1:16 PM CNN

CNN By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona reiterated from the Senate floor Thursday that she is not backing off…

Supreme Court blocks nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large businesses, allows health care worker vaccine mandate to take effect

January 13, 2022 1:12 PM CNN

CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine or testing requirement…

Supreme Court blocks nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for large businesses, allows health care worker vaccine mandate to take effect

January 13, 2022 1:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine or testing requirement aimed…

More than 400,000 student loan borrowers will get debt relief from Navient

January 13, 2022 12:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN More than 400,000 student loan borrowers will get some debt relief from Navient, according to a $1.85 billion settlement…

Oath Keepers leader and 10 others charged with ‘seditious conspiracy’ related to US Capitol attack

January 13, 2022 12:33 PM CNN

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department has charged 11 defendants with seditious…

READ: Seditious conspiracy indictment related to US Capitol attack

January 13, 2022 12:17 PM CNN Newsource

The Justice Department has charged the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, and 10 others with seditious conspiracy related to the January 6,…

Oath Keepers leader and 10 others charged with ‘seditious conspiracy’ related to US Capitol attack

January 13, 2022 12:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department has charged 11 defendants with seditious…

Several rockets hit Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, including US embassy, and wound two civilians

January 13, 2022 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Kylie Atwood and Aqel Najim, CNN A woman and a child were wounded when several rockets hit Baghdad’s fortified Green…

Kyrsten Sinema not backing down on the filibuster in fatal blow to Democrats’ voting rights fight

January 13, 2022 11:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona reiterated from the Senate floor Thursday that she is not backing off her…

Biden says his administration will make free high-quality face masks available to all Americans

January 13, 2022 11:02 AM CNN

CNN By Kate Sullivan, Kaitlan Collins, Betsy Klein, Jeremy Diamond and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his administration…

RNC threatens to prohibit future GOP presidential nominees from participating in official general election debates

January 13, 2022 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica, CNN The Republican National Committee said Thursday in a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates that it is prepared to…