Senate passes stopgap funding bill, avoiding shutdown
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term…
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Contract reveals federal investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A contract for outside legal help for New York State’s Executive Chamber shows the existence of a federal investigation…
Continue Reading DeSantis proposes a new civilian military force in Florida that he would control
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reestablish a World War II-era civilian military force that he, not the Pentagon, would…
Continue Reading Judge expresses skepticism of 3 House Republicans’ challenge of mask fines
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge expressed skepticism Thursday about a lawsuit brought by a few far-right members of the House challenging the…
Continue Reading Harris and Buttigieg put on a united front amid rivalry reports
By Jasmine Wright, CNN “It’s 2021.” That was the official line from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday as he tried…
Continue Reading TSA will force train and plane operators to tell the feds when they’ve been hacked
By Geneva Sands and Sean Lyngaas, CNN US airlines and railroads will have to report cyber breaches to the federal government, the Biden…
Continue Reading Stricter testing requirements for travelers coming to the US will take effect Monday
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration’s new, stricter Covid-19 testing requirements for all travelers coming to the United States…
Continue Reading WATCH: Biden unveils winter plan to combat Covid, Omicron variant
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden is kicking off a more urgent campaign for Americans to get Covid-19 booster shots. Biden on Thursday unveiled…
Continue Reading Stricter testing requirements for travelers coming to the US will take effect Monday
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration’s new, stricter Covid-19 testing requirements for all travelers coming to the United…
Continue Reading Alabama GOP Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard to switch races and run for governor
By Alex Rogers, CNN Republican Lynda Blanchard plans to end her Alabama US Senate bid and instead run for governor, according to three people…
Continue Reading Trump-aligned lawyers ordered to pay $175,000 in sanctions fees for bogus election fraud lawsuit
By Tierney Sneed A group of lawyers aligned with former President Donald Trump — including Sidney Powell and Lin Wood — were ordered…
Continue Reading January 6 was opposite of 1776, judge tells rioter who carried revolutionary flag into US Capitol
By Marshall Cohen A federal judge slammed one of the January 6 rioters for waving a 1776 flag while storming the US Capitol, saying his attempt to…
Continue Reading Annual defense bill stalled in Senate
By Ellie Kaufman and Ted Barrett, CNN The annual defense bill is stalled in the Senate amid a bitter disagreement over one senator’s demand to…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Sinema won’t commit to voting for Biden’s sweeping social safety net expansion
CNN By Lauren Fox, Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN Kyrsten Sinema, the influential moderate Democratic senator from Arizona, did not commit to voting…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Sinema won’t commit to voting for Biden’s sweeping social safety net expansion
By Lauren Fox, Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN Kyrsten Sinema, the influential moderate Democratic senator from Arizona, did not commit to voting for…
Continue Reading Democrats take new look at Massachusetts governor’s race after Baker steps aside
By Dan Merica, CNN The race for Massachusetts governor became more appealing for commonwealth Democrats this week with popular Republican Gov.…
Continue Reading Why John Roberts cited the private papers of the justice who wrote Roe v. Wade
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer During Wednesday’s historic oral arguments on abortion rights, Chief…
Continue Reading Harris brushes off question on staff shake-up after senior adviser announces departure
By Donald Judd and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday offered praise for her departing senior adviser, Symone Sanders,…
Continue Reading Biden tells Americans ‘we have so much ahead of us’ during National Christmas Tree lighting
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden expressed optimism for the future of the country during the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on…
Continue Reading US Army and FAA investigating military flyover of NFL game
By Barbara Starr and Gregory Wallace, CNN The US military and the Federal Aviation Administration are reviewing a flyover of an NFL game last month…
Continue Reading Biden outlines new steps to combat Covid through winter months
CNN, POOL By Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden announced a new strategy Thursday aimed at fighting a potential winter surge of…
Continue Reading EPA urges states to target billions in new water infrastructure funding to historically underserved communities
By Liz Stark, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled billions of dollars in new water infrastructure funding on Thursday and urged states…
Continue Reading Florida’s DeSantis wants to hand out taxpayer dollars to businesses that defy vaccine mandates
By Steve Contorno, CNN As Florida Republicans, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, escalate their fight against President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine…
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New Mexico governor calls legislature into special session on redistricting, use of federal funds
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will call the New Mexico Legislature into a special session beginning Monday, ABC affiliate KOAT…
Continue Reading New details shed light on ways Mark Meadows pushed federal agencies to pursue dubious election claims
By Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid and Sara Murray, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ new cooperation with the January 6 House…
Continue Reading GOP attacks Biden over pandemic response while fighting key tools to curb the virus
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Republicans are cranking up their crusade against federal vaccine mandates, making their resistance to the Biden…
Continue Reading US and allies impose new sanctions on Belarus over migrant crisis and ongoing human rights abuses
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States joined with international allies to impose new sanctions on Belarus Thursday in response to the migrant…
Continue Reading Tough politics around oil and gas are preventing Joe Biden from being a climate hero
By Ella Nilsen and Matt Egan, CNN A long-awaited Department of Interior report on federal oil and gas leasing, tellingly released on Black Friday, is…
Continue Reading Due to court order, ‘Remain in Mexico’ rules for migrants are likely to restart Monday
By Geneva Sands, CNN The Biden administration plans to relaunch the Trump-era border program known as “Remain in Mexico” on Monday due to…
Continue Reading Suspected Chinese hackers breach more US defense and tech firms
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A suspected Chinese hacking campaign has breached four more US defense and technology companies in the last…
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