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Pelosi delays vote on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after hours of negotiations

September 30, 2021 3:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers, Melanie Zanona and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled against putting a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on the floor…

Refugee groups race to find housing for 53,000 Afghan evacuees

September 30, 2021 3:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Refugee resettlement agencies are racing to find housing for the approximately 53,000 Afghans on military bases in the…

Suicide rate among active duty service members increased by 41% between 2015 and 2020

September 30, 2021 2:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Marquardt and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The suicide rate among active duty service members in the US military increased by 41.4% in the five years…

DC appeals court grapples with the question of due process rights for Guantanamo detainees

September 30, 2021 2:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit grappled on Thursday with the question of whether to issue a significant decision about…

New Biden administration rules limit migrant arrests, deportations

September 30, 2021 2:08 PM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration on Thursday announced new rules that require authorities to only pursue migrants who recently crossed…

New York City public school teachers ask Supreme Court to block vaccine mandate

September 30, 2021 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A group of public school teachers in New York asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the New…

DHS releases priority-based immigration enforcement guidelines

September 30, 2021 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday released guidelines about who is to be prioritized for…

Justice Samuel Alito says Supreme Court is not a ‘dangerous cabal’

September 30, 2021 12:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday rejected criticism that the Supreme Court has improperly handled some…

Cori Bush shares personal story of sexual assault as a teenager and decision to have an abortion

September 30, 2021 12:13 PM CNN

Cori Bush shares her personal story behind her decision to have an abortion as a…

Nearly 50 million seniors could face Social Security payment delays if debt ceiling isn’t raised

September 30, 2021 11:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 50 million senior citizens could face delays in their Social Security payments if Congress does not suspend or raise the…

Manchin says $1.5 trillion is his limit on Biden economic agenda amid battle with progressives

September 30, 2021 11:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers, Manu Raju, Ali Zaslav and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia made clear Thursday that $1.5…

Durham issues fresh round of subpoenas in his continuing probe of FBI investigation into Trump, Russia

September 30, 2021 11:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Special Counsel John Durham has issued a new set of subpoenas, including to a law firm with close ties to…

Trump super PAC cuts ties with Lewandowski after donor alleged unwanted sexual advances

September 30, 2021 11:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump’s super PAC has severed ties with Republican operative Corey Lewandowski following reports that a donor…

Navient is quitting the federal student loan business

September 30, 2021 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Embattled student loan servicer Navient announced this week that it is getting out of the federal student loan business,…

Cori Bush shares personal story of sexual assault as a teenager and decision to have an abortion

September 30, 2021 10:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Rep. Cori Bush on Thursday shared her personal experience of how she was raped as a teenager, became pregnant and…

Biden faces a reckoning on his agenda as top aides start to temper expectations

September 30, 2021 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden faced a reckoning Thursday as his aides began to tamp down expectations for quick passage of his sweeping…

Biden faces a reckoning on his agenda as top aides start to temper expectations

September 30, 2021 9:18 AM CNN

CNN’s John Avlon looks at past presidents’ views on improving US infrastructure and defaulting on national debt as the same issues loom over…

Meeting involving South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, her daughter, and state labor and regulation employees to be reviewed by state authorities

September 30, 2021 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Henderson and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A July 2020 meeting between Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, her daughter and state labor…

Supreme Court agrees to hear Ted Cruz’s challenge to campaign finance reimbursement rules

September 30, 2021 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case concerning Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2018 campaign and consider…

Justice Sonia Sotomayor: ‘There is going to be a lot of disappointment in the law, a huge amount’

September 30, 2021 7:51 AM CNN

Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks out on the Texas abortion bill and how a “majority of Justices gave opted to bury their heads in the…

Monica Lewinsky details mental health struggles she endured during Clinton affair scandal

September 30, 2021 7:14 AM CNN

Hear new audio from Monica Lewinsky speaking about her mental health during the Clinton investigation and how it almost drove her to…

Biden and Democratic leaders’ path forward vanishing after failing to make an infrastructure deal

September 30, 2021 7:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN There is no deal. There is no commitment. There is no framework. There may be no vote because, barring some…

Biden and Democratic leaders’ path forward vanishing after failing to make an infrastructure deal

September 30, 2021 6:38 AM CNN

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins…

Biden administration grapples with American addiction as overdose deaths hit a record high

September 30, 2021 5:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN With a growing number of Americans dying from drug overdoses and concerns over addiction rising, the Biden administration has…

Biden administration grapples with American addiction as overdose deaths hit a record high

September 30, 2021 5:06 AM CNN

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh sits down with CNN’s Maegan Vazquez to talk about his own struggle with addiction and how the pandemic has prevented…

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh opens up about his sobriety as the nation faces addiction crisis during Covid-19 pandemic

September 30, 2021 5:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Marty Walsh chose to go to an alcohol detox program in 1995. But even after committing to it, he was questioning his decision.…

Biden nominates 10 more to federal bench, with continued focus on diversity

September 30, 2021 4:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday named 10 nominees to the federal bench, continuing his efforts to diversify the judicial…

‘The future belongs to us’: NextGen America launches $32 million program to turn out young voters in 2022

September 30, 2021 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN With just over a year until the 2022 midterm elections, NextGen America — the progressive youth voter engagement…

Monica Lewinsky details mental health struggles she endured during Clinton affair scandal

September 30, 2021 3:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Monica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with…

Biden signs bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline

September 30, 2021 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday night signed Congress’ stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown and extend…