Critical race theory fight boils over at defense bill markup
By Sarah Fortinsky and Daniella Diaz, CNN Members of the House Armed Services Committee forcefully debated the role of teaching critical race theory…
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Supreme Court denies request to stop Texas 6-week abortion ban, with John Roberts and liberals dissenting
The Supreme Court formally denied a request from Texas abortion providers to freeze a state law that bars abortions after six weeks. Chief Justice…
Continue Reading Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is denouncing the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a new Texas law…
Continue Reading Supreme Court denies request to stop Texas 6-week abortion ban, with John Roberts and liberals dissenting
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court formally denied a request from Texas abortion providers to freeze a state law that…
Continue Reading What it would take for Republicans to recall a Democratic governor in deep blue California
By Maeve Reston, CNN All eyes are on a state that backed President Joe Biden by nearly 30 points, where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly…
Continue Reading How Texas’ 6-week abortion ban will make accessing the procedure nearly impossible for some
Tierney Sneed, CNN Access to abortion was curtailed significantly in Texas on Wednesday, with the state’s extreme and novel ban on abortions at…
Continue Reading After Afghanistan withdrawal, questions intensify over who got it wrong
CNN’s Barbara Starr asked Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the pain and anger he said he was feeling about the…
Continue Reading After Afghanistan withdrawal, questions intensify over who got it wrong
By Jeremy Herb and Natasha Bertrand, CNN With the US withdrawal from Afghanistan officially complete, the White House is set to begin the difficult…
Continue Reading Biggs to call on McCarthy to boot Kinzinger and Cheney from GOP over January 6 probe
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN The head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus is planning to send a letter to House Minority Leader Kevin…
Continue Reading What the Supreme Court’s order means for the future of Roe v. Wade
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In a midnight order, a 5-4 Supreme Court green-lit Texas’ six-week abortion ban despite the fact…
Continue Reading Another Trump Organization executive to appear before NY grand jury as prosecutors probe former President’s business
By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell and Erica Orden, CNN The Trump Organization’s corporate director of security is expected to appear before a grand…
Continue Reading McConnell: ‘There isn’t going to be an impeachment’ of Biden
At an event in Pikeville, Kentucky, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said that “there isn’t going to be an impeachment” of President Joe…
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Texas Senate ok’s spending $2B on border security over Blanco’s objection
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Wednesday sent legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott committing nearly $2 billion in additional funds for border…
Continue Reading In the shadows: Why the Supreme Court’s lack of transparency may cost it in the long run
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court justices tout judicial integrity and the importance of public…
Continue Reading White House says it is still examining travel restrictions as European officials say they are damaging relations
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House said Wednesday it was continuing to examine a policy that would allow vaccinated foreigners into the United…
Continue Reading Trump endorses Parnell in Pennsylvania Senate race
By Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Donald Trump waded into Pennsylvania’s US Senate race on Wednesday, endorsing Sean Parnell, an Army…
Continue Reading White supremacist praise of the Taliban takeover concerns US officials
By Geneva Sands, CNN As the United States-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban and US troops raced to leave the country, White…
Continue Reading White supremacist praise of the Taliban takeover concerns US officials
A video released on social media allegedly shows the Taliban celebrating with a military parade after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. CNN has not…
Continue Reading Top Biden economic aides join Senate Democrat call in push before debt ceiling fight
By Phil Mattingly, CNN Two top Biden administration economic officials joined a call with top Senate Democratic aides on Wednesday as the White House…
Continue Reading Amid turmoil and grief, Jill Biden travels to visit face-to-face with military families
By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday traveled to the Marine Corps Base at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, a trip…
Continue Reading Biden to visit storm-ravaged Louisiana
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will visit storm-ravaged Louisiana on Friday as the state attempts to recover from the category 4 Hurricane…
Continue Reading Biden to visit storm-ravaged Louisiana
Local officials said Grand Isle, Louisiana is “uninhabitable” after being hit hard by Hurricane…
Continue Reading McConnell: ‘There isn’t going to be an impeachment’ of Biden
By Alex Rogers and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that “there isn’t going to be an…
Continue Reading ‘Majority’ of Afghans who worked for the US and applied for visas were likely left behind, State Department official says
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN “The majority” of Afghans who worked for the United States during its two-decade military campaign were likely…
Continue Reading Biden blasts Texas’ 6-week abortion ban as ‘extreme’ and violation of a constitutional right
Alexis McGill, CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, speaks with CNN’s Jim Sciutto after Texas enacted a law that bars…
Continue Reading Biden blasts Texas’ 6-week abortion ban as ‘extreme’ and violation of a constitutional right
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted the Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into pregnancy as…
Continue Reading 50th US Capitol rioter pleads guilty as Justice Department approaches 600th arrest in massive criminal investigation
By Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Olanma Mang, CNN The Justice Department on Wednesday secured its 50th guilty plea in the January 6…
Continue Reading Fact check: Afghans coming to US are not ‘unvetted refugees’
By Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN On Monday, the last American military planes left Afghanistan, bringing weeks of evacuations to a close…
Continue Reading Fact check: Afghans coming to US are not ‘unvetted refugees’
Some members of the GOP are falsely claiming that refugees from Afghanistan are arriving in the US unvetted. CNN’s Tara Subramaniam has the…
Continue Reading Washington Post: GOP congressman threatened US embassy staff in trying to enter Afghanistan
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin threatened US embassy staff in Tajikistan, outraged that they would not assist him in…
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