US Capitol Police says shooting of January 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt was ‘lawful’
By Whitney Wild and Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Capitol Police officer who shot and killed pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt on January 6 will not face…
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Elder campaign replaces campaign manager in California recall race
By Kyung Lah, CNN Under fire with 3 weeks to go and ballots in the mail, California Republican Larry Elder has installed Jeff Corless as his campaign…
Continue Reading Biden will face pressure from G7 to extend Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Leaders from the top foreign allies of the United States are planning to press President Joe Biden to extend the deadline for…
Continue Reading Taliban issue death sentence for brother of Afghan translator who helped US troops, according to letters obtained by CNN
By Brianna Keilar and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Taliban have sentenced the brother of an Afghan translator to death, according to letters…
Continue Reading House Democrats gear up for a showdown amid divisions over infrastructure strategy
By Clare Foran, CNN Divisions among House Democrats over how to enact President Joe Biden’s sweeping infrastructure agenda are poised to come…
Continue Reading Former Michigan Rep. Paul Mitchell urged unity in emotional interview before death: ‘There’s value in people you don’t agree with’
Before his death, former Rep. Paul Mitchell talked with CNN’s Jake Tapper about his life and his parting message to the country. “I think you have to…
Continue Reading Former Joint Chiefs chair on Afghanistan: ‘I thought we could turn it around, obviously, I was wrong’
By Nicky Robertson Then-Vice President Joe Biden was right when he urged then-President Barack Obama to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the former…
Continue Reading Former Joint Chiefs chair on Afghanistan: ‘I thought we could turn it around, obviously, I was wrong’
CNN’s Clarissa Ward recounts her journey out of Kabul, Afghanistan, aboard a US Air Force C-17 transporting hundreds of refugees to Doha,…
Continue Reading Pentagon activates US airlines to assist with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan
CNN’s Sam Kiley reports from Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul where there are still thousands of people waiting to be evacuated from…
Continue Reading Blinken defends handling of program to help Afghans who helped US
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration’s actions on the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)…
Continue Reading For the crypto world, bipartisan infrastructure package brings a ‘political awakening’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Members of the cryptocurrency world are donating to crypto-focused organizations, hiring lobbyists and ramping up advocacy…
Continue Reading Pentagon activates US airlines to assist with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan
By Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alexis Benveniste, CNN The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline…
Continue Reading Arizona’s sham ‘audit’ report due to GOP-led state Senate on Monday
By Eric Bradner and Stephanie Becker, CNN The company that conducted Arizona’s sham review of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County…
Continue Reading Surgeon general tells ABC News: U.S. must vaccinate Americans, rest of world to end pandemic
On what Americans need to know about vaccine booster shots, Surgeon General @vivek_murthy tells @martharaddatz: "We are recommending that people…
Continue Reading GOP congressman places blame on Trump admin for crisis in Afghanistan: ‘They set this up to fail’
CNN’s Brianna Keilar asks National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan if President Biden is misleading the public by saying al-Qaeda is gone from…
Continue Reading GOP congressman places blame on Trump admin for crisis in Afghanistan: ‘They set this up to fail’
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday placed blame on the Trump administration for the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, saying…
Continue Reading Biden’s national security adviser says ISIS threat against Kabul airport is ‘real’ and ‘acute’
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the Biden administration is taking the threat of ISIS attacking evacuees in Afghanistan seriously and is…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘a number of changes’ will ease Afghanistan evacuations
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden said Sunday that “a number of changes” had been made…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump administration officials try to rewrite their own Afghanistan history
By Daniel Dale, Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN There’s been no shortage of fact-based criticism aimed at the Biden…
Continue Reading Biden administration may compel commercial US airlines to help transport Afghan evacuees
By John Harwood, Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration could potentially compel US airlines to help with transporting tens…
Continue Reading Gov. Abbott now tests Covid negative, 4 days after positive test
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has now tested negative for Covid-19, four days after testing positive for the virus. “I…
Continue Reading ISIS terror threat forces US military to establish alternate routes to Kabul airport
By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The US military is establishing “alternative routes” to Kabul…
Continue Reading Labor shortages expected to continue as employers struggle with visa bureaucracy and Covid
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Sugarbush Resort in Vermont is preparing for a busy winter season, but looming over the effort to host hundreds of guests…
Continue Reading What you need to know about the California recall
By Maeve Reston and Ethan Cohen, CNN The Republican-backed effort to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is now in its final phase as ballots arrive…
Continue Reading A bizarre security breach in a rural Colorado elections office underscores how the Big Lie lives on
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN An unusual security breach of an election system in a rural Colorado county has set off a criminal investigation and…
Continue Reading Trump’s rally in Alabama is a boon for Mo Brooks’ Senate campaign
By Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump will rally the faithful in Alabama on Saturday, a boon to Rep. Mo Brooks, his favored Senate…
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Rifles, Humvees and millions of rounds of ammo: Taliban celebrate their new American arsenal
By Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN US national security officials are working to account for more than 20 years worth of weapons provided to…
Continue Reading Fact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
CNN’s Laura Coates and Dr. Cedric Dark discuss Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who in a recent interview on Fox News claimed that African Americans were…
Continue Reading California judge rules gig worker initiative utilized by Uber and Lyft is unconstitutional
By Sara O’Brien and Paul LeBlanc, CNN A California judge ruled Friday that the costly and controversial 2020 ballot measure exempting firms…
Continue Reading BLM protesters were targeted by federal government with stiffer punishments, an analysis shows
By Christina Carrega, CNN The Justice Department targeted more than 300 protesters by charging them with federal crimes for their roles during the…
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