Lobsters, cruises and scotch: One Cabinet secretary’s push to sell Biden’s agenda
By Phil Mattingly, CNN Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo won’t hesitate to make the hard ask. She wants to make that clear. There may be, after…
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Rudy Giuliani suspended from practicing law in Washington, DC
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Rudy Giuliani’s law license has been suspended in Washington, DC, after he temporarily lost his license in New York for…
Continue Reading Biden administration gives senior Saudi visitor the red carpet treatment signaling possible warming ties
By Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration hosted the most senior Saudi official to arrive in Washington since the White House…
Continue Reading Trump-allied lawmaker floats Pennsylvania audit plan that Democrats slam as political ploy
By Sara Murray and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Audit fever is catching on as a Republican lawmaker in Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that he is pushing…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police says fencing around Capitol building set to be removed as early as Friday
By Ryan Nobles and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The remaining fencing around the US Capitol that was erected in the wake of the January 6 insurrection…
Continue Reading More than 2,800 have been wrongly convicted in the US. Lawmakers and advocates want to make sure they’re paid their dues.
By Christina Carrega, CNN John Jerome White was 19 years old when a Georgia judge sentenced him to life plus 40 years in prison for breaking into a…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton: ‘We are witnessing a concerted attempt to destabilize the democratic process’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Hillary Clinton called out the Republican-led crackdown on voting rights and urged Americans to fight for access to the ballot…
Continue Reading Fact-checking claims bail reform is driving increase in violent crime
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Violent crime in the United States shot up last year as the pandemic raged. Major cities across the…
Continue Reading US to send millions of Covid-19 vaccines to Latin America
By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration is sending millions of Covid-19 vaccines to countries in Latin America this week as part of President…
Continue Reading DOJ charges Capitol riot suspect with attacking AP photographer
By Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN The Justice Department has charged a Pennsylvania man who allegedly attacked an Associated Press photographer…
Continue Reading New riot video shows brawling at Capitol
New video shows brawling with officers, and officer’s badge allegedly stolen, as questions about security failures linger, six months after Capitol…
Continue Reading Minnesota Republican congressman announces reoccurrence of kidney cancer
By Annie Grayer and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn announced a reoccurrence of his kidney cancer on Wednesday. The Minnesota…
Continue Reading Federal judge largely faults Air Force for 2017 Texas church shooting
By Ashley Killough and Paul LeBlanc, CNN A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the negligence of the United States government was mostly responsible…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks effort to invalidate parts of new Georgia voting law ahead of July runoffs
By Pamela Kirkland and Sara Murray, CNN A federal court judge on Wednesday denied a motion to stop the implementation of parts of Georgia’s new…
Continue Reading Trump allegedly praised Hitler as doing ‘a lot of good things,’ new book claims
By Chandelis Duster and Catherine Valentine, CNN Then-President Donald Trump allegedly praised Adolf Hitler during a discussion with his White House…
Continue Reading Book: Trump told John Kelly Hitler ‘did a lot of good things’
CNN’s David Chalian discusses an excerpt from a new book which alleges that former President Donald Trump once told his then Chief of Staff John…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Biden administration ramps up investment in environmental justice
By Kristen Holmes and Liz Stark, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday an additional $50 million in funding to enhance air…
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Largest party in Malaysia’s ruling alliance says it will withdraw support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The largest party in Malaysia’s ruling alliance said Thursday that it will withdraw support for Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts on Biden administration to lift restrictions on US borders
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A group of mayors recently pressed US immigration officials on Covid-19-related travel restrictions that remain in effect…
Continue Reading Trump filing lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and Google
BEDMINSTER, New Jersey — Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech…
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Abbott puts voting restrictions, border security on special session agenda
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday revived the GOP’s thwarted efforts to pass new voting laws in America’s biggest red state…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Biden vaccine push to Nazi-era ‘brown shirts’ weeks after apologizing for Holocaust comments
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday compared officials carrying out President Joe Biden’s latest Covid-19 vaccination…
Continue Reading Video appears to capture GOP lawmaker’s strategy ahead of 2022 midterms
A video obtained by CNN appears to show Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) saying the GOP’s goal is to slow and obstruct all legislation led by Democrat until the…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Chip Roy says he wants ’18 more months of chaos and the inability to get stuff done’
By Daniella Diaz and Ryan Nobles, CNN Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas revealed in a video circulating online that he wants to jam Democrats’…
Continue Reading Biden pushes for ‘generational investments in human infrastructure’ in speech in Illinois
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday pushed for generational investments in human infrastructure to expand the…
Continue Reading Two injured in rocket attacks on Iraqi airbase housing US troops
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Two US service members were injured Wednesday in a rocket attack targeting the al-Asad airbase in Iraq which hosts US,…
Continue Reading FBI infiltrates group that discussed surveilling US Capitol
The FBI has infiltrated a “Bible study” group in Virginia whose members discussed surveilling the US Capitol following the January 6 riot and their…
Continue Reading McCarthy nailing down GOP members for Capitol riot panel as Republicans’ defense strategy comes into view
By Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is finalizing a House GOP roster for a Democratic-led investigation into the deadly…
Continue Reading Rep. Thompson explains why McCarthy should appoint Republicans to Jan. 6 committee
CNN’s Jim Acosta talks to Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, about…
Continue Reading Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 75 years of marriage
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter mark 75 years of marriage on Wednesday, a union that spans…
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