First on CNN: Advocacy groups ramp up pressure on lawmakers to take action on climate change
One of the largest saltwater lakes in the world has now been reduced to a fraction of its former…
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‘I didn’t think that I was just going to be killed’: Ocasio-Cortez on her fears on January 6
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reveals she feared being raped during the January 6th insurrection and the link between white supremacy and…
Continue Reading READ: Democrats unveil budget resolution
By CNN Senate Democrats have made public their budget resolution for the next fiscal year, which will be the legislative vehicle for the party to…
Continue Reading Top officials met Friday on ‘Havana Syndrome’ as questions remain over what is causing the incidents
By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Top national security and intelligence officials met on Friday to assess the progress of…
Continue Reading Democrats release $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which doesn’t include an increase to the debt limit
By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats released their budget resolution on Monday, which does not include an increase to the debt limit,…
Continue Reading ‘Final warning’: Lawmakers, Biden administration sound alarm over UN climate report and urge swift action
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Lawmakers and top climate officials in President Joe Biden’s administration sounded the alarm on Monday in response to a…
Continue Reading ‘Final warning’: Lawmakers, Biden administration sound alarm over UN climate report and urge swift action
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Senate Dems unveil $3.5T budget measure outlining spending hikes, tax breaks to bolster domestic, environment programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats released a budget resolution Monday that maps $3.5 trillion in spending boosts and tax breaks aimed at…
Continue Reading ‘I didn’t think that I was just going to be killed’: Ocasio-Cortez on her fears on January 6
CNN’s Dana Bash asks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) about being demonized by Fox News. Ocasio-Cortez says she tries to take herself out of it…
Continue Reading ‘I didn’t think that I was just going to be killed’: Ocasio-Cortez on her fears on January 6
By Gregory Krieg, CNN When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was barricaded inside her office during the Capitol insurrection on January 6, she not only…
Continue Reading Homeland Security warns of potential conspiracy theory-fueled violence in August
Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are joining forces with local law enforcement in five major US…
Continue Reading Schumer sets up final vote on $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill for Tuesday
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package is poised for a final vote in the Senate…
Continue Reading Senate heads toward final vote on bipartisan infrastructure package this week
The Senate will reconvene this afternoon after voting last night to end debate on the infrastructure…
Continue Reading Cuomo top aide Melissa DeRosa resigns as governor faces potential impeachment
NY: The woman previously known as “Executive Assistant 1” is stepping forward publicly to accuse Gov. Cuomo of a sex…
Continue Reading Cuomo top aide Melissa DeRosa resigns as governor faces potential impeachment
By Gregory Krieg and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide Melissa DeRosa resigned late Sunday, less than a week after the…
Continue Reading Cuomo’s top aide resigns in wake of report finding he sexually harassed 11 women
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, has told the media she resigned from her role. She sent a statement to…
Continue Reading Paul Whelan released from solitary confinement in Russian prison
By Olga Pavlova, CNN Paul Whelan, a US citizen detained in Russia, has been released from solitary confinement in his Mordovian penal colony in the…
Continue Reading Executive assistant to Andrew Cuomo details allegations of sexual harassment by New York governor
By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN An assistant to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who until now has only been referred to as “Executive Assistant 1,”…
Continue Reading Education secretary pleads with politicians making it harder to control Covid-19 pandemic
By Chandelis Duster and Jasmine Wright, CNN Education Secretary Miguel Cardona issued a plea on Sunday to politicians making it harder to control the…
Continue Reading Trump’s acting attorney general revealed ‘frightening’ activity at Justice Department, Senate Judiciary chair says
By Devan Cole, CNN Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin said Sunday that former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen revealed in testimony this…
Continue Reading GOP senator breaks with DeSantis on school mask mandates: ‘The local official should have control’
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) says that he disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ taking a top down approach in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, saying…
Continue Reading GOP senator breaks with DeSantis on school mask mandates: ‘The local official should have control’
By Devan Cole, CNN Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy on Sunday said he disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on local school…
Continue Reading Young people in West Virginia look to push Sen. Joe Manchin in hopes of passing federal voting rights legislation
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Gabby Cipollone loves her home state of West Virginia. But the 23-year-old says that isn’t the case for many young West…
Continue Reading Cori Bush urges tenants to apply for local assistance as CDC eviction moratorium faces legal challenges
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, who captured national attention for her high-profile protest of a lapse in the federal eviction…
Continue Reading Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not rule out 2022 challenge to Chuck Schumer
In this preview from the CNN special “Being .. AOC,” Dana Bash asks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) on if she plans to mount a challenge against…
Continue Reading Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not rule out 2022 challenge to Chuck Schumer
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not know what her political future holds — and that includes whether she…
Continue Reading How Anita Dunn got ‘to the table’ and has helped other women follow
By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN More than 40 years ago, Anita Dunn was walking into the White House as an intern in then-President Jimmy…
Continue Reading How Anita Dunn got ‘to the table’ and has helped other women follow
Senior White House advisor Anita Dunn is one of the few people in history to be in the inner circle of two presidential campaigns, and two…
Continue Reading ‘This is no way to make policy’: Cryptocurrency advocates express frustration with bipartisan infrastructure language
Feeling like you missed out on crypto? You’re not alone. But don’t go all-in on “the next big thing” just yet. CNN’s Jon Sarlin explains how pump &…
Continue Reading ‘You made me so damn proud’: Biden praises Olympic athletes and extends invite to the White House
High jumpers sharing gold; competitors celebrating their rivals’ success; runners helping fallen athletes back to their feet. The Tokyo games have…
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