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DeSantis announces new lawsuit against Biden administration over vaccine mandate requirement for federal contractors

October 28, 2021 6:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Lemos and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced the state has officially filed a new lawsuit in Tampa…

Biden names Sara Minkara as US special adviser on international disability rights

October 28, 2021 5:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the appointment of Sara Minkara as the US special adviser on international disability…

House committee intends to subpoena fossil fuel companies for documents about climate disinformation

October 28, 2021 4:31 PM CNN

CNN By Matt Egan and Ella Nilsen, CNN House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney announced at the end of Thursday’s hearing with top executives from…

Mitt Romney dresses up as Ted Lasso, has ‘biscuits with the boss’ with Kyrsten Sinema

October 28, 2021 4:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeleine Morgenstern, CNN Sen. Mitt Romney laced up his boots and put on his best Ted Lasso for Halloween, fake mustache and all. “Warming…

Mitt Romney dresses up as Ted Lasso, has ‘biscuits with the boss’ with Kyrsten Sinema

October 28, 2021 4:21 PM CNN

CNN By Madeleine Morgenstern, CNN Sen. Mitt Romney laced up his boots and put on his best Ted Lasso for Halloween, fake mustache and all.…

Key Trump allies granted postponements by January 6 committee

October 28, 2021 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark will not testify Friday before the House select committee investigating the…

SEC is still investigating Sen. Richard Burr for insider trading, court filings say

October 28, 2021 3:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed A US Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation into stock trades made by Sen. Richard Burr and his…

Senate confirmation votes build out Biden’s Justice Department leadership team

October 28, 2021 3:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed President Joe Biden saw the number of Senate-confirmed members of his Justice Department leadership team nearly double Thursday,…

Billionaires’ wealth has soared 70% in the pandemic. That’s one reason why Democrats wanted to tax them.

October 28, 2021 3:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Already massively wealthy, America’s billionaires saw their collective fortunes soar more than 70% to more than $5 trillion…

Complaint alleging a sex crime has been filed against former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo

October 28, 2021 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Sonia Moghe and Gregory Krieg, CNN A criminal complaint alleging forcible touching, a sex crime, has been filed against former New York Gov.…

Russian accused of being part of cybercrime ring extradited from South Korea to Ohio

October 28, 2021 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Russian man accused of being part of cybercrime ring that infected millions of computers worldwide was arraigned in federal…

Top DC federal judge criticizes “schizophrenic” Justice Department approach to January 6 cases

October 28, 2021 2:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen The chief judge in Washington, DC’s federal court laid into the Justice Department on Thursday for its…

‘We are struggling every day’: Supply chain crunch threatens to leave some of the neediest Americans without enough to eat

October 28, 2021 1:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain.…

‘We are struggling every day’: Supply chain crunch threatens to leave some of the neediest Americans without enough to eat

October 28, 2021 1:43 PM CNN

CNN, KABB|WOAI, EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER, WCCO, WJLA, CENTRAL TEXAS FOODBANK By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth…

READ: The latest draft of Biden’s economic agenda bill

October 28, 2021 1:30 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN The Democrats’ most updated text of President Joe Biden’s climate and economic policy bill, based on a framework he laid out…

Senior US general warns China’s military progress is ‘stunning’ as US is hampered by ‘brutal’ bureaucracy

October 28, 2021 11:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann, CNN In the wake of China’s test of a hypersonic missile, the second most senior US general said Thursday…

Biden heads to Europe with his economic agenda — and his presidency — in the balance back home

October 28, 2021 11:18 AM CNN

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden left Thursday for his second trip abroad with his massive domestic agenda — and, by his own…

January 6 committee is losing patience with Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows as it seeks his testimony

October 28, 2021 11:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Paula Reid, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating January 6 are losing patience…

Families of Charleston church massacre victims reach an $88M settlement with the Justice Department

October 28, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Carrega and Holly Yan, CNN The families of nine people fatally shot in 2015 at a historically Black church in Charleston, South…

12 GOP ‘Young Guns’ embrace Trump’s election falsehoods

October 28, 2021 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN At least a dozen of the House GOP’s most prized recruits for the midterms have sown doubts…

Congressional Women’s Softball Game returns after Covid delay

October 28, 2021 10:24 AM CNN

CNN By Shawna Mizelle and Chandelis Duster, CNN A bipartisan group of congressional members and the Washington press corps returned to the field on…

China reiterates firm opposition to US-Taiwan military contact in response to CNN interview

October 28, 2021 8:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Gaouette, CNN The Chinese government on Thursday reiterated its long-standing opposition to any official and military contact between the…

China reiterates firm opposition to US-Taiwan military contact in response to CNN interview

October 28, 2021 8:35 AM CNN

CNN By CNN staff The Chinese government on Thursday reiterated its long-standing opposition to any official and military contact between the United…

Biden heads to Europe with a bit less shine and his economic agenda on the line back home

October 28, 2021 7:43 AM CNN

CNN, POOL By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden departs this week on his second foreign trip under markedly different circumstances than his…

Top military leader says China’s hypersonic missile test ‘went around the world’

October 28, 2021 7:42 AM CNN

CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN China’s test of a hypersonic missile over the summer “went around the world,” the second most senior…

Prominent theologian and Trump critic Russell Moore warns that ex-president could win again

October 28, 2021 7:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Public theologian Russell Moore, a prominent evangelical leader who was an early critic of Donald Trump, says he…

Former Justice Department official who backed unfounded voter fraud claims parts with lawyer

October 28, 2021 7:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffery Clark, who is scheduled to testify on Friday before the House…

READ: White House details Build Back Better spending framework

October 28, 2021 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN President Joe Biden is set to announce the $1.75 trillion framework on his economic and climate agenda Thursday as he addresses the House…

Howard Dean Fast Facts

October 28, 2021 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former Vermont Governor Howard Dean. Personal Birth date: November 17, 1948 Birth place: New…

Here’s what’s in the $1.75 trillion economic plan Biden will try to sell to his party

October 28, 2021 7:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday will make the case for a significantly scaled-back version of his massive economic plan to…