Conservative-dominated bench denies Biden same deference it once gave Trump
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court slapped down the Biden administration twice this week, giving…
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Biden to contact families of 13 US service members killed in Kabul
More than a dozen American service members have been killed in and ISIS-claimed terror attack in…
Continue Reading Biden to contact families of 13 US service members killed in Kabul
Thirteen U.S. personnel and scores of Afghans have been killed in Thursday’s terror attack on the Kabul…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer who killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6 speaks publicly for first time: ‘I know that day I saved countless lives’
Veteran US Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, who fatally shot pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol riot, revealed his identity and…
Continue Reading Renewed fears of political violence grip Capitol Hill ahead of right-wing rally
By Melanie Zanona and Whitney Wild, CNN Lawmakers and law enforcement officials are growing concerned about the possibility of violence and unrest on…
Continue Reading Republicans split on strategy to make Biden pay a political price for Afghanistan
By Melanie Zanona, CNN The GOP is divided over how hard — and how quickly — to go after President Joe Biden in the wake of…
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Texas House OK’s GOP vote restrictions after Dems’ holdout ends
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans advanced new voting restrictions Thursday night after months of protests by Democrats, who after returning from a…
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13 U.S. troops dead in ISIS Kabul attacks; Biden vows revenge
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport on Thursday, in the waning days of a…
Continue Reading Supreme Court throws out Biden administration eviction moratorium
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s Covid-related eviction moratorium. “If a federally…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris heading back to Washington after canceling campaign rally with Gavin Newsom in California
By Maeve Reston, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to cancel her Friday rally in California with embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court ruling against Biden and CDC’s eviction moratorium
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s Covid-related eviction moratorium. Read the ruling and dissent here:…
Continue Reading California recall candidate Larry Elder under police investigation following 2015 domestic violence accusation that his campaign denies
By Kyung Lah and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating domestic violence accusations against California Republican…
Continue Reading South Dakota attorney general takes plea deal and won’t serve jail time for fatal crash
By Carma Hassan and Steve Almasy, CNN An attorney for South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Thursday entered no-contest pleas on his…
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Texas Supreme Court pauses mask mandate in San Antonio case, but El Paso’s is still in effect
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked San Antonio’s mask mandate for public schools Thursday — the latest in the…
Continue Reading DOJ plans to ‘at least temporarily’ close federal facility in NYC where Epstein died
By Sonia Moghe, CNN The federal detention center in New York that is notoriously known as the place where Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell…
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Capitol Police officer who killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6 speaks publicly for first time: ‘I know that day I saved countless lives’
By Marshall Cohen The veteran US Capitol Police officer who killed pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt went public Thursday, revealing his identity and…
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El Paso federal judge grants injunction blocking migrant stops by Texas troopers
EL PASO, Texas — A federal judge in El Paso on Thursday granted the Biden administration’s request for a preliminary injunction halting an executive…
Continue Reading Time’s Up CEO resigns in wake of Cuomo scandal
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Time’s Up CEO Tina Tchen on Thursday announced she was resigning from her position at the women’s rights…
Continue Reading Biden to Kabul attackers: ‘We will hunt you down and make you pay’
President Joe Biden addresses the terror attack near the Kabul airport that killed more than 60 people and wounded…
Continue Reading McCarthy tells Republicans Biden will face a ‘reckoning’ for handling of Afghanistan exit
Images show the aftermath of an explosion outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the US evacuate citizens and Afghans…
Continue Reading Pelosi reminds lawmakers not to travel to Afghanistan
By Alex Rogers, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi again urged members of Congress to not visit Afghanistan or neighboring countries after at least 12 US…
Continue Reading Judge issues injunction against Texas governor’s directive targeting migrant transport
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in El Paso, Texas, granted the Biden administration’s request for a preliminary injunction halting an…
Continue Reading Biden has approved $9.5 billion in student loan cancellations this year for defrauded and disabled students
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Department of Education said Thursday that it will cancel $1.1 billion in student loan debt for some students who attended…
Continue Reading Controversial Missouri gun rights law has taken a toll on fighting crime
By Emma Tucker and Evan Perez, CNN US Marshals preparing for a recent operation with local police in Missouri to arrest a fugitive allegedly involved…
Continue Reading New additions to Tom Barrack’s legal team signal former Trump adviser will fight DOJ’s charges
By Paula Reid and Tierney Sneed, CNN Two prominent New York defense attorneys have joined the legal team for Tom Barrack, the former adviser to…
Continue Reading Kerry will travel to China and Japan to negotiate on climate action next week
By Ella Nilsen, CNN US Climate Envoy John Kerry will travel to China and Japan next week to meet with top climate officials in the lead-up to a…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection
By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol…
Continue Reading Are you losing your pandemic unemployment benefits? Tell us about it.
By CNN staff The unprecedented expansion of unemployment benefits that Congress approved at the start of the coronavirus pandemic is set to expire…
Continue Reading McCarthy tells Republicans Biden will face a ‘reckoning’ for handling of Afghanistan exit
By Melanie Zanona, Jeremy Herb and Alex Rogers, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday vowed that President Joe Biden will face a…
Continue Reading Seven US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump, Stop the Steal organizers over January 6 riot
By Whitney Wild, CNN Seven US Capitol Police officers are suing former President Donald Trump, Stop the Steal rally organizers and members of…
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