CIA director met with Taliban leader in Kabul on Monday amid evacuation efforts
By John Harwood, Phil Mattingly and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN CIA Director William J. Burns met face-to-face with the top Taliban leader in Kabul…
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Afghanistan fallout engulfs Harris’ first day of Southeast Asia trip
Vice President Kamala Harris is in Southeast Asia and received questions about the US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan while issuing a strong warning to…
Continue Reading House approves $3.5 trillion budget plan in key step for Democrats to pass legislation expanding social safety net
By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a budget framework that will…
Continue Reading Kathy Hochul becomes governor of New York as Cuomo leaves in disgrace
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Kathy Hochul was sworn in as New York’s first female governor shortly after the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, replacing…
Continue Reading Cuomo issues farewell with attacks on sexual harassment probe and political rivals
It’s Governor Andrew Cuomo’s final full day in office, and he delivered a “Farewell address to New Yorkers” just after 12…
Continue Reading Most Americans favor Afghanistan withdrawal but say it was poorly handled
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans continue to support the decision to leave Afghanistan, a set of new polls released Sunday finds, but largely…
Continue Reading Here’s how Afghan refugees coming to the US are being vetted
By Paul LeBlanc and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration’s pledge to assist Afghans who worked for, and on behalf of, the US…
Continue Reading Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden: How four presidents created today’s Afghanistan mess
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has said repeatedly over the past four months — as recently as last week — that he refuses to…
Continue Reading Arizona’s sham election ‘audit’ report delayed after Cyber Ninjas CEO and others test positive for Covid-19
By Eric Bradner and Stephanie Becker, CNN The report detailing the findings of contractors who conducted Arizona’s sham “audit” of…
Continue Reading Civil rights groups hail court ruling they say will allow tens of thousands of ex-felons to cast ballots in North Carolina
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A preliminary ruling by a three-judge panel in North Carolina is clearing the way for roughly 56,000 of the state’s…
Continue Reading Biden praises WNBA champion Seattle Storm for their work on and off the court during White House visit
By Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden honored the WNBA champion Seattle Storm at the White House Monday, praising the team for its actions both…
Continue Reading House committee plans to seek phone records in probe of January 6, including from members of Congress
By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot is poised to…
Continue Reading US military gives Biden a deadline to decide on extending Afghanistan evacuations
By Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The US military is advising President Joe Biden that he must decide by Tuesday whether to…
Continue Reading US scrambles to fill intelligence vacuum in wake of rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan
By Evan Perez, Geneva Sands and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan has provided a boost to extremist groups and terror…
Continue Reading US scrambles to fill intelligence vacuum in wake of rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan
Journalist Sami Mahdi and start-up exec Sara Wahedi share the fear, terror and hopelessness driving Afghanistan’s next generation of innovators and…
Continue Reading Giuliani associate Igor Fruman expected to plead guilty on Wednesday
By Erica Orden Igor Fruman, a Rudy Giuliani associate charged in a campaign finance case, is scheduled to plead guilty during an appearance in…
Continue Reading Cuomo issues farewell with attacks on sexual harassment probe and political rivals
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a series of attacks on his political rivals and questioned the motives of state Attorney…
Continue Reading Proud Boys leader sentenced to more than 5 months in jail for burning BLM banner and bringing high-capacity rifle magazines to DC
By Marshall Cohen Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Monday to more than five months in jail for burning a church’s Black Lives…
Continue Reading Afghanistan fallout engulfs Harris’ first day of Southeast Asia trip
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris kicks off her tour of Southeast Asia in…
Continue Reading Afghanistan fallout engulfs Harris’ first day of Southeast Asia trip
By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris, undertaking a suddenly high-stakes visit to Southeast Asia this week amid the first major…
Continue Reading Biden encourages Americans who have been waiting for full FDA approval to get their Covid vaccination: ‘Get it today’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday encouraged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug…
Continue Reading Biden to encourage Americans who have been waiting for full FDA approval to get their Covid vaccination
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy tells CNN’s Brianna Keilar that the expected full approval of the Pfizer vaccine this week will convince some people…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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,…
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