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Biden administration debating whether and how to sanction China for ransomware attacks

July 20, 2021 5:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak and Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration has been debating internally whether and how to impose sanctions on…

US blames China for hacks, opening new front in cyber offensive

July 19, 2021 9:04 PM CNN

The United States and its foreign allies on Monday accused China of widespread malfeasance in cyberspace, including through a massive hack of…

Senate GOP threatens to block vote on bipartisan infrastructure deal if talks aren’t concluded

July 19, 2021 6:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Alex Rogers, CNN Senate Republican leaders threatened on Monday to block a vote later this week advancing the bipartisan…

State Department raises travel advisory for the UK to its highest level as Covid-19 cases rise

July 19, 2021 11:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department is warning Americans against traveling to the United Kingdom as the country grapples…

All covid patients in L.A. County hospitals are unvaccinated

July 19, 2021 5:18 PM CNN

The latest nationwide uptick in coronavirus cases are nearly all among the unvaccinated. Which begs the question: Are severe Covid-19 consequences…

Hospitals could face $2 million fine for not disclosing prices under proposed Biden rule

July 19, 2021 5:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN The Biden administration is doubling down on a Trump-era rule that requires hospitals to disclose the rates they privately…

Jim Jordan among 5 House Republicans selected by McCarthy for January 6 select committee

July 19, 2021 10:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has made his selection of five Republicans to join the select committee…

Washington high school football coach to take appeal over prayer to Supreme Court

July 19, 2021 4:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A high school football coach who was banned from taking a knee for a brief personal prayer after…

Ready to vacation again? This TikTok travel guru has tips

July 20, 2021 5:31 AM CNN

Ben Kielesinski spent the pandemic transporting his followers out of lockdowns and into ice caves, lush forests and waterfalls. From where to go to…

White House won’t commit to reopening northern border, despite announcement from Canada

July 20, 2021 5:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House declined Monday to commit to reopening its northern border to Canadians after Canada’s government said…

Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to burning DC church’s Black Lives Matter banner

July 19, 2021 3:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen, CNN The leader of the far-right Proud Boys pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanors stemming from his conduct in Washington, DC,…

Man who threatened judge in Michael Flynn case gets 18 months in prison

July 19, 2021 5:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Frank Caporusso, a Long Island man who left a threatening voicemail last year for the judge presiding over the Michael Flynn…

Democrats look to drug spending to rescue infrastructure deal

July 19, 2021 2:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Blocked from boosting revenues through enhanced Internal Revenue Service enforcement, congressional Democrats are turning to…

Justice Department won’t prosecute Wilbur Ross for misleading Congress about attempted 2020 census change

July 19, 2021 8:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department is declining to prosecute former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for misrepresentations he made to…

Former Maryland police chief Tom Manger selected to head Capitol Police in aftermath of Jan. 6 insurrection

July 19, 2021 1:26 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) – A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol…

Harris tests negative for Covid-19 following meeting with Texas Democrats who tested positive

July 19, 2021 12:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 following a meeting with Texas state House Democrats, several of…

Biden backs away from his claim that Facebook is ‘killing people’ by allowing Covid misinformation

July 19, 2021 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden continued to put pressure on Facebook on Monday over the online…

Biden backs off claim Facebook is ‘killing people’

July 20, 2021 5:27 PM CNN

President Biden backed away from his claim that Facebook is “killing people” by allowing Covid-19 misinformation, clarifying that his previous…

Florida Republican congressman tests positive for Covid-19

July 19, 2021 11:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida announced Monday he tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing “very…

First US Capitol rioter convicted of a felony gets 8 months in prison after DOJ says stiffer sentence could stop future attacks

July 20, 2021 3:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen A man who pleaded guilty to breaching the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sentenced Monday to eight months in…

Fmr. diplomat: Afghan civil war ‘has already started’

July 19, 2021 4:10 PM CNN

Afghan peace negotiator Fatima Gailani and former US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker speak with Bianna Golodryga about Taliban advances and US…

Biden administration planning to relocate some Afghans who worked for US to Virginia Army post

July 19, 2021 4:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Barbara Starr and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The Biden administration is planning to relocate a group of Afghans who…

1st U.S. Capitol rioter convicted of felony gets 8 months in prison

July 19, 2021 10:21 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has received an eight-month prison term, the…

Belarus opposition leader says meeting with Blinken ‘very friendly,’ ‘strong actions’ to come

July 19, 2021 1:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said her meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday…

ICE failed to send detainee with ‘urgent’ medical need to hospital who later died, watchdog finds

July 19, 2021 10:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee in Mississippi with an urgent medical need was not sent to the hospital and…

Attorney General Garland bars prosecutors from seizing media records in leak probes with limited exceptions

July 19, 2021 9:29 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak…

Key GOP senator rejects ‘arbitrary’ infrastructure deal deadline

July 20, 2021 7:28 AM CNN

On CNN’s State of the Union with Dana Bash, Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio dismisses Democrats’ plan to hold a Wednesday vote on the bipartisan…

Biden takes on inflation concerns as domestic agenda hangs in the balance: ‘These disruptions are temporary’

July 19, 2021 11:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday directly addressed concerns that his sweeping economic agenda will serve as an…

US transfers Guantánamo Bay detainee to home country of Morocco

July 19, 2021 1:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Michael Callahan and Betsy Klein, CNN A Moroccan man held in Guantánamo Bay for nearly 20 years has been transferred from the US detention…

Biden administration transfers 1st detainee from Guantanamo Bay facility to home country in break with Trump policy

July 19, 2021 5:04 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has transferred a detainee out of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility for the first time, a step…