Austin: US doesn’t want conflict with China but won’t ‘flinch when our interests are threatened’
By Brad Lendon, CNN US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that China’s claims and actions in the Indo-Pacific threaten the…
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Trump officials can testify on former President’s actions leading up to insurrection, Justice Department decides
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department formally declined to assert executive privilege for potential testimony of at least…
Continue Reading Fact check: Some Republicans have tried to rewrite the history of January 6. Here’s how
By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam and Janie Boschma, CNN When the House Select Committee investigating the events of January 6 convenes for the…
Continue Reading CDC changes mask guidance in response to threat of Delta variant of Covid-19
By Kaitlan Collins, John Harwood, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Masks and vaccine mandate show CDC and Biden taking emergency action amid Covid-19 surge
CNN’s Amara Walker discusses the debate states and school districts are having over requiring students to wear masks to return to in-person learning…
Continue Reading Republicans attempt to undermine and distract from first 1/6 select committee hearing
By Ryan Nobles and Melanie Zanona, CNN In what could be a preview of what is to come, House Republicans have planned a number of events on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Fact check: Some Republicans have tried to rewrite the history of January 6. Here’s how
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) fired back at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for calling them “Pelosi Republicans”…
Continue Reading Biden addresses intelligence community for first time as President
By Katie Bo Williams and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Six months into Joe Biden‘s presidency, the intelligence community still can’t quite escape…
Continue Reading Trump’s sway faces test in Texas special election runoff
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s influence with Texas Republicans faces a stern test on Tuesday as voters in the…
Continue Reading ‘The physical violence we experienced was horrific and devastating’: Officers recount harrowing events of Capitol insurrection
By Clare Foran, Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol kicked off…
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Retired Sen. Mike Enzi, Wyoming Republican known as consensus-builder in polarized Washington, dies at 77
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Recently retired U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming has died. He was 77 years old. Former Enzi spokesman Max D’Onofrio says…
Continue Reading Former US Sen. Mike Enzi dies at 77 after bicycle accident
By Paul LeBlanc Former US Sen. Mike Enzi has died following a serious bicycle accident last week, according to a statement posted on his official…
Continue Reading ‘We are now in crisis mode’: Mayor of Florida county home to Disney World sounds alarm on surging Covid cases
By Devan Cole, CNN The mayor of the Florida county that’s home to Disney World and Universal Studios is sounding the alarm on a spike of…
Continue Reading Biden administration to resume fast-track deportation procedure for migrant families
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is planning to speed up deportations for some migrant families who cross the US-Mexico border, the…
Continue Reading ‘We are now in crisis mode’: Mayor of Florida county home to Disney World sounds alarm on surging Covid cases
CNN’s Randi Kaye spoke to Nurse Tammy Daniel in a Jacksonville hospital about Covid-19 patients begging for…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger prepare for blockbuster hearing amid attacks from their own party
By Melanie Zanona, Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox, CNN Republicans looking to undermine an investigation into January 6 are returning to a familiar…
Continue Reading White House officials tell lawmakers they will need $1 billion in emergency funding for Afghan visa effort
By Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration has informed lawmakers it will need roughly $1 billion in emergency funds as it moves…
Continue Reading White House officials tell lawmakers they will need $1 billion in emergency funding for Afghan visa effort
CNN’s Anna Coren speaks with Afghan interpreters who risked their lives helping the US government, and now face reprisals from the Taliban as many of…
Continue Reading The January 6 select committee will hear from 4 police officers Tuesday. Here are their stories.
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack will hear testimony from four police officers who were on the front lines that day as…
Continue Reading White House hasn’t given up on imperiled ATF nominee
By Manu Raju, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House and Democratic Senate leaders are trying to salvage President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading US and China trade barbs after another high-level meeting but say they want to keep talking
By Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US and China fought a war of words Monday as each side worked to set the narrative after their latest…
Continue Reading Celina Sotomayor, mother of Supreme Court justice, dies at 94
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Celina Baez Sotomayor, the mother of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, died on Sunday at 94 of…
Continue Reading Federal law doesn’t prohibit Covid-19 vaccine requirements, Justice Department says
By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Department lawyers have determined that federal law doesn’t prohibit public agencies and private…
Continue Reading DOJ defends 2 Texas teens in fight with school district over long locs
By Christina Carrega The Justice Department has stepped into a legal dispute on behalf of two Texas male students who say their school district…
Continue Reading The January 6 select committee will hear from 4 police officers Tuesday. Here are their stories.
By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack will hear testimony Tuesday from four police…
Continue Reading More federal workers expected to telework in the future, feds say
By Liz Stark The Biden administration’s human resources agency expects some federal workers will continue teleworking regularly in the future,…
Continue Reading EPA to impose new limits on wastewater pollution from coal power plants
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it intends to set more stringent standards on water pollution from coal…
Continue Reading Trump ally Tom Barrack pleads not guilty in foreign lobbying case
By Tierney Sneed and Sonia Moghe, CNN Tom Barrack, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and chairman of the Trump 2016 Inaugural…
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Department of Veterans Affairs requiring all its medical employees to get Covid-19 vaccine as delta variant spreads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get Covid-19…
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