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US Capitol rioter with cancer ordered released from jail after surprise inspection found unsafe conditions

November 3, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge has ordered a January 6 defendant to be released from the DC jail after an unannounced…

Supreme Court seems poised to expand Second Amendment rights and strike down NY handgun law

November 3, 2021 12:08 PM CNN

CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over…

US rejects Iranian claim of naval interaction in Gulf of Oman

November 3, 2021 10:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN US officials rejected a claim from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard that they had…

Pentagon warns China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal

November 3, 2021 10:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal and may have 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade as it aims to…

How Biden’s border plans went from hopeful to chaotic

November 3, 2021 10:28 AM Associated Press

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press and AIM Media Texas McALLEN, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden recognized migration flows…

Cyber Command head says US has carried out a ‘surge’ to address ransomware attacks

November 3, 2021 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Lillis and Sean Lyngaas, CNN US Cyber Command head and director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone said Wednesday that…

Pelosi adds 4 weeks of paid family and medical leave back into social spending bill

November 3, 2021 9:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a major shift, announced on Wednesday that four weeks of paid family and medical leave will be…

Biden arrives back in Washington to a political nightmare

November 3, 2021 8:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeff Zeleny, John Harwood, Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday received an unwelcome wake up call…

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, CNN projects

November 3, 2021 7:54 AM CNN

CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN…

US cyber officials issue sweeping directive requiring federal agencies to update systems vulnerable to hacking

November 3, 2021 7:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US officials issued a sweeping directive on Wednesday requiring federal civilian agencies to promptly update hardware and…

First on CNN: Rep. Hoyer introduces $9 billion bill to meet Biden’s COP26 deforestation pledge

November 3, 2021 7:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN After President Joe Biden entered the US into a global pledge at COP26 to end and reverse deforestation, a top Democrat in the…

Biden administration rescinds Trump-era policy limiting migrants at legal ports of entry

November 3, 2021 6:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a Trump-era policy limiting entry of undocumented immigrants at legal…

Biden Supreme Court commission delays final report to December 15

November 3, 2021 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden’s commission on the Supreme Court is delaying submission of its final report by one month to December…

Supreme Court seems poised to expand 2nd Amendment rights and strike down NY handgun law

November 3, 2021 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over two…

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, CNN projects

November 3, 2021 4:25 AM CNN

CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN…

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, CNN projects

November 3, 2021 4:16 AM CNN

CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN…

Biden finds wins abroad easier to come by than at home

November 3, 2021 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Meeting his foreign counterparts behind closed doors in Rome this weekend, President Joe Biden repeatedly recited for them a key…

Progressive incumbents prevail in New Mexico mayor races

November 1, 2021 9:37 PM Associated Press

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Voters rallied behind incumbent progressive mayors of New…

Michelle Wu will make history after Annissa Essaibi George concedes in Boston mayoral race, CNN projects

November 3, 2021 1:59 AM CNN

CNN By Lauren Dezenski and Rachel Janfaza, CNN City Councilor Michelle Wu will become Boston’s next mayor after her more moderate challenger…

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown declares victory over socialist challenger

November 3, 2021 1:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg, CNN Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown declared victory Tuesday night in his write-in campaign for a fifth term. Brown lost the Democratic…

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown declares victory over socialist challenger

November 3, 2021 1:52 AM CNN

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Democrat Phil Murphy locked in tight New Jersey governor’s race

November 3, 2021 1:31 AM CNN

CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is locked in a closer-than-expected race that remains too close to call as he tries to become…

8 takeaways from the 2021 elections

November 3, 2021 1:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin’s projected win in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday…

United in sport, divided in support: Albuquerque voters reject $50 million stadium

November 1, 2021 7:54 PM Kate Bieri

UPDATE, Nov. 3: Uncertified election returns early Wednesday showed voters overwhelmingly rejected a controversial $50 million bond measure that…

Complete Nov. 2021 Election Results: El Paso & Dona Ana counties, Texas, New Mexico & U.S.

November 2, 2021 7:14 PM KVIA ABC-7

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Winsome Sears will become Virginia lieutenant governor, CNN projects, becoming first female and woman of color in the office

November 2, 2021 11:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Winsome Sears, a conservative Republican, will be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, breaking barriers as the first…

GOP governor candidates win in Virginia, lead in New Jersey as Dems jolted

November 2, 2021 11:02 PM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

RICHMOND, Virginia — Businessman Glenn Youngkin will become Virginia’s next governor, ABC News and the Associated Press projected, after a fierce…

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, CNN projects

November 2, 2021 10:57 PM CNN

CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN…

Michelle Wu will make history after Annissa Essaibi George concedes in Boston mayoral race, CNN projects

November 2, 2021 9:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Dezenski and Rachel Janfaza, CNN City Councilor Michelle Wu will become Boston’s next mayor after her more moderate challenger…

Minneapolis rejects policing overhaul, CNN projects

November 2, 2021 8:52 PM CNN

CNN By Gregory Krieg, Omar Jimenez and Peter Nickeas, CNN Voters in Minneapolis rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing that would have given…