State Dept. says 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan yet
UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that there are approximately 1,500 people who may be Americans left…
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Pennsylvania election review moves forward amid GOP infighting
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Continue Reading Approximately 1,500 people who may be Americans are left in Afghanistan, Blinken says
By Jennifer Hansler and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that there are approximately 1,500 people who may be…
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Salma Kazemi, an American who was in Kabul, Afghanistan, visiting family, describes the chaos she experienced as she escaped the besieged…
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By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The woman and her two children had tried nearly a dozen times without success to get into Hamid Karzai…
Continue Reading Fact check: Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy makes at least 5 false claims in 7-minute Fox News interview
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Continue Reading Fact check: Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy makes at least 5 false claims in 7-minute Fox News interview
By Daniel Dale House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made at least five false claims during a seven-minute Sunday interview on Fox News. McCarthy…
Continue Reading Pentagon mandates US military service members receive Covid vaccine immediately
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By Jessica Schneider, Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon is mandating that US military service members get fully vaccinated…
Continue Reading Trump makes executive privilege threat as House committee seeks documents from agencies on January 6 attack
By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to invoke executive privilege…
Continue Reading SCOTUS blocked the latest eviction moratorium. Here are the steps the Biden administration is taking to help at-risk renters.
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Continue Reading Climate measures in reconciliation, infrastructure bills will mostly meet Biden’s emissions goals, Schumer says
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Continue Reading Pelosi and other lawmakers criticize unauthorized trip to Afghanistan
By Jeremy Herb, Ryan Nobles, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t mince words Thursday about her view of two…
Continue Reading New York district attorneys ask state attorney general to hold off on publicly releasing Cuomo investigation materials
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Continue Reading FCC proposes $5 million robocall fine against right-wing operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman
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Continue Reading Biden calls cybersecurity ‘core national security challenge’ in meeting with tech, education and critical infrastructure leaders
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Continue Reading Why some US Capitol rioters are getting no jail time
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Continue Reading Herschel Walker launches Senate campaign in Georgia
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Continue Reading Two congressmen traveled to Afghanistan amid frantic evacuation efforts
Thousands of evacuees are temporarily being housed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany as they await a flight to a new life away from the…
Continue Reading Two congressmen traveled to Afghanistan amid frantic evacuation efforts
By Devan Cole, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN Two US congressmen on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan as the US…
Continue Reading White House fires back at McCarthy as it doubles down on domestic agenda
By Phil Mattingly, CNN The White House is firing back at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who on Tuesday called for Democrats to halt work on…
Continue Reading White House fires back at McCarthy as it doubles down on domestic agenda
Despite mounting pressure, President Biden is defending his decision to stick with the Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawing US troops from…
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U.S. Supreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program…
Continue Reading Supreme Court won’t halt court order forcing Biden to revive ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined the Biden administration’s request that it put on hold a lower court order…
Continue Reading House passes bill bolstering landmark voting law
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Continue Reading With cases in Florida surging, DeSantis and Biden square off over coronavirus response
By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have found their chosen rhetorical rivals in the fight against the coronavirus:…
Continue Reading Progressives stand by dual track plan following impasse with moderates over budget vote
By Annie Grayer, CNN Progressives in the House are not backing down from their requirement that the final reconciliation package move at the same…
Continue Reading Mistrial declared in Michael Avenatti embezzlement case
By Sara Sidner, Erica Orden and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the federal case against attorney Michael Avenatti, who is…
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