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‘If you aren’t going to help, please get out of the way’: Biden turns up the pressure on GOP governors as Delta spreads

August 3, 2021 8:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on some Republican governors to do more for their…

Defense Secretary Austin expected to make Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for active duty troops

August 4, 2021 3:00 PM CNN

The country’s Covid-19 response coordinator says vaccine requirements are a growing…

White House mourns recent suicides among officers who responded to Capitol insurrection: ‘A sad reminder’ of January 6 attack

August 3, 2021 9:18 PM CNN

Former Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff calls for better mental health care after four officers who were at the Capitol on January 6 have died by suicide.…

What to watch for in Ohio’s special election primaries

August 3, 2021 4:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN A pair of special election primaries in Ohio on Tuesday will put the spotlight on tough questions facing both…

What to watch for in Ohio’s special election primaries

August 3, 2021 4:09 AM CNN

Democrats Nina Turner and Shontel Brown will go head-to-head in the special election for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District to fill the vacant seat…

Ron Johnson suggests, without evidence, FBI had advance knowledge of January 6 riot but did nothing

August 3, 2021 7:14 AM CNN

Without evidence, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) claimed the FBI knew more about the Capitol attack before it occurred, according to a new video obtained by…

Ron Johnson suggests, without evidence, FBI had advance knowledge of January 6 riot but did nothing

August 3, 2021 7:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson suggested to his constituents at a luncheon on Saturday that the FBI had advance…

New York Times: Andrew Cuomo questioned for 11 hours by New York attorney general’s office in sexual harassment inquiry

August 2, 2021 7:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc and Rob Frehse, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was questioned by investigators in the state attorney general’s office for 11…

Lawyers for landlords ask federal court to block new eviction moratorium

August 5, 2021 6:33 AM CNN

Expiration of the nation’s eviction moratorium has left millions of families staggering. CNN’s Nick Watt reports how one mother and her family are…

Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July

August 2, 2021 6:16 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an…

Maricopa County defies latest subpoena request from Arizona state Senate seeking to expand 2020 ballot review

August 2, 2021 6:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Becker, CNN Maricopa County and Dominion Voting Systems are rebuffing the latest subpoenas from Arizona’s GOP-led Senate for…

US-Mexico border arrests remain at highest level in decades amid hottest summer weeks

August 2, 2021 5:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN Federal authorities in July arrested tens of thousands of migrants attempting to enter the United States from Mexico, likely…

Top RNC official in Florida spreads Covid-19 conspiracies, calling vaccines the ‘mark of the beast’

August 3, 2021 8:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Em Steck, Drew Myers and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Amid recent surging coronavirus cases in Florida, a top Republican National Committee official in…

Rare divide emerges between White House and congressional Democrats after eviction moratorium expires

August 3, 2021 9:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House officials on Monday described a behind-the-scenes scramble over the weekend to locate any legal avenue for the…

Illinois governor signs bill expanding background checks on gun sales starting in 2024

August 2, 2021 3:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Carma Hassan and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed new legislation expanding background checks on all gun sales in…

Illinois governor signs bill expanding background checks on gun sales starting in 2024

August 2, 2021 3:18 PM CNN

The gun violence epidemic is gripping the nation with a violent, deadly 72 hours that’s spawned more than 350…

Breyer rejects Maine church’s attempt to block Delta variant restrictions that don’t exist

August 2, 2021 3:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer denied a request Monday from a Maine church that sought to block…

Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated

August 2, 2021 5:10 PM CNN

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has tested positive for Covid-19 after being fully vaccinated and has experienced “flu-like…

Is it legal to mandate Covid vaccines? In many circumstances, yes

August 2, 2021 2:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN For those who are refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine, there are a lot of legal ways for public and private actors to make…

Is it legal to mandate Covid vaccines? In many circumstances, yes

August 2, 2021 2:18 PM CNN

Andy Slavitt, the former White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response, discusses vaccine mandates and the delta variant with CNN’s Phil…

Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated

August 2, 2021 2:12 PM CNN

Ezra Klein, opinion columnist for The New York Times and host of “The Ezra Klein Show”, talks about the challenges of getting all eligible Americans…

Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated

August 2, 2021 5:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina announced Monday that he has tested positive for…

Louisiana reinstates indoor mask mandate, including in schools, as Covid-19 surges

August 2, 2021 1:38 PM Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is reenacting a statewide mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents across all indoor…

FBI used ‘provocative photos’ of female office staff to catch sexual predators, watchdog says

August 2, 2021 1:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen FBI agents posted provocative photos of female coworkers online without formal authorization as part of sting operations against…

White House says CDC was ‘unable’ to find authority to revive expired eviction moratorium, calls on states to act

August 2, 2021 12:57 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was “unable to find legal authority for a new, targeted…

2 more DC police officers who responded to Capitol insurrection have died by suicide

August 3, 2021 7:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Whitney Wild, Paul LeBlanc and Rashard Rose, CNN Two more DC police officers who responded to the US Capitol insurrection have died by suicide,…

San Francisco reinstates mask mandate for indoor settings as Covid Delta variant surges

August 2, 2021 12:54 PM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, California — Health officials in San Francisco and six other Bay Area counties announced Monday that they are reinstating a mask…

Pandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds

August 2, 2021 12:47 PM CNN

With new cases of Covid-19 surging in most of the US — driven by unvaccinated Americans and fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant —…

Pandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds

August 2, 2021 12:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ concerns about coronavirus are again on the rise after previously hitting their lowest point in the…

As Senate takes up infrastructure, Schumer says ‘The longer it takes to finish the bill, the longer we’ll be here’

August 2, 2021 5:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate is gearing up for a fight over amendments to the newly finalized bipartisan infrastructure bill in what…