Congress extends pandemic school lunch waivers, though not all kids will benefit
By Tami Luhby, CNN Congress voted Friday to extend the pandemic school meal waivers that have helped keep tens of millions of children fed and gave…
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Biden says ‘Roe is on the ballot’ this fall as Democrats consider options on abortion rights
CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday urged Americans to elect more members of Congress in November’s midterm elections who…
Continue Reading Supreme Court’s decision on abortion could open the door to overturn same-sex marriage, contraception and other major rulings
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court’s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday could open the door for courts to overturn same-sex…
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AG Paxton: Abortion to become illegal in Texas after SCOTUS overturns Roe V. Wade
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that abortion will no longer be legal in the state. This comes after the decision…
Continue Reading Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, holding that there is no longer a federal…
Continue Reading Supreme Court backs HHS approach to Medicare payments for hospitals serving low-income patients
By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the approach taken by the Department of Health and Human Services in…
Continue Reading Why now? How four senators finally got a gun deal no one thought was possible
CNN By Lauren Fox, CNN Thursday night, both Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer had reason to celebrate. After decades of inaction on gun…
Continue Reading US conducts Taiwan Strait flyover amid tensions with China
By Barbara Starr and Brad Lendon, CNN A US Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane flew over the Taiwan Strait on Friday in a demonstration of the…
Continue Reading US repatriates Guantanamo prisoner back to Afghanistan after court ruled he was detained unlawfully
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration repatriated a Guantanamo Bay prisoner to his home country of Afghanistan on Friday after a federal…
Continue Reading Why now? How four senators finally got a gun deal no one thought was possible
CNN, SENATE TV, CITY OF UVALDE By Lauren Fox, CNN Thursday night, both Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer had reason to celebrate. After decades…
Continue Reading Giuliani is under scrutiny in Georgia probe into Trump
By Jason Morris and Sara Murray, CNN Georgia investigators are scrutinizing Rudy Giuliani‘s appearance before state lawmakers in 2020, where he…
Continue Reading Biden will sign first major federal gun safety legislation in decades on Saturday, White House says
By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN President Joe Biden will sign a bipartisan bill to address gun violence into law Saturday before…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable…
Continue Reading Why now? How four senators finally got a gun deal no one thought was possible
By Lauren Fox, CNN The day after a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona did…
Continue Reading Senate passes first major federal gun safety legislation in decades
CNN By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence that…
Continue Reading Russia is gaining advantage in eastern Ukraine as forces learn from earlier mistakes, US officials say
CNN By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent Russian forces are gaining an advantage in eastern Ukraine as they learn from mistakes made…
Continue Reading January 6 committee showed particular interest in Ivanka Trump footage, filmmaker says
By Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, questioned British filmmaker Alex Holder on Thursday about his…
Continue Reading Gallup: Record low 25% of Americans have confidence in Supreme Court
By Dan Berman, CNN The Supreme Court is poised to make dramatic changes in the national legal landscape this month, and Americans don’t seem…
Continue Reading Biden administration to compensate some ‘Havana syndrome’ victims up to $187,000
By Kylie Atwood, Katie Bo Lillis and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department has announced that US diplomats and family members impacted by…
Continue Reading Trump’s allies claim they were assured editorial input before filmmaker was subpoenaed
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Several of Donald Trump‘s closest allies sat for interviews with a British filmmaker during his final weeks as…
Continue Reading Paul Pelosi charged with DUI with injury
By Megan Trimble House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving…
Continue Reading Paul Clement wins Second Amendment case at Supreme Court, leaves law firm
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Paul Clement, who served as solicitor general during the George W. Bush administration, won a major…
Continue Reading California legislature passes bill to protect abortion providers and patients from civil suits
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that aims to protect abortion providers and patients seeking abortion…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new…
Continue Reading 3 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President…
Continue Reading Feds search home of Jeffrey Clark, former DOJ official who pushed Trump’s false election fraud claims
CNN By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Federal investigators on Wednesday conducted a search of the home of former Justice Department official…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces new at-home Covid tests for blind and low-vision Americans
By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out free at-home Covid-19 tests that are designed to be more…
Continue Reading Clarence Thomas’ Second Amendment ruling shows power of conservative supermajority
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer For more than a decade, individual Supreme Court conservatives lamented lower…
Continue Reading Clarence Thomas’ Second Amendment ruling shows power of conservative supermajority
CNN: NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE: NY GOVERNOR’S OFFICE: KCPQ: WLS: SENATE TV By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer For…
Continue Reading Biden administration announces $450 million in additional military assistance for Ukraine
By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday announced an additional $450 million in military aid for Ukraine, with…
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