California Democrats voted along broader political lines to save Newsom, CNN exit poll shows
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN California’s recall election played out along established partisan lines, according to a California exit poll…
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Arizona’s attorney general files 1st lawsuit against Biden vaccine rules
PHOENIX, Arizona — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed the first lawsuit Tuesday to block President Joe Biden’s new vaccine requirements…
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By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN In their new book “Peril,” journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa explore the…
Continue Reading ‘Succession’ star Alan Ruck drives press van in Biden’s motorcade during California visit
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN ‘Succession’ star Alan Ruck was among the volunteer drivers in President Joe Biden’s motorcade during his trip…
Continue Reading Gavin Newsom holds onto his job as California governor, CNN projects
By Maeve Reston and Gregory Krieg, CNN California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has defeated the effort to remove him from office, according…
Continue Reading Gavin Newsom looks to hold on to his job as California governor
CNN’s John Avlon looks at how Republicans are using “the big lie” to sow doubt in elections results before ballots have been…
Continue Reading Texas governor says he’s committed to eliminating rapists. The state has more than 5,000 untested rape kits
The Texas law barring abortions at six weeks of pregnancy has women’s rights advocates up in arms for a number of reasons, including because it makes…
Continue Reading Florida woman pleads guilty to threatening to kill Vice President Harris
By Christina Carrega A Miami nurse has pleaded guilty for threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, the Justice Department announced. Niviane…
Continue Reading Schumer does not rule out including debt limit in Democrats’ economic package
By Jessica Dean, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did not rule out including raising the nation’s borrowing…
Continue Reading Man caught with machete near DNC is charged as new details of White supremacist views emerge
By Marshall Cohen, CNN The man who was caught with a machete and bayonet-style knife near the Democratic Party headquarters was formally charged…
Continue Reading DOJ charges 3 former US intelligence operatives with helping build UAE hacking program
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced federal computer fraud charges against three men who allegedly helped build a…
Continue Reading Woodward/Costa book details GOP infighting over how to handle Trump after election loss
By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN In their new book “Peril,” Bob Woodward and Robert Costa document how top…
Continue Reading Biden to call on world leaders to commit to vaccinating 70% of world by next year
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will urge world leaders to collectively commit to vaccinating 70% of the world’s population against…
Continue Reading US military branches set deadline for members to be vaccinated against Covid-19
By Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN Four US military branches have set deadlines for when active-duty, reserve and National Guard service…
Continue Reading New Woodward/Costa book: Trump secret memo ordering withdrawal from Afghanistan blindsided national security team
By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Just eight days after the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump was so determined to end…
Continue Reading Woodward/Costa book: Worried Trump could ‘go rogue,’ Milley took top-secret action to protect nuclear weapons
Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s new book “Peril” takes a look into the White House under Trump’s presidency and reveals a private phone call between…
Continue Reading Biden administration expected to release aid to Egypt despite human rights concerns
By Alex Marquardt, CNN The Biden administration plans to release most of a controversial $300 million tranche of aid for Egypt, with less than half…
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Republicans aim at GOP base in 1st California recall…
Continue Reading How to watch the California recall
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN It’s Election Day in California, where voters are deciding the recall fate of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The ballot…
Continue Reading Senators seeking answers on Afghanistan express frustration with Biden administration
Rep. Kinzinger: “Completely unsatisfied” with Blinken’s testimony on Afghanistan before House…
Continue Reading Senators seeking answers on Afghanistan express frustration with Biden administration
By Nicole Gaouette, CNN Senate Republicans and Democrats expressed deep frustration with the Biden administration Tuesday, complaining that Secretary…
Continue Reading Woodward/Costa book: Worried Trump could ‘go rogue,’ Milley took secret action to protect nuclear weapons
By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump’s top…
Continue Reading Second official departs DHS as agency grapples with border surge and Afghanistan refugee influx
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN David Shahoulian, a senior Biden official at the Department of Homeland Security and influential figure on border issues,…
Continue Reading Biden’s spending bill could be Democrats’ last hope of achieving meaningful climate action as crisis worsens
By Ella Nilsen, CNN After decades of inaction from the United States on climate, President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats face a reckoning.…
Continue Reading Justice Department limits use of chokeholds and ‘no-knock’ warrants
By Christina Carrega Federal law enforcement officers will be prohibited from using chokeholds and “carotid restraints” unless deadly…
Continue Reading Poverty rose in 2020 amid pandemic even as stimulus payments helped some 11.7 million Americans avoid it
By Tami Luhby, CNN The nation’s poverty rate rose to 11.4% last year, but the first two rounds of federal stimulus payments helped keep 11.7…
Continue Reading Democrats cut deal with Manchin to get party behind long-shot voting overhaul bill
By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate Democrats are proposing new legislation to overhaul voting laws after months of discussions to…
Continue Reading 6 things to watch Tuesday in California’s recall election
By Dan Merica and Eric Bradner, CNN The attempted recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom will reach its crescendo on Tuesday, with polls and ballot…
Continue Reading Memo shows how Homeland Security restricted flow of ‘election-related’ intelligence ahead of 1/6
By Zachary Cohen, CNN A few months before rioters stormed the US Capitol, the Department of Homeland Security restricted the flow of open-source…
Continue Reading Boston to vote in first leg of historic mayoral campaign
By Gregory Krieg, CNN The city of Boston will select the two finalists for its November mayoral election on Tuesday in a preliminary contest that…
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