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US helped 4 US citizens leave Afghanistan overland, official says

September 6, 2021 10:34 AM CNN

A lot has changed since the Taliban were last in charge, like cell phones and social media. But much has not, especially Afghanistan’s enduring…

US helped 4 US citizens leave Afghanistan overland, official says

September 6, 2021 10:00 AM CNN

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain tells CNN’s Dana Bash that the administration is in contact with Americans still in Afghanistan and is working…

US helped 4 US citizens leave Afghanistan overland, official says

September 6, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Marquardt and Chandelis Duster, CNN The United States facilitated the departure of four American citizens from Afghanistan via an overland…

Jobless Americans left scrambling after pandemic unemployment benefits end

September 6, 2021 5:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN April Stokes wants to go back to work. An optician by trade, Stokes was employed at Henry Ford OptimEyes until the coronavirus…

Rep. McCaul claims Taliban not allowing US citizens to depart Mazar-i-Sharif airport

September 5, 2021 3:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniella Diaz, Jennifer Hansler, Nicky Robertson and Sonnet Swire, CNN Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs…

Bittersweet reunion for family torn apart by Kabul airport attack

September 5, 2021 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Nearly 10 days after a deadly suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left them injured and tore their family apart,…

Schools still have billions of federal Covid relief money to spend

September 5, 2021 10:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Congress authorized more than $190 billion to help America’s schools reopen and stay open during the pandemic — and…

Kinzinger: GOP should not control House if party pushes lies and conspiracies

September 5, 2021 9:54 AM CNN

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) responds to House Freedom Caucus head Rep. Andy Biggs’ plan to request him and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) be removed from the…

Kinzinger: GOP should not control House if party pushes lies and conspiracies

September 5, 2021 9:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger urged his party to refrain from pushing lies, conspiracies and division on Sunday, saying if its…

Biden’s chief of staff won’t say when booster shots will be available but commits to following the science

September 5, 2021 9:51 AM CNN

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain tells CNN’s Dana Bash that when it comes to vaccine boosters, the Biden administration is “ready to go once the…

Klobuchar calls for eliminating Senate filibuster to protect abortion rights

September 5, 2021 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar called for immediate action from Democrats in the wake of the US Supreme Court allowing…

Klobuchar calls Supreme Court decision over Texas abortion law ‘blatantly against Roe v. Wade’

September 5, 2021 9:47 AM CNN

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) says the Supreme Court decision to not intervene to stop a Texas law that prohibits abortions after fetal cardiac activity…

White House chief of staff: US is ‘going to find ways’ to get remaining Americans out of Afghanistan

September 5, 2021 8:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hoffman and Devan Cole, CNN White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Sunday that the US will find ways to get any remaining Americans in…

As Donald Trump makes noise about 2024, Melania Trump tries to stay out of the public eye

September 5, 2021 7:45 AM CNN

Melania Trump’s disinterest in public political life runs deep enough that she has told several friends that not only does she not intend to bolster…

Biden’s chief of staff won’t say when booster shots will be available but commits to following the science

September 5, 2021 7:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hoffman, CNN White House chief of staff Ron Klain would not give a specific date as to when Covid-19 booster shots would be available to the…

As Donald Trump makes noise about 2024, Melania Trump tries to stay out of the public eye

September 5, 2021 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Bennett, CNN As Donald Trump publicly mulls his political future, playing a game of “will he-won’t he” in a potential bid…

This Democrat and Republican from Pennsylvania are part of a unique group in an increasingly polarized country

September 5, 2021 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica, CNN Matt Cartwright and Brian Fitzpatrick are political anomalies. The two Eastern Pennsylvania congressmen come from different…

Biden promised ISIS-K will ‘pay.’ Having no US troops in Afghanistan makes that harder

September 4, 2021 10:04 PM CNN

Craig Whitlock sued to access confidential documents for “The Afghanistan Files.” He says the war would have ended sooner if leaders told the truth…

Biden promised ISIS-K will ‘pay.’ Having no US troops in Afghanistan makes that harder

September 4, 2021 10:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Williams and Zachary Cohen, CNN As the Biden administration grapples with the challenge of carrying out…

Newsom nationalizes California recall as he fights for his job

September 4, 2021 3:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica and Maeve Reston, CNN When California Gov. Gavin Newsom took the lectern from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren here at Culver City…

Biden to travel to New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to mark 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks

September 4, 2021 2:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to all three sites of the 9/11 terrorist attacks next Saturday, marking the…

Kamala Harris to campaign with Gavin Newsom in final stretch before California recall election

September 4, 2021 11:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Maeve Reston, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Bay Area Wednesday, according to a source…

Navy declares five dead after helicopter crash off California coast

September 4, 2021 11:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Five Navy sailors were declared dead after they disappeared following a helicopter crash off the…

Why this congresswoman is freezing her eggs her first year in office

September 4, 2021 11:03 AM CNN

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) tells CNN’s Daniella Diaz that it’s time for workplaces to accommodate the vast array of domestic situations and discusses…

Biden to travel to New York and New Jersey to survey Hurricane Ida storm damage

September 4, 2021 10:38 AM CNN

Video provided by affiliate WCBS shows floodwater crash through a basement wall in Cranford, New Jersey. A mother and one of her sons were trapped in…