Senate confirms Biden’s nominee for FDA commissioner
By Morgan Rimmer The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Dr. Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, despite…
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5 things to know for Feb. 15: Ukraine, Covid-19, Trump business, USPS, Afghanistan
Amid the rising Russia-Ukraine tensions, social media posts captured by amateur videographers in Russia are helping shed light on Moscow’s military…
Continue Reading Biden addresses Ukraine situation: “The United States is prepared, no matter what happens.”
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden is going to provide a status update on the ongoing situation in Ukraine at 3:30 p.m. ET Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Biden says US ready to give ‘diplomacy every chance to succeed’ in defusing Russia-Ukraine crisis
By Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday made an appeal for diplomacy to continue as the world watches to see if…
Continue Reading Kathleen Rice becomes 30th House Democrat to not seek reelection in 2022
By Alex Rogers, CNN New York Rep. Kathleen Rice announced on Tuesday she will not not seek reelection this fall, the latest in a string of Democratic…
Continue Reading It’s 2022, and election officials are still dealing with threats
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Early voting underway in El Paso: What you need to know
EL PASO, Texas — Early voting for the Texas primary began on Monday and there are several big races. The most notable is the race for governor.…
Continue Reading US accuses Moscow spies of working with Russian-language media outlets to spread Ukraine disinformation
By Sean Lyngaas and Zachary Cohen, CNN The US believes Russian intelligence agencies have worked closely with the editorial staff of five…
Continue Reading White House to unveil multi-pronged approach to reduce emissions in the manufacturing sector
By Donald Judd, CNN The White House will unveil new efforts to reduce emissions in the manufacturing sector Tuesday, including nearly $10 billion in…
Continue Reading Trump Organization’s accounting firm says 10 years of financial statements are unreliable
CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s long-time accounting firm informed the Trump Organization last week that it should no…
Continue Reading How anti-mandate rebels took on — and took over — their California county
By Kyung Lah, Anna-Maja Rappard and Rachel Clarke, CNN Nestled inland among national forests, Shasta County could be seen as a GOP haven in…
Continue Reading How anti-mandate rebels took on — and took over — their California county
CNN By Kyung Lah, Anna-Maja Rappard and Rachel Clarke, CNN Nestled inland among national forests, Shasta County could be seen as a GOP haven in…
Continue Reading Trump Organization’s accounting firm says 10 years of financial statements are unreliable
CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s long-time accounting firm informed the Trump Organization last week that it should no…
Continue Reading Push for swift passage of Postal Service overhaul bill hits snag in the Senate
By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN A push for swift passage of a sweeping bill with bipartisan support to overhaul the US Postal Service’s…
Continue Reading Biden’s FDA commissioner nominee advances despite Manchin’s opposition
By Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia went to the Senate floor to crystallize his opposition…
Continue Reading Special counsel Durham alleges Clinton campaign lawyer used data to raise suspicions about Trump
By Katelyn Polantz and Evan Perez, CNN Special counsel John Durham accused a lawyer for the Democrats of sharing with the CIA in 2017 internet data…
Continue Reading Navy nuclear engineer pleads guilty to conspiracy count in scheme to sell US naval secrets to a foreign country
By Jessica Schneider, CNN US Navy nuclear engineer Jonathan Toebbe pleaded guilty to one felony count in federal court Monday afternoon, four months…
Continue Reading Primary election season is heating up. Here are the 2022 dates to know.
By Gregory Krieg and Ethan Cohen, CNN Control of both chambers of Congress and dozens of governorships and state offices are on the line in 2022, the…
Continue Reading Last Afghan evacuees prepare to depart Defense Department installations in US
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The last several hundred Afghan evacuees who have been living on domestic military bases are expected to depart those…
Continue Reading Trump Organization’s accounting firm says 10 years of financial statements are unreliable
By Kara Scannell Former President Donald Trump‘s long-time accounting firm informed the Trump Organization last week that it should no longer…
Continue Reading US truckers are frustrated by more than Covid-19
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Canadian truckers recently shut down North America’s busiest land border crossing to protest Covid-19 mandates. But in…
Continue Reading Virginia governor expected to sign bill ending school mask mandates
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to sign a bill ending school mask mandates, after the legislation cleared the state…
Continue Reading Pro-Trump local official under investigation announces bid for Colorado secretary of state
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Tina Peters, the embattled county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, said Monday she is running for secretary of state.…
Continue Reading US closing embassy in Kyiv and moving remaining diplomats to western Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion
CNN By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States is closing the US Embassy in Kyiv and “temporarily relocating” the small…
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Sunday Xtra: District 79 candidates face-off
EL PASO, Texas – Early voting starts Monday. ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition examines one race that pits two states representatives against each other. The…
Continue Reading Louisville mayoral candidate targeted in campaign headquarters shooting, authorities say
By Devan Cole, Paul Murphy and Paradise Afshar, CNN A Democratic candidate for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, was the target of a shooting Monday…
Continue Reading Biden reviewing materials on potential Supreme Court picks as his end-of-February deadline approaches
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden spent parts of the weekend reviewing materials on potential successors to Supreme Court Justice Stephen…
Continue Reading DOE will build nation’s first large-scale facility to turn fossil fuel waste into rare materials for tech
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The vast majority of critical minerals and rare earth elements that help power electric vehicles and wind turbines come from…
Continue Reading US closing embassy in Kyiv and moving remaining diplomats to western Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States is closing the US Embassy in Kyiv and “temporarily relocating” the small…
Continue Reading US closing embassy in Kyiv and moving remaining diplomats to western Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion
CNN By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States is closing the US Embassy in Kyiv and “temporarily relocating” the small…
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