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Biden administration grapples with American addiction as overdose deaths hit a record high
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN With a growing number of Americans dying from drug overdoses and concerns over addiction rising, the Biden administration has…
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Labor Secretary Marty Walsh sits down with CNN’s Maegan Vazquez to talk about his own struggle with addiction and how the pandemic has prevented…
Continue Reading Labor Secretary Marty Walsh opens up about his sobriety as the nation faces addiction crisis during Covid-19 pandemic
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Marty Walsh chose to go to an alcohol detox program in 1995. But even after committing to it, he was questioning his decision.…
Continue Reading Biden nominates 10 more to federal bench, with continued focus on diversity
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday named 10 nominees to the federal bench, continuing his efforts to diversify the judicial…
Continue Reading ‘The future belongs to us’: NextGen America launches $32 million program to turn out young voters in 2022
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN With just over a year until the 2022 midterm elections, NextGen America — the progressive youth voter engagement…
Continue Reading Monica Lewinsky details mental health struggles she endured during Clinton affair scandal
By Devan Cole, CNN Monica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday night signed Congress’ stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown and extend…
Continue Reading Olympic gold medalist pleads guilty in Capitol riot and will help prosecutors in future cases
Klete Keller, an Olympic swimmer who won five medals, has been charged for his alleged participation in the riot at the US Capitol, according to the…
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Cowboys for Trump leader survives Otero County recall effort
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin has prevailed against efforts to recall him from office as an Otero County…
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George P. Bush campaigns in El Paso in bid for Texas Attorney General
EL PASO, Texas — One Republican candidate for Texas attorney general is not relying on a vast political dynasty to pull out a win. George P. Bush is…
Continue Reading ‘I’m trying to stay apolitical.’ Top US general faces wave of GOP attacks over Trump-era actions
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and head of US Central Command Gen. Frank McKenzie were…
Continue Reading January 6 committee targets organizers of Stop the Steal rally in latest batch of subpoenas
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Whitney Wild and Zachary Cohen, CNN The select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has issued its second…
Continue Reading ‘I’m trying to stay apolitical.’ Top US general faces wave of GOP attacks over Trump-era actions
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Top US General Mark Milley appeared before Congress this week to defend Pentagon decision making in Afghanistan but instead…
Continue Reading A warning sign for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN A new poll finds cause for concern for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking reelection in 2022. A historic job approval…
Continue Reading House votes to suspend debt ceiling again though unlikely to pass Senate
By Kristin Wilson, CNN The House on Wednesday voted 219-212 to suspend the nation’s debt limit until December 2022, with just weeks to go…
Continue Reading Olympic gold medalist pleads guilty in Capitol riot and will help prosecutors in future cases
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of obstructing the Electoral…
Continue Reading Two Capitol riot defendants not accused of violence are sentenced to jail time
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Olanma Mang, CNN Two men who spent 40 minutes in the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection were each sentenced to 45…
Continue Reading Biden puts ‘closer’ role to the test with his entire agenda on the line
By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden isn’t pitching in Wednesday’s night’s Congressional Baseball Game,…
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In this week’s episode of Unfiltered, SE Cupp gives her take on how Democrats should approach Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has vocally opposed her…
Continue Reading House Republican leaders mount all-out campaign to sink infrastructure
By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN House Republican leaders are launching an all-out campaign to sink a bipartisan infrastructure bill, as…
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Texas attorney general says state’s abortion ban is ‘stimulating’ interstate commerce
By Tierney Sneed In briefs filed Wednesday in the Justice Department’s challenge to Texas’ abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken…
Continue Reading Alabama governor defends plan to use Covid-19 relief funds to build prisons
By Chandelis Duster and Nick Valencia, CNN Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is defending her proposal to use the state’s allotment of coronavirus relief…
Continue Reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor: ‘There is going to be a lot of disappointment in the law, a huge amount’
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Days before the start of a tumultuous term, and after the Supreme Court justices divided bitterly over…
Continue Reading Vaccine requirements for large private companies still weeks away, White House says
By Nikki Carvajal, CNN The White House believes vaccine requirements for large private companies are still weeks away from being implemented, weeks…
Continue Reading USDA sends schools $1.5 billion to relieve student lunch crunch
By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN The US Department of Agriculture is sending $1.5 billion to schools struggling to serve students healthy lunches…
Continue Reading Senate parliamentarian rejects Democrats’ second attempt to include immigration in economic bill
By Daniella Diaz and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Senate Parliamentarian on Wednesday rejected Democrats’ second attempt to try to include a…
Continue Reading House lawmakers seek explanation from FBI’s Wray over ransomware response
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee are questioning the FBI’s handling of a July ransomware attack on a…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats approve $3.5 trillion budget resolution in key step toward passing major economic package without GOP votes
AGF Investments chief US policy strategist Greg Valliere breaks down how the showdown in Congress over raising the debt limit could affect the…
Continue Reading Expanding the child tax credit was a Democratic dream come true — but it could be on the chopping block
By Jessica Dean, Ali Zaslav and Tami Luhby, CNN When Democrats passed a one-year expansion of the child tax credit in their Covid relief bill earlier…
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