Debt limit showdown escalates on Capitol Hill with no clear solution
By Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN Congress is barreling toward a mid-October deadline to raise the national debt limit, but Democrats and…
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Two American siblings allowed to return from China after three years following lifting of exit ban
By Chandelis Duster and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Two American siblings prevented from leaving China since 2018 have now been allowed to travel back to…
Continue Reading Milley defends Trump-era calls to Chinese counterpart in congressional Afghanistan hearing
By Zachary Cohen, Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Top US General Mark Milley offered a full-throated defense of his behavior during the last…
Continue Reading Biden and Democrats face dual front battle and have only 48 hours left
By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders are in a stare down with Republicans over funding the government.…
Continue Reading Biden and Democrats face dual front battle and have only 48 hours left
House Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Pramila Jayapal tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that progressives need agreement from the House and Senate on the…
Continue Reading Oregon approves the nation’s first new congressional map
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed the state’s redistricting bills Monday, hours before a deadline that would’ve…
Continue Reading Fact check: 3 times internal docs contradicted Facebook’s public stance
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Over the past few years, Facebook has repeatedly come under fire, criticized for everything from how the company’s…
Continue Reading Trump’s spiteful support for Abrams over Kemp sparks midterms fear from Georgia Republicans
At a rally in Perry, Georgia, former President Donald Trump suggested that Democrat Stacey Abrams would make a better governor than Republican Gov.…
Continue Reading Democrats say a Civilian Climate Corps will create jobs. Here’s how it could work.
By Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen, CNN When he met with governors this summer from Western states wracked by wildfires and drought, President Joe…
Continue Reading Democrats say a Civilian Climate Corps will create jobs. Here’s how it could work.
Seven late-night hosts focused their shows on climate change during Climate Week NYC, a summit to promote climate…
Continue Reading Trump’s spiteful support for Abrams over Kemp sparks midterms fear from Georgia Republicans
By Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump is escalating his fight against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, and state Republicans fear it will give…
Continue Reading GOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators have blocked a bill to keep the U.S. government funded and…
Continue Reading Obama tells ABC News: U.S. ‘desperately needs’ Biden’s $3.5T infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON, DC — President Biden’s far-reaching multitrillion-dollar domestic agenda, in peril because of Democratic infighting, is getting a…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans block bill to suspend debt limit and avert shutdown in key vote
Senate Republicans blocked a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government shutdown from advancing in the Senate. The move comes…
Continue Reading ‘We won’: Trump and his allies barrel ahead with election lies despite Arizona review confirming his loss
By Jeremy Herb and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Cyber Ninjas failed to prove fraud in the Arizona 2020 election, but former President Donald…
Continue Reading Lawmakers set to grill top military leaders on Afghanistan for first time since troop withdrawal
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley are set to testify publicly before Senate…
Continue Reading US government working to help about 100 US citizens and permanent residents leave Afghanistan
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department is working to facilitate the departure of approximately 100 American citizens and legal permanent…
Continue Reading US government working to help about 100 US citizens and permanent residents leave Afghanistan
A US citizen recounts her darring escape from Kabul with the secret help of the US…
Continue Reading State Department spokesman says he has tested positive for Covid-19
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN State Department spokesman Ned Price has tested positive for Covid-19 after participating in the UN General Assembly last…
Continue Reading Biden receives Covid-19 vaccine booster shot, urges vaccination
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden received his Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot on Monday at the White House during an on-camera event.…
Continue Reading FBI says murders up sharply in 2020 in US, largest rise on record
By Priya Krishnakumar, CNN The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Report for 2020 on Monday, showing that the number of homicides increased nearly…
Continue Reading Biden receives his Covid-19 booster shot: Vaccines ‘can save your life and … can save the lives of those around you’
President Joe Biden received his Covid-19 vaccine booster shot during an event at the White…
Continue Reading Rep. Karen Bass announces bid for Los Angeles mayoral race
By Devan Cole and Alex Rogers, CNN California Democratic Rep. Karen Bass announced Monday that she’s running for mayor of Los Angeles next…
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Texas redistricting plan fortifies GOP edge, puts new seats in Austin, Houston
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers on Monday released their first draft of a new congressional map for the next decade that includes two new districts…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans block bill to suspend debt limit and avert shutdown in key vote
By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Republicans blocked a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government…
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John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be freed from oversight
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A federal judge says the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago can be released…
Continue Reading Biden receives his Covid-19 booster shot: Vaccines ‘can save your life and … can save the lives of those around you’
By Kate Sullivan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN President Joe Biden received his Covid-19 vaccine booster shot on Monday afternoon at the White House just…
Continue Reading Biden rule to shield ‘Dreamers’ seeks to bypass Congress
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is renewing efforts to shield hundreds of thousands…
Continue Reading Justice Department agrees to drop release restrictions for Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr.
By Marshall Cohen The Justice Department reached a deal with John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, to free him…
Continue Reading Supreme Court meets to discuss adding new cases to blockbuster term
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court justices, on the verge of a new term, will meet behind closed doors on Monday to discuss…
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