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…
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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…
Continue Reading Biden administration takes new steps to preserve Obama-era DACA immigration program
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration Monday morning took steps to save the Obama-era DACA program that shields hundreds of thousands of…
Continue Reading Missed deadlines, GOP blockades and the week that makes or breaks Biden and Democrats
By Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden enters the most seismic week of his legislative agenda explicitly set to miss one deadline…
Continue Reading Missed deadlines, GOP blockades and the week that makes or breaks Biden and Democrats
Moderate and progressive Democrats seem unable to agree about the $3.5T spending bill, but House ‘Problem Solver’ caucus member Crissy Houlahan…
Continue Reading The road to Aduhelm: What one ex-FDA adviser called ‘probably the worst drug approval decision in recent US history’ for an Alzheimer’s treatment
CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin weighs in on the FDA’s approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug in June despite the FDA’s advisory committee concluding there wasn’t…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney says she ‘was wrong’ to oppose same-sex marriage in wide-ranging interview
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney said she had been “wrong” to oppose same-sex marriage as she reflected on the stance that sparked an…
Continue Reading The road to Aduhelm: What one ex-FDA adviser called ‘probably the worst drug approval decision in recent US history’ for an Alzheimer’s treatment
By Jeffrey Toobin, CNN Dr. Aaron Kesselheim had been on an advisory committee for the US Food and Drug Administration for a half-dozen years, but he…
Continue Reading Russian fighter jets escorted US Air Force bomber after it reportedly approached Russian airspace
By Manveena Suri and Olga Pavlova, CNN Russian fighter jets were scrambled to escort a US Air Force plane that reportedly approached Russian airspace…
Continue Reading GOP senator says he ‘will certainly be voting no’ on Democrats’ plan to combine debt ceiling suspension with government funding bill
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has repeatedly criticized Democrats for increasing the national debt while arguing that “every amount of money spent…
Continue Reading GOP senator says he ‘will certainly be voting no’ on Democrats’ plan to combine debt ceiling suspension with government funding bill
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said Sunday that he opposes a Democratic plan to combine a temporary government funding bill with a…
Continue Reading Mayorkas: About 4,000 migrants in Del Rio have been expelled under Covid-19 public health rule
By Priscilla Alvarez and Chandelis Duster, CNN About 4,000 migrants apprehended by US Customs and Border Protection in Del Rio, Texas, over the last…
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Mayorkas: About 4,000 migrants in Del Rio have been expelled under Covid-19 public health rule
Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas says about 4,000 migrants apprehended by US Customs and Border Patrol in Del Rio, Texas, over the last…
Continue Reading Herschel Walker is often seen and seldom heard as Senate campaign gets rolling
By Michael Warren Herschel Walker flashed his megawatt smile and shook hands with adoring Georgia Bulldog football fans before the team’s…
Continue Reading Democrats concede bipartisan infrastructure plan vote won’t happen Monday
Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks to CNN’s Jake Tapper about the emotional Oval Office moment she shared with President Joe…
Continue Reading Mayorkas: About 4,000 migrants in Del Rio have been expelled under Covid-19 public health rule
After several days of living in squalid conditions under the Del Rio International Bridge, the last remaining migrants departed a makeshift camp…
Continue Reading Democrats concede bipartisan infrastructure plan vote won’t happen Monday
By Kevin Liptak and Devan Cole, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday night that the House will vote Thursday on the $1 trillion infrastructure…
Continue Reading Progressive Democrat says bipartisan infrastructure vote on Monday would fail: ‘The votes aren’t there’
Democratic Rep. Nikema Williams of Georgia, a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, tells CNN’s Pamela Brown she’s confident that the…
Continue Reading Trump went all-out to win farmer support. Now they’re all in on Biden’s infrastructure plan
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Former President Donald Trump sent billions in federal aid in a bid to win over America’s farmers — but now…
Continue Reading House Budget Committee votes to pass the $3.5 trillion spending bill
CNN’s Tom Foreman takes a look at what’s in the massive tax and spending bill that would expand education, health care and childcare support, address…
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