Texas abortion providers ask Supreme Court to act fast
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas abortion providers are again asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a new state law…
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House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S.…
Continue Reading January 6 committee issues first subpoenas for witness testimony to four Trump loyalists
By Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol issued its first round of subpoenas…
Continue Reading Justice Department unseals Capitol riot charges against FreedomWorks organizer
By Hannah Rabinowitz The Justice Department unsealed charges on Thursday against an organizer from the conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks for…
Continue Reading Trump-era CBP targeted US citizens, including journalists and lawyers, amid caravan concerns, watchdog finds
By Geneva Sands, CNN Customs and Border Protection targeted US citizens, including journalists and attorneys, during the Trump administration as it…
Continue Reading January 6 rioter who took beer from Pelosi’s office pleads guilty
By Marshall Cohen An Oklahoma man who took a beer from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the January 6 insurrection pleaded guilty…
Continue Reading The Senate is expected to vote Monday on continuing government funding and raising debt ceiling
By Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate is expected to vote Monday on a key procedural motion to advance a temporary government funding bill that includes a…
Continue Reading Hackers breached computer network at key US port but did not disrupt operations
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Suspected foreign government-backed hackers last month breached a computer network at one of the largest ports on the US Gulf…
Continue Reading US formally returns ancient artifact purchased by Hobby Lobby to Iraq
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN It’s a new day for a 3,500-year-old artifact. US officials on Thursday formally returned the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet to…
Continue Reading Can Massachusetts elect a Democratic governor? Progressives are beginning their 2022 push
By Gregory Krieg, CNN For all but eight of the last 30 years, a Republican has occupied the governor’s office in Massachusetts. The state that…
Continue Reading Sean Spicer, Russ Vought sue Biden administration over threatened Naval Board removal
By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Sean Spicer and Russ Vought have sued the Biden administration over their threatened removal from the Naval…
Continue Reading Texas abortion providers go back to Supreme Court to expedite challenge to six-week ban
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A coalition of Texas abortion providers went back to the Supreme Court Thursday, asking the justices…
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OSHA directed to create new regulations protecting workers in extreme heat
EL PASO, Texas – The Biden administration is looking to find new ways to protect working Americans from extreme heat. Above 80 degrees Fahrenheit…
Continue Reading House GOP leadership urges opposition to infrastructure bill ahead of key vote
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson, Melanie Zanona and Clare Foran, CNN House GOP leaders are rallying Republican lawmakers in opposition…
Continue Reading Commerce Secretary hits back at US Chamber: ‘Get in here’ and compromise on tax hikes
By Matt Egan The White House’s top emissary to the business community hit back at the US Chamber of Commerce Thursday after the powerful lobby…
Continue Reading US says it is working on contingency plans in case Iran continues nuclear advances and refuses to return to talks
By Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US is working on contingency plans if Iran continues to make nuclear advances and…
Continue Reading Kerry James Marshall to create ‘racial-justice themed’ windows for Washington National Cathedral
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday it has commissioned renowned Black artist Kerry James Marshall to…
Continue Reading Rep. Lauren Boebert used campaign funds for rent and utilities, new filing shows
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert paid utility and rent bills with campaign funds, according to a new filing the Republican…
Continue Reading House approves $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system
By Annie Grayer, CNN The House on Thursday easily approved a bill to provide funding for Israel’s Iron Dome after it was removed from a…
Continue Reading DHS temporarily suspends use of horse patrol in Del Rio
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has temporarily suspended the use of horse patrol in the Del Rio, Texas, sector, a…
Continue Reading Biden administration will outline $10 billion commitment to end hunger in US and abroad
By Jason Hoffman, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday will outline how the United States will allocate a $10 billion commitment to the effort to…
Continue Reading Democratic leaders tout ‘framework’ to pay for Biden plan, but lack of details makes clear more work is needed
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent House and Senate Democratic leaders say they’ve reached a deal with the Biden…
Continue Reading US special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions
By JOSHUA GOODMAN, MATTHEW LEE, DANICA COTO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti…
Continue Reading Special envoy for Haiti resigns citing ‘inhumane’ US decision to deport thousands of Haitians from US border
By Etant Dupain and Chandelis Duster, CNN Daniel Foote, the US special envoy for Haiti, has handed in his resignation to Secretary of State Antony…
Continue Reading As partisan Arizona election review ends, Republicans try copycat tactics in other states
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN This week, a Texas lawmaker introduced a bill that would mandate third-party reviews of the 2020 election in the…
Continue Reading Biden administration to slash use of greenhouse gases used in refrigeration
By Ella Nilsen and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Biden administration announced Thursday it will reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, the potent…
Continue Reading Senators press Blinken to improve care for Havana Syndrome victims as task force leader departs
By Katie Bo Lillis and Kylie Atwood, CNN Some State Department victims of so-called “Havana Syndrome” continue to be denied access to…
Continue Reading Matthew McConaughey ‘measuring’ Texas gubernatorial run
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Matthew McConaughey is still considering a run for political office. The “Dallas Buyers Club” actor, a native of…
Continue Reading Office of Management and Budget begins government shutdown prep, just in case
By Betsy Klein, CNN The government is due to run out of funding on September 30 without congressional action, so it’s about that time again.…
Continue Reading Democrats blast Biden administration on handling of Haitian immigrants at the border
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democrats are blasting the Biden administration for its treatment of Haitian migrants at the Southern border and want answers…
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