Memo shows Trump lawyer’s six-step plan for Pence to overturn the election
By Jamie Gangel and Jeremy Herb, CNN A conservative lawyer working with then-President Donald Trump’s legal team tried to convince then-Vice…
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San Francisco mayor scolds ‘fun police’ after being criticized for flouting city’s indoor mask mandate
By Devan Cole, CNN San Francisco Mayor London Breed is defending herself after flouting the city’s indoor mask mandate, criticizing “fun…
Continue Reading San Francisco mayor scolds ‘fun police’ after being criticized for flouting city’s indoor mask mandate
CNN’s Brianna Keilar rolls the tape on San Francisco Mayor London Breed after she was spotted violating her own mask guidelines at a…
Continue Reading US extends travel restrictions at Mexican and Canadian land borders as it makes plans to allow fully vaccinated foreign visitors to fly to America
By Jason Hoffman and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States is extending nonessential travel restrictions at land crossings with Canada and Mexico…
Continue Reading VA tells veterans discharged under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ they are eligible for all VA benefits
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Veterans Affairs Department issued guidance stating military service members who were discharged because of their sexual…
Continue Reading Biden to speak to Macron ‘in the coming days’ amid diplomatic dust-up with France
French President Emmanuel Macron and President Joe Biden will hold a phone call in the next few days “to move forward” following the fallout from the…
Continue Reading Biden to speak to Macron ‘in the coming days’ amid diplomatic dust-up with France
By Kate Sullivan, Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden will speak with French President Emmanuel Macron “in the coming…
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Roe v. Wade challenge
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case concerning a Mississippi abortion law on December 1, the court announced on Monday, teeing…
Continue Reading Senate Democrat asks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for policies on extremist violent content
By Whitney Wild Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters has written Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, asking for…
Continue Reading Biden administration to raise refugee cap to 125,000 for 2022
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is planning to raise the refugee cap for fiscal year 2022 to 125,000, according to a source…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to hear restrictive Mississippi abortion law on December 1
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court will hear a case concerning a Mississippi abortion law on December 1, the court…
Continue Reading Democrats set up showdown with GOP by attaching debt limit to bill to avert government shutdown
By Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN When the House of Representatives comes back into session this week, averting a government…
Continue Reading House Democrats face critical decision as government funding and debt limit deadlines loom
House Democratic Whip Rep. James Clyburn tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that if it’s necessary for Democrats to vote along party lines to raise the debt…
Continue Reading Indicted Trump Org. ex-CFO Weisselberg expects more indictments, his lawyer says
By Tierney Sneed, Kara Scannell and Yon Pomrenze, CNN Allen Weisselberg — the former Trump Organization CFO who has been charged by Manhattan…
Continue Reading Biden is mobilizing the federal government to deal with the effects of extreme heat
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden is mobilizing an interagency effort to deal with the effects of extreme heat across the country, the White…
Continue Reading US to ease travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors
By Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN The United States plans to ease travel restrictions on all fully vaccinated foreign visitors…
Continue Reading Pelosi faces internal Democratic strife as key deadline could sink Biden agenda
By Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a major dilemma: September 27 — the day she promised a vote on a…
Continue Reading Mississippi GOP governor defends Covid response despite highest number of deaths per capita in US
CNN’s Jake Tapper pushes back on Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, who defends his state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic despite having…
Continue Reading Democrats unlikely to get immigration measure in $3.5 trillion budget proposal after Senate parliamentarian ruling
By Lauren Fox and Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Democrats likely will not be able to include a pathway to legalization for millions of immigrants in…
Continue Reading Homeland Security chief to travel to US Southern border as thousands crowd in makeshift camp
CNN’s Jim Acosta presses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about plans to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti to deter…
Continue Reading Homeland Security chief to travel to US Southern border as thousands crowd in makeshift camp
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday he will travel to the US southern border as the Biden administration…
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Beto O’Rourke reportedly plans to announce that he’ll run for Texas governor
EL PASO, Texas — Former El Paso Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke plans to soon announce that he will challenge Texas Republican Gov. Greg…
Continue Reading Clyburn says there is a ‘possibility’ infrastructure vote could be delayed
House Democratic Whip Rep. James Clyburn tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that delaying the Sept. 27 infrastructure vote deadline is “always a…
Continue Reading Clyburn says there is a ‘possibility’ infrastructure vote could be delayed
By Daniella Diaz, Aaron Pellish and Devan Cole, CNN House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Sunday that there is a “possibility” the vote on…
Continue Reading Mississippi GOP governor defends Covid response despite highest number of deaths per capita in US
CNN’s Jake Tapper presses Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on his state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as Mississippi reports the highest…
Continue Reading Mississippi GOP governor defends Covid response despite highest number of deaths per capita in US
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday stood by his state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, despite having the…
Continue Reading The spike in gun violence continues, with 2021 on pace to be the worst year in decades
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN So far, 2021 is on pace to be the worst year for gun violence in decades, surpassing even the high levels last year. According…
Continue Reading Democrats want to tax the very rich. Here’s who they are
By Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats want to raise taxes on the rich to pay for their $3.5 trillion plan to expand the…
Continue Reading Breyer defends state of Supreme Court in interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Supreme Court finds itself in an unwelcome political spotlight at the start of a new term,…
Continue Reading Texas doctor says he violated the state’s strict new abortion law
By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN A Texas doctor is publicly revealing that he violated a state law that bans abortions after six weeks and says…
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