Blinken defends handling of program to help Afghans who helped US
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration’s actions on the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)…
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For the crypto world, bipartisan infrastructure package brings a ‘political awakening’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Members of the cryptocurrency world are donating to crypto-focused organizations, hiring lobbyists and ramping up advocacy…
Continue Reading Pentagon activates US airlines to assist with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan
By Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alexis Benveniste, CNN The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline…
Continue Reading Arizona’s sham ‘audit’ report due to GOP-led state Senate on Monday
By Eric Bradner and Stephanie Becker, CNN The company that conducted Arizona’s sham review of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County…
Continue Reading Surgeon general tells ABC News: U.S. must vaccinate Americans, rest of world to end pandemic
On what Americans need to know about vaccine booster shots, Surgeon General @vivek_murthy tells @martharaddatz: "We are recommending that people…
Continue Reading GOP congressman places blame on Trump admin for crisis in Afghanistan: ‘They set this up to fail’
CNN’s Brianna Keilar asks National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan if President Biden is misleading the public by saying al-Qaeda is gone from…
Continue Reading GOP congressman places blame on Trump admin for crisis in Afghanistan: ‘They set this up to fail’
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday placed blame on the Trump administration for the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, saying…
Continue Reading Biden’s national security adviser says ISIS threat against Kabul airport is ‘real’ and ‘acute’
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the Biden administration is taking the threat of ISIS attacking evacuees in Afghanistan seriously and is…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘a number of changes’ will ease Afghanistan evacuations
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden said Sunday that “a number of changes” had been made…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump administration officials try to rewrite their own Afghanistan history
By Daniel Dale, Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN There’s been no shortage of fact-based criticism aimed at the Biden…
Continue Reading Biden administration may compel commercial US airlines to help transport Afghan evacuees
By John Harwood, Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration could potentially compel US airlines to help with transporting tens…
Continue Reading Gov. Abbott now tests Covid negative, 4 days after positive test
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has now tested negative for Covid-19, four days after testing positive for the virus. “I…
Continue Reading ISIS terror threat forces US military to establish alternate routes to Kabul airport
By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The US military is establishing “alternative routes” to Kabul…
Continue Reading Labor shortages expected to continue as employers struggle with visa bureaucracy and Covid
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Sugarbush Resort in Vermont is preparing for a busy winter season, but looming over the effort to host hundreds of guests…
Continue Reading What you need to know about the California recall
By Maeve Reston and Ethan Cohen, CNN The Republican-backed effort to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is now in its final phase as ballots arrive…
Continue Reading A bizarre security breach in a rural Colorado elections office underscores how the Big Lie lives on
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN An unusual security breach of an election system in a rural Colorado county has set off a criminal investigation and…
Continue Reading Trump’s rally in Alabama is a boon for Mo Brooks’ Senate campaign
By Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump will rally the faithful in Alabama on Saturday, a boon to Rep. Mo Brooks, his favored Senate…
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Rifles, Humvees and millions of rounds of ammo: Taliban celebrate their new American arsenal
By Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN US national security officials are working to account for more than 20 years worth of weapons provided to…
Continue Reading Fact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
CNN’s Laura Coates and Dr. Cedric Dark discuss Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who in a recent interview on Fox News claimed that African Americans were…
Continue Reading California judge rules gig worker initiative utilized by Uber and Lyft is unconstitutional
By Sara O’Brien and Paul LeBlanc, CNN A California judge ruled Friday that the costly and controversial 2020 ballot measure exempting firms…
Continue Reading BLM protesters were targeted by federal government with stiffer punishments, an analysis shows
By Christina Carrega, CNN The Justice Department targeted more than 300 protesters by charging them with federal crimes for their roles during the…
Continue Reading Biden to Americans in Afghanistan: ‘We will get you home’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden pledged firmly on Friday to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and all Afghans who aided the war…
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s COVID claim denounced as racist
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ lieutenant governor is blaming unvaccinated Black people for…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden claims al Qaeda is ‘gone’ from Afghanistan. Then the Pentagon confirms it’s still there
By Daniel Dale, CNN Defending the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said at the White House on Friday: “Look,…
Continue Reading US military helicopters evacuated Americans from hotel near Kabul airport
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US military used helicopters to evacuate a group of Americans from a hotel near Kabul’s airport, according to a…
Continue Reading Inside the scramble to help Americans and Afghans escape Afghanistan
By Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox, Priscilla Alvarez, Jennifer Hansler and Geneva Sands, CNN On Capitol Hill, congressional offices have transformed their…
Continue Reading Fact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The blame game over rising cases of Covid-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats…
Continue Reading The week in 16 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, President Joe Biden defended his handling of the situation in Afghanistan as conditions deteriorated rapidly amid…
Continue Reading DOJ wants three months in jail for Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag
By Marshall Cohen The Justice Department told a judge on Friday that Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio should get three months in jail for burning a…
Continue Reading Biden picks Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and Nicholas Burns as top envoy to China
By Jeff Zeleny and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intention to nominate Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and…
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