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Biden grows visibly frustrated with questions on Afghanistan: ‘I want to talk about happy things’

July 2, 2021 11:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden grew visibly irritated Friday when questioned about the state of Afghanistan, where a formal withdrawal is…

Abdullah: No guarantee Afghanistan will not be a safe haven for terrorists

July 2, 2021 9:44 AM CNN

Abdullah Abdullah, an Afghan official who leads the High Council for National Reconciliation, told CNN’s Anna Coren that talks between the Afghan…

‘This is historic progress:’ Biden touts economic recovery after US added 850,000 jobs in June

July 2, 2021 9:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted America’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the US added 850,000…

The US economy added 850,000 jobs in June

July 2, 2021 9:41 AM CNN

America’s labor market is still far from being back to normal – down 6.8 million jobs compared with February 2020. CNN’s Christine Romans…

Supreme Court rejects appeal from florist who wouldn’t make arrangement for same-sex wedding

July 2, 2021 9:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up an appeal from a Washington state florist who…

‘This is historic progress:’ Biden touts economic recovery after US added 850,000 jobs in June

July 2, 2021 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted America’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the US added 850,000…

Justices Gorsuch and Thomas call to revisit landmark First Amendment case New York Times v. Sullivan

July 2, 2021 9:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch on Friday said the Supreme Court should revisit the breadth…

Justices Gorsuch and Thomas call to revisit landmark First Amendment case New York Times v. Sullivan

July 2, 2021 9:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch on Friday said the Supreme Court should revisit the breadth…

White House releases findings of commission on sexual assault in the military

July 2, 2021 9:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd The White House released the results of an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military Friday, announcing a series…

READ: Justices Thomas and Gorsuch calls to revisit New York Times v. Sullivan

July 2, 2021 8:41 AM CNN Newsource

The Supreme Court declined on Friday to take up a challenge to a landmark 1964 opinion that created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel,…

READ: Justices Thomas and Gorsuch calls to revisit New York Times v. Sullivan

July 2, 2021 8:41 AM CNN Newsource

The Supreme Court declined on Friday to take up a challenge to a landmark 1964 opinion that created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel,…

First on CNN: Biden unveils unprecedented government-wide strategy to encourage US citizenship

July 2, 2021 6:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is introducing an unprecedented effort to encourage eligible immigrants to apply for US…

First on CNN: Biden unveils unprecedented government-wide strategy to encourage US citizenship

July 2, 2021 6:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is introducing an unprecedented effort to encourage eligible immigrants to apply for US…

Toobin: Voting Rights Act close to being irrelevant

July 2, 2021 5:10 AM CNN

CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin says the result of the Supreme Court upholding two Arizona election laws means the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act is ‘close to…

John Roberts takes aim at the Voting Rights Act and political money disclosures, again

July 2, 2021 5:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has hollowed out the historic…

John Roberts takes aim at the Voting Rights Act and political money disclosures, again

July 2, 2021 5:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has hollowed out the historic…

Biden Cabinet set to ramp up push as Democrats enter critical stage in infrastructure negotiations

July 2, 2021 4:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly, CNN As Democrats enter a critical stage in the negotiations over the shape of a sweeping, multi-trillion dollar social safety net…

A ‘gut decision’: Inside Biden’s defense of Afghanistan withdrawal amid warnings of country’s collapse

July 1, 2021 10:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN Sitting alongside Afghanistan’s President in the Oval…

All US forces have left Bagram Air Base, as US withdrawal from Afghanistan nears completion

July 2, 2021 3:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann and Sandi Sidhu, CNN The last US troops have left Bagram Air Base, according to a US defense official, marking the end of the…

Presidential historian: Trump should not be happy with this

July 1, 2021 7:05 PM CNN

CNN presidential historian Tim Naftali analyzes a C-SPAN poll that ranks former President Donald Trump as the worst living…

Garland suspends federal executions and orders review of Trump-era rules

July 1, 2021 8:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Carrega, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporarily halt to federal executions as Justice Department senior…

Capitol rioters smashing media equipment prompt several new criminal cases

July 1, 2021 6:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department has rounded up several new defendants this week accused of destroying thousands…

Most surprise medical bills to end under new rule

July 1, 2021 6:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Patients would no longer receive surprise medical bills for emergency treatment and certain other health care services from…

Takeaways from the Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg indictment

July 1, 2021 5:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Erica Orden On Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with running a…

U.S. Attorney General announces halt to all federal executions

July 1, 2021 5:20 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump…

Survivor heard noises well before collapse

July 1, 2021 3:46 PM CNN

One Surfside condo resident heard noise well before; a new survivor’s recording shows the shock of the collapse; and CNN gets a birds eye view of…

SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS: BIDEN VISITS SURFSIDE (330PM ET)

July 1, 2021 3:46 PM CNN

As President Biden visits families and crews, work is halted at the condo collapse due to structural…

Election to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom set for September 14

July 1, 2021 3:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Ethan Cohen, CNN California voters will decide whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom in an election on September 14, the state lieutenant governor…

All eyes on Stephen Breyer’s retirement plans as Supreme Court term ends

July 1, 2021 3:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN After the Supreme Court issued its final two opinions of this term on Thursday, all eyes turned to Justice Stephen Breyer, the…

White House says more than half of its staffers are women

July 1, 2021 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan and Phil Mattingly, CNN Women make up approximately 60% of the staff at the White House and 56% of senior staff, the White House…