White House touts economic recovery as U.S. adds 943,000 jobs
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S.…
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Pentagon investigative team says Iran was behind attack on Mercer Street tanker
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A US Defense Department expert team concluded that the drone behind the deadly attack on the Mercer Street commercial vessel…
Continue Reading Biden touts economic recovery but warns of Delta after US added 943,000 jobs in July
The biggest job gain since August last year is signaling a strong labor market. CNN’s Julia Chatterley…
Continue Reading Hopes of revived Iran nuclear talks dim amid delays as new hardline president takes office
By Natasha Bertrand and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Biden administration officials are becoming increasingly pessimistic about reviving the Iran nuclear…
Continue Reading As members of Congress go home, their security concerns come with them
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Whitney Wild and Annie Grayer, CNN For the 535 members of Congress, the haunting memories of the violence and chaos…
Continue Reading GOP Senate candidates align with Trump in bashing bipartisan infrastructure bill
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Sen. Rob Portman, the longtime Washington veteran and savvy deal-cutter, is on the cusp of achieving a major…
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Arkansas judge blocks state from enforcing law banning mask mandates by schools and other governmental bodies
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law that prevents schools and other governmental…
Continue Reading Cuomo team attacks state’s report after staffer files criminal complaint against governor
By Lauren del Valle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legal team on Friday attacked the state attorney…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Family of deceased Pentagon suspect apologizes and blames son’s ‘mental health challenges’
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Lanz family tells CNN that their son Austin Lanz, the man authorities say killed a Pentagon Police officer on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Biden touts economic recovery but warns of Delta after US added 943,000 jobs in July
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the US added…
Continue Reading Challenge to Indiana University vaccine mandate reaches Supreme Court
As hospitals across the country are being overrun by Covid-19 patients — most of whom are unvaccinated — some lawmakers are hitting a wall in their…
Continue Reading Woman who accused NY Gov. Cuomo of groping her at mansion files criminal complaint
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Albany County Sheriff’s office says a woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the New York…
Continue Reading Challenge to Indiana University vaccine mandate reaches Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A lawyer representing Indiana University students asked the Supreme Court Friday to block the…
Continue Reading Challenge to Indiana University vaccine mandate reaches Supreme Court
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, discusses the possibility of mandatory vaccinations for teachers amid the Delta…
Continue Reading Eviction moratorium needed due to ‘deteriorating public health situation’ related to the Delta variant, DOJ says
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Department lawyers defended the Biden administration’s most recent eviction moratorium…
Continue Reading Eviction moratorium needed due to ‘deteriorating public health situation’ related to the Delta variant, DOJ says
CNN’s Nick Watts talks to a single mom who is facing…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Republican attempts to blame inflation on Democrats
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN As the US economy gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, prices are rising across the board with inflation…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Republican attempts to blame inflation on Democrats
CNN’s Tara Subramaniam explains why some Republicans are being misleading when they claim that Democrats are responsible for…
Continue Reading ‘We have to build off that success’: GOP hopes women lead the party back to House majority
By Melanie Zanona, CNN For House Republicans, their path back to power could rest on the backs of GOP women. After a historic number of Republican…
Continue Reading After a blown deadline and Democratic blowback, an urgent scramble for a new eviction ban
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Even President Joe Biden did not sound particularly confident his administration’s new freeze on evictions would hold up…
Continue Reading Democratic showdown takes shape in Pennsylvania as Rep. Conor Lamb enters Senate race
By Eric Bradner, CNN Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb is set to enter next year’s Senate race on Friday as one of the most important and…
Continue Reading 56 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965, lawmakers struggle to find common ground
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law on August 6, 1965. The legislation served to protect…
Continue Reading Biden’s immigration plan runs into on-the-ground realities
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The president of Guatemala had a private piece of advice for Vice President Kamala Harris when she visited earlier this…
Continue Reading Senators struggle to amend, finish $1T infrastructure bill
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan.…
Continue Reading Schumer moves to shut down debate on infrastructure bill in key step toward final vote
By Ali Zaslav, Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer moved on Thursday night to cut off debate on the $1.2 trillion…
Continue Reading MyPillow magnate Mike Lindell’s latest election conspiracy theory is his most bizarre yet
By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Drew Griffin, CNN Since the presidential election, Christina Jensen says she’s been stopped on the street…
Continue Reading MyPillow magnate Mike Lindell’s latest election conspiracy theory is his most bizarre yet
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell claims he has evidence that 2020 election results were hacked, but cybersecurity experts tell CNN his so-called “proof”…
Continue Reading Japanese whiskey worth $5,800 gifted to Pompeo is missing, State filings say
The State Department is looking into the whereabouts of a $5,800 bottle of Japanese whiskey that was gifted to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,…
Continue Reading Democrats scramble to find a path forward on federal legislation on voting rights as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls new special session
By Fredreka Schouten and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated the Republican push to pass new voting restrictions in the state,…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to police who responded to insurrection
By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden signed a bill into law at the White House on Thursday to award congressional gold medals…
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