Indiana restarts pandemic unemployment benefits after judge’s order
By Tami Luhby, CNN Indiana once again began paying pandemic unemployment benefits — including the $300 weekly supplement — on Friday…
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Biden officials convene meeting with homebuilding stakeholders amid inflation concerns and rising home prices
By Betsy Klein, CNN Top White House officials are meeting Friday with stakeholders from the homebuilding industry, officials confirm, which comes…
Continue Reading US issues sanctions, warns businesses of risks in China and Hong Kong as Beijing promises to ‘respond strongly’
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned seven Chinese officials Friday amid continued crackdowns in Hong Kong by the Chinese…
Continue Reading Biden to tap former ambassador to France as his ambassador to the UK after lengthy search
By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will name Jane Hartley as his ambassador to the United Kingdom after a…
Continue Reading Two men charged in alleged scheme to attack Democratic headquarters in Sacramento inspired by Trump defeat, DOJ says
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Federal authorities have arrested two men in California who allegedly wanted to start a movement to overthrow the government…
Continue Reading Biden administration moves to reverse Trump-era showerhead rule
By Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Department of Energy is moving to reverse a Trump-era rule that rolled back water efficiency standards…
Continue Reading US Intel assessments paint bleak picture in Afghanistan
US intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture in Afghanistan as the Taliban advance across the country and pose a potential threat…
Continue Reading US intel assessments on Afghanistan warn of ‘accelerating pace’ of Taliban hold on country
By Jim Sciutto, Zachary Cohen and Kylie Atwood, CNN US Intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture of the Taliban’s quickening…
Continue Reading Lindsey Graham said he’d ‘go to war’ to defend Chick-fil-A in Notre Dame culture war clash
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Sen. Lindsey Graham this week injected himself into a dispute at the University of Notre Dame, where some students…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy’s trip shows House Republicans see the path back to power is with Donald Trump
By Melanie Zanona, CNN The House GOP’s plan to win back power is becoming increasingly centered on one man: Donald J. Trump. On Thursday, House…
Continue Reading Rep. McCarthy meets with Trump as January 6th probe approaches
With the upcoming probe into the January 6th insurrection approaching, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy continues to show his loyalty to former…
Continue Reading Hear the operation that has made millions impersonating Trump
CNN’s KFile profiles a 34-year-old man who over the past three years has raised millions of dollars operating two political action committees that…
Continue Reading What’s in the restrictive voting bills being pushed by Texas GOP lawmakers?
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Democrats’ dramatic trip to Washington, DC, this week stemmed from uniform opposition to two voting bills being…
Continue Reading FBI agrees to consider upgrading criminal background checks to prevent sale of guns to underage and out-of-state buyers
By Christina Carrega, CNN The FBI has agreed to consider modifying its criminal background check system after the Justice Department’s…
Continue Reading Secret Service intel briefings ahead of January 6 concluded there was no indication of civil disobedience
By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Secret Service tracked groups planning to hold events at the US Capitol or the White House to support then-President…
Continue Reading Manchin meets with Moody, Texas Dems on federal voting rights
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on Thursday said he and a group of…
Continue Reading Andrew Cuomo expected to face questions from New York attorney general over sexual harassment allegations
By Brynn Gingras and Paul LeBlanc, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to face questions on Saturday from members of the New York state…
Continue Reading Biden promises answers on European travel ban ‘in the next several days’
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he’ll soon be able to answer persistent questions about travel to the US from Europe…
Continue Reading Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty arrested at voting rights protest
By Morgan Rimmer and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Joyce Beatty was arrested by US Capitol Police on Thursday afternoon after participating in a voting…
Continue Reading Cuomo to be interviewed by New York attorney general’s office in sex harassment case
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed by investigators with the state attorney general’s office who are looking…
Continue Reading Biden says Cuba is a ‘failed state’ and calls communism ‘a universally failed system’
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Cuba is a “failed state” and called communism a “failed…
Continue Reading Police interrupt live interview to take Cuban YouTuber Dina Stars
Cuban YouTuber Dina Fernandez, also known as Dina Stars, was in the middle of an interview with a Spanish television station when she said…
Continue Reading Woman qualifies for Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time
By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN A woman qualified to become a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time in the…
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Los Angeles County to require masks indoors even when vaccinated as Covid-19 cases spike
LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles County’s public health officer says a rapid and sustained increase in Covid-19 cases in the nation’s…
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Biden says US bolstering embassy security in Haiti, but sending troops to stabilize country ‘not on the agenda’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that…
Continue Reading FBI’s Larry Nassar investigation failure is another black eye for the agency
By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The sharp rebuke from the Justice Department’s inspector general over the FBI’s mishandling of the…
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Beto O’Rourke raises $500k to help pay for Texas Dems in DC
WASHINGTON, DC — As Texas House Democrats settle in for a potentially weekslong stay in the nation’s capital, one question is becoming…
Continue Reading Manchin meets with Texas Dems and says he wants pared-down voting rights bill
By Jessica Dean, Dianne Gallagher and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on…
Continue Reading ‘He’s not going to sit in silence’: How the nation’s top general found himself caught up in Trump’s political wars
By Jeremy Herb, CNN In December 2018, then-President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he would nominate Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman…
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