US-Mexico border arrests in June are the highest in at least a decade
By Geneva Sands, CNN US border authorities in June arrested or turned away the highest monthly number of migrants at the US-Mexico border in at least…
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‘I see this as a down payment’: Progressives see room to get more out of budget package that is short of their goal
By Annie Grayer, CNN Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal both wanted the top line for Democrats’…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Lev Parnas’ argument that he was prosecuted to be stopped from turning on Trump
By Kara Scannell A federal judge in New York rejected Lev Parnas’ motion to dismiss fraud and campaign finances charges, finding an argument…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin says he’s ‘very, very’ disturbed about reconciliation proposals on climate change
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrats’ most pivotal swing vote, expressed his most serious…
Continue Reading Former Oklahoma City Thunder employee turned in by coworkers pleads guilty in US Capitol riot
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former Oklahoma City Thunder employee turned in by her former coworkers pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor…
Continue Reading Judge to Nassar: I just signed your death warrant (2018)
Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentenced ex-Team USA doctor Larry Nassar up to 175 years in prison for criminal sexual…
Continue Reading Americans face months-long wait for passports as State Department deals with massive backlog
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN American travelers who do not currently have valid US passports may not be able to travel overseas this summer due to…
Continue Reading READ: Justice Department inspector general report on FBI’s Larry Nassar investigation
By CNN FBI officials investigating allegations of sexual abuse by disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar violated the agency’s policies…
Continue Reading Justice Department watchdog blasts FBI’s handling of allegations against Larry Nassar
By Christina Carrega, Evan Perez and Devan Cole, CNN FBI officials investigating allegations of sexual abuse by disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden’s dubious claim that ‘the law doesn’t allow’ Afghan translators to be evacuated to US while they wait for visas
By Daniel Dale Thousands of Afghans who worked with American troops face grave danger as a result of the ongoing US military withdrawal from…
Continue Reading Texas Democrats meet with key Democratic senators in push for federal voting rights legislation
By Jessica Dean and Paul LeBlanc, CNN A group of Texas House Democrats who fled their state in a bid to stop restrictive voting legislation met with…
Continue Reading FBI says missteps in sex abuse probe of gymnastics doctor Nassar are ‘inexcusable and a discredit to this organization’
WASHINGTON, DC — The FBI made “fundamental” errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor…
Continue Reading Pro-Trump Senate hopeful J.D. Vance called then-President a ‘moral disaster’ in 2017 messages
By Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance, a venture capitalist and author of the bestselling book…
Continue Reading House select committee on Capitol insurrection will hold first hearing July 27 with Capitol Police
By Melanie Zanona, Daniella Diaz and Lauren Fox, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its first hearing on July 27…
Continue Reading DACA recipients lose permission to work amid application backlog
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nearly a decade after being allowed to work legally in the US, Ju Hong was back at square one this month, scrambling to…
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Texas Dems in DC push Congress to pass federal voting law
WASHINGTON, DC — Democratic state lawmakers from Texas said Wednesday that they are on Capitol Hill to drum up support for federal voting rights…
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Cornyn, Cruz speak out amid order coming on border health limits
WASHINGTON, DC — Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas joined a group of several of other GOP senators on Wednesday in blasting…
Continue Reading Schumer and Senate Democrats unveil proposal to federally decriminalize marijuana
By Ryan Nobles and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a group of other Senate Democrats introduced draft legislation on…
Continue Reading More than 2 million Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage under Biden’s special enrollment period
By Tami Luhby, CNN More than 2 million Americans have signed up for 2021 coverage during a special enrollment period on the Obamacare federal and…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Republicans’ false narratives around Biden’s door-to-door vaccine efforts
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The way some Republican lawmakers tell it, the federal government is coming door-to-door to create a…
Continue Reading Biden administration launching operation to help relocate Afghans who helped United States
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration is launching “Operation Allies Refuge,” an effort to relocate thousands of Afghan…
Continue Reading Hear the anti-vaccine rhetoric from Fox News amidst Covid-19 deaths
CNN’s John Berman and Brianna Keilar show some of the anti-vaccine propaganda viewers of right-wing media are being exposed…
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U.S. Senate Dems move toward federal cannabis legalization
WASHINGTON, DC — For the first time in U.S. Senate history, Democrats on Wednesday moved toward ending the federal prohibition on cannabis, removing…
Continue Reading Avlon reviews hundreds of years’ worth of anti-vaccine arguments
CNN’s John Avlon examines the long history of anti-vaccine rhetoric as coronavirus vaccines continue to be administered across…
Continue Reading White House prepares to fight back in the Covid vaccine disinformation war
By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and Jeff Zeleny, CNN White House officials are devising ways to fight the spread of dangerous falsehoods about…
Continue Reading Pop star Olivia Rodrigo visits White House to urge young people to get vaccinated against Covid-19
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden and his chief Covid-19…
Continue Reading Statue of Liberty’s ‘little sister’ takes up residence in Washington, DC
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN One hundred and thirty-five years after the Statue of Liberty was formally unveiled in New York Harbor, her “little…
Continue Reading Biden administration launching operation to help relocate Afghans who helped United States
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration is launching “Operation Allies Refuge,” an effort to relocate thousands of Afghans who…
Continue Reading Alabama military base orders troops to show vaccination proof as Covid-19 concerns mount
By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN In one of the most aggressive military efforts to combat rising Covid-19 infections, the commanding general…
Continue Reading Democrats want to expand Medicare benefits through spending bill
By Tami Luhby, CNN Congressional Democrats plan to use their multi-trillion-dollar spending proposal to achieve their longstanding goals of…
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