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Senators ask DOT to remove expiration date for pandemic-related flight credits

June 30, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Wallace, CNN A pair of US senators are asking the Biden administration to intervene and remove expiration dates on flight credits issued…

NY prosecutors examining cash bonuses at Trump Organization, sources say

June 30, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell, Erica Orden and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization are scrutinizing cash bonuses as part of…

‘We have to act and act fast:’ Biden says climate change is driving wildfires and historic heat wave

June 30, 2021 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Nikki Carvajal and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said climate change is driving an increased threat from wildfires as he…

Biden announces 5th wave of judicial nominees as Democrats aim to maintain quick pace of confirmations to federal bench

June 30, 2021 5:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden announced eight new federal judicial nominations on Wednesday as the White House seeks to maintain its…

House votes to create select committee to investigate January 6 insurrection

June 30, 2021 2:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted Wednesday to create a new select committee that will investigate the…

Dissents from the bench: A Supreme Court tradition missing during Covid

June 30, 2021 3:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Covid pandemic deprived the Supreme Court of its courtroom for oral…

Garland: DOJ will change its regulations on seeking journalists’ records to make policy more lasting

June 29, 2021 9:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz and Christina Carrega, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that the Justice Department has informed news industry…

New York City’s election board says it accidentally included ‘test’ results in Tuesday’s mayoral vote count

June 29, 2021 8:30 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) – The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion Tuesday when election officials abruptly…

Sen. Tom Cotton blasts Biden over borders, cops and crime — and does push-ups with Chuck Grassley — in Iowa trip

June 29, 2021 7:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, CNN Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas blamed President Joe Biden for porous borders, waning support for police officers and “a crime…

South Dakota deploying National Guard troops to Texas to help at border with use of GOP donor funds

June 29, 2021 7:45 PM Associated Press

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of up…

Rhode Island moves one step closer to making feminine hygiene products free in public schools

June 29, 2021 7:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Public school students in Rhode Island are one step closer to having access to free feminine hygiene products after the…

Microsoft decried government use of gag orders to keep subpoenas secret in investigations

June 30, 2021 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Microsoft on Wednesday argued forcefully before Congress that the US government has abused the use of gag…

House votes to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol

June 29, 2021 5:44 PM CNN

The US House of Representatives voted to expel Confederate statues from the Capitol…

Omar says she supports adding a ‘reality-based’ Republican to January 6 committee

June 29, 2021 5:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said Tuesday that she would support adding a “reality-based” Republican to the select…

Randy Moore to become US Forest Service’s first African American chief

June 29, 2021 5:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will appoint Randy Moore as the new chief of the US Forest Service, making him the first African…

Supreme Court allows coronavirus eviction moratorium to remain in place

June 29, 2021 5:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request to block a US Centers for Disease Control and…

Tensions rise in policing talks as negotiations hit a delicate phase

June 29, 2021 5:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessica Dean and Manu Raju, CNN High-stakes talks over a major revamp of policing laws are at a precarious state, with influential law enforcement…

Obama opens up about what worries him

June 29, 2021 2:47 PM CNN

Former President Obama spoke out about the danger of misinformation at an American Library Association…

Obama says rise of misinformation ‘worries me’ and should worry everyone

June 30, 2021 1:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the rise in misinformation that led to the January 6 insurrection was apparent…

NYC Board of Elections throws mayoral primary into chaos by counting test ballots

June 29, 2021 9:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Gregory Krieg, Ethan Cohen and Adam Levy, CNN The campaign to become New York City’s next mayor has come in for another twist. On Tuesday,…

Top Oregon RNC official says he was unaware of pro-Nazi host and White national activist they discussed during YouTube chat

June 29, 2021 2:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN A top Republican Party official in Oregon appeared on a YouTube show hosted by a man with a history of…

Democrat Eric Adams’ lead shrinks after 1st round of ranked choice vote tabulation in New York City mayoral primary

June 29, 2021 2:05 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has lost much of his lead in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City after the…

US days from completing formal Afghanistan withdrawal but up to 1,000 troops could remain

June 29, 2021 5:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, Nicole Gaouette and Kevin Liptak, CNN The US could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, according to…

Newsom files lawsuit to be listed as Democrat on California recall ballot

June 29, 2021 1:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc and Stella Chan, CNN California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday sued his own secretary of state in an effort to have his party…