Month: June 2021

By Keith Allen and Ashley Killough, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced he will convene a special session of the state legislature on July 8, according to a press release from his office. Abbott’s office did not release the agenda items for the special session, but said they will be announced prior to

By Clare Foran and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats suffered a loss on Tuesday when Republican opposition sunk their signature voting and election bill during a key test vote, underscoring the limits of the party’s power with the narrowest possible Senate majority. A procedural vote to open debate on the legislation was defeated by a

By Keith Allen, Brad Parks and Devan Cole, CNN Wisconsin’s Democratic governor approved a series of policing bills bills on Tuesday, including a ban on the use of chokeholds by officers except in life-threatening situations. “These bills are part of a package of bipartisan policing changes and are only a step toward making meaningful progress

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is expanding the pool of migrants eligible to be processed into the United States that had been subject to a Trump-era policy forcing them to stay in Mexico, according to a source familiar with the plans. In February, the Biden administration began the gradual entry of migrants who

By Nicole Chavez, CNN The Department of Interior is launching an initiative to investigate the Native American boarding schools that forced assimilation in the 19th and 20th centuries. “At no time in history have the records or documentation of this policy been compiled or analyzed to determine the full scope of its reaches and effects.

By Tami Luhby, CNN Parents can now check their eligibility for the expanded child tax credit and manage their payments, which begin next month, using two online tools the Internal Revenue Service debuted on Tuesday. An eligibility assistant allows families to determine whether they qualify for the advance credit by answering a series of questions.

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate Democrats, stymied in their push to mandate a major revamp of election laws, are beginning to map out their next steps to draw attention to the issue and to put the focus on a critical battleground state: Georgia. The Democratic-led Senate Rules Committee plans to move ahead

By Katie Lobosco, CNN California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing a Republican-led recall, is pushing the state legislature to approve his plan to use $5.2 billion in federal pandemic relief money to pay 100% of unpaid rent owed by low-income residents. Lawmakers are also considering several other pandemic aid measures proposed by the governor as