Democrats want to tax the very rich. Here’s who they are
By Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats want to raise taxes on the rich to pay for their $3.5 trillion plan to expand the…
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Breyer defends state of Supreme Court in interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Supreme Court finds itself in an unwelcome political spotlight at the start of a new term,…
Continue ReadingTexas doctor says he violated the state’s strict new abortion law
By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN A Texas doctor is publicly revealing that he violated a state law that bans abortions after six weeks and says…
Continue ReadingFact check: Are Biden’s vaccine mandates ‘unlawful’?
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN President Joe Biden’s new vaccine requirements could apply to as many as 100 million Americans, or almost two-thirds…
Continue ReadingBiden administration has made little progress towards goal of closing notorious Guantanamo Bay prison
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN President Joe Biden has said he wants to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, where 39 detainees still reside, by the…
Continue ReadingDHS to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti as migrants overwhelm US southern border
CNN, KABB, WOAI By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN The Department of Homeland Security plans to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti to deter…
Continue ReadingRep. Lee Zeldin announces he was diagnosed with leukemia last fall and is in remission
By Daniella Diaz and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is running for governor of New York, said in a statement Saturday he was…
Continue ReadingCIA warned children were possibly present seconds before US missile killed 10
By Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Just after the US military launched a Hellfire missile to stop a white Toyota Corolla it…
Continue ReadingFBI ramps up investigations of threats against election officials
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The FBI has stepped up investigations of threats against election officials — in some cases, reaching out for the…
Continue ReadingRBG’s legacy one year after the liberal icon’s death
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer One year after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, schools…
Continue ReadingDHS to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti as migrants overwhelm US southern border
By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN The Department of Homeland Security plans to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti to deter Haitians who are…
Continue ReadingMaricopa County and Arizona GOP-led Senate reach agreement after months of partisan sparring over 2020 ballots
By Andy Rose and Stephanie Becker, CNN Arizona’s Maricopa County and the Republican-controlled state Senate have reached an agreement after a…
Continue ReadingWhy we’re talking about the debt limit again
By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Republicans and Democrats in Washington are gearing up for their occasional fight over raising the US debt limit. Also known…
Continue ReadingHigh temperatures, wildfire smoke and drought: The politics of climate change in one California congressional district
By Dan Merica, CNN Photographs by Damon Casarez for CNN The changing climate is everywhere Gustavo Carranza looks when he walks through his…
Continue ReadingHow Biden hopes to recapture his momentum after a week of unexpected setbacks
By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Phil Mattingly, CNN A politically weakened President Joe Biden, hoping to spark a turnaround with a renewed focus on…
Continue ReadingTwo of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s children test positive for Covid-19
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Two of California Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s four children have tested positive for Covid-19, his office said in a statement…
Continue ReadingInside the creation of the US-Australia submarine deal
By Kevin Liptak, CNN American and Australian officials have been in highly secret talks for months over a plan to share technology for…
Continue ReadingUS aims to hit revenue streams of ransomware groups with sanctions
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration is planning to impose new sanctions to disrupt the source of revenue of ransomware groups that have…
Continue ReadingFrance recalls its ambassadors to the US and Australia over new national security partnership
By Jim Acosta, Kylie Atwood and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The French government has immediately recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia for…
Continue ReadingOffice of Trump’s defense secretary held call with China on January 6, two days before Milley’s controversial call
CNN By Katie Bo Williams, CNN A deputy to then-President Donald Trump’s acting secretary of defense held a call with his Chinese counterpart…
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