Pandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ concerns about coronavirus are again on the rise after previously hitting their lowest point in the…
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Pandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds
With new cases of Covid-19 surging in most of the US — driven by unvaccinated Americans and fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant —…
Continue ReadingAs Senate takes up infrastructure, Schumer says ‘The longer it takes to finish the bill, the longer we’ll be here’
By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate is gearing up for a fight over amendments to the newly finalized bipartisan infrastructure bill in what…
Continue ReadingAs Senate takes up infrastructure, Schumer says ‘the longer it takes to finish the bill, the longer we’ll be here’
Republican Sen. Susan Collins tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that “we really are just about finished” with a bipartisan infrastructure…
Continue ReadingTop Democrat and European counterparts slam US-Germany deal on Nord Stream 2
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his counterparts from eight European countries slammed an…
Continue ReadingBiden to extend Trump-era expulsion policy as ‘record numbers’ of migrants cross border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will extend a Trump-era border policy that allows for the swift expulsion of migrants encountered…
Continue ReadingObama to host Covid-compliant 60th birthday party amid rising virus concerns, source says
A Covid-19 outbreak in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is highlighting the importance of being vaccinated as the vacation destination’s cluster has seen…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Government watchdog launches review into troubled Fort Bliss facility for migrant children
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general announced a review into the Fort Bliss facility for…
Continue ReadingSchumer announces bipartisan group has finalized legislative text on infrastructure bill
Schumer announces bipartisan group has finalized legislative text on infrastructure…
Continue ReadingWhite House once again makes Covid-19 the focus of Biden’s schedule
CNN’s Phil Mattingly received many viewer questions about COVID-19, the delta variant and more. Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of…
Continue ReadingWhite House once again makes Covid-19 the focus of Biden’s schedule
By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan, Kevin Liptak and Allie Malloy, CNN The White House is making a concerted effort to return the focus of President…
Continue ReadingReligious groups eye legal challenges to Delta variant restrictions and vaccine mandates
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The spread of the Delta variant has rekindled a debate that raged in the Supreme Court last term as…
Continue ReadingReligious groups eye legal challenges to Delta variant restrictions and vaccine mandates
CNN’s Harry Enten looks at the data around the Covid-19 vaccine that shows that you have a 25 times greater chance of dying from Covid-19 if you are…
Continue ReadingReligious groups eye legal challenges to Delta variant restrictions and vaccine mandates
Conservative states with low vaccination rates are where the new surge is hitting hardest, but many Republican leaders defy or mock covid…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy says ‘it will be hard not to hit’ Pelosi with gavel if he becomes House speaker
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joked at an event that it “will be hard not to hit” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the speaker’s gavel if…
Continue ReadingFederal employees and the public express concern over reports of political interference in science
By Kristen Holmes, CNN Federal employees and some members of the public remain concerned over reports of political interference in science,…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 state legislators to join Texas Democrats in Washington for voting rights pressure campaign
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN As the Texas legislature enters the final week of its special session, state Democrats are bringing in reinforcements from…
Continue ReadingBiden administration expands access to refugee program for Afghans who worked with US
VA: First flight of Afghans who risked lives to help American troops arrives in U.S.…
Continue ReadingBiden administration expands access to refugee program for Afghans who worked with US
By Jennifer Hansler, Nicole Gaouette and Michael Conte, CNN The State Department announced Monday that it will expand access to the US refugee…
Continue ReadingHavana Syndrome stokes fear and frustration among diplomats over response from State Department
By Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Williams, CNN As reports continue to rise of US diplomats and intelligence officials being sickened by…
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