Debate escalates over masks as the start of school year approaches
CNN’s Amara Walker discusses the debate states and school districts are having over requiring students to wear masks to return to in-person learning…
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CDC changes mask guidance in response to threat of Delta variant of Covid-19
By Kaitlan Collins, John Harwood, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingCheney and Kinzinger respond to McCarthy over committee comments
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) fired back at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for calling them “Pelosi Republicans”…
Continue ReadingRepublicans attempt to undermine and distract from first 1/6 select committee hearing
By Ryan Nobles and Melanie Zanona, CNN In what could be a preview of what is to come, House Republicans have planned a number of events on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingBiden addresses intelligence community for first time as President
By Katie Bo Williams and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Six months into Joe Biden‘s presidency, the intelligence community still can’t quite escape…
Continue ReadingTrump’s sway faces test in Texas special election runoff
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s influence with Texas Republicans faces a stern test on Tuesday as voters in the…
Continue Reading‘The physical violence we experienced was horrific and devastating’: Officers recount harrowing events of Capitol insurrection
By Clare Foran, Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol kicked off…
Continue ReadingFormer US Sen. Mike Enzi dies at 77 after bicycle accident
By Paul LeBlanc Former US Sen. Mike Enzi has died following a serious bicycle accident last week, according to a statement posted on his official…
Continue Reading‘We are now in crisis mode’: Mayor of Florida county home to Disney World sounds alarm on surging Covid cases
By Devan Cole, CNN The mayor of the Florida county that’s home to Disney World and Universal Studios is sounding the alarm on a spike of…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to resume fast-track deportation procedure for migrant families
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is planning to speed up deportations for some migrant families who cross the US-Mexico border, the…
Continue ReadingNurse says patients in ICU with Covid-19 begging for vaccine
CNN’s Randi Kaye spoke to Nurse Tammy Daniel in a Jacksonville hospital about Covid-19 patients begging for…
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger prepare for blockbuster hearing amid attacks from their own party
By Melanie Zanona, Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox, CNN Republicans looking to undermine an investigation into January 6 are returning to a familiar…
Continue ReadingTragic death of translator highlights plight of allies left behind in Afghanistan
CNN’s Anna Coren speaks with Afghan interpreters who risked their lives helping the US government, and now face reprisals from the Taliban as many of…
Continue ReadingWhite House officials tell lawmakers they will need $1 billion in emergency funding for Afghan visa effort
By Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration has informed lawmakers it will need roughly $1 billion in emergency funds as it moves…
Continue Reading‘I felt like they were trying to kill me’: Police officers to testify during hearing
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack will hear testimony from four police officers who were on the front lines that day as…
Continue ReadingWhite House hasn’t given up on imperiled ATF nominee
By Manu Raju, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House and Democratic Senate leaders are trying to salvage President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingUS and China trade barbs after another high-level meeting but say they want to keep talking
By Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US and China fought a war of words Monday as each side worked to set the narrative after their latest…
Continue ReadingCelina Sotomayor, mother of Supreme Court justice, dies at 94
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Celina Baez Sotomayor, the mother of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, died on Sunday at 94 of…
Continue ReadingFederal law doesn’t prohibit Covid-19 vaccine requirements, Justice Department says
By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Department lawyers have determined that federal law doesn’t prohibit public agencies and private…
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