What’s in the restrictive voting bills being pushed by Texas GOP lawmakers?
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Democrats’ dramatic trip to Washington, DC, this week stemmed from uniform opposition to two voting bills being…
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FBI agrees to consider upgrading criminal background checks to prevent sale of guns to underage and out-of-state buyers
By Christina Carrega, CNN The FBI has agreed to consider modifying its criminal background check system after the Justice Department’s…
Continue ReadingSecret Service intel briefings ahead of January 6 concluded there was no indication of civil disobedience
By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Secret Service tracked groups planning to hold events at the US Capitol or the White House to support then-President…
Continue ReadingAndrew Cuomo expected to face questions from New York attorney general over sexual harassment allegations
By Brynn Gingras and Paul LeBlanc, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to face questions on Saturday from members of the New York state…
Continue ReadingBiden promises answers on European travel ban ‘in the next several days’
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he’ll soon be able to answer persistent questions about travel to the US from Europe…
Continue ReadingPolice interrupt live interview to take Cuban YouTuber Dina Stars
Cuban YouTuber Dina Fernandez, also known as Dina Stars, was in the middle of an interview with a Spanish television station when she said…
Continue ReadingSurgeon general issues warning over vaccine misinformation as White House turns up the heat on Facebook
By Kaitlan Collins and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned Thursday health misinformation is “a serious…
Continue ReadingBiden says Cuba is a ‘failed state’ and calls communism ‘a universally failed system’
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Cuba is a “failed state” and called communism a “failed…
Continue ReadingCongressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty arrested at voting rights protest
By Morgan Rimmer and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Joyce Beatty was arrested by US Capitol Police on Thursday afternoon after participating in a voting…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump and Kevin McCarthy meet in Bedminster as 1/6 committee hearing looms
By Ryan Nobles and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy met with Donald Trump on Thursday at the former President’s Bedminster,…
Continue ReadingWoman qualifies for Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time
By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN A woman qualified to become a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command crew for the first time in the…
Continue ReadingFBI’s Larry Nassar investigation failure is another black eye for the agency
By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The sharp rebuke from the Justice Department’s inspector general over the FBI’s mishandling of the…
Continue ReadingManchin meets with Texas Dems and says he wants pared-down voting rights bill
By Jessica Dean, Dianne Gallagher and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on…
Continue Reading‘He’s not going to sit in silence’: How the nation’s top general found himself caught up in Trump’s political wars
By Jeremy Herb, CNN In December 2018, then-President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he would nominate Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman…
Continue ReadingFormer vaccine official says she received disturbing package before she was fired
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who served as Tennessee’s top vaccine official before she was fired, describes receiving a disturbing package shortly before her…
Continue ReadingLiberals struggle with Breyer’s refusal to retire
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Stephen Breyer’s latest signal, in comments made exclusively to CNN, that he is not yet ready to retire from the…
Continue ReadingMerkel and Biden chart a course for the future of US-German relations in White House meeting
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Washington on Thursday in what was likely the…
Continue ReadingThese moms explain how child tax credit checks will help them
As President Joe Biden’s Enhanced Child Tax Credit goes into effect, CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus talks to moms across the country about how the monthly…
Continue ReadingTennessee controversy shows how anti-vax beliefs are bursting into GOP’s mainstream
By Eric Bradner, CNN Tennessee Republicans’ actions this week to halt efforts to inform teenagers about the coronavirus vaccine have showcased…
Continue ReadingTennessee doctors want investigation into state’s handling of pandemic
CNN’s Martin Savidge gives a deeper look at Tennessee’s political battle over the handling of coronavirus vaccinations after the state health…
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