Abrams signals openness to Manchin’s voting legislation proposals
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Stacey Abrams on Thursday praised West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed changes to voting rights legislation, a…
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Fact-check: Fox News and Republican lawmakers push new false flag conspiracy that FBI orchestrated US Capitol attack
By Marshall Cohen Fox News, right-wing websites and Republican lawmakers are promoting a new false flag conspiracy that the FBI orchestrated the…
Continue ReadingLouisiana will be the first Democrat-led state to end $300-a-week pandemic unemployment benefit early
By Tami Luhby, CNN Louisiana will stop paying the $300-a-week federal boost to pandemic unemployment benefits at the end of July — the first…
Continue Reading‘Eyes on the prize’: Two activists set aside personal threats to fight new voting restrictions
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN This week, voting right activists Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown will board a 53-foot bus and kick off a tour through the…
Continue ReadingBiden finds his comfort zone on the world stage in first international trip as president
By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Even Queen Elizabeth II wanted to know: What would President Joe Biden say to Vladimir Putin? “We had a…
Continue Reading5 takeaways from the final NYC Democratic mayoral debate
By Gregory Krieg, CNN The end of the New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary is near. Early voting is underway and Election Day is less than…
Continue ReadingOfficer injured in Capitol riot blasts GOP lawmaker’s behavior as ‘disgusting’ after tense exchange
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN A DC Metropolitan Police officer who defended the US Capitol on January 6 blasted GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde on Wednesday evening for…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina court halts executions until the state’s new firing squad option is finalized
By Jamiel Lynch and Travis Caldwell, CNN The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday halted executions in the state until procedures for its newest…
Continue ReadingSenators draft bill that would require many entities to report cyber breaches within 24 hours
By Brian Fung and Alex Marquardt, CNN US lawmakers are preparing legislation that would require a vast range of public and private entities to alert…
Continue ReadingHere are the 14 House Republicans who voted against a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
By Devan Cole, CNN The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would establish June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US…
Continue ReadingEx-Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge hospitalized after suffering stroke
By Rebekah Riess and Devan Cole, CNN Tom Ridge, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania and the first US secretary of Homeland Security, was…
Continue ReadingBiden warns of ‘devastating’ consequences for Russia if Navalny dies in prison
By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday of consequences if jailed…
Continue ReadingMichigan Senate passes 3 voting bills with new restrictions
By Taylor Romine and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Michigan Senate on Wednesday passed three bills that would restrict voting rights in the state as part…
Continue ReadingTrump-era limits on asylum claims for victims of domestic and gang violence removed
By Geneva Sands, CNN The Justice Department on Wednesday reversed two Trump-era immigration decisions that narrowed who could qualify for asylum,…
Continue ReadingBipartisan group has miles to go on infrastructure talks
By Lauren Fox and Ali Zaslav, CNN Despite having announced a deal last week on an infrastructure package, members of the bipartisan Senate group and…
Continue ReadingJustice Department drops Trump-era criminal probe and lawsuit related to John Bolton’s book
By Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Justice Department has closed a criminal investigation and dropped a lawsuit related to…
Continue ReadingUS Marshals Service has manpower shortage as it faces rising threats against judges, report says
By Whitney Wild The US Marshals Service, the agency tasked with protecting federal judges and finding fugitives, is facing major staffing and…
Continue Reading5 takeaways from the summit between Biden and Putin
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s meeting Wednesday with his Russian counterpart came after months of diplomatic wrangling over the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats woo Manchin on major voting bill in bid to win unified party support
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Democrats are engaged in a quiet courtship of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin in an effort to garner unified…
Continue ReadingREAD: Manchin’s list of proposed changes for S1 elections bill
By CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Wednesday he wouldn’t rule out supporting S1 — the sweeping elections overhaul…
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