Moderates win the day in close vote over Southern Baptist presidency
By Michael Warren Alabama pastor Ed Litton will be the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention following a narrow election win Tuesday…
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Government UFO report is the product of years of military infighting over whether to take sightings seriously
By Katie Bo Williams and Zachary Cohen, CNN Members of the House Intelligence Committee will receive a classified briefing on Wednesday morning on…
Continue ReadingFederal court temporarily blocks Biden administration’s oil and gas lease pause
By Gregory Wallace, CNN A federal court blocked, for now, the Biden administration’s pause on oil and gas leasing. The preliminary injunction…
Continue Reading21 Republicans vote no on bill to award Congressional Gold Medal for January 6 police officers
By Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson, CNN Despite the House and Senate coming to an agreement that will award the Congressional Gold Medal to the…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania House committee advances election overhaul bill with new restrictions
By Dianne Gallagher and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are the latest to push new state-level voting restrictions, with a key…
Continue ReadingNavy’s highest-ranking officer confronts Republican critics and stresses importance of combating racism and misinformation
By Michael Conte, CNN The US Navy’s highest-ranking officer pushed back strongly against what he called efforts by two Republican congressmen…
Continue ReadingHill negotiators on policing legislation stuck on key issue: How to prosecute officers
By Jessica Dean and Manu Raju, CNN Bipartisan talks on overhauling America’s policing practices are hung up on a key issue: Whether Congress…
Continue ReadingSenate unanimously passes a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
By Ted Barrett, Ali Zaslav and Alex Rogers, CNN The Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National…
Continue ReadingHelp was requested from DC National Guard 12 times during US Capitol riot, Democrats say
By Jeremy Herb and Christina Carrega, CNN US Capitol Police, Washington Metropolitan Police and local officials requested support from the DC…
Continue ReadingDemocratic leaders seek to placate liberals by kicking off effort to pass Biden agenda along party lines
By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Democratic leaders, facing skepticism from liberals about the direction of bipartisan infrastructure talks,…
Continue ReadingMarjorie Taylor Greene says Holocaust museum visit was ‘my decision’
By Alison Main and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Tuesday it was her decision to visit the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in…
Continue ReadingBiden administration expands humanitarian program for Central American children
By Geneva Sands, CNN The Biden administration is expanding eligibility for the Central American Minors program, which affords certain at-risk…
Continue ReadingJobless Indiana residents sue governor for ending pandemic unemployment benefits early
By Tami Luhby, CNN In what may be the first lawsuit aimed at stopping GOP-led states from terminating pandemic unemployment benefits early, jobless…
Continue ReadingBiden names 9 ambassador nominees, including ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, but posts in Europe and Asia are still to come
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his nominees to serve as ambassadors to Israel, Mexico,…
Continue ReadingFact check: Rep. Chris Stewart falsely claims he voted to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees
By Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah made a false claim about his voting record in an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo on…
Continue ReadingWhite House to host thousands for July 4th celebration to mark ‘independence from the virus’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House will host a celebration for thousands of essential workers and military families on July Fourth on the South…
Continue ReadingProud Boys descended into dysfunction and finger-pointing as members were arrested in US Capitol riot, new messages show
By Marshall Cohen A private Proud Boys audio chat that was made public Tuesday shows how the right-wing group fell into dysfunction and…
Continue ReadingTrump’s summer tour to kick off with rally against Republican who voted to impeach him
By Gabby Orr, CNN Donald Trump has scheduled the first stop on his long-promised revenge tour against Republicans who spurned him during his quest to…
Continue ReadingWhy Biden and Putin won’t hold a joint press conference
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN When US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin gather for their highly anticipated summit in Geneva on…
Continue Reading4 takeaways from the latest batch of Trump’s election-related emails
By Jeremy Herb, CNN A previously secret trove of emails released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee sheds new light on how former President…
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