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Biden announces purchase and donation of 500M Pfizer vaccines
President Joe Biden announced the US plans to donate 500 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses globally to low and lower-middle income…
Continue ReadingCalifornia appeals judge’s ruling that overturned state’s ban on assault-style weapons
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California is appealing a federal judge’s ruling last week that overturned the state’s longtime ban on…
Continue ReadingOmar seeks to clarify comments after Jewish House Democrats accuse her of comparing US and Israel with Hamas and Taliban
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Matthew Hoye and Kristin Wilson, CNN Rep. Ilhan Omar said Thursday that she was “in no way equating terrorist…
Continue ReadingPence eyes his political future as he tries to make peace with Trump
By Gabby Orr, CNN Six months after their relationship deteriorated in the midst of an insurrection at the US Capitol, Donald Trump and Mike Pence…
Continue ReadingREAD: The new Atlantic Charter signed by Joe Biden and Boris Johnson
By CNN President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday signed a new Atlantic Charter meant to reflect the shifting threats…
Continue ReadingUS hopes to agree that ambassadors can return to Moscow and Washington at Biden-Putin summit
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden plans to address the strained US-Russia diplomatic relationship when he meets President…
Continue ReadingHouse committee approves $547 billion surface transportation package
By Manu Raju and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a $547 billion surface transportation…
Continue ReadingBiden moves closer to filling critical cyber roles as administration is tested by attacks
By Geneva Sands and Alex Marquardt, CNN Two of the senior officials expected to round out President Joe Biden’s cyber team will face lawmakers…
Continue Reading‘Jill from Philly’ meets the Queen
By Kate Bennett, CNN Almost five months into her new job, Jill Biden is still revealing what kind of first lady she wants to be, but one thing is…
Continue ReadingBoris and Biden: A diplomatic odd couple faces pressure to define the US-UK relationship
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN In style and in substance, President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are two very different men leading two…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Democratic states are pushing people to go back to work
By Tami Luhby, CNN They may not be terminating pandemic unemployment benefits like their GOP peers, but Democratic governors are also prodding…
Continue ReadingFBI creates new role to tackle one of its biggest problems
The Federal Bureau of Investigation just unveiled a newly created chief diversity officer position. Scott McMillion is a 23-year veteran of the FBI…
Continue ReadingLawmaker suggests changing moon’s orbit to fight climate change
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asked during a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing if the National Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management…
Continue ReadingFact check: Gohmert’s attempts to connect moon orbits and solar flares to climate change
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas made an argument about climate change at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday that…
Continue ReadingDemocratic senator says his party should move forward on infrastructure without GOP: ‘We cannot just sort of twiddle our thumbs’
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday that it’s time for his party to move forward on infrastructure legislation…
Continue ReadingFBI faces its own racial reckoning while leading probes into police shooting deaths
By Jessica Schneider, CNN The Federal Bureau of Investigation just unveiled a newly created position to tackle its decades-old diversity problem:…
Continue ReadingIG report: Park Police didn’t clear protesters from Lafayette Park for Trump
The US Park Police did not clear racial injustice protesters from Lafayette Park to allow for then-President Donald Trump’s march to St. John’s…
Continue ReadingQuestions raised about NYC mayoral candidate’s residency
Does one of the front-runners to be the next mayor of New York City live in New York City — and if so, where exactly? CNN Correspondent Alexandra…
Continue ReadingBiden nixes Trump proposal that would have kicked 3 million off food stamps
By Tami Luhby, CNN In one of its latest steps to erase Trump administration policies, the Biden administration has withdrawn a controversial proposal…
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