DOJ investigating political fundraising by controversial Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
By Kristen Holmes, Liz Stark and Evan Perez, CNN The Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s political…
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Are you losing your pandemic unemployment benefits early? Share your story.
By CNN staff At least 25 states are terminating federal pandemic unemployment benefits early, citing workforce shortages. Roughly 4.5 million…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces plan to share first 25 million Covid-19 doses abroad
By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday announced a plan to share 25 million Covid-19 vaccine doses with the rest of the world by…
Continue ReadingBiden to meet with UK Prime Minister, Turkish President and other world leaders during first foreign trip
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden will meet with United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…
Continue ReadingSenate committees to release a report on security failures at Capitol riot
Two Senate committees plan to release a flurry of recommendations in a thorough 100-page-plus report about what went wrong on January 6, but they…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court sides with police officer who improperly searched license plate database
By Brian Fung, Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal cybercrime law, holding that a…
Continue ReadingReporter explains why Feds expanded Gaetz probe to include obstruction
CNN’s Paula Reid reports the Justice Department is investigating potential obstruction of justice connected to the ongoing probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz…
Continue ReadingTrump is more obsessed than ever with 2020 election and is brushing off allies who are telling him to move on
By Dana Bash and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Donald Trump is more obsessed than ever with the 2020 election and pushing his lie that there was…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth to meet President Biden at Windsor Castle
By Rob Picheta and Max Foster, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will welcome US President Joe Biden to Windsor Castle on June 13 for their first…
Continue ReadingNew Senate report to detail security failures on January 6 but will fuel fight for probe over Trump’s role
By Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN Two Senate committees plan to release a flurry of recommendations in a thorough 100-page-plus report about what…
Continue ReadingAre unemployment benefits causing working shortages? Here’s what we know.
By Tami Luhby, CNN Once considered a crucial safety net in the pandemic-fueled economic storm, enhanced unemployment benefits are now pitting the…
Continue ReadingBidens celebrate first lady’s birthday at her favorite place
By Kate Bennett, CNN In a rare move for President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, the first couple on Wednesday left Washington for a mid-week…
Continue ReadingFeds investigating obstruction as part of Gaetz probe, sources say
By Paula Reid and David Shortell, CNN The Justice Department is investigating potential obstruction of justice connected to the ongoing probe of Rep.…
Continue ReadingWatch Andrew Yang get in heated clash at mayoral debate
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Andrew Yang railed against fellow candidate Eric Adams after Adams questioned Yang’s commitment to the…
Continue ReadingThe US has a problem with guns. Here’s what to know.
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Another spate of mass shootings this week continued to shake the US, adding to what feels like an increasingly violent time as…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: White House pushes for companies to take ransomware more seriously after high-profile cyberattacks
By Alex Marquardt and Geneva Sands, CNN The White House has issued a rare open letter to companies calling on them to treat the threat of ransomware…
Continue ReadingHow a Capitol rioter cut his plea deal and what it means for others
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN When the Justice Department was ready to set the tone for hundreds of its US Capitol riot cases, it looked to a working-class…
Continue ReadingDC officer Fanone: This isn’t the country I want to turn over to my children
DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who defended the Capitol on January 6, speaks out after Senate GOP blocked a bipartisan commission to…
Continue ReadingFive takeaways from a fiery New York City Democratic mayoral debate
By Gregory Krieg, CNN The gloves are off. With less than three weeks until New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, the eight leading…
Continue ReadingOfficer injured in Capitol riot warns Michael Flynn’s coup comments could ‘absolutely’ lead to more violence
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN A DC Metropolitan Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection…
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