The week in 12 headlines
By Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, Senate Republicans blocked a key vote to start debate on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill long sought by President…
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National Guard unit starts to make cuts after Congress fails to pay for Capitol security mission
By Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Nebraska National Guard has begun canceling training events as other Guard units across…
Continue ReadingFlorida heads to Supreme Court on Covid-19 regulations for cruise ships
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Florida’s attorney general asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step in on an emergency basis to…
Continue ReadingTrump ally Tom Barrack strikes a $250 million bail deal to get out of jail
By Erica Orden, CNN A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered Tom Barrack, a longtime associate of former President Donald Trump who was indicted…
Continue ReadingBiden administration terminates two border wall contracts in Texas
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection is terminating two border wall contracts in the Laredo sector that cover approximately 31…
Continue ReadingBiden poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Australia
By Nicole Gaouette and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden is poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy to serve as ambassador to Australia, three people…
Continue ReadingBiden back on the campaign trail: ‘I whipped Donald Trump in Virginia and so will Terry’
By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden made a forceful return to the campaign trail on Friday night in Virginia, stumping for gubernatorial candidate…
Continue ReadingBiden administration purchases extra Pfizer doses to prepare for possibility of children vaccine needs and booster shots
By Betsy Klein and Naomi Thomas, CNN The Biden administration purchased an additional 200 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingTwo Democrats in Congress call on Justice Department watchdog to investigate if Barrack case ‘was inappropriately suppressed’
By Erica Orden Two Democratic members of Congress are asking the Justice Department’s inspector general to open an investigation into whether…
Continue ReadingAlabama governor: It’s time to start blaming unvaccinated folks
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey spoke out against the unvaccinated population in Alabama and says it’s time to start blaming them for not doing their part…
Continue ReadingAlabama Republican Gov. Ivey says ‘start blaming the unvaccinated folks’ for rise in Covid cases
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday called out “the unvaccinated folks” for the rise in Covid-19…
Continue ReadingExtreme weather threatens US infrastructure
CNN’s Pete Muntean looks at the extreme weather conditions across the nation and what cities are doing to protect themselves from future weather…
Continue ReadingState Department suspends passport online booking system because of bots
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department on Wednesday evening temporarily suspended an online booking system used for urgent appointments…
Continue ReadingTrump loyalists echo false Arizona election fraud claims in hopes of winning midterms
By Bob Ortega, CNN Investigates Oklahoma pastor Jackson Lahmeyer’s quest to win a seat in the US Senate in his home state recently led him to…
Continue ReadingCIA inspector general reviewing handling of ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases
By Katie Bo Williams and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The CIA inspector general is carrying out a review into the agency’s handling of officers…
Continue ReadingExtreme weather events put spotlight on climate change’s toll on US infrastructure
By Pete Muntean and Chandelis Duster, CNN America’s infrastructure has taken a beating from extreme weather events in recent weeks spurred by…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris looks to turn the page as she zeroes-in on voting rights
By Arlette Saenz and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris is making voting rights her top public focus, elevating a long-shot battle as…
Continue ReadingBiden’s drug czar nominee consulted for cannabis company last year, ethics disclosure shows
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden’s drug czar pick, Dr. Rahul Gupta, spent nine months last year working as an adviser to a…
Continue ReadingCapitol Police Board names new US Capitol Police chief
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Capitol Police Board announced Thursday the selection of Tom Manger as chief of the United States Capitol Police…
Continue ReadingMissouri Supreme Court rules in favor of Medicaid expansion
By Tami Luhby, CNN Missouri must expand Medicaid to low-income residents, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday, finding that a state…
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