White House prepares to fight back in the Covid vaccine disinformation war
By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and Jeff Zeleny, CNN White House officials are devising ways to fight the spread of dangerous falsehoods about…
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Pop star Olivia Rodrigo visits White House to urge young people to get vaccinated against Covid-19
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden and his chief Covid-19…
Continue ReadingStatue of Liberty’s ‘little sister’ takes up residence in Washington, DC
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN One hundred and thirty-five years after the Statue of Liberty was formally unveiled in New York Harbor, her “little…
Continue ReadingBiden administration launching operation to help relocate Afghans who helped United States
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration is launching “Operation Allies Refuge,” an effort to relocate thousands of Afghans who…
Continue ReadingAlabama military base orders troops to show vaccination proof as Covid-19 concerns mount
By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN In one of the most aggressive military efforts to combat rising Covid-19 infections, the commanding general…
Continue ReadingDemocrats want to expand Medicare benefits through spending bill
By Tami Luhby, CNN Congressional Democrats plan to use their multi-trillion-dollar spending proposal to achieve their longstanding goals of…
Continue ReadingCivil rights attorney Lee Merritt mounts challenge to Texas attorney general Ken Paxton
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt announced Tuesday that he’s running as Democrat for Texas attorney general,…
Continue ReadingHow Texas keeps trying to block Biden on immigration
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN President Joe Biden took office vowing to chart a different course on immigration than his predecessor. He repealed Donald…
Continue Reading‘It breaks my heart’: George W. Bush reacts to Afghanistan withdrawal
Former President George W. Bush, whose administration first sent US troops to invade Afghanistan in 2001, says it breaks his heart that the Biden…
Continue ReadingPresident meets Democrats on Capitol Hill as pressure ramps up on infrastructure talks
By Arlette Saenz, John Harwood and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday to meet with Senate Democrats during…
Continue ReadingBiden takes on multiple crises without key confirmed officials at the helm
By Liz Stark, CNN President Joe Biden is facing a border crisis without a confirmed border commissioner, spending fights without an official budget…
Continue ReadingBush calls Afghanistan withdrawal a mistake, says consequences will be ‘unbelievably bad’
By Kylie Atwood, CNN Former President George W. Bush on Wednesday called the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan a mistake and predicted that the…
Continue ReadingFirst child tax credit payments have been sent. Here’s what you need to know
By Tami Luhby, CNN Tens of millions of families have been sent the first payment of the expanded child tax credit, the Internal Revenue Service and…
Continue ReadingThe lone Republican on 1/6 panel so far, Liz Cheney vows to ‘stand for the truth’
By Melanie Zanona and Alex Rogers, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney has a strong admonition for House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy: any Republican still challenging…
Continue ReadingBiden looks to avoid immigration headache with complicated decision on opening borders
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration faces the possibility of another immigration headache, as it weighs whether to more widely reopen…
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Biden administration looks to set up ‘red phone’ to China for emergency communications
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is examining the possibility of setting up an emergency hotline with the Chinese government similar to…
Continue ReadingGOP governor threatens to arrest Democrats who left state
CNN’s Kate Bolduan speaks with Texas state lawmaker Armando “Mando” Martinez after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) threatened to arrest Democrats who left…
Continue Reading‘Angry and affected’: Young voters in Texas protest restrictive new voting laws
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Young voters and voting rights activists in Texas are protesting potential restrictive new voting laws in the state. Topping…
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Republicans winning money race as they seek to take over House in 2022
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Wednesday that it had raised $45.4 million in the second…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats announce agreement on $3.5 trillion top line for sweeping budget package
By Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats on the Budget Committee announced late Tuesday they struck an agreement on a $3.5 trillion budget…
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