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Assistant to House Sergeant-at-Arms charged with possession of child pornography

October 16, 2021 11:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Fortinsky An assistant to the US House of Representatives Sergeant-At-Arms has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts related to…

Fact-checking Kari Lake, serial promoter of election lies and early frontrunner in GOP primary for Arizona governor

October 16, 2021 9:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale In September, Mike Lindell, the pillow businessman and promoter of wildly inaccurate conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, said…

First lady Jill Biden laughs with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe during a rally in Richmond

McAuliffe fights to engage politically exhausted Democrats in close of Virginia campaign

October 16, 2021 7:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica, CNN Terry McAuliffe did not mince words about what he needed from Virginia voters on Friday night. “We need Democrats to step…

Who is Glenn Youngkin, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia?

October 16, 2021 7:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, Dan Merica and Eric Bradner, CNN Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, has pitched himself as a…

Who is Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Virginia?

October 16, 2021 7:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, Dan Merica and Eric Bradner, CNN Terry McAuliffe, the former governor of Virginia, is vying for another shot at leading the…

5 things we learned from the committee investigating January 6 this week

October 16, 2021 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had a big week. Key decisions were made that not only…

5 things we learned from the committee investigating January 6 this week

October 16, 2021 5:01 AM CNN

CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had a big week. Key decisions were made that not only…

Democratic Senate contenders in some of the most competitive races announced big fundraising hauls this week -- as they prepare for a costly battle to preserve their party's razor-thin majority in next year's midterm elections.

Democrats’ cornerstone climate policy will likely be cut from sweeping economic package

October 16, 2021 10:37 AM CNN

CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Clean Electricity Performance Program, the cornerstone climate policy in Democrats’ massive social safety net…

Democrats’ cornerstone climate policy will likely be cut from sweeping economic package

October 16, 2021 10:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Clean Electricity Performance Program, the cornerstone climate policy in Democrats’ massive social safety net package,…

President Joe Biden on Friday said those who refuse subpoenas from the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection should be prosecuted by the Justice Department.

Biden says DOJ should prosecute those who defy January 6 committee subpoenas

October 15, 2021 7:23 PM CNN

CNN By Donald Judd and Rachel Janfaza, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said those who refuse subpoenas from the House select committee…

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a Hatch Act complaint against White House press secretary Jen Psaki

Watchdog files Hatch Act complaint against Jen Psaki over comments on Virginia governor’s race

October 15, 2021 5:24 PM CNN

CNN By Donald Judd, CNN Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a Hatch Act complaint against White House press secretary Jen…

Biden says DOJ should prosecute those who defy January 6 committee subpoenas

October 15, 2021 7:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd and Rachel Janfaza, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said those who refuse subpoenas from the House select committee investigating…

The week in 13 headlines

October 15, 2021 3:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, Democrats are at an impasse on President Joe Biden’s agenda in Congress. Meanwhile, the House select committee…

McAuliffe fights to engage politically exhausted Democrats in close of Virginia campaign

October 16, 2021 7:03 AM CNN

CNN By Dan Merica, CNN Terry McAuliffe did not mince words about what he needed from Virginia voters on Friday night. “We need Democrats to…

US financial institutions reported nearly $600 million in suspected ransomware-related payments to cybercriminals in the first six months of 2021 -- more than was reported in all of 2020

US financial institutions report major increase in ransomware payments to cybercriminals

October 15, 2021 3:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US financial institutions reported nearly $600 million in suspected ransomware-related payments to cybercriminals in the first…

President Joe Biden delivered sweeping remarks Friday about human rights

Biden delivers sweeping remarks about human rights: ‘To deal with the past you must face the truth’

October 15, 2021 3:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden delivered sweeping remarks Friday about human rights, zeroing in on ongoing human rights abuses around the…

Pentagon holds first meeting about compensation payment with employer of Afghan civilian killed in US drone strike

October 15, 2021 2:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN A senior Pentagon official held a virtual meeting about a potential compensation payment for the family of Zamarai Ahmadi, an…