Judge questions Texas abortion ban’s controversial enforcement mechanism
By Tierney Sneed A federal judge Friday questioned the controversial enforcement mechanism of Texas’ six-week abortion ban and asked whether…
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First on CNN: Biden administration to convene 30 countries to crack down on ransomware threat
By Sean Lyngaas The White House will convene a 30-country meeting this month to try to ramp up global efforts to address the threat of ransomware to…
Continue Reading Texans are leaving the state for abortions after Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood clinics say
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Planned Parenthood clinics have seen dramatic increases in the number of people from Texas going out of state to seek…
Continue Reading Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19
CNN By Karl de Vries and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the Supreme Court said Friday, the…
Continue Reading Fact check: Did the Marine who Trump brought on stage at rally actually hoist a baby over a wall at Kabul airport?
CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam and Greg Clary, CNN During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance…
Continue Reading US climate action is on the line as negotiations in Congress reach a fever pitch
By Ella Nilsen and Angela Dewan, CNN With just one month to go until a pivotal UN climate change conference in Glasgow, President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19
By Karl de Vries and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the Supreme Court said Friday, the first…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill set for another desperate push on Biden’s agenda as leaders put a $2.1 trillion option on the table
By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN There wasn’t a vote. There wasn’t a deal. But a $2.1 trillion compromise framework has been floated…
Continue Reading Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 97th birthday today
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former President, turns 97 on Friday. The 39th President is spending the day at home…
Continue Reading States face tough choices on repaying loans to Uncle Sam for pandemic unemployment benefits
By Tami Luhby, CNN The federal government picked up the cost of the unprecedented expansion of jobless benefits during the pandemic, but many states…
Continue Reading Dissension at the Supreme Court as justices take their anger public
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court justices have revealed a new level of defensiveness and anger in…
Continue Reading Virginia governor’s race offers tea leaves for 2022
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Glenn Youngkin doesn’t deliver blistering criticism of President Joe Biden. He…
Continue Reading Historic increase in food stamp benefits starts in October
By Tami Luhby, CNN Food stamp recipients will see their monthly payments go up in October thanks to a major update to the program, even though a…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris’ office doing clean-up after exchange with student on Israel
By Jasmine Wright and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’s office is trying to contain the fallout from an exchange earlier this…
Continue Reading Sinema says lack of infrastructure vote ‘inexcusable’ and erodes trust within Democratic party
CNN, KNXV By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema strongly rebuked the House of Representatives’ lack of a vote on the bipartisan…
Continue Reading Fact check: Did the Marine who Trump brought on stage at rally actually hoist a baby over a wall at Kabul airport?
By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam and Greg Clary, CNN During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance Cpl.…
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‘She is just absolutely standing in the way’: Sinema’s critics in Arizona speak out
CNN By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN When Kyrsten Sinema won her US Senate seat in 2018, she was the first Democrat from Arizona elected to…
Continue Reading ‘She is just absolutely standing in the way’: Sinema’s critics in Arizona speak out
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN When Kyrsten Sinema won her US Senate seat in 2018, she was the first Democrat from Arizona elected to the…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court pauses order requiring Biden administration to stop expelling migrant families
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit put on hold Thursday a lower court order that would have…
Continue Reading Joe Manchin has been remarkably consistent. Democrats just haven’t been listening
By Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Thursday, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin made clear how much he was willing to spend on a budget…
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