Nurse: Some Covid-19 patients think I’m lying about diagnosis
Louisiana is among the states with the worst vaccination rates and is seeing a surge in new coronavirus cases. CNN’s Miguel Marquez visited a…
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Carl Levin, longtime Democratic US senator, dies
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Carl Levin, a former US senator from Michigan who advanced Democratic priorities throughout his 36-year tenure in Congress, has…
Continue Reading Courts in Arkansas and Ohio split on restoring pandemic unemployment benefits
By Tami Luhby, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits must restart in Arkansas while a lawsuit works its way through the court system, a state judge…
Continue Reading Courts in Arkansas and Ohio split on restoring pandemic unemployment benefits
CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks with a Louisiana woman struggling to find a job that pays enough to support her…
Continue Reading What to know about Texas governor’s Covid order targeting migrant transport
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott kicked his war against the Biden administration’s immigration policies up a notch with…
Continue Reading CDC document warns Delta variant appears to spread as easily as chickenpox and cause more severe infection
By Paul LeBlanc, Maggie Fox and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe…
Continue Reading Biden tells lawmakers he’ll push for pathway to citizenship for millions in sweeping economic package
By Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated his support for a Democratic effort to include immigration policy in his…
Continue Reading Third Black lawmaker arrested this month during voting rights protests in DC
By Devan Cole, CNN Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said she was arrested on Thursday by Capitol Police during a protest on voting rights, becoming…
Continue Reading With clock ticking, policing negotiators struggle to close deal
By Jessica Dean, CNN The fate of a bipartisan deal overhauling policing looks increasingly dim with the August recess looming in just a matter of…
Continue Reading Navy charges sailor in connection with 2020 fire on USS Bonhomme Richard
By Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Navy has charged a sailor in connection with the 2020 fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard…
Continue Reading READ: Garland letter to Texas Gov. Abbott on migrant executive order
By CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened legal action over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting migrants and…
Continue Reading READ: Garland letter to Texas Gov. Abbott on migrant executive order
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened legal action over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting migrants and urged…
Continue Reading Pentagon watchdog warns of ‘existential crisis’ and criticizes US ‘hubris’ in Afghanistan
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent A Pentagon watchdog report on Afghanistan warns that the country’s government could face an…
Continue Reading Biden announces measures to incentivize Covid-19 vaccinations, including a requirement for federal employees
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a number of new steps his administration will take to try to get more Americans…
Continue Reading First on CNN: President Biden to meet with 7 governors Friday to discuss devastating wildfires
By Ella Nilsen and Cheri Mossburg, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with seven governors on Friday to talk about…
Continue Reading Biden calls on students to keep campuses ‘safe from a threat of abuse and assault as well’ as Covid-19 as they return this fall
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday highlighted the responsibility that college students have to ensure their campuses are safe…
Continue Reading House passes $2 billion Capitol security bill in response to insurrection, clearing it for Biden’s signature
By Clare Foran, Jeremy Herb and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted 416 to 11 on Thursday to approve a roughly $2 billion Capitol Hill security…
Continue Reading National security adviser calls bipartisan infrastructure bill ‘urgent national security imperative’
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN National security adviser Jake Sullivan reminded senior White House staff on Thursday of the stakes of passing the burgeoning…
Continue Reading Attorney General Merrick Garland threatens to sue Texas over governor’s order targeting migrants
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting…
Continue Reading McConnell cites experience with polio in ad pushing Kentuckians to get vaccinated
By Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is taking his coronavirus vaccine plea directly to his constituents. The Kentucky…
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