21 states will see minimum wage increases by January 1
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Workers in 21 states will see a rise in the minimum wage in the new year. As 2022 begins, some states will enact pay bumps…
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Alaska Gov. Dunleavy accepts Trump endorsement conditioned upon him not endorsing Sen. Murkowski in 2022
CNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday accepted former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, which Trump had…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota AG impeachment investigation broadens scope to key officials related to fatal crash
By Kelly Mena, CNN South Dakota lawmakers voted on Wednesday to broaden their examination of the state attorney general’s killing of a man in a…
Continue ReadingBiden administration defends its decision not to assert executive privilege over Trump’s White House records
CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Both the House of Representatives and the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on…
Continue ReadingPelosi announces plans to commemorate January 6 anniversary at US Capitol
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced a slate of events around the US Capitol next week to commemorate the one-year…
Continue ReadingBiden pushes Putin for Ukraine de-escalation in second call this month
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden urged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday to take steps to ease an unremitting crisis on…
Continue ReadingBiden administration defends its decision not to assert executive privilege over Trump’s White House records
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Both the House of Representatives and the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on…
Continue ReadingWhy the new legal attack from Trump allies against the House January 6 committee is a long shot
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The flurry of lawsuits filed in recent weeks trying to stop the House January 6 committee’s…
Continue ReadingWhy the new legal attack from Trump allies against the House January 6 committee is a long shot
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The flurry of lawsuits filed in recent weeks trying to stop the House January 6 committee’s subpoenas…
Continue ReadingSaudi and Israeli foreign ministers joined recent State Department virtual meeting on Omicron
By Oren Liebermann and Nic Robertson, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s virtual meeting with foreign ministers about the Omicron…
Continue ReadingCNN to air ‘Live from the Capitol: January 6th, One Year Later’ marking 1-year anniversary of insurrection
By Devan Cole, CNN Several lawmakers and members of the law enforcement community tasked with protecting the US Capitol will mark the one-year…
Continue ReadingBiden administration asks Supreme Court to let it end Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy
By Priscilla Alvarez and Dan Berman, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court for permission to end the Trump-era…
Continue ReadingBiden administration results in more of the same Trump immigration policies
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN President Joe Biden kicked off his administration with lofty goals to revamp America’s immigration system, but with…
Continue ReadingAn ‘annoyed’ Melania Trump stays mum on Mar-a-Lago search as she promotes NFT business
CNN, KTLA, WPBF By Kate Bennett, CNN Shortly after the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month, former President Donald Trump fumed on…
Continue ReadingFederal judge denies Oklahoma governor’s request to stop military vaccine mandate
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Oklahoma National Guard members must get vaccinated against Covid-19, a federal judge has ruled, denying a request from the…
Continue ReadingTrump wants Supreme Court to read Washington Post interview with Bennie Thompson
By Tierney Sneed As the Supreme Court considers whether to take up former President Donald Trump’s January 6 White House records case,…
Continue ReadingBiden hopes for Ukraine de-escalation in call with Putin
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden spoke Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the hopes of defusing an unremitting…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump steps back into the public eye
By Kate Bennett, CNN After months of relative public silence, former first lady Melania Trump before Christmas emerged from private life to announce…
Continue ReadingUS flies reconnaissance aircraft over eastern Ukraine
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US Air Force flew a reconnaissance mission this week over eastern Ukraine to gather intelligence…
Continue ReadingBiden to speak with Putin on Thursday at Russian leader’s request
By Natasha Bertrand President Joe Biden will hold a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday afternoon “to discuss a range of…
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