Fact-checking Biden’s claim that Afghans didn’t want to leave
By Tara Subramaniam and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration has been working to mitigate the fallout from the situation in Afghanistan…
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‘We’re going to do both’: White House argues it can offer booster shots to Americans while sharing vaccines globally
CNN, WHITE HOUSE, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, FEDEX, POOL By Kate Sullivan and Jason Hoffman, CNN White House officials on Wednesday insisted the US…
Continue ReadingFAA proposes more than $500,000 in new fines against unruly airline passengers
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Federal authorities are proposing more than a half-million dollars in new fines against commercial airline…
Continue ReadingFar fewer Americans owed federal income tax in 2020 because of the pandemic
By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 107 million US households — about 61% — owed no federal income tax in 2020, a huge spike from pre-pandemic…
Continue ReadingFar fewer Americans owed federal income tax in 2020 because of the pandemic
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 107 million US households — about 61% — owed no federal income tax in 2020, a huge spike from…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina poised to raise minimum marriage age from 14 to 16
By Devan Cole, CNN North Carolina is one step away from raising the minimum age at which children in the state can wed from 14 to 16 after lawmakers…
Continue ReadingTexas schools seek ways around Covid-positive Gov. Abbott’s ban on mask mandates
By Eric Bradner, CNN Some Texas school districts and students are seeking ways around Republican Gov. Greg Abbott‘s ban on mask mandates as the…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol Police official in charge of intel on January 6 returns to that role
By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Capitol Police official who was in charge of intelligence operations on January 6 before briefly becoming acting chief…
Continue ReadingBiden promised allies ‘America is back.’ Chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal is making them fear it’s still ‘America First.’
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Visiting Brussels earlier this summer, President Joe Biden was single-minded in his message to American…
Continue ReadingUS cannot ensure safe passage to Kabul airport, embassy says
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN As reports of harassment and beatings at Taliban…
Continue ReadingUS cannot ensure safe passage to Kabul airport, embassy says
By Jennifer Hansler, Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN As reports of harassment and beatings at Taliban…
Continue ReadingHarris heads to Southeast Asia in search of a foreign policy win amid Afghanistan crisis
CNN By Jasmine Wright and Arlette Saenz, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris faces a steep challenge next week when she travels to Singapore and…
Continue ReadingUS workers lean in favor of workplace vaccine mandates
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Slightly more than half of US workers favor Covid-19 vaccine mandates in their workplaces, new polling finds, although far…
Continue ReadingKenneth Kurson, pardoned friend of Jared Kushner, charged in New York for installing spyware on then-wife’s computer
By Kara Scannell New York prosecutors charged Kenneth Kurson, the former editor of the New York Observer newspaper who was pardoned by President…
Continue ReadingBiden suggests US troops could stay in Afghanistan past withdrawal deadline to ensure evacuation of all Americans
By Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested for the first time that he’s willing to keep US forces in…
Continue ReadingBiden admin to ban pesticide tied to children’s health problems, reversing Trump-era decision
By Devan Cole and Liz Stark, CNN A widely used pesticide that could cause potential health issues in children will no longer be used on food in the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats ramp up oversight over Biden’s Afghan withdrawal
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles and Alex Rogers, CNN Congressional Democrats are preparing a series of hearings on the US withdrawal from…
Continue ReadingUS Capitol rioter sentencing delayed after online sleuths uncover new footage of alleged police assault
By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz The sentencing for one of the January 6 US Capitol rioters was abruptly postponed Wednesday after new videos…
Continue ReadingPete Buttigieg Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former…
Continue ReadingUS extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico
CNN By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The US is extending non-essential travel restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico…
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