The child tax credit may be helping ease economic hardship after just one round
By Tami Luhby, CNN Only the first payment of the enhanced child tax credit has gone out so far, but it already seems to be having a big impact on…
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Fact check: Candace Owens falsely claims CDC proposed putting high-risk people in camps during the pandemic
CNN By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Right-wing media figures have reveled in ridiculing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s response to…
Continue ReadingFDA expected to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some immunocompromised people within the next 48 hours
CNN By Kaitlan Collins and John Bonifield, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that it is…
Continue ReadingFact check: Candace Owens falsely claims CDC proposed putting high-risk people in camps during the pandemic
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Right-wing media figures have reveled in ridiculing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s response to the…
Continue ReadingFDA expected to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some immunocompromised people within the next 48 hours
By Kaitlan Collins and John Bonifield, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that it is…
Continue ReadingCuomo successor Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul distances herself in first comments since his resignation
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday distanced herself from outgoing Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in disgrace a day…
Continue ReadingIntel officials draft classified report as they near finish of 90-day Covid probe
By Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Intelligence officials are nearing the end of a 90-day investigation into…
Continue ReadingIntelligence assessments warn Afghan capital could be cut off and collapse in coming months
By Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Kabul could be isolated by the Taliban in the next 30 to 60 days, increasing the potential…
Continue ReadingSchumer and Pelosi blast Republicans for threatening to not raise debt ceiling
By Alex Rogers and Lauren Fox, CNN Democratic leaders in Congress blasted Republicans on Wednesday for threatening to not help raise the debt ceiling…
Continue ReadingDemocratic National Committee and Arizona Democrats plan to mount legal action to stop state voter purge law
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Democratic National Committee and the Arizona Democratic Party are gearing up to sue Arizona officials to stop a…
Continue ReadingBooker, Tuberville spar over measure to ‘defund the police’ in late-night vote-a-rama drama
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN Hours into the Senate’s marathon overnight vote-a-rama, Sen. Tommy Tuberville wanted to send a message. The Alabama…
Continue ReadingBooker, Tuberville spar over measure to ‘defund the police’ in late-night vote-a-rama drama
CNN By Lauren Dezenski, CNN Hours into the Senate’s marathon overnight vote-a-rama, Sen. Tommy Tuberville wanted to send a message. The Alabama…
Continue ReadingWildland firefighters could get $20,000 raise from infrastructure bill
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Federal wildland firefighters, who currently make as little as $13.45 an hour, could get a long-awaited pay raise if the…
Continue ReadingICE to avoid arrest and deportation of undocumented victims of crime under new policy
By Geneva Sands, CNN Immigration and Customs Enforcement will avoid arresting or deporting undocumented immigrants who are victims of crime, except…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats can get some of Trump’s tax records from accounting firm Mazars USA, judge rules
By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The US House should be able to access some of Donald Trump’s tax records through a subpoena to his…
Continue ReadingBiden struggles to find a permanent FDA chief as agency nears approval of Covid-19 vaccine
By Kaitlan Collins and Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is on the cusp of approving the nation’s first Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingRead: Judge’s ruling on House Democrats’ request for Trump’s financial records from Mazars USA
By CNN The US House should be able to access some of Donald Trump’s tax records through a subpoena to his accounting firm Mazars USA, District…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats approve $3.5 trillion budget resolution in key step toward passing major economic package without GOP votes
Senate Democrats approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution early Wednesday morning, setting the stage in the weeks and months to come for the party…
Continue Reading‘Democracy will be on the ballot’: Secretary of state races emerge as newest US political flashpoint
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for expensive battles to influence a crop of contests next year that often go…
Continue ReadingJohn Roberts and the Supreme Court might block anything Democrats do on voting rights
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A key piece of congressional Democrats’ voting rights push faces not only a near-impossible odds of becoming law, but…
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