The week in 16 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, President Joe Biden defended his handling of the situation in Afghanistan as conditions deteriorated rapidly amid…
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Biden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at…
Continue ReadingDOJ wants three months in jail for Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag
By Marshall Cohen The Justice Department told a judge on Friday that Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio should get three months in jail for burning a…
Continue ReadingBiden picks Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and Nicholas Burns as top envoy to China
By Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intention to nominate Rahm Emanuel as ambassador…
Continue ReadingBiden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
CNN By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at…
Continue ReadingLandlords again ask Supreme Court to block Biden administration’s eviction moratorium
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The landlords who are challenging the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium asked the Supreme Court on Friday to…
Continue ReadingA Tennessee sheriff’s deputy allegedly assaulted police on January 6. Now he’s behind bars and off the force
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen A Tennessee man who was a deputy sheriff on January 6 and wore his sheriff’s vest to the US Capitol is…
Continue ReadingMilitary evacuation flight shown in photo packed with Afghans carried a record number of people
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military cargo plane whose hold was filled with Afghans evacuating their country captured in a now famous photo flew…
Continue ReadingMilitary evacuation flight shown in photo packed with Afghans carried a record number of people
CNN By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military cargo plane whose hold was filled with Afghans evacuating their country captured in a now famous photo flew…
Continue ReadingUS announces new destinations for evacuees as Kabul airport confusion continues
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN Chaotic scenes played out at Kabul airport again on Friday as thousands…
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN As the number of new coronavirus cases in his state soars, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting that an aggressive campaign…
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
By Gregory Krieg, CNN As the number of new coronavirus cases in his state soars, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting that an aggressive campaign…
Continue ReadingCapitol bomb threat suspect charged with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction
By Christina Carrega, Marshall Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department has charged Capitol bomb threat suspect Floyd Ray Roseberry with…
Continue ReadingBiden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
CNN By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court puts brief hold on court order requiring revival of ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
By Tierney Sneed and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito put a brief hold on a lower court decision requiring the revival of a…
Continue ReadingUS extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The US is extending non-essential travel restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through…
Continue ReadingHarris heads to Southeast Asia in search of a foreign policy win amid Afghanistan crisis
By Jasmine Wright and Arlette Saenz, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris faces a steep challenge next week when she travels to Singapore and Vietnam, as…
Continue ReadingFormer Trump official says US ‘pulled the rug out from under the Afghans’
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN A former Trump administration official said Thursday evening that the Biden administration’s decision to stick with the…
Continue ReadingFormer Trump official says US ‘pulled the rug out from under the Afghans’
CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN A former Trump administration official said Thursday evening that the Biden administration’s decision to stick with…
Continue ReadingEducation Department eliminates $5.8 billion in student loan debt for some disabled borrowers
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Education Department announced Thursday it will cancel $5.8 billion in outstanding student loans for borrowers who are…
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